April 2024 - Full Month Current Affairs

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Current Affairs
April - 2024
CONTENTS
Pakistan Current Affairs............................................................................................. 1
World Current Affairs................................................................................................. 6
Important International Days................................................................................... 11
Pakistan Current Affairs

1. Who has been elected as chairman senate?
Answer: Yousaf Raza Gillani
2. Who has been elected as deputy chainnan senate?
Answer: Syedal Khan Nasir
3. Who is the current opposition leader in the Senate of Pakistan?
Answer: Shibli FaraZi
4. Who is the current opposition leader in National Assembly?
Answer: PTI' s Omar Ayub
5. Iranian President Raisi made a three day visit to Pakistan from:
Answer: 22 April to 24 April 2024
6. Which country's head visited Pakistan first after the general election 2024?
Answer: lr.!!!1
7. What is the Pakistan economic growth as per recent report of IMF?
Answer: 2pc
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8. PM made a three day visit to Saudi Arabia as the first foreign trip since assuming
office for 2nd time on:
Answer: 6 April 2024
9. Skardu-Dubai regular flights to begin from on:
29 Apri
10. Who has been appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Answer: lshaq Dar
11. Who is the current head couch of Pakistan men's team in test cricket?
12. CmTent assistant couch of Pakistan cricket team for all format
is: Answer: Azhar Mahmood
13. Who has represented Pakistan in the special economic forum meeting on global
cooperation, growth and energy?
Answer: PM Shehbaz Sharif
14. World Economic Forum's (WEF) special meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth,
and Energy for Development was held in Riyadh from:
Answer: April 27-30, 2024
15. Which country to chair UN disaimament commission on 8 April 20247
Answer: Pakistan
16. World Bank has projected GDP growth of Pakistan at --- in FY24.
Answer: l .8pc
17. Which country has plan to double domestic exports over the next five years?
Answer: Pakista
18. In April 2024, the first training session for Pakistan's first air ambulance service was
began in which city?
Answer: Lahore
19. Who took oath as chief justice of Peshawar High Court on 15 April 20247
Answer: Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim
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20. Which organization has organized international conference on" Pakistan in the
emerging geopolitical landscapes"?
Answer: ISSI-FES
21. When was a suicide bomber targeted a van carrying Japanese nationalist in Pakistan's
port of Karachi?
Answer: 19 April 2024
22. Which Pakistani squash players have achieved remarkable success by winning gold
medals at the Australian Junior Open 2024?
Answer: Mahnoor Ali and Mahwish Ali
23. CmTent deputy chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
is: Answer: Syedaal Khan Nasar
24. Which political party won majority of seats in by-elections for national and provincial
Assemblies in April 2024?
Answer: PML-N
25. In April by-elections were held in Pakistan for how many seats of national and
provincial Assemblie?
Answer: 5 NA, Punjab 12 PA, KPK 2, Bolochistan 2
26. Name the UK army chief who has recently met COAS Asim Munir?
Answer: Patrick Sanders
27. Which province of Pakistan and World Food Program (WFP) have agreed to launch
One Thousand Day Program to address malnutrition among stunted children in the
province?
Answer: The Punjab government
28. Who has been appointed as PPSC chairman in April 2024?
Answer: Muhammad Abdul Azi2l
29. Name the Punjab female police officer who has recently received IAWP' s
'Excellence in Performance Award'?
Answer: SSP Riffat Bukhari
30. Which Pakistani squash players won gold medals at the Australian Junior Open 2024?
Answer: Mahnoor Ali and Mahwish Ali
31. Which university has been ranked top in Pakistani Universities, while 315th globally?
Answer: Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad
32. Which Pakistani women T20 captain announced retirement from cricket in April
2024?
Answer: Bismah Maroof
33. Which Pakistani cricketer has become the first bowler to take 50 wicket in first over
T20?
Answer: Shaheen Afraidi
34. Recently, which US tech giant has decided to establish 50 smart school in Pakistan?
Answer: Google
35. Which Pakistani squash star won Rochester Prom tournament in Houston, USA?
Answer: Ashab Irfan
36. International Association of Women Police (IAWP) selected which Pakistani Police
Officer for the Excellence in Performance Award?
Answer: Riffat Bukhari
37. Who has recently been appointed as the first women AIG police establishment
in KPK?
Answer: Sonia Shamroz wl e

