Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below the passage

While U.S. Democratic Party contender and former Vice-President Joseph Biden still needs to tie up some loose ends for an official seal to his victory, it is clear that New Delhi is now preparing to work with a new U.S. administration. The win is a mixed bag for the government. On the one hand, Mr. Narendra Modi invested considerably in the Trump administration, which included the Houston and Ahmedabad rallies with Mr. Trump, that indicated a virtual endorsement for his re-election. The External Affairs Minister’s snub to the Democrat-led House Foreign Affairs Committee and the invitation to senior Trump officials, for “2+2” talks just before the U.S. elections, also played into the impression of New Delhi expecting a Trump win. On the other hand, Mr. Biden, a long-time supporter of the U.S.-India relationship, brings to his presidency both the comfort of his understanding of foreign policy and the promise of future strategic ties. Foreign policy itself may not be his immediate priority, given the U.S.’s battle with the coronavirus pandemic, and the President-elect’s goal, which he articulated on Sunday, to “heal” rifts in its polity and “restore the soul of America”. However, it is clear that he will make moves to reverse some of the Trump-era policies.

For India, these could include the U.S.’s return to the Paris climate accord, which would help with its energy transformation, and a return to Iran nuclear negotiations, which will facilitate its regional connectivity ambitions. He is unlikely to reverse the Afghan pullout and instead might make it a more measured exit. On China, he is likely to adopt a less confrontational attitude while maintaining a pushback. Where he will no doubt press a hard nerve is on the issues of human rights, Jammu and Kashmir, and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, given a policy paper his campaign released in June 2020 that quoted him as being “disappointed”. But these are more likely to be areas of engagement, and New Delhi should be prepared to hold its own in tough conversations on these sensitive issues. Mr. Biden’s presidency promises a change in leadership style, with broader powers to advisers and process-driven decisions. His belief in building up U.S. traditional trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific alliances might be at odds with America’s more transactional trends. No sudden moves such as Mr. Trump’s withdrawal of India’s GSP export status may be expected, and policy consistency is likely to be preferred to a more personalised summit style. Above all, as New Delhi prepares to adjust its responses to the new dispensation, it would welcome Mr. Biden’s stated intention to re-energise the multilateral global order, and to restore the U.S.’s position in “leading not by the example of [its] power, but by the power of example”.

1) What can be inferred from the passage?

a)New Delhi is not preparing to work with a new U.S. administration

b)U.S. policy may see more consistency without dependence on personalised summits

c)Mr. Biden will not make moves to reverse some of the Trump-era policies

d) All of these

e) None of these

2) Find a suitable title for the passage.

a) France and Biden: On post-Trump ties

b) China and Biden: On post-Trump ties

c)India and Biden: On post-Trump ties

d) All of these

e) None of these

3) Which of the following is/are said about Mr. Biden in the passage?

a) He is a long-time supporter of the U.S.-India relationship, he brings to his presidency both the comfort of his understanding of foreign policy and the promise of future strategic ties

b) It is clear that he will make moves to reverse some of the Trump-era policies

c)Foreign policy itself may not be his immediate priority

d) All of these

e) None of these

4) Which of the following is/are synonym of the word “accord” given in bold in the passage?

a) grant

b)vouchsafe

c) concede

d) All of these

e) None of these

5) Which of the following is/are antonym of the word “dispensation” given in bold in the passage?

a) exemption

b) impunity

c) prohobition

d) All of these

e) None of these

Answers :

1) Answer: B

Statement (a) and (c) gives opposite idea of what is mentioned in the 1^st paragraph of the passage.

Hence only (b) is correct, if we read the passage carefully, we will be able to find sentences in support of this.

2) Answer: C

The passage is about India and the U.S, hence option (a) and (b) is out of context, hence (c) is correct.

3) Answer: D

All the statements are about Mr. Biden and mentioned in the 1^st para of the passage.

4) Answer: D

Accord- give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition).

All the options are synonymous to the word, hence (d) is correct.

5) Answer: C

Dispensation-exemption from a rule or usual requirement.

(a) and (b) are synonyms.

(c) is the antonym.