Reading Comprehension – Test 151

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the questions out of five alternatives. <br><br> A tense situation descended on Kashmir over the weekend as the annual Amarnath yatra was called off almost two weeks ahead of schedule, with security forces uncovering a terror plot. Arguably, only a BJP government could have pulled off the unprecedented curtailment of the Amarnath yatra - if it had been a non-BJP government, the narrative would have been that it is thwarting a Hindu pilgrimage at the behest of terrorists. Valid questions are being raised about whether the security advisory issued by the J&K government, asking tourists and pilgrims to leave the Valley immediately, was really necessary. <br><br> Nevertheless, there is a genuine sense within the security establishment that the unprecedented precautions are called for as a major Pakistan-backed terror attack is impending. Seven Pakistani infiltrators have been shot in a bid to enter the Valley. Terrorists from groups like JeM and Hizbul have also been intercepted in separate encounters, and arms recovered from them include devices with Pakistani markings and a US M-24 sniper rifle, suggesting a Pakistani hand. There is heavy firing from across the LoC, to which Indian forces are retaliating. <br><br> The Amarnath yatra has been attacked by terrorists several times before. If another such attack happens in the present context, after Balakot, and evidence is found of a Pakistani hand, it would amount to a serious provocation and lead to a warlike situation. However, President Donald Trump's offers to "mediate" on Kashmir may have put the Pakistani establishment in an adventurist mood. It could calculate that any international blowback to terror operations in Kashmir can be countered by threatening to withhold cooperation from US troop withdrawal in Afghanistan. In view of this fraught situation, a case can perhaps be made for extreme security precautions.

Had there not been BJP government, what would have been the narrative then?

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the questions out of five alternatives. <br><br> A tense situation descended on Kashmir over the weekend as the annual Amarnath yatra was called off almost two weeks ahead of schedule, with security forces uncovering a terror plot. Arguably, only a BJP government could have pulled off the unprecedented curtailment of the Amarnath yatra - if it had been a non-BJP government, the narrative would have been that it is thwarting a Hindu pilgrimage at the behest of terrorists. Valid questions are being raised about whether the security advisory issued by the J&K government, asking tourists and pilgrims to leave the Valley immediately, was really necessary. <br><br> Nevertheless, there is a genuine sense within the security establishment that the unprecedented precautions are called for as a major Pakistan-backed terror attack is impending. Seven Pakistani infiltrators have been shot in a bid to enter the Valley. Terrorists from groups like JeM and Hizbul have also been intercepted in separate encounters, and arms recovered from them include devices with Pakistani markings and a US M-24 sniper rifle, suggesting a Pakistani hand. There is heavy firing from across the LoC, to which Indian forces are retaliating. <br><br> The Amarnath yatra has been attacked by terrorists several times before. If another such attack happens in the present context, after Balakot, and evidence is found of a Pakistani hand, it would amount to a serious provocation and lead to a warlike situation. However, President Donald Trump's offers to "mediate" on Kashmir may have put the Pakistani establishment in an adventurist mood. It could calculate that any international blowback to terror operations in Kashmir can be countered by threatening to withhold cooperation from US troop withdrawal in Afghanistan. In view of this fraught situation, a case can perhaps be made for extreme security precautions.

Which of the following statement is false regarding the passage?

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the questions out of five alternatives. <br><br> A tense situation descended on Kashmir over the weekend as the annual Amarnath yatra was called off almost two weeks ahead of schedule, with security forces uncovering a terror plot. Arguably, only a BJP government could have pulled off the unprecedented curtailment of the Amarnath yatra - if it had been a non-BJP government, the narrative would have been that it is thwarting a Hindu pilgrimage at the behest of terrorists. Valid questions are being raised about whether the security advisory issued by the J&K government, asking tourists and pilgrims to leave the Valley immediately, was really necessary. <br><br> Nevertheless, there is a genuine sense within the security establishment that the unprecedented precautions are called for as a major Pakistan-backed terror attack is impending. Seven Pakistani infiltrators have been shot in a bid to enter the Valley. Terrorists from groups like JeM and Hizbul have also been intercepted in separate encounters, and arms recovered from them include devices with Pakistani markings and a US M-24 sniper rifle, suggesting a Pakistani hand. There is heavy firing from across the LoC, to which Indian forces are retaliating. <br><br> The Amarnath yatra has been attacked by terrorists several times before. If another such attack happens in the present context, after Balakot, and evidence is found of a Pakistani hand, it would amount to a serious provocation and lead to a warlike situation. However, President Donald Trump's offers to "mediate" on Kashmir may have put the Pakistani establishment in an adventurist mood. It could calculate that any international blowback to terror operations in Kashmir can be countered by threatening to withhold cooperation from US troop withdrawal in Afghanistan. In view of this fraught situation, a case can perhaps be made for extreme security precautions.

What can be a consequence of another terror attack after Balakot?