21 September 2026 — Current Affairs Quiz

Explanation

On 20 September 2026 at Jodhpur, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh led a Tejas formation as Eagle One, while JASDF chief Gen Takehiro Morita flew in a twin-seat Tejas. Veer Guardian is the IAF-Japan Air Self-Defense Force bilateral air exercise; its second edition runs 9-22 September 2026 with IAF Tejas, Su-30MKI, Rafale and Japanese F-2A. Exam angle: the first edition was at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, in January 2023; Dharma Guardian (army) and JIMEX (navy) are other India-Japan exercises.

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The 20th Rozgar Mela was held at 45 locations simultaneously on 19 September 2026; PM Modi distributed over 51,000 appointment letters via video conferencing. Recruits join Revenue, Railways, Home, Health, Defence and other departments. Per the PMO, about 12.75 lakh youth have received letters so far. Exam angle: Rozgar Mela began on 22 October 2022 as a drive to recruit 10 lakh personnel, with 75,000 letters in the first edition; the 14th edition (December 2024) was also held at 45 locations.

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The theme of the 81st UNGA session is Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all. The session opened on 8 September 2026 under President Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh, with the general debate from 22 to 28 September. EAM S. Jaishankar leads the Indian delegation and is scheduled to speak on 26 September. Exam angle: the UNGA-80 (2025) theme was Better together, and the UNGA-78 (2023) theme was Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity.

Explanation

On 20 September 2026, Elavenil Valarivan won two silvers in women's 10m air rifle. First came the team silver with Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod, India's first medal won at these Games; China took gold with a world record 1904.2. In the individual final she scored 252.4, behind Japan's Hinata Taichi (253.0, an Asian Games record). Exam angle: Elavenil holds the Asian record of 253.6, and India won a record 22 shooting medals at Hangzhou 2023.