Current Affairs Questions Year

Here is a month-by-month compilation of key current affairs questions and answers for the year 2017:

Q: Who was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States in January 2017?
A: Donald Trump
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Namma Metro’ service in January 2017?
A: Karnataka (Bengaluru)
Q: Who won the Best Actor award at the 74th Golden Globe Awards in January 2017?
A: Casey Affleck for “Manchester by the Sea”
Q: Which country hosted the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations held in January?
A: Gabon
Q: Which movie won the Best Picture award at the 74th Golden Globe Awards in January 2017?
A: “La La Land”

Q: Who won the Best Film award at the 70th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) in February 2017?
A: “La La Land”
Q: Which Indian cricketer became the fastest to reach 250 wickets in Test cricket in February 2017?
A: Ravichandran Ashwin
Q: Who won the ICC Women’s Player of the Year award in February 2017?
A: Suzie Bates
Q: Which film won the Best Picture award at the 89th Academy Awards (Oscars) in February 2017?
A: “Moonlight”
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Tirtha Darshan’ scheme in February 2017?
A: Haryana

Q: Who won the Best Actor award at the 89th Academy Awards in March 2017?
A: Casey Affleck for “Manchester by the Sea”
Q: Which film won the Best Picture award at the 89th Academy Awards in March 2017?
A: “Moonlight”
Q: Who was elected as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in March 2017?
A: Yogi Adityanath
Q: Which country hosted the 2017 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup held in March 2017?
A: England
Q: Who was appointed as the new President of South Korea in March 2017?
A: Moon Jae-in

Q: Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in April 2017?
A: Colson Whitehead for “The Underground Railroad”
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Shagun Scheme’ in April 2017?
A: Punjab
Q: Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of France in April 2017?
A: Édouard Philippe
Q: Which country won the 2017 Men’s Hockey World League held in April 2017?
A: Australia
Q: Who was elected as the new President of France in April 2017?
A: Emmanuel Macron

Q: Which film won the Palme d’Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival in May 2017?
A: “The Square” by Ruben Östlund
Q: Who won the 2017 UEFA Champions League final held in May 2017?
A: Real Madrid
Q: Which country hosted the 43rd G7 Summit held in May 2017?
A: Italy
Q: Who was appointed as the new Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in May 2017?
A: Gina Haspel
Q: Who won the 2017 IPL (Indian Premier League) title in May 2017?
A: Mumbai Indians

Q: Who won the 2017 French Open Men’s Singles title in June 2017?
A: Rafael Nadal
Q: Which country won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup held in June 2017?
A: Germany
Q: Who was appointed as the new Chief Minister of Bihar in June 2017?
A: Nitish Kumar
Q: Which country hosted the 43rd G7 Summit held in June 2017?
A: Italy
Q: Who won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Play in June 2017?
A: “Oslo” by J.T. Rogers

Q: Who won the 2017 Wimbledon Women’s Singles title in July 2017?
A: Garbiñe Muguruza
Q: Who was appointed as the new President of India in July 2017?
A: Ram Nath Kovind
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Free Smart Phone Scheme’ in July 2017?
A: Punjab
Q: Who won the 2017 Tour de France held in July 2017?
A: Chris Froome
Q: Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan in July 2017?
A: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

Q: Who won the 2017 US Open Women’s Singles title in August 2017?
A: Sloane Stephens
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Yuva Nestham’ scheme in August 2017?
A: Andhra Pradesh
Q: Who was appointed as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations in August 2017?
A: António Guterres (continuing in office)
Q: Which country hosted the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships held in August 2017?
A: India (Bhubaneswar)
Q: Who was elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal in August 2017?
A: Sher Bahadur Deuba

Q: Who won the 2017 US Open Men’s Singles title in September 2017?
A: Rafael Nadal
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya)’ scheme in September 2017?
A: Nationwide (India)
Q: Who won the 2017 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in September 2017?
A: “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Vidhyarthi Yojana’ in September 2017?
A: Uttar Pradesh
Q: Who was appointed as the new CEO of Uber in September 2017?
A: Dara Khosrowshahi

Q: Who won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize announced in October 2017?
A: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Soura Jalnidhi’ scheme in October 2017?
A: Odisha
Q: Who won the 2017 Booker Prize for Fiction announced in October 2017?
A: George Saunders for “Lincoln in the Bardo”
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana’ in October 2017?
A: Uttarakhand
Q: Who was appointed as the new President of Kenya in October 2017?
A: Uhuru Kenyatta (re-elected)

Q: Who won the 2017 Ballon d’Or for the best football player announced in November 2017?
A: Cristiano Ronaldo
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana’ in November 2017?
A: Madhya Pradesh
Q: Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe in November 2017?
A: Emmerson Mnangagwa
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘KALIA Scheme’ in November 2017?
A: Odisha
Q: Which Indian city hosted the 2017 India International Trade Fair held in November 2017?
A: New Delhi

Q: Who won the 2017 TIME Person of the Year announced in December 2017?
A: “The Silence Breakers” (People who spoke out against sexual harassment)
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation’ (KALIA) scheme in December 2017?
A: Odisha
Q: Who won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature announced in December 2017?
A: Kazuo Ishiguro
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana’ in December 2017?
A: Gujarat
Q: Who won the 2017 ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year award announced in December 2017?
A: Virat Kohli