September 2021

A) Keep Cool and Carry on: The Montreal ProtocolB) Ozone for life: 35 years of ozone layer protectionC) Montreal Protocol – keeping us, our food and vaccines coolD) 32 years and Healing Explanation: Theme for 2021 World Ozone Day: ‘Montreal Protocol – keeping us, our food and vaccines cool.’ 

A) National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)B) Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)C) Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)D) National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Explanation: The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), a board of education under the Union Government of India, has won the prestigious UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021 on the occasion of International Literacy

A) AustraliaB) ChinaC) RussiaD) India Explanation: The Indian military contingent comprising of an all arms combined force of 200 personnel is participating in the Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION -2021, a Joint Counter Terrorism Exercise between Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states. The Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION- 2021 is being hosted by Russia in the Orenburg Region of South West Russia from September

A) Tata SteelB) ONGCC) Larsen and ToubroD) BHEL Explanation: Tata Steel has commissioned India’s first carbon capture plant that extracts CO2 directly from the blast furnace gas, at its Jamshedpur Works on September 14, 2021. With this achievement, Tata Steel has become the country’s first steel company to adopt such a carbon capture technology.

A) 9.0%B) 8.1%C) 6.5%D) 7.2% Explanation: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has pegged India’s economic growth rate as follows, in its Trade and Development report released on September 15, 2021: Calendar Year (CY) 2021 – 7.2%; Calendar Year 2022 – 6.7%.

A) NITI AayogB) SBIC) ISROD) IIT Madras Explanation: Government think tank Niti Aayog in collaboration with US-based Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and RMI India, has launched a campaign named Shoonya on September 15, 2021, to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles by working with consumers and industry.

A) 15 SeptemberB) 14 SeptemberC) 16 SeptemberD) 13 September Explanation: The International Day for the preservation of the Ozone layer (World Ozone Day) is observed annually on September 16 to spread awareness of the depletion of the Ozone Layer and search for solutions to preserve it. 

A) 34B) 51C) 72D) 65 Explanation: The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020 at a virtual ceremony on September 15, 2021, The award was presented to 51 health care workers and nurses for their selfless dedication and compassion, especially during COVID-19 pandemic.

A) IIT KanpurB) IIT DelhiC) IIT MadrasD) IIT Bombay Explanation: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has launched ‘Project Udaan’, a language translator,  to break language barrier in education, which hampers flow of message.