September 2021

[A] Hassan Diab[B] Aziz Akhannouch[C] Najib Mikati[D] Michel Aoun Explanation A new government has been announced in Lebanon over a year after the previous administration quit following the devastating Beirut port explosion. Najib Mikati – Lebanon’s richest man – becomes Prime Minister, a position he has held twice before. Lebanon had been without a proper […]

A) 13 SeptemberB) 11 SeptemberC) 12 SeptemberD) 10 September Explanation: In India, the National Forest Martyrs Day is marked and observed every year on 11 September. The day was officially declared by the Ministry of Environment and Forest in 2013.

A) KarnatakaB) Tamil NaduC) Andhra PardsehD) Odisha Explanation: Nuakhai Juhar, the agrarian festival of Western Odisha, was celebrated with religious fervour and tradition on September 11, 2021.

A) PoliticianB) JournalistC) ActorD) Banker Explanation: Veteran Rajya Sabha MP and former Union minister Oscar Fernandes has passed away. He was 80.The senior Congress leader had served as the Union Cabinet Minister for Transport, Road and Highways and Labour and Employment, in Manmohan Singh’s UPA government. 

A) TurkeyB) AlgeriaC) MoroccoD) Israel Explanation: Aziz Akhannouch has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Morocco by the country’s King Mohammed VI.

A) RajasthanB) HaryanaC) PunjabD) Kerala Explanation: Haryana has topped among all other states of the country in terms of installation of off-grid solar pumps under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahaabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM), as per the data by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

A) Alexander ZverevB) Roger FedererC) Novak DjokovicD) Daniil Medvedev Explanation: Russia’s Daniil Medvedev beat world number one Novak Djokovic (Serbia) in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, to win US Open 2021 men’s singles final on September 12, 2021.

A) AustraliaB) GermanyC) United StatesD) Japan Explanation: India and the United States of America (USA) have launched the “Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD)”. It will strengthen India-US bilateral cooperation on climate and environment.

A) ChhattisgarhB) GujaratC) OdishaD) Tamil Nadu Explanation: In Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has announced the launch of ‘Millet Mission’, which aims to provide proper price rate to farmers for minor cereal crops.

A) 13 SeptemberB) 14 SeptemberC) 12 SeptemberD) 11 September Explanation: In India, Hindi Divas or Hindi Day is an annual day celebrated on 14 September, to celebrate the popularity of Hindi as an official language of the country.