Current Affairs Questions for the year

Here is a month-by-month compilation of key current affairs questions and answers for the year 2018:

Q: Who won the Best Actor award at the 75th Golden Globe Awards in January 2018?
A: Gary Oldman for “Darkest Hour”
Q: Which country hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics in January?
A: South Korea (Pyeongchang)
Q: Which Indian state celebrated its foundation day on January 1, 2018?
A: Manipur
Q: Who was appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner of India in January 2018?
A: Om Prakash Rawat
Q: Which movie won the Best Picture award at the 75th Golden Globe Awards in January 2018?
A: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Q: Which country won the most gold medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics?
A: Norway
Q: Who won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in February 2018?
A: India
Q: Which film won the Best Film award at the 71st British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) in February 2018?
A: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Q: Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in February 2018?
A: K. Sivan
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Gobar-Dhan Yojana’ in February 2018?
A: Haryana

Q: Who won the Best Actor award at the 90th Academy Awards (Oscars) in March 2018?
A: Gary Oldman for “Darkest Hour”
Q: Which film won the Best Picture award at the 90th Academy Awards in March 2018?
A: “The Shape of Water”
Q: Who was re-elected as the President of Russia in March 2018?
A: Vladimir Putin
Q: Which country hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in March 2018?
A: Australia (Gold Coast)
Q: Who was appointed as the new National Security Advisor (NSA) of the United States in March 2018?
A: John Bolton

Q: Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in April 2018?
A: Andrew Sean Greer for “Less”
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Rythu Bandhu’ scheme in April 2018?
A: Telangana
Q: Who was appointed as the new President of Cuba in April 2018?
A: Miguel Díaz-Canel
Q: Which country won the 2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup held in April 2018?
A: Netherlands
Q: Who was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Ethiopia in April 2018?
A: Abiy Ahmed

Q: Which film won the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival in May 2018?
A: “Shoplifters” by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Q: Who won the 2018 UEFA Champions League final held in May 2018?
A: Real Madrid
Q: Which country hosted the 2018 G20 Summit held in May 2018?
A: Argentina
Q: Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Malaysia in May 2018?
A: Mahathir Mohamad
Q: Who won the 2018 IPL (Indian Premier League) title in May 2018?
A: Chennai Super Kings

Q: Who won the 2018 French Open Men’s Singles title in June 2018?
A: Rafael Nadal
Q: Which country won the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in June 2018?
A: France
Q: Who was appointed as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka in June 2018?
A: H. D. Kumaraswamy
Q: Which country hosted the 44th G7 Summit held in June 2018?
A: Canada
Q: Who won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Play in June 2018?
A: “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” by J.K. Rowling

Q: Who won the 2018 Wimbledon Women’s Singles title in July 2018?
A: Angelique Kerber
Q: Who was appointed as the new President of Mexico in July 2018?
A: Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘One Family One Job’ scheme in July 2018?
A: Sikkim
Q: Who won the 2018 Tour de France held in July 2018?
A: Geraint Thomas
Q: Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan in July 2018?
A: Imran Khan

Q: Who won the 2018 US Open Women’s Singles title in August 2018?
A: Naomi Osaka
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Atal Solar Krishi Pump Yojana’ in August 2018?
A: Maharashtra
Q: Who was appointed as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations in August 2018?
A: António Guterres (continuing in office)
Q: Which country hosted the 2018 Asian Games held in August 2018?
A: Indonesia
Q: Who was elected as the new Prime Minister of Australia in August 2018?
A: Scott Morrison

Q: Who won the 2018 US Open Men’s Singles title in September 2018?
A: Novak Djokovic
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestham’ scheme in September 2018?
A: Andhra Pradesh
Q: Who won the 2018 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in September 2018?
A: “Game of Thrones”
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana’ in September 2018?
A: Nationwide (India)
Q: Who was appointed as the new CEO of PepsiCo in September 2018?
A: Ramon Laguarta

Q: Who won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize announced in October 2018?
A: Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Soura Jalnidhi’ scheme in October 2018?
A: Odisha
Q: Who won the 2018 Booker Prize for Fiction announced in October 2018?
A: Anna Burns for “Milkman”
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana’ in October 2018?
A: Uttarakhand
Q: Who was appointed as the new President of Brazil in October 2018?
A: Jair Bolsonaro

Q: Who won the 2018 Ballon d’Or for the best football player announced in November 2018?
A: Luka Modrić
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana’ in November 2018?
A: Madhya Pradesh
Q: Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in November 2018?
A: Mahinda Rajapaksa (later annulled)
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘KALIA Scheme’ in November 2018?
A: Odisha
Q: Which Indian city hosted the 2018 India International Trade Fair held in November 2018?
A: New Delhi

Q: Who won the 2018 TIME Person of the Year announced in December 2018?
A: “The Guardians” (Journalists)
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation’ (KALIA) scheme in December 2018?
A: Odisha
Q: Who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature announced in December 2018?
A: No Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded in 2018 (due to the scandal within the Swedish Academy)
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana’ in December 2018?
A: Gujarat
Q: Who won the 2018 ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year award announced in December 2018?
A: Virat Kohli