Directions (Q. 1): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow.
According to the Indian defense analyst, Bhrama Chellaney, “The clean chit to Tahawwur HUssan Rana, the main accused in Mumbai terror attack by a Chicago court shows that the US may be unhappy with Pakistan’s counter terrorism efforts. But the last thing it wants to do is to spotlight the ISI’s terror role in a third country, India, when the CIA needs the ISI more than ever to cut a peace deal with Taliban, whose top leadership are operating from Pakistan.”
1.Which of the following statements would most strongly weaken the above mentioned suggestion that the US is unwilling to act against Pakistan for its acts of terror in India? (4)
(1) Any US move to indict the ISI will jeopardize its interests in the Asia region
(2) Ever since US singed a nuclear deal with India, its much of the myth about its bias against India has been shattered
(3) Pakistan is the partner of the US in its ‘war against terror’ but cannot lose sight of the nefarious designs of the ISI
(4) US has killed many terrorists, who have been involved in terrorist attacks on India and taking shelter in Pakistan,
including Illyas Kashmiri, in drown attacks.
(5) The US didn’t take into confidence Pakistan, when it attacked Osama bin Laden living in Pakistan
