The U.S. Senate approved long-delayed funding for Ukraine’s war effort, part of a foreign aid package that right-wing House Speaker Mike Johnson has indicated his Republican-led chamber will reject.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers have been negotiating the national security measure for months, but strong opposition from likely Republican 2024 presidential nominee Donald Trump and his allies in Congress still threatens to sink it.

The legislation, which the Senate voted on early on Tuesday morning and which easily passed 70-29 with cross-party support, is the latest effort in a tortuous process to save U.S. President Joe Biden’s policy of leading a Western response to the Russian attack on democratic Ukraine.

Source – https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/

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Police fired teargas on February 13 at hundreds of farmers and supporters during their protest march to New Delhi to demand better prices for their produce.

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Narendra Modi government wants to avoid any major confrontation with the farmers.

The Modi government also aims to prevent a repeat of a year-long protest in 2020-21 when the farmers forced the government to scarp three farm laws.

In 2021, when the Modi government repealed the farm laws after India’s longest farmer protests in years, the government said it would set up a panel of growers and government officials to find ways to ensure support prices for all produce. Farmers accuse the government of going slow in fulfilling that promise.

Source- h ttps://www.thehindu.com/news/national/

15th FEB 2024

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Passage 1

1. The package does not includes funding for which of this nation?

A. Ukraine

B. Israel

C. South Korea

D. Taiwan

2. The total money in the aid package bill is __ billion dollars.

A. 85

B. 95

C. 105

D. 114

3. The American Senate comprises of how many members?

A. 95 Senators

B. 100 Senators

C. 105 Senators

D. None of these

4. A demand from Republicans, who said they would not help Ukraine without first paying attention to the domestic issue. It refereed to which issue?

A. Influx of migration into the United States from Mexico

B. The affordability of health care and drug addiction

C. Gun control and firearms ownership and surveillance operations within the country as a counterterrorism measure.

D. All

5. The American Congress consists of how many members?

A. 505

B. 525

C. 535

D. 545

Passage 2

6. With more than 250 farmers’ unions from Punjab to march, it is called as?

A. Dilli Chalo March

B. Kisan Ekta March

C. Kisan Swabhimaan March

D. None

7. Farmers’ unions under the banner of which of this have called the protest that is being coordinated from Punjab?

A. Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM)

B. Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political)

C. Kisan Bandhu Morcha and Punjab Farmers’ Union

D. Both a and b

8. One of the demands is the implementation of Swaminathan Commmission’s formula. The Swaminathan Commission was established in?

A. 2002

B. 2004

C. 2006

D. 2007

9. Which of this is incorrect in relation to MSP?

A. MSP is the guaranteed amount paid to farmers when the government buys their produce.

B. MSP is based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), which considers various factors such as cost of production, demand and supply, market price trends, inter-crop price parity, etc.

C. CACP is an attached office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It came into existence in January 1965.

D. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired jointly by the Prime Minister of India and Union Finance Minister takes the final decision (approve) on the level of MSPs.

10. Rapid Action Force (RAF) is a specialised rapid reaction wing of the Central Reserve Police Force, to deal with riot and crowd control situations. It was established in?

A. 1984

B. 1986

C. 1990

D. 1992

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