10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #23 November 27, 2019

Explanation: Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana is a welfare measure being implemented by the Employees State Insurance (ESI) Corporation. The scheme was launched in 2018.It is implemented on pilot basis for a period of two years initially. It offers a relief payable in cash directly to the Bank Account in case an insured person is rendered unemployed and is in search for new engagement. The scheme is for Insured Persons covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948.

Explanation: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) was formed in 1960 to secure India’s borders and develop infrastructure in remote areas of the north and north-east states of the country. It functions under the control of the Ministry of Defence since 2015. BRO executes road construction and maintenance works along the northern and western frontiers primarily to meet the strategic requirements of the army and is responsible for maintenance of over 53,000 km of roads.

Explanation: According to a report by Nomura Global Market Research, India is ranked 44 out of 110 countries in Nomura’s Food Vulnerability Index. Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network spanning over 30 countries. It is headquartered in Japan. Nomura’s Food Vulnerability Index (NFVI) ranks countries on the basis of their exposure to large swings in food prices. NFVI has three components namely (a) country’s GDP per person (b) the share of food in household consumption and (c) the net food imports.

Explanation: The Naval Exercise MILAN 2020 is scheduled to be held at Visakhapatnam in March, 2020. MILAN is a series of biennial multilateral naval exercise conducted by Indian Navy. It was first held in the year 1995. It is aimed to enhance professional interaction between friendly foreign navies and learn from each other’s strengths and best practices in the maritime domain. It was conducted at Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) until last year and is being conducted for the first time on the mainland at Eastern Naval Command (ENC).

Explanation: Khelo India Programme was introduced by the Ministry of Sports and Youth affairs to revive sports culture in India at grass-root level. The objective of the programme is to build a strong framework for all sports played in our country and establish India as a great sporting nation. The programme is the merger of following schemes (a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA) (b) Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS) and (c) National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS).