Current Affairs Questions and Answers for TNPSC Exam Part 4
61. What is the name of the mission launched
by NASA in 2020 to study the Sun's outer atmosphere?
Parker Solar Probe
62. Who won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for
their efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity?
World Food Programme (WFP)
63. Which country became the first to withdraw
from the Paris Agreement on climate change in 2020?
United States
64. What is the name of the cryptocurrency
created by Facebook (now Meta Platforms, Inc.)?
Diem (formerly known as Libra)
65. Who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
for the development of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology?
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna
66. Which country hosted the 2020 Summer
Olympics?
Japan (Tokyo)
67. Who is the current President of the United
States as of 2023?
Joe Biden
68. Which Indian state launched the
"Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Yojana" to provide free medical treatment
to the poor?
Rajasthan
69. Who won the 2023 Australian Open men's
singles tennis championship?
Rafael Nadal
70. Which Indian woman wrestler won a gold
medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham?
Vinesh Phogat
71. Which country was suspended from
participating in the 2022 Winter Olympics and 2022 World Cup due to doping
violations?
Russia
72. What is the name of the program launched
by the Indian government in 2022 to provide tap water connections to all rural
households by 2024?
Jal Jeevan Mission
73. Who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize for
their efforts to combat famine and food insecurity?
World Food Programme (WFP)
74. Which Indian state declared the cow as the
"Mother of the Nation" and implemented measures to protect cattle in
2022?
Uttar Pradesh
75. Which Indian cricketer became the highest
run-scorer in Test cricket in 2022, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's record?
Virat Kohli
76. Which country won the FIFA World Cup in
2018?
France
77. What is the name of the COVID-19 vaccine
developed by Moderna?
mRNA-1273
78. Who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature
for her novels that explore the effects of colonialism and the human psyche?
Abdulrazak Gurnah
79. Which country hosted the 2020 Summer
Olympics, which were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
Japan (Tokyo)
80. What is the name of the COVID-19 vaccine
developed by Johnson & Johnson?
Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
