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Cordial Welcome to Jobrefresher Current Affairs 2018. To remain updated with current affairs is prime need in case you want to pass any competitive exam. Even if one is not preparing for Govt Exams one should also be aware about national and international affairs. Intellectual abilities of a candidate are mostly judged through his general knowledge. This is the main page where you can grasp important updates and alerts on national and international events, news related to sports, business, banking, arts, science, defence and world scenarios etc.

Published On : 07 Oct 2019

Indo-Mongolian 'Nomadic Elephant' Joint Military Exercise begins at Bakloh

Indo-Mongolian 'Nomadic Elephant' Joint Military Exercise begins at Bakloh

  • The 14th Edition of Indo-Mongolian 'Nomadic Elephant' Joint Military Exercise started at Bakloh Cantt Chamba, Himachal Pradesh from 5th to 18th October 2019.
  • In this training, The Mongolian Army is being represented by officers and troops of the elite 084 Air Borne Special Task Battalion while the Indian Army is being represented by a battalion of the RAJPUTANA RIFLES Regiment.
  • The joint military exercise 'Nomadic Elephant - XIV' will increase defense co-operation and military relations between India and Mongolia.
  • It is an ideal platform for the defense forces of India and Mongolia to share their experiences & best practices and gain mutually during the joint training.
Novak Djokovic wins Men's singles title at Japan Open

Novak Djokovic wins Men's singles title at Japan Open

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (age 32 years) won the Men's singles title at 46th edition of the Japan Open Tennis Tournament, which was held at the A....

Published On : 07 Oct 2019

Naomi Osaka wins Women's Singles title at China Open

Naomi Osaka wins Women's Singles title at China Open

Japanese player Naomi Osaka (age 21 years) won the Women's singles title at 21st edition of the China Open Tennis Tournament, which was hel....

Published On : 07 Oct 2019

Christine Wolf bags Hero Indian Women’s Open golf title

Christine Wolf bags Hero Indian Women’s Open golf title

Austrian professional golfer Christine Wolf (age 30 years) bagged Hero Indian Women’s Open Golf title, which was held at Gurugram, Haryana on 6th Octo....

Published On : 07 Oct 2019

S. C. Mishra Appointed as OIL MD & CEO

S. C. Mishra Appointed as OIL MD & CEO

Sushil Chandra Mishra assumes charge as the new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Oil India Limited. He replaced Mr. Utpal Bora, w....

Published On : 05 Oct 2019

UCO Bank launched- UCash, Digilocker, and an App

UCO Bank launched- UCash, Digilocker, and an App

The government-owned United Commercial Bank (UCO) launched 3 new Digital Products- UCash, Digilocker, and An App. These products were launched by Sh....

Published On : 05 Oct 2019

Philatelist Krishna Kadekodi dies at age 102

Philatelist Krishna Kadekodi dies at age 102

Centenarian philatelist and Coin collector Krishna Gopalkrishna Kadekodi died at his residence in Belagavi, Karnataka. He was 102 years. Krishna Kadekodi collected....

Published On : 05 Oct 2019

Indian-Origin Journalist Farook Khan dies

Indian-Origin Journalist Farook Khan dies

Farook Khan, a noted Indian-origin journalist in South Africa and cultural activist died at the age of 77 in his hometown, Durban. He had received....

Published On : 05 Oct 2019

Vijay Patil elected as MCA President

Vijay Patil elected as MCA President

Dr. Vijay Patil has been appointed as the President of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), while Mr. Sanjay Naik elected....

Published On : 05 Oct 2019

'India and the Netherlands - Past, Present, and Future' book released today

'India and the Netherlands - Past, Present, and Future' book released today

A new book written by Mr. Venu Rajamony (India's Ambassador to the Netherlands) named 'India and the Netherlands - Past, Present, and Future', book was rele....

Published On : 05 Oct 2019

A new book of Jaspreet Bindra 'The Tech Whisperer' released today

A new book of Jaspreet Bindra 'The Tech Whisperer' released today

A new book of Jaspreet Bindra 'The Tech Whisperer' based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) is released today. The book is published by Penguin India. ....

Published On : 05 Oct 2019

World Teachers' Day celebrated on 5th October

World Teachers' Day celebrated on 5th October

The World Teachers’ Day or International Teachers’ Days is celebrated every year on 5th October around the world. The....

Published On : 05 Oct 2019

Complete List of Top 10 cleanest Railway Stations in India

Complete List of Top 10 cleanest Railway Stations in India

As per the report of Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat 2019, Jaipur topped the list of the cleanest Railway Stations in the country. In the List, The 3 railway stations o....

