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On 29^th September 2016 Indian Army conducted surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the LoC. Along with it India withdrew MFN status of Pakistan. MFN stands for most favoured nation which was granted to Pakistan in 1996.

In 1989, F.W. de Klerk became South African president and set about dismantling apartheid. De Klerk lifted the ban on the ANC, suspended executions, and in February 1990 ordered the release of Nelson Mandela.

Petitions in the US and UK have declared Pakistan the neighbouring country of India as a state sponsor of terrorism. Petition was made to white house with more than 6 lakh signatures to declare Pakistan as state sponsor of terrorism.

Following deadly attacks by ISIS in Nice and Istanbul, India and Malaysia have agreed to engage with one another on combating the threat posed by the global terrorist organisation. This is because India and Malaysia are two democratic countries aimed to combat terror groups which are attracting youngsters with extremist ideology.

On 2 January 2016 a heavily armed terrorist group attacked Pathankot Air Force Station. The operation launched by the Indian Army to neutralise the attackers was called "Operation Dhangu" or "Dhangu Suraksha", named after the place Dhangu where the base is located.

The Westphalia order recognized Nation's complete sovereignty and it's the authority to determine the matter within the boundaries without any interference from outside. It assumes the authority of a state as highest except when the state gives consent otherwise. The Post -Westphalia order depicts the era in which international organizations are becoming increasingly independent sites of authority. The non-state actors are becoming authoritative in determining world order and they would exercise the authority in such a manner that it could endanger the basic human rights, democracy and rule of law for the promotion of which these organizations are formed. The state sovereignty is undermined though on a humanitarian basis but intervention and supra authority in the name of maintaining international order can be observed in the post-cold war era.

The term Naxalism derives its name from the village Naxalbari in West Bengal. It was started in West Bengal and slowly spread across East India especially in the less developed rural areas of Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. Naxalism is considered to be far-left radical communists that support Maoist political sentiments and ideology.

Nelson Mandela was an anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist. He fought against racial discrimination in South Africa. For his immense work against apartheid Nelson Mandela received Nobel peace prize in the year 1993.

 Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It establishes the equal dignity and worth of every person. The date was chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of human rights and one of the first major achievements of the new United Nations. Hence, Option A is correct. For the rest of the events, the dates are 24 October 1945, September 1961, 6–8 December 1985 respectively. Hence, these options are incorrect.

The Universal Declaration of Human Right includes civil, political rights and economic, social and cultural rights. These Rights are grouped under five broad categories. Civil Rights is one of them.
CIVIL RIGHTS:

• Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
• All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law.
• Everyone shall have the right to recognition as a person before the law.
• Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State.