Current Affairs Match Point PDF-April 2017

International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 2017 observed on – 4th April 2017

Who has been appointed as first woman head of Gujarat’s police force?- Geetha Johri

Terror attack at metro system of – Russia

Ban on polyethene manufactured below 50 microns by – J&K Govt.

Brayan Jimenez, former President of Guatemalan Football Association, banned for life by
– FIFA

The youngest person to address Canadian Parliament – Malala

Foundation stone of Multi-modal terminal on River Ganga in
Jharkhand laid by – PMNarendra Modi

First Air services agreement between India and Georgia approved by
– Union Cabinet

Shunglu panel points out gross abuse of power by – AAP government

Who has been appointed as Chairman of NASSCOM for 2017-18 ? –
Raman Roy

South Korea test-fires ballistic missile that can hit – Any part
of N Korea

Bitcoin as currency is officially recognized by – Japan

National Maritime Day observed in India on – 5th April

Tree-living crab species, Kani maranjandu found in – Kerala

Five agreements with Bangladesh including Audio Visual
Co-Production approved by – Union Cabinet

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace observed on –
6th April

Which cricketer named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016 ? – Virat Kohli

World Health Day observed – On 7th April 2017

Misbah-ul-Haq announces international retirement after – West
Indies series

PV Sindhu reaches best World No.2 ranking in – Badminton World
Federation (BWF) rankings

The Yojana to provide subsidised food to the poor launched by – MP
Govt

Youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace – Malala

Study on smoking shows – one in 10 deaths worldwide

Atmosphere around Earth detected by -Scientists

Over USD 2 billion defense deals signed between – India and Israel

3-day National Children’s Film Festival inaugurated by – Venkaiah
Naidu

Which part of India will get DNA bank for wildlife – Uttar Pradesh
( North India )

Possible Venus twin discovered by – Astronomers

First non-white judge at London Court – Anuja Ravindra Dhir of
Indian-origin

Large asteroid 2014 JO25 to fly past Earth on – 19th April

India’s rank in Travel and Tourism Competitive Index of World Economic Forum – 40

2016 ACM A M Turing Award won by – Tim Berners-Lee

Who has been designated youngest-ever UN Messenger of Peace ? –
Malala Yousafzai

Two day Convention on World Homoeopathy Day concludes in – India

New acquistion of Flipkart to fight Amazon –   eBay India
business

Six agreements including cooperation in civil aviation security signed between – India-Australia

Kulbhushan Jadhav sentenced to death in – Pakistan

Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill, 2017 bill passed by – Lok
Sabha

12th April 2017

Death Penalty Report 2016 released by – Amnesty International

Aditya Birla Nuvo merging with – Grasim Industries

PAN and TAN issuance within 1 day by – CBDT

Age limit for UPPSC exams for those who appeared in 2013 increased by – UP Government

Achim Steiner as new administrator of UNDP named by – UN chief
Guterres

President Pranab Mukherjee gives – Padma awards to eminent
personalities

MoU between India and Russia for cooperation in Science &
Technology notified by – Union Cabinet

Listing of 11 CPSEs on stock exchanges approved by – CCEA

Mother of All Bombs dropped by US on ISIS Caves in – Afghanistan

Mukulita Vijayawargiya takes charge as – Full Time Member of IBBI

BHIM-Aadhaar Pay app launched by – PM Narendra Modi

126th Birth Anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar observed nationwide on – 14th April 2017

15th April 2017

Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal buys- 11.4% of miner Anglo
American

Cab safety measures for women included in – New Taxi Policy
Guidelines

Name of hijacked Indian Ship which was released – Al-Kausar

Who won Bahrain Grand Prix 2017 – Sebastian Vettel

Robert Taylor passed away, he was great name in the field of –
Internet and Networking

Who won Asian Billiards Championship – Pankaj Advani

Name of oldest person who passed away at the age of 117 – Emma
Morano

World Heritage Day observed on – 18th April 2017

Which subject will be introduced in IIT Kharagpur – Vastu Shastra

Vijay Mallya was arrested by – Scotland Yard

Projects related to SAUNI Yojana at Botad launched by – Prime
Minister Narendra Modi

Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Girish Chandra Saxena died on –
14th April 2017

Palladium Cinema site in Srinagar to be developed as – Heritage
museum

India’s first visually impaired runner to complete Boston Marathon
– Sagar Baheti

Gorakhpur and Agra Airports renamed by – UP Government

International Yoga Day with special commemorative stamps celebrated by – UN

India’s most-valued Public Sector Company  becomes – SBI

First Made in India industrial robot – BRABO unveiled

E-auction of Taj Mansingh Hotel in Delhi approved by – Supreme
Court

USD 250000 to United Nations election assistance programme contributed by – India

Civil Services Day function inaugurated by – Rajnath Singh

United Nations Chinese Day 2017 observed on – 20th April 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate – UN Vesak Day in Sri
Lanka

Who won UNESCO Peace Prize – Italian mayor Giuseppina Nicolini

E-auction of which hotel in Delhi was approved by Supreme Court –
Taj Mansingh Hotel

Name of first female MBBS doctor from Indore who was presented
with Padma Shri – Bhakti Yadav

Which type of sports will be played as a medal event in 2022 Asian Games – E-Sports

Where was first India-Indonesia Energy Forum held – Jakarta

When was International Mother Earth Day 2017 observed – 22nd April 2017

23rd April 2017

English Language Day observed on – 23rd April

World Book and Copyright Day 2017 observed on – 23rd April

Who won Monte Carlo Masters Men’s Singles title – Rafael Nadal

Who won Monte-Carlo Masters Men’s Doubles title – Rohan Bopanna
and Pablo Cuevas

Saudi Arabia King’s son Prince Khaled appointed as – US Envoy

Gwadar port of Pakistan leased for 40 years to – China Overseas
Port Holding Company

Who has been appointed as new DGP of Uttar Pradesh – Sulkhan Singh

Which film won Best Film prize at Hong Kong Film Festival – Newton

Ghantasala national award bagged by – Vani Jairam

Ghana, Kenya and Malawi taking part in WHO – malaria vaccine pilot
programme

Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 2017 received by – Aamir Khan

Legendary filmmaker Kasinathuni Viswanath wins – Dadasaheb Phalke
Award 2016

Cuba and Morocco re-establish diplomatic ties after – 37 years

China’s first home-built aircraft carrier hit water on – 26th
April 2017

Union Government takes 10 new Swachh Iconic Places under – Swachh
Bharat Mission

India and Sri Lanka sign MoU – on Economic Cooperation

Manpreet Kaur wins shot put gold at – Asian Grand Prix Athletics
Meet

World Intellectual Property Day 2017 observed globally on – 26th
April 2017

MSEFC Portal and MyMSME Mobile App launched by – Union Government

UAE’s first solar-powered gas station opens in – Dubai

Iceball’ Planet discovered through – Microlensing

First country to ban metals mining – El Salvador

World Day for Safety and Health at Work observed globally on –
28th April 2017

First Indian city to win Pierre L’Enfant Awards-2017 – Bhubaneswar

BS Sandhu appointed as state’s DGP – Haryana Government

World Immunization Week 2017 observed – globally