Here is a month-by-month compilation of key current affairs questions and answers for the year 2021:
January 2021
- Q: Who was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States in January 2021?
A: Joe Biden - Q: Who was appointed as the first female Vice President of the United States in January 2021?
A: Kamala Harris - Q: Which country became the first in the world to approve the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in January 2021?
A: United Kingdom - Q: Which Indian city hosted the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in January 2021?
A: Goa - Q: Who won the Best Actor award at the Golden Globe Awards held in January 2021?
A: Chadwick Boseman for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” - Q: Which country hosted the G7 Summit in January 2021? A: The United Kingdom
- Q: Who was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States? A : Joe Biden
- Q: What was the theme of the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda 2021? A: “The Great Reset”
February 2021
- Q: Who won the 2021 Australian Open Men’s Singles title in February 2021?
A: Novak Djokovic - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) scheme for urban areas in February 2021?
A: Rajasthan - Q: Who was appointed as the new CEO of Amazon in February 2021?
A: Andy Jassy - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai’ mission in February 2021?
A: Punjab - Q: Who won the 2021 BAFTA Rising Star Award announced in February 2021?
A: Bukky Bakray - Q: Which country launched its first Mars mission, Tianwen-1, successfully entering Mars orbit? A: China
- Q: Who won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade? A: MS Dhoni
- Q: Which company became the most valuable company in the world, surpassing Saudi Aramco? A : Apple
March 2021
- Q: Who was awarded the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize in March 2021?
A: Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal - Q: Which country became the first to detect a new COVID-19 variant called B.1.1.7 in March 2021?
A: United Kingdom - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana’ in March 2021?
A: Rajasthan - Q: Who won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in March 2021?
A: Taylor Swift for “Folklore” - Q: Which Indian city hosted the 14th UN Crime Congress in March 2021?
A: Kyoto, Japan - Q: Who became the first woman and first South Asian to be appointed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)? A: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
- Q: Which country legalized same-sex marriage in March 2021? A : Switzerland
- Q: Who won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year? A: Taylor Swift for “Folklore”
April 2021
- Q: Who won the 2021 BAFTA Award for Best Film announced in April 2021?
A: “Nomadland” - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Anuprati Coaching Yojana’ in April 2021?
A: Rajasthan - Q: Who was awarded the 2021 Abel Prize in Mathematics announced in April 2021?
A: László Lovász and Avi Wigderson - Q: Which Indian cricketer announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in April 2021?
A: Not applicable; no significant retirements in April 2021 - Q: Who won the 2021 Academy Award for Best Director announced in April 2021?
A: Chloé Zhao for “Nomadland” - Q: Which country launched its first module for its space station, named Tianhe? A: China
- Q: Who became the first Indian woman to scale Mount Annapurna? A: Priyanka Mohite
- Q: Which film won the Best Picture award at the 93rd Academy Awards? A: “Nomadland”
May 2021
- Q: Which country hosted the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in May 2021?
A: Netherlands - Q: Who won the 2021 French Open Women’s Singles title in May 2021?
A: Barbora Krejčíková (held in June 2021) - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mission Oxygen Self-Reliance’ scheme in May 2021?
A: Maharashtra - Q: Who won the 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction announced in May 2021?
A: Damon Galgut for “The Promise” (held in November 2021) - Q: Which Indian city was declared the cleanest city in India in the Swachh Survekshan 2021 announced in May 2021?
A: Indore - Q: Which country became the first to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds? A: United States
- Q: Which Indian city was declared as the “World’s Most Polluted Capital” by the IQAir World Air Quality Report? A: New Delhi
- Q: Who won the Men’s Singles title at the French Open 2021? A: Novak Djokovic
June 2021
- Q: Who won the 2021 French Open Men’s Singles title in June 2021?
A: Novak Djokovic - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Chief Minister COVID-19 Family Financial Assistance Scheme’ in June 2021?
A: Tamil Nadu - Q: Who won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service announced in June 2021?
A: The New York Times - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Chief Minister’s Relief Scheme for COVID-19’ in June 2021?
A: Assam - Q: Who won the 2021 ICC World Test Championship final held in June 2021?
A: New Zealand - Q: Which country hosted the G7 Summit 2021? A: The United Kingdom
- Q: Who was appointed as the new CEO of Amazon, succeeding Jeff Bezos? A: Andy Jassy
- Q: Which country won the UEFA Euro 2020? A: Italy
July 2021
- Q: Which country won the Euro 2020 Championship held in July 2021?
