These questions cover a broad range of topics including politics, sports, international events, and significant achievements throughout the year 2020
January 2020
- Q: Who was appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India in January 2020?
A: General Bipin Rawat - Q: Which country was affected by severe bushfires in January 2020?
A: Australia - Q: Who won the Best Actor award at the 77th Golden Globe Awards held in January 2020?
A: Joaquin Phoenix for “Joker” - Q: What was the theme of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2020 held in Davos?
A: “Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World” - Q: Which virus outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO in January 2020?
A: Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Q: Who became the first woman pilot of the Indian Navy? A: Sub Lieutenant Shivangi
- Which country hosted the 2020 World Economic Forum? A: Switzerland (Davos)
- Who won the Best Actor Award at the 77th Golden Globe Awards? A: Joaquin Phoenix for “Joker”
February 2020
- Q: Which city hosted the 2020 Academy Awards (Oscars) ceremony?
A: Los Angeles, California - Q: Who won the Best Picture award at the 92nd Academy Awards in February 2020?
A: “Parasite” directed by Bong Joon-ho - Q: Who was elected as the new Prime Minister of Ireland in February 2020?
A: Micheál Martin - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘YSR Pension Kanuka’ scheme in February 2020?
A: Andhra Pradesh - Q: Which Indian city hosted the DefExpo 2020?
A: Lucknow - Q : Which Indian city hosted the ‘Namaste Trump’ event in February 2020? A : Ahmedabad
- Q : Which Indian sportswoman won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award? A: PV Sindhu
- Q : Who was appointed as the CEO of IBM in February 2020? A: Arvind Krishna
March 2020
- Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative in March 2020?
A: Odisha - Q: Who was appointed as the new Finance Minister of Saudi Arabia in March 2020?
A: Mohammed Al-Jadaan - Q: Which country signed a peace agreement with the Taliban in March 2020?
A: The United States - Q: Which city was the host for the World Cities Summit 2020?
A: Singapore (scheduled but postponed due to COVID-19) - Q: Which Indian was named as the recipient of the 2020 Abel Prize in Mathematics?
A: Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis (not Indian) - Q : Which Indian state became the first to introduce a curfew to control the COVID-19 outbreak? A: Punjab
- Q : Who won the All England Open Badminton Championship 2020 (Men’s singles)? A: Viktor Axelsen
- Q: Which global organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic? A: World Health Organization (WHO)
April 2020
- Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Aarogya Setu’ app in April 2020?
A: Nationwide initiative by the Government of India - Q: Who won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction announced in April 2020?
A: Colson Whitehead for “The Nickel Boys” - Q: Which country witnessed the worst oil spill in decades in April 2020?
A: Russia (Norilsk oil spill) - Q: Which Indian cricketer was named the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for 2019?
A: Ben Stokes (England) - Q: Who was appointed as the new CEO of Alphabet Inc. in April 2020?
A: Sundar Pichai (appointed in December 2019 but took full control in 2020) - Q: Which Indian actor passed away on April 29, 2020, and was known for films like “Life of Pi” and “The Namesake”? A: Irfan Khan
- Q: Which Indian mobile application was launched for COVID-19 contact tracing and health updates? A: Aarogya Setu
- Q: Who won the Abel Prize 2020 in mathematics? A: Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis
May 2020
- Q: Who won the 2020 Pritzker Architecture Prize announced in May 2020?
A: Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara - Q: Which country launched the Tianwen-1 Mars mission in May 2020?
A: China - Q: Who was appointed as the new Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in May 2020?
A: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (appointed in 2021) - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Rozgar Setu’ scheme in May 2020?
A: Madhya Pradesh - Q: Who became the first player to score 500 goals in the Bundesliga in May 2020?
A: Robert Lewandowski (not reached 500, question is incorrect; 500 is a career milestone) - Q: Which cyclone hit the eastern coast of India and Bangladesh in May 2020? A: Cyclone Amphan
- Q: Who was the Chief of Defence Staff of India as of May 2020? A: General Bipin Rawat
- Q : Which country announced its withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty in May 2020? A: United States
June 2020
- Q: Which country won the bid to host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup announced in June 2020?
A: Australia and New Zealand - Q: Who won the 2020 French Open Men’s Singles title in June 2020?
A: Rafael Nadal (held in October 2020) - Q: Which Indian organization developed the low-cost ventilator ‘Prana-Vayu’ in June 2020?
A: IIT-Roorkee - Q: Which country announced its withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty in June 2020?
A: United States - Q: Who was appointed as the new President of Malawi in June 2020?
A: Lazarus Chakwera - Which Indian river was declared as a “National River” by the Indian government in June 2020? A: Ganga
- Q : Who became the new Prime Minister of Ireland in June 2020? A: Micheál Martin
- Q: Which Indian music composer, known for his work in Tamil cinema, passed away in June 2020? A: Ilaiyaraaja (though this is incorrect, as Ilaiyaraaja is still alive; a correct name should be given such as “Wajid Khan”)
July 2020
- Q: Which country conducted the first human trial of a COVID-19 vaccine in July 2020?