Published On : 04 Oct 2019

Azizbek Ashurov wins prestigious UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

Azizbek Ashurov wins prestigious UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

Azizbek Ashurov- A human rights lawyer from Kyrgyzstan won the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for the year 2019, for his work to end statelessn....

Published On : 04 Oct 2019

Tourism Ministry launched Audio Odigos app for 12 sites of India

Tourism Ministry launched Audio Odigos app for 12 sites of India

The Ministry of Tourism has launched the Audio Guide facility "Audio Odigos App" on the occasion of Paryatan Parv 2019 for 12 sites of Indi....

Published On : 04 Oct 2019

Amur Lakshminarayanan appointed as MD & Group CEO of Tata Communications

Amur Lakshminarayanan appointed as MD & Group CEO of Tata Communications

Telecom company Tata Communications appointed Amur S Lakshminarayanan as Managing Director (MD) & Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.....

Published On : 04 Oct 2019

How to Prepare For Current Affairs And General Awareness?

UPSC Exam Pattern now carries more focus on all round information on current affairs, besides knowledge of aspirants in other fields. The stalwarts or beginners appearing for the UPSC exam are mostly apprehensive about what will be in store for them during UPSC Exams. They are very unsure what to prepare and study relevant to the current pattern of exams. Here is how they should start their preparation.

The first thing regarding preparations that aspirants need to know for UPSC exams is referring to the previous year’s question papers. Those papers should include both the Prelims and Main stream exams. These papers will reveal the pattern they should follow.

They would know more by learning through these papers about how the questions papers are framed and what type of questions they will face in UPSC exams. They can also practice by solving the questions in those papers. This would be more of a skill development exercise, and this will help them to study on the similar lines and get through the UPSC exams.

How to prepare for current affairs section for UPSC exams?

The knowledge about the current affairs is the key for the aspirants to succeed in exams. However, they still might be confused about how to go for it. Here is a guideline how to perform well in the current affairs section of the UPSC Syllabus that most aspirants find a bit intriguing.

Read newspapers & magazines

The easiest source of current affairs information is the internet, newspapers, and magazines. You must read the leading newspapers religiously every day and follow current issues concerning regional, national, and international areas

You should read them carefully and discuss with your friends and seniors. You can get plenty of topics covering developments in medical science, technology, economics, sports, political developments, environmental studies, and a variety of other topics.

Study government planning

Never miss on the different plans and schemes of government to benefit different sections of societies. Those may include schemes to provide skills to unskilled people, old-aged people, young girls for their education, housing schemes, and plans for farmers etc.

Focus on information from some organizations

There are few organizations like ministry of finance, HRD, and RBI that offer some news updates relevant to the question papers in exam. Focus on them and try to read all about them. You must understand all about the important information that may affect the lives of people and country.

Stay updated and analyze

Do in-depth study on various achievements and analyze them. These include political decisions in Kashmir, India’s expedition in space and other developments in science & technology across the world. Try to reach out to the core of all of its aspects and find answers for ‘how, why, where, and what’ of different situations and achievements. Sometimes, aspirants choose to ignore most frequently appearing news items, although those normally are part of the UPSC exam papers.

Historical Aspects

Knowing about the history of the countries and cultures is a skill that you could adopt by indulging in it. Try to get acquainted with the historical events, modern & ancient history of India. Make note of game-changing historical events and try to understand their impact. Remembering dates is also a very important ritual of studying history.

Information on Geographical & International Affairs

International affair in geographical context has a prominent place in the question papers of UPSC exams. Prepare on the international affairs, keeping in mind the ever-changing political scenarios, especially across the country’s borders. Do not forget to refer world atlas to understand the geographical impact in relation to international affairs. This will help you to address real political & geographical issues of the regions.

Ways to hone your skills

When you come to know about the pattern of questions asked in UPSC exams, you must proceed to hone your skills in general knowledge related to current affairs. You can also enhance your GK through daily or weekly current affairs quiz programs available in different websites. You need to read regularly on sports and entertainment also.

If you follow the above referred guidelines on current affairs, you can get past UPSC exams easily.

Importance of Current Affairs

General Knowledge about current affairs help us analyze the pros and cons of a situation and with current affairs one can attain academic as well as personal growth. Jobrefresher is the best website for following current affairs. Randomness is the most important characteristics of competitive examinations. Nowadays, in most of competitive exams and interviews, there is a defined section for General Knowledge which plays central role in final merit list.

Current Affairs mainly has three parts:
1. Static Events like India launched Agni Missile.
2. Dynamic Events which has regular updates like- Nirav Modi case.
3. Periodical Events like- Elections, Annual Budget etc.
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