A: Italy - Q: Who won the 2021 Wimbledon Women’s Singles title in July 2021?
A: Ashleigh Barty - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Kalyan Yojana’ in July 2021?
A: Bihar - Q: Who won the 2021 Copa America final held in July 2021?
A: Argentina - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Smart Kitchen Scheme’ in July 2021?
A: Kerala - Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Mitra Urja Yojana’? A : Rajasthan
- Q: Who won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles title in 2021? A: Novak Djokovic
- Q: Which country won the Copa America 2021? A: Argentina
August 2021
- Q: Who won the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Gold Medal in men’s javelin throw in August 2021?
A: Neeraj Chopra - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Bal Kalyan Yojana’ in August 2021?
A: Uttar Pradesh - Q: Who won the 2021 US Open Women’s Singles title in August 2021?
A: Emma Raducanu (held in September 2021) - Q: Which country hosted the 2021 G7 Summit held in August 2021?
A: United Kingdom - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Widows Pension Scheme’ in August 2021?
A: Delhi - Q: Which Indian city was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in August 2021? A: Dholavira
- Q : Who was appointed as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka in August 2021? A: Basavaraj Bommai
- Q: Which country hosted the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics? A: Japan
September 2021
- Q: Who won the 2021 US Open Men’s Singles title in September 2021?
A: Daniil Medvedev - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Anukampa Yojana’ in September 2021?
A: Chhattisgarh - Q: Who won the 2021 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series announced in September 2021?
A: “The Crown” - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri COVID-19 Special Assistance Scheme’ in September 2021?
A: Haryana - Q: Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Japan in September 2021?
A: Fumio Kishida - Q: Which space mission was launched by SpaceX as the first all-civilian spaceflight? A: Inspiration4
- Q: Who won the US Open Women’s Singles title in 2021? A: Emma Raducanu
- Q: Which Indian cricketer announced his retirement from international cricket in September 2021? A: Lasith Malinga (Note: He is Sri Lankan, not Indian)
October 2021
- Q: Who won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize announced in October 2021?
A: Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Anukampa Nidhi Yojana’ in October 2021?
A: Jharkhand - Q: Who won the 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction announced in October 2021?
A: Damon Galgut for “The Promise” - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri COVID-19 Special Financial Assistance Scheme’ in October 2021?
A: Madhya Pradesh - Q: Who won the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup held in October 2021?
A: Australia (held in November 2021) - Q: Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2021? A: Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
- Q: Which Indian state celebrated its Golden Jubilee (50th) Statehood Day in October 2021? A: Himachal Pradesh
- Q; Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in October 2021? A: S. Somanath
November 2021
- Q: Who won the 2021 Ballon d’Or for the best football player announced in November 2021?
A: Lionel Messi - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Family Financial Assistance Scheme’ in November 2021?
A: Odisha - Q: Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Germany in November 2021?
A: Olaf Scholz - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Special Assistance Scheme’ in November 2021?
A: Punjab - Q: Which Indian city hosted the 2021 India International Trade Fair held in November 2021?
A: New Delhi - Q: Which Indian-origin person was appointed as the CEO of Twitter? A: Parag Agrawal
- Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Go Green’ scheme for the welfare of its construction workers? A: Gujarat
- Q: Who won the 2021 Ballon d’Or? A: Lionel Messi
December 2021
- Q: Who won the 2021 TIME Person of the Year announced in December 2021?
A: Elon Musk - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Special Assistance Scheme’ in December 2021?
A: Rajasthan - Q: Who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature announced in December 2021?
- A: Abdulrazak Gurnah
- Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Family Financial Assistance Scheme’ in December 2021?
A: Uttar Pradesh - Q: Who won the 2021 ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year award announced in December 2021?
A: Shaheen Afridi - Q: Which Indian state launched the ‘Duare Ration’ scheme to deliver ration at the doorstep of beneficiaries? A: West Bengal
- Q: Which country hosted the Miss Universe 2021 pageant, where Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned Miss Universe? A: Israel
- Q: Which Indian company became the first to hit a market capitalization of $200 billion? A: Reliance Industries
These questions and answers cover a range of important events and developments that took place each month in 2021, providing a comprehensive overview for current affairs preparation.