Current Affairs Quiz , 20 Sep 2019

1) Google collaborated with which of the following companies to provide free and high-speed Wi-Fi at public locations across India?

a) TATA
b) Idea
c) BSNL
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• A year after Google declared that it has enabled free high-speed public Wi-Fi at 400 railway stations in India, the company has announced that it is partnering with BSNL to launch free public Wi-Fi in villages in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar. Notably, the first announcement had come in May 2019 wherein the partnership with BSNL was announced, however, the name of the states had not been revealed.

2) Six Scorpene class submarines are being built under Project 75 by India. Which of the following is not one of them?

a) Vela
b) Vagir
c) Vagsheer
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• The submarines are Kalvari, Khanderi, Karanj, Vela, Vagir & Vagsheer

3) Which film won the best Film award in the 20th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2019?

a) Dhadak
b) Raazi
c) AndhaDhun
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• Best film: Raazi
• Best Director: Sriram Raghavan (Andhadhun)
• Best Actor (Female): Alia Bhatt (Raazi)
• Best Actor (Male): Ranveer Singh (Padmaavat)

4) According to International Migrant Stock 2019, India is the top source of immigrants across the globe. It is recently released by

a) UNDESA
b) WEF
c) UNEP
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• India has emerged as the leading country of origin for immigrants across the world, with 17.5 million international migrants in 2019 coming from India, up from 15.9 million in 2015, according to a dataset released by the Union Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York on Tuesday.

5) National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) Scheme under MHRD is implemented by

a) NIC
b) Niti Aayog
c) AICTE
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• Ministry of HRD has announced a new PPP Scheme, National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) for using technology for better learning outcomes in Higher Education