Current Affairs Questions about – 2019

January 2019

1. Q: Who was appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India in January 2019?
   A: Sunil Arora
2. Q: Which Indian cricketer became the first to score 20,000 international runs in a decade in January 2019?
   A: Virat Kohli
3. Q: Which country hosted the 2019 AFC Asian Cup?
   A: United Arab Emirates
4. Q: Which state launched the ‘One Family One Job’ scheme in January 2019?
   A: Sikkim
5. Q: Who won the Australian Open Men’s Singles title in January 2019?
   A: Novak Djokovic

February 2019

6. Q: Which Indian city hosted the 14th edition of the Aero India Show in February 2019?
   A: Bengaluru
7. Q: Which Indian cricketer announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in February 2019?
   A: Gautam Gambhir
8. Q: Who won the Best Actor award at the 91st Academy Awards (Oscars) held in February 2019?
   A: Rami Malek for “Bohemian Rhapsody”
9. Q: Which Indian scientist was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Indian Science Congress in February 2019?
   A: A. S. Kiran Kumar
10. Q: Which space agency launched the “Beresheet” lunar lander in February 2019?
    A: Israel Space Agency (ISA)

March 2019

11. Q: Which Indian film won the Best Popular Film Award at the 66th National Film Awards announced in March 2019?
    A: “Badhaai Ho”
12. Q: Who became the first female flight engineer to board the International Space Station (ISS) in March 2019?
    A: Christina Koch
13. Q: Which Indian state celebrated its foundation day on March 1, 2019?
    A: Odisha
14. Q: Who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in March 2019?
    A: Arata Isozaki
15. Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman Nidhi’ scheme in March 2019?
    A: Haryana

April 2019

16. Q: Which Indian state observed its formation day on April 1, 2019?
    A: Odisha
17. Q: Which Indian cricketer became the first to score 10,000 runs in T20 cricket in April 2019?
    A: Chris Gayle
18. Q: Who won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction announced in April 2019?
    A: Richard Powers for “The Overstory”
19. Q: Which country successfully launched the first privately funded lunar mission in April 2019?
    A: Israel (Beresheet mission)
20. Q: Who was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature announced in April 2019?
    A: Olga Tokarczuk (for 2018) and Peter Handke (for 2019)

May 2019

21. Q: Who was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India for the second term in May 2019?
    A: Narendra Modi
22. Q: Which movie won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2019?
    A: “Parasite” directed by Bong Joon-ho
23. Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘One Nation One Card’ scheme for public transport in May 2019?
    A: Gujarat
24. Q: Who won the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) final held in May 2019?
    A: Mumbai Indians
25. Q: Who became the first woman pilot of the Indian Air Force to qualify to undertake combat missions on a fighter jet in May 2019?
    A: Bhawana Kanth

June 2019

26. Q: Who won the 2019 French Open Men’s Singles title in June 2019?
    A: Rafael Nadal
27. Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Jal Amrit’ initiative in June 2019?
    A: Himachal Pradesh
28. Q: Who won the 2019 Women’s Cricket World Cup held in June 2019?
    A: The Women’s Cricket World Cup was not held in 2019; the next one is scheduled for 2022.
29. Q: Which Indian city hosted the 10th BRICS Summit in June 2019?
    A: This is incorrect; the 10th BRICS Summit was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in July 2018. The 2019 BRICS Summit was held in Brasília, Brazil.
30. Q: Who became the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics in June 2019?
    A: Bhavani Devi

July 2019

31. Q: Which spacecraft was launched by ISRO to the Moon in July 2019?
    A: Chandrayaan-2
32. Q: Who was appointed as the new President of the European Commission in July 2019?
    A: Ursula von der Leyen
33. Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Unnati Scheme’ to help entrepreneurs in July 2019?
    A: Karnataka
34. Q: Who won the 2019 Wimbledon Men’s Singles title in July 2019?
    A: Novak Djokovic
35. Q: Which organization was awarded the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2019 in July 2019?
    A: National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), India

August 2019

36. Q: Which Indian state was bifurcated into two Union Territories in August 2019?
    A: Jammu and Kashmir (into Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh)
37. Q: Who won the 2019 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award announced in August 2019?
    A: Bajrang Punia (wrestling) and Deepa Malik (para-athletics)
38. Q: Which Indian mission to Mars celebrated its 5th anniversary in August 2019?
    A: Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission)
39. Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana’ in August 2019?
    A: Jharkhand
40. Q: Who won the Best Actress award at the 66th National Film Awards announced in August 2019?
    A: Keerthy Suresh for “Mahanati”

September 2019

41. Q: Which Indian Prime Minister addressed the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019?
    A: Narendra Modi
42. Q: Which Indian city was declared as a World Heritage City by UNESCO in September 2019?
    A: Jaipur
43. Q: Who won the 2019 US Open Women’s Singles title in September 2019?
    A: Bianca Andreescu
44. Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ in September 2019?
    A: Nationwide initiative; specific state launches included Uttar Pradesh and others.
45. Q: Which Indian was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in September 2019?
    A: Ravish Kumar

October 2019

46. Q: Who won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize announced in October 2019?
    A: Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia
47. Q: Which Indian city hosted the 2019 India International Science Festival (IISF) in October 2019?
    A: Kolkata
48. Q: Who won the 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction announced in October 2019?
    A: Joint winners: Margaret Atwood for “The Testaments” and Bernardine Evaristo for “Girl, Woman, Other”
49. Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Har Ghar Nal Yojana’ in October 2019?
    A: Uttar Pradesh
50. Q: Who won the 2019 Dadasaheb Phalke Award announced in October 2019?
    A: Amitabh Bachchan

November 2019

51. Q: Who became the first woman pilot of the Indian Navy to qualify for maritime reconnaissance missions in November 2019?
    A: Sub Lieutenant Shivangi
52. Q: Which Indian state celebrated its foundation day on November 1, 2019?
    A: Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
53. Q: Who was elected as the new Speaker of the Lok Sabha in November 2019?
    A: Om Birla
54. Q: Which Indian city hosted the 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in November 2019?
    A: Goa
55. Q: Who won the 2019 Men’s Hockey World Cup held in November 2019?
    A: There was no Men’s Hockey World Cup in 2019; the last one was in 2018, won by Belgium.

December 2019

56. Q : Which Indian city hosted the COP25 UN Climate Change Conference in December 2019?
57. A: Madrid, Spain (initially planned in Santiago, Chile, but moved to Madrid)

57. Q: Who won the 2019 Ballon d’Or for the best football player announced in December 2019?
    A: Lionel Messi
58. Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Jagananna Amma Vodi’ scheme in December 2019?
    A: Andhra Pradesh
59. Q: Who was appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India in December 2019?
    A: General Bipin Rawat
60. Q: Which organization launched the ‘Bharat Bond ETF’ in December 2019?
    A: Government of India

These questions and answers cover a range of important events and developments that took place each month in 2019, providing a comprehensive overview for current affairs preparation.