Being strong with Current Affairs and General Knowledge is an added advantage in Defence Exams and SSB Interview, though this is not the only deciding factor, but this is an important factor because it shows how much aware you are of your surroundings, your country and international affairs. In this Article we will See important AFCAT Exam Current Affair of April 2016 which could prove helpful in preparation of competitive written exams or interviews.

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AFCAT Exam Current Affair of April 2016

• West Indies won Women’s title of ICC World T20 2016
• West Indies defeated England to win ICC World T20 Men’s title
• Shiva Thapa won Silver at Asian/Oceania Qualifying event in China
• Jailed Egyptian Novelist Ahmed Naji to receive PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award
• India’s fastest train Gatimaan Express flagged off
• Indian Air Force to participate in Red Flag exercise
• Mehbooba Mufti took oath as first woman Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir
• BHEL commissioned tiltable canal top solar plant in Andhra Pradesh
• Union Cabinet gave ex-facto approval for implementation of One Rank One Pension
• SIPRI released Trends in world military expenditure, 2015 report
• China launched SJ-10 retrievable space science probe
• Bihar imposed complete ban on alcohol sales
• Mother Teresa conferred with Founders Award posthumously in UK
• Aishwarya Rai Bachchan won Global Indian of the Year 2016 award
• President Pranab Mukherjee conferred Padma Awards 2016
• Ex-Army Chief General JJ Singh conferred highest French civilian honour
• Danny Willett won 2016 US Masters golf championship
• Anthony Joshua won International Boxing Federation title
• Lee Chong Wei defeated Chen Long to win Malaysian Open 2016
• Nuclear-capable K-4 undersea ballistic missile successfully test fired from INS Arihant
• Kane Williamson named Wisden Almanack’s Cricketer of the Year
• Viswanathan Anand conferred with Hridaynath Mangeskar Award 2016
• Taliban launched Operation Omari
• Nico Rosberg won 2016 Formula 1 Pirelli Chinese Grand Prix
• Rafael Nadal defeated Gael Monfils to win Monte Carlo Masters title
• Iran unveiled S-300 Missile System parts at Army Parade
• Laureus World Sports Awards 2016: Djokovic and Serena won Sportsman & Sportswoman of the Year
• Dipa Karmakar became first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics
• International Mother Earth Day observed across the world
• Europe became world’s first region to end malaria: WHO
• ISRO Scientists made world’s lightest material ‘Silica Aerogel’ to keep soldiers warm in Siachen
• India to host 2018 Commonwealth Judo Championships
• Indo-Mongolia Joint Military Exercise, Nomadic Elephant – 2016, commenced
• INS Karmuk Corvette participated in Indo-Thai Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)
• Mairaj Ahmed Khan won first silver medal for India at shooting World Cup
• Bryan Brothers won Barcelona Open Men’s Doubles title
• Japan successfully tested its first stealth fighter X-2 jet
• Radhika Apte won best actress award for ‘Madly’ at Tribeca Film Fest 2016