38. Which country has become the fifth largest recipient of loans and grants from the
Asian Development Bank (ADB) as the total disbursement stood at $1.8 billion in
2023?
Answer: Pakista
39. Which Pakistani female cricketer has been named as the ambassador ofICC Women's
T20 World Cup Qualifier?
Answer: Sana Mir
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40. Which Pakistani bowler has become Pakistan's highest-rated T20I bowler in latest
ICC rankings?
Answer: Shaheen Afridi
41. Pakistan has renamed Islamabad New Highway as in the honour of Iranian
President Ebrahim Raisis visit to Pakistan.
Answer: Iran Avenue
42. Which Pakistani umpire has become the first umpire in the world to officiate cricket
matches for 25 years in a row?
Answer: Aleem Dar
43. Pakistan has pitched an "epic menu" of investment projects worth $30 billion to;
Answer: Saudi Arabia
44. Recently, Pakistan and which country have agreed to increase the bilateral trade
volume to l O billion dollars?
Answer: Iran
45. Recently, which organization has called the Middle East to stop using the US Dollar
for Oil Trade Settlements?
Answer: BRICS
46. Which Pakistani based athlete has become the Asian first qualified disable paragliding
pilot?
Answer: Ajmal Samuel d t d
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Which Pakistani-American author, poet and filmmaker won 2024 International
Impact Book Award in New York for his short story collection?
Answer: Mumtaz Hussain
48. Which international organization has recently been approved 149.7 million dollars in
financing for two projects related to digital economy and improved flood resilience in
Pakistan?
Answer: World Bank
49. Saba Anwar is a Pakistani student who has won Thesis of the Year accolade from
which university?
Answer: Barcelona's Prestigious University, Spain
50. Which Pakistani has recently become the first Pakistani to hold 100 Guinness World
Records in less than 8 years?
Answer: Irfan Mehsood
51. Who has been appointed as new chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Company
Limited (PTCL)?
Answer: Captain Muhammad Mahmood (retd)
52. Who is the current head couch of Pakistan men's cricket team in white ball cricket?
Answer: Gary Kristen
World Current Affairs

53. On 1 April 2024, which countries partially joined the Schengen Area, Europe's ID
check-free travel zone?
Answer: Romania and Bulgaria
54. Who has become the first female Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University in
100 years?
Answer: Naima Khatoon
55. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, which country is
the highest spender ($916 billion) on defense in 2023?
Answer: USA
56. Who has been appointed as the first female Prime Minister of Congo?
Answer: Judith Suminwa Tuluka
57. When did Iran launched a retaliated attack with missile and drones strikes against
Israel in response to Iran's embassy attack in Syria?
Answer: 13 A ril 2024
58. Which country has recently launched first direct attack on Israel for the first time after
1973 war?
Answer: Iran
59. What was the name of the Iranian operation against Israel?
Answer: Operation True Promise
60. Israel was attacked by Iran was in response to:
Answer: Israeli airstrike on Iranian embassy in Damascus Syria
61. When has Israel conducted an airstrike on the Iranian embassy complex in Damascus,
Syria?
Answer: 1 April ,2024
62. According to World Meteorological Organization, which region hit hardest by
climate, weather disasters in 2023?
Answer: Asia
63. Name the first Muslim minister of Scotland who has recently resigned?
Answer: Hamza Yousafi
64. Name the Icelandic Prime Minister who has announced her resignation in April 2024?
Answer: Katrin Jakobsdottir
65. Who has been elected as the next Prime Minister of Iceland?
Answer: Bjami Benediktsson
66. Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad AJ-Sabah has become the new Prime Minister of which
country?
Answer: Kuwai
67. Which country topped the World Cyber Crime Index?
Answer: Russia, 2nd Ukraine, 3rd China
68. Which England player has withdrawn his name from the T20 World Cup?
Answer: Ben Stokes
69. Which country to host inaugural Gulf Youth Games in April, 2024?
Answer: UAE
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70. From April 22 to 25, 2024, the 26th World Energy Congress was convened in which
country?
Answer: Netherlands
71. At which place, the Archery World Cup 2024 was held?
Answer: Shanghai, China
72. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2024?
Answer: Usain Bolt
73. Who has recently been elected as president of Indonesia?
Answer: Prabowo Subianto
74. Identify the name of new cholera vaccine approved by World Health Organization
(WHO)?
Answer: Euvichol -S
75. Who becomes first country who introduced new meningitis vaccine?
Answer: Niged!
76. Who has recently been reappointed as managing director of IMF for another five
years term?
Answer: Kristalina Georgieva
77. Who was sworn in as the new and the youngest Prime Minister of Ireland?
Answer: Simon Harris
78. Who was sworn in for his third term as the President of Egypt?
Answer: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
79. According to a recent report in IFL Science, Mount Erebus, one of the world's most
active volcanoes, spews around 80 grams of gold (worth $6000) daily into the
atmosphere. Where is this volcano located?
Answer: Antarctica
80. Who recently won the Shanghai Grand Prix 2024 title?
Answer: Max Verstappen
81. The first parliamentary election in Kuwait was held on:

