Current Affairs Questions from

Here is a month-by-month compilation of key current affairs questions and answers for the year 2016:

Q: Who became the first Indian to win the FIFA Best Women’s Footballer of the Year award in January 2016?
A: No Indian has won this award.
Q: Which country won the 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in January 2016?
A: West Indies
Q: Who won the Australian Open Men’s Singles title in January 2016?
A: Novak Djokovic
Q: Who was appointed as the new Chief Justice of India in January 2016?
A: Justice T.S. Thakur (appointed in December 2015, served in January 2016)
Q: Which Indian city was declared the first kerosene-free city in January 2016?
A: Chandigarh

Q: Who won the Best Film award at the 69th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) in February 2016?
A: “The Revenant”
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal’ scheme in February 2016?
A: Bihar
Q: Who won the 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in February 2016?
A: West Indies
Q: Which Indian city hosted the 12th South Asian Games in February 2016?
A: Guwahati and Shillong
Q: Who won the Best Actor award at the 69th British Academy Film Awards in February 2016?
A: Leonardo DiCaprio for “The Revenant”

Q: Who won the Best Picture award at the 88th Academy Awards (Oscars) in March 2016?
A: “Spotlight”
Q: Who won the Best Actor award at the 88th Academy Awards in March 2016?
A: Leonardo DiCaprio for “The Revenant”
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Udyam Sakhi Portal’ for women entrepreneurs in March 2016?
A: Uttar Pradesh
Q: Who was elected as the new Chief Minister of Assam in March 2016?
A: Sarbananda Sonowal
Q: Which country hosted the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 held in March 2016?
A: India

Q: Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in April 2016?
A: Viet Thanh Nguyen for “The Sympathizer”
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Jal Sanchay’ scheme in April 2016?
A: Bihar
Q: Who won the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) title in April 2016?
A: Sunrisers Hyderabad (final held in May 2016)
Q: Who won the Best Actress award at the 2016 National Film Awards in April 2016?
A: Kangana Ranaut for “Tanu Weds Manu Returns”
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mission Bhagiratha’ in April 2016?
A: Telangana

Q: Who won the Palme d’Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival in May 2016?
A: “I, Daniel Blake” by Ken Loach
Q: Who won the 2016 UEFA Champions League final held in May 2016?
A: Real Madrid
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana’ in May 2016?
A: Nationwide (India)
Q: Who won the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) title in May 2016?
A: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Shala Siddhi Prohatsahan Yojana’ in May 2016?
A: Madhya Pradesh

Q: Who won the 2016 French Open Men’s Singles title in June 2016?
A: Novak Djokovic
Q: Which country won the 2016 Copa America held in June 2016?
A: Chile
Q: Who was appointed as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in June 2016?
A: Urjit Patel (appointed in August 2016)
Q: Which country hosted the 43rd G7 Summit held in June 2016?
A: Japan
Q: Who won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Play in June 2016?
A: “The Humans” by Stephen Karam

Q: Who won the 2016 Wimbledon Women’s Singles title in July 2016?
A: Serena Williams
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Shala Siddhi Prohatsahan Yojana’ in July 2016?
A: Madhya Pradesh
Q: Who won the 2016 Tour de France held in July 2016?
A: Chris Froome
Q: Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in July 2016?
A: Theresa May
Q: Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics held in July-August 2016?
A: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)

Q: Who won the 2016 Summer Olympics Men’s 100 meters gold medal in August 2016?
A: Usain Bolt
Q: Which Indian athlete won the silver medal in women’s badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
A: P.V. Sindhu
Q: Who was appointed as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations in August 2016?
A: António Guterres (elected in October 2016)
Q: Which Indian wrestler won the bronze medal in men’s freestyle 74 kg at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
A: Sakshi Malik
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mission Bhagiratha’ in August 2016?
A: Telangana

Q: Who won the 2016 US Open Men’s Singles title in September 2016?
A: Stan Wawrinka
Q: Who won the 2016 US Open Women’s Singles title in September 2016?
A: Angelique Kerber
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’ in September 2016?
A: Nationwide (India)
Q: Who was appointed as the new CEO of Google in September 2016?
A: Sundar Pichai (appointed in 2015, continuing in 2016)
Q: Which Indian city hosted the 2016 BRICS Summit held in September 2016?
A: Goa (held in October 2016)

Q: Who won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize announced in October 2016?
A: Juan Manuel Santos (President of Colombia)
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Soura Jalnidhi’ scheme in October 2016?
A: Odisha
Q: Who won the 2016 Booker Prize for Fiction announced in October 2016?
A: Paul Beatty for “The Sellout”
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Atal Amrit Abhiyan’ in October 2016?
A: Assam
Q: Who was appointed as the new President of the Philippines in October 2016?
A: Rodrigo Duterte (appointed in June 2016)

Q: Who won the 2016 US Presidential election held in November 2016?
A: Donald Trump
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Har Ghar Bijli Lagataar’ scheme in November 2016?
A: Bihar
Q: Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of New Zealand in November 2016?
A: Bill English (appointed in December 2016)
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Nava Karnataka Vision 2025’ in November 2016?
A: Karnataka
Q: Which Indian city hosted the 2016 International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held in November 2016?
A: Goa

Q: Who won the 2016 TIME Person of the Year announced in December 2016?
A: Donald Trump
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation’ (KALIA) scheme in December 2016?
A: Odisha
Q: Who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature announced in December 2016?
A: Bob Dylan
Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Vidyarthi Yojana’ in December 2016?
A: Gujarat
Q: Who won the 2016 ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year award announced in December 2016?
A: Ravichandran Ashwin