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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 : 04 Oct 2019

Harmanpreet Kaur becomes first Indian cricketer to play 100 T20 matches

Harmanpreet Kaur becomes first Indian cricketer to play 100 T20 matches

  • 30-years-old Harmanpreet Kaur from Moga, Punjab becomes the first Indian cricketer to play 100 T20 International matches.
  • She is among 10 female players who have reached the 100 marks appearances. New Zealand cricketer Suzie Bates and Australian cricketer Ellyse Perry top the list with 111 appearances.
  • Overall, She has two more appearances in T20 matches than M. S. Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, who have played the highest number of matches for India in men's cricket.
UP Chief Minister flagged off India's first Private Train Tejas Express

UP Chief Minister flagged off India's first Private Train Tejas Express

The 22nd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath flagged off India's first Private Train Tejas Express on the Delhi-Lucknow route. Speakin....

Published On : 04 Oct 2019

SS Mallikarjuna Rao Took Over As New MD & CEO of PNB Bank

SS Mallikarjuna Rao Took Over As New MD & CEO of PNB Bank

Punjab National Bank (PNB) appointed SS Mallikarjuna Rao as its new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) up to 18th September 2021.....

Published On : 03 Oct 2019

Kapil Dev resigns as Chairman of BCCI Cricket Advisory Committee

Kapil Dev resigns as Chairman of BCCI Cricket Advisory Committee

Veteran cricketer Kapil Dev (age 60 years) resigned as the Chairman of the BCCI Cricket Advisory Committee. He did not reveal the reason for his r....

Published On : 03 Oct 2019

Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar awarded Swachhata Ambassador Award

Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar awarded Swachhata Ambassador Award

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Shri Ram Nath Kovind (14th President of India) honored Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar (age 46 year....

Published On : 03 Oct 2019

Former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri 115th birth anniversary observed today

Former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri 115th birth anniversary observed today

The 115th Birth Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri (The 2nd President of India) celebrated on 2nd October across the nation with full of jo....

Published On : 03 Oct 2019

Every year, Gandhi Jayanti celebrated on 2nd October

Every year, Gandhi Jayanti celebrated on 2nd October

Every year on 2nd October Gandhi Jayanti (150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi) celebrated across the nation. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2nd Octob....

Published On : 03 Oct 2019

Home Minister flags off New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express

Home Minister flags off New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express

Today, Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express from the New Delhi Railway Station to Katra, Jammu. This....

Published On : 03 Oct 2019

S. K. Ghotia pledge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of South Western Air Command

S. K. Ghotia pledge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of South Western Air Command

Indian Air Force Air Marshal Surendra Kumar Ghotia has been appointed as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of South Western Air Command....

Published On : 03 Oct 2019

Union Government appointed Surjit Bhalla as IMF Executive Director for India

Union Government appointed Surjit Bhalla as IMF Executive Director for India

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by 14th Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi, approved the appointment of Economist Su....

Published On : 03 Oct 2019

Indo-Kazakhstan 'KAZIND-2019' Joint Military Exercise held at Pithoragarh

Indo-Kazakhstan 'KAZIND-2019' Joint Military Exercise held at Pithoragarh

The Joint Military Exercise, named 'KAZIND-2019' between India and Kazakhstan will be held at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand from 2nd to ....

Published On : 01 Oct 2019

DRDO successfully test-fired BrahMos land-attack version

DRDO successfully test-fired BrahMos land-attack version

Today, The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully test-fired BrahMos land-attack version from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) Cha....

Published On : 01 Oct 2019

K. S. Dhatwalia Appointed as 28th Principal Spokesperson of PM Modi Govt

K. S. Dhatwalia Appointed as 28th Principal Spokesperson of PM Modi Govt

Mr. Kuldeep Singh Dhatwalia (IIS officer: 1984 batch cadre) has been appointed as the 28th Principal spokesperson of the PM Narendra Modi g....

Published On : 01 Oct 2019

Jamaican sprinter Fraser-Pryce wins Gold at IAAF World Championship

Jamaican sprinter Fraser-Pryce wins Gold at IAAF World Championship

Jamaican track and field sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (age 32 years) won the Gold medal in 100m event of IAAF World Championships 2019 held in Doha, Qat....

Published On : 01 Oct 2019

In Swimming, Wilson & Satish wins Gold at 10th Asian Age Group Championships

In Swimming, Wilson & Satish wins Gold at 10th Asian Age Group Championships

In Swimming, Indian swimmer's Wilson Singh and Satish Kumar pair won the Gold medal at 10th Asian Age Group Championships held in Bengaluru, Karnata....

Published On : 01 Oct 2019

94th Military Nursing Service Raising Day observed today

94th Military Nursing Service Raising Day observed today

Today, The 94th Raising Day of the Military Nursing Service (MNS) celebrated on 1st October 2019. On the occasion, nursing officers will re-dedicate themselves to ....

Published On : 01 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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