Answer: 04 A ril 2024
82. Which country has recently been introduced a new gold-backed currency called ZiG?
Answer: Zimbabwe
83. Which country has recently declared drought as a national disaster?
Answer: Zimbab
84. Which tennis player has become the oldest world no. l in ATP rankings history?
Answer: Novak Djokovic
85. Which country has explored world's most powerful laser?
Answer: Romani
86. Name the world's oldest man who has recently died at the age of 114.
Answer: Juan Vicente Perez
87. Which country will host the world economic forum meeting on global Cooperation,
growth and energy?
Answer: Saudi Arabia
88. The United States House of Representatives has passed a $95bn legislative package
providing security assistance to
Answer: Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
89. General elections are being held in India from 19 April to l June 2024 in how many
phases?
Answer: Seven phases
90. Name the Israeli-linked cargo ship which was seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards
in the Strait of Hormuz recently?
Answer: MSC Aries
91. .Hormuz Strait, recently seen in news, is a strategically important waterway located
between which two countries?
Answer: Iran and Oman
92. Solar eclipse of April 2024 also known as the great American eclipse took place on ;
Answer: April 8, 2024
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93. Researchers of USA has released the largest 3D map of the universe featuring more
than:
Answer: 6 million galaxies
94. Which country has become the 140th UN member to recognize the state of Palestine?
Answer: Jamaica
95. Which airport ranks top in the list of world's busiest airports?
Answer: Atlanta International Airpor1J
96. Asian Wrestling Championship 2024 was held at which place?
Answer: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
97. Legendary left-arm spinner Derek Underwood passed away recently. He belonged to
which country?
Answer: England
98. State of World Population 2024 report, recently released by which organization?
Answer: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
99. World Athletics, the governing body that oversees track and field competitions
worldwide, will award how much in prize money to gold medal winners at the 2024
Olympic Games in Paris?
Answer: $50,000
100. Name the African nation which has become the first country in the world to
introduce a new 5-in-l vaccine against meningitis named Men5CV?
Answer: Nigelj!
101. Name the Lithuanian athlete who has set a new world record in discus throw by
achieving a throw of 74.35 meters at an event in the USA?
Answer: Mykolas Alekna
102. Atwhich place, the 26th edition of the World Energy Congress was held?
Answer: Rotterdam, Netherlands
103. The 26th World Energy Congress took place from:
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104. World Economic Forum's (WEF) special meeting on Global Collaboration,

Growth, and Energy for Development was held in Riyadh from:
105. A technology company has provided users with a platform to generate their digital
clone
Answer: Delphi AI
106. Global Trade Outlook and Statistics Report, recently released by which
organization?
Answer: World Trade Organization
107. PACE Satellite, recently seen in news, was launched by which space agency?
Answer: NASA
108. Clouded Tiger Cat, recently seen in the news, is primarily found in which region?
Answer: Southern Central American and Andean Mountain chains
109. Recently, who won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award?
Reuters hotogi:a her Mohammed Salem
110. Which organization will host the Summit of the Future on September 22-23,
2024? Answer: United Nations General Assembly
111. Recently, which organization released the 2024 Global Education Monitoring
Report: Gender repo11-Technology on her terms in France?
Answer: UNESCO
112. Chakisaurus nekul, recently seen in news, belongs to which species?
Answer: Herbivorous dinosaur
Important International Days

113. International Children's Book Day is celebrated on:
Answer: 2 April
114. The theme for International Children's Book Day (ICBD) in 2024 is:
Answer: Cross the Seas on the Wing of your Imagination
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115. On which day World Health Day was observed?

Answer: 7 April
116. The theme for World Health Day 2024 is:
Answer: My Health, My Right
117. On which day World Homeopathy Day was observed? It is celebrated to honour
the contributions of Samuel Hahnemann.
Answer: lO April
118. On which day International Day of Human Space Flight was observed?
Answer: 12 A ril
119. 'International Human Space Flight Day' theme for this year 2024 is ;
Answer: Encouraging Scientific Curiosity
120. On which day World Art Day was observed?
Answer: 15 A,eril
121. The theme for World Art Day 2024 is:
Answer: A Garden of Ex ression: Cultivating Community through Art
122. On which day World Heritage Day was observed?
Answer: 18 April
123. The theme for World Heritage Day 2024 is:
Answer: Discover and Experience Diversity
124. Earth Day is celebrated on: ledge

Answer: 22 April
125. The theme for Earth Day 2024
is; Planet vs. Plastics
126. On which day World Book and Copyright Day was observed?
Answer: 23 April
127. The theme for World Book and Copyright Day 2024 is;
Read Your Way
128. World Maria Day is celebrated on:
Answer: 25 A ril
129. The theme for World Malaria Day 2024 is;

Answer: Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more e uitable world
130. World intellectual Property Day is celebrated on:
Answer: 26 A ril
131. The theme for World Intellectual Property Day 2024 is;
Answer: IP and the SDGs: Building our common future with innovation and creativity
132. International Worker's Memorial is celebrated on:
Answer: 28 April
133. The theme for International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD) 2024 is:
Answer: Climate risks for workers
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World Current Affairs

81. The first parliamentary election in Kuwait was held on:

104. World Economic Forum's (WEF) special meeting on Global Collaboration,

Important International Days

115. On which day World Health Day was observed?

124. Earth Day is celebrated on: ledge

129. The theme for World Malaria Day 2024 is;

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