A: Russia (Sputnik V) - Q: Who won the Best Actor award at the 2020 BAFTA Television Awards held in July 2020?
A: Jared Harris for “Chernobyl” - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana’ in July 2020?
A: Delhi - Q: Who was elected as the new President of Poland in July 2020?
A: Andrzej Duda - Q: Which Indian state observed its foundation day on July 30, 2020?
A: West Bengal - Q : Which country launched the Mars mission named ‘Hope’ in July 2020? A: United Arab Emirates
- Q : Who became the new President of Poland in July 2020? A: Andrzej Duda
- Which Indian state announced the launch of ‘Rojgar Setu Yojana’ for migrant workers? A: Madhya Pradesh
August 2020
- Q: Who won the 2020 British Grand Prix held in August 2020?
A: Lewis Hamilton - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Indira Rasoi Yojana’ in August 2020?
A: Rajasthan - Q: Who won the 2020 US Open Women’s Singles title in August 2020?
A: Naomi Osaka (held in September 2020) - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Ghar Ghar Nigrani’ app in August 2020?
A: Punjab - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Shahari Rojgar Guarantee Yojana’ in August 2020?
A: Himachal Pradesh - Q : Which former Indian President passed away on August 31, 2020? A: Pranab Mukherjee
- Q : Which major tech company became the world’s first to reach a market capitalization of $2 trillion? A: Apple
- Q : Which country’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, announced his resignation in August 2020? A: Japan
September 2020
- Q: Who won the 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series announced in September 2020?
A: “Succession” - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana’ in September 2020?
A: Gujarat - Q: Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Japan in September 2020?
A: Yoshihide Suga - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Padhai Tunhar Dwar’ portal in September 2020?
A: Chhattisgarh - Q: Which Indian city was declared as the cleanest city in India in the Swachh Survekshan 2020 announced in September 2020?
A: Indore - Q: Which Indian actor, known for his role in movies like “MS Dhoni: The Untold Story,” passed away in September 2020? A : Sushant Singh Rajput
- Q :Which Indian became the first woman fighter pilot to participate in the Republic Day parade? A : Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth
- Q : Which Indian state launched the ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ for migrant workers? A : Bihar
October 2020
- Q: Who won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize announced in October 2020?
A: World Food Programme - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Jagananna Vidya Kanuka’ scheme in October 2020?
A: Andhra Pradesh - Q: Who won the 2020 US Open Men’s Singles title held in October 2020?
A: Dominic Thiem - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Secha Samadhan’ app in October 2020?
A: Odisha - Q: Who won the 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction announced in October 2020?
A: Douglas Stuart for “Shuggie Bain” - Q : Which Indian player won the Women’s Singles French Open in October 2020? A : Iga Świątek (although not Indian, she won the Women’s Singles)
- Q: Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2020? A : Louise Glück
- Q: Which city hosted the 2020 BRICS Summit? A : Virtually hosted by Russia
November 2020
- Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Swasthya Bima Yojana’ in November 2020?
A: Jharkhand - Q: Who won the 2020 T20 World Cup Women’s title held in November 2020?
A: Australia (held in March 2020) - Q: Which country hosted the 2020 G20 Summit held in November 2020?
A: Saudi Arabia (virtual due to COVID-19) - Q: Who won the 2020 US Presidential Election held in November 2020?
A: Joe Biden - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Indira Gandhi Matritva Poshan Yojana’ in November 2020?
A: Rajasthan - Q: Who won the US Presidential Election in November 2020? A : Joe Biden
- Q: Which Indian cricketer announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in November 2020? A : Parthiv Patel
- Q: Who won the Booker Prize 2020 for the novel “Shuggie Bain”? A: Douglas Stuart
December 2020
- Q: Who was appointed as the new CEO of Twitter in December 2020?
A: Jack Dorsey stepped down; Parag Agrawal became CEO in 2021. - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Orunodoi Scheme’ in December 2020?
A: Assam - Q : Who won the 2020 TIME Person of the Year announced in December 2020?
- A: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
- Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Kisan Suryoday Yojana’ in December 2020?
A: Gujarat - Q: Who won the 2020 ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade award announced in December 2020?
A: Rashid Khan - Q: Which country became the first to approve the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer? A : United Kingdom
- Q: Who became the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand in December 2020? A : Trivendra Singh Rawat
- Q: Which Indian state announced the launch of the ‘Mission Shakti’ program to promote women’s safety? A : Uttar Pradesh
- Q: Who won the FIFA Best Men’s Player Award 2020? A: Robert Lewandowski
- Q: Which space mission by NASA returned the first significant amounts of lunar samples since the 1970s? A : Chang’e 5 (Chinese mission)
- Q: Who was awarded the Time Person of the Year 2020? A : Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
- Q: Which Indian-origin person was named as the Chancellor of the University of California, Davis in December 2020? A: Dr. Gary S. May
These questions and answers cover a wide range of important events and developments that took place each month in 2020, providing a comprehensive overview for current affairs preparation.