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Answer briefly: 1. How did ManoharParrikar’s penchant for off-the-cuff comments come to the fore once again? 2. Why did the remark create a flutter? 3. What did the Pakistani defence minister threaten India with? 4. Why did India declare the ‘no first use’ nuclear policy? II. Vocabulary: 1.The word ‘unpredictable’ means: (a) which can’t be predicted (b) which can be predicted (c) which can’t be assessed (d) which can’t be seen 2. The opposite of ‘irresponsibility’ is: (a) responsible (b) responsibility (c) irresponsible (d) liability 3. The noun form of ‘realised’ is: (a) realise (b) realising (c) realisation (d) real 4. The word ‘massive’ means: (a) huge (b) big (c) long (d) many​

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Defence minister ManoharParrikar's penchant for off-the-cuff comments came to the fore once again on Thursday when he wondered why India should be bound by a 'no first use' (NFU) policy on nuclear weapons. ... Japan has had long-standing concerns about India not being a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.