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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 : 25 Sep 2019

Legendary Amitabh Bachchan chosen for Dada Saheb Phalke Award

Legendary Amitabh Bachchan chosen for Dada Saheb Phalke Award

  • Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan (age 76 years) has been chosen for the prestigious Dada Sahab Phalke Award for the year 2018 for his outstanding contribution to the film industry.
  • The award is conferred by the Government for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema. It consists of a Swarn Kamal and a cash prize of Rs 10,00,000.
  • He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for films such as Zanjeer, Deewaar, and Sholay, and was dubbed India's "angry young man" for his on-screen roles in Bollywood.
  • List of Awards He was Received:
    i) In 1984: Padma Shri (India's fourth-highest civilian award)
    ii) In 2001: Padma Bhushan (India's third-highest civilian award)
    ii) In 2015: Padma Vibhushan (India's second-highest civilian award)
  • The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema and it was introduced in 1969 by the Indian Government to commemorate Dadasaheb Phalke's.
    source: ddnews
G. V. Srinivas assume charge as next India's Ambassador to Guinea Bissau

G. V. Srinivas assume charge as next India's Ambassador to Guinea Bissau

Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas (IFS officer:1993 batch) assumed charge as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Guinea Bissau. Prior to tak....

Published On : 25 Sep 2019

President unveils Gandhi Katha by Pujya Morari Bapu in New Delhi

President unveils Gandhi Katha by Pujya Morari Bapu in New Delhi

The 14th President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated Gandhi Katha by Pujya Morari Bapu in New Delhi to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Presid....

Published On : 25 Sep 2019

UN leaders inaugurated Mahatma Gandhi Solar Park at UN HQ

UN leaders inaugurated Mahatma Gandhi Solar Park at UN HQ

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi along-with other's UN leaders has inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi Solar Park (50kW) at the UN headquarters, New York. ....

Published On : 25 Sep 2019

National Women’s Badminton Coach Kim Ji-Hyun resigns

National Women’s Badminton Coach Kim Ji-Hyun resigns

PV Sindhu's coach Kim Ji Hyun (age 45 years) has resigned from her post of National Women’s Badminton Coach of India. South Korean Kim Ji-Hy....

Published On : 25 Sep 2019

K. Rawat bags 2-Gold medals at Asian Age Group Swimming Championship

K. Rawat bags 2-Gold medals at Asian Age Group Swimming Championship

The 19-year-old Kushagra Rawat bagged 2-Gold medals at the 10th Asian Age Group Swimming Championship, which is held at Padukone-Dravid Center for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru. I....

Published On : 25 Sep 2019

Humpy Koneru clinch FIDE Women's Grand Prix title

Humpy Koneru clinch FIDE Women's Grand Prix title

32-years-old Humpy Koneru clinches 2019-20 FIDE Women's Grand Prix title, which was held in Skolkovo, Russia. She finishes her game at 8.0/11 and ....

Published On : 25 Sep 2019

Manipur best Railways to won 25th Senior Women's National Football Champion

Manipur best Railways to won 25th Senior Women's National Football Champion

Manipur defeated Railways by 1-0 to won 25th Senior Women’s National Football Championship 2019-20. The tournament was held in Pasighat, Arunachal Pra....

Published On : 25 Sep 2019

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi wins FIFA Player of the Year

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi wins FIFA Player of the Year

32-years-old Argentine footballer Lionel Messi won the 2019 FIFA Men's Player of the Year Award. Messi defeated Virgil van Dijk & Cristiano Ronaldo to win the FIFA's Bes....

Published On : 24 Sep 2019

Noted TV anchor Ravish Kumar chosen for Gauri Lankesh Memorial Award

Noted TV anchor Ravish Kumar chosen for Gauri Lankesh Memorial Award

Noted TV anchor Ravish Kumar (age 44 years) chosen as the first recipient of Gauri Lankesh National Award for Journalism in Bengaluru, Karnataka. ....

Published On : 24 Sep 2019

Delhi Govt will release 'Pink Tickets' for free travel in DTC buses

Delhi Govt will release 'Pink Tickets' for free travel in DTC buses

Delhi government will be released 'Pink Tickets' for Women's passengers for free travel in DTC and cluster buses....

Published On : 24 Sep 2019

Noted Actor Govinda will be Madhya Pradesh Brand Ambassador

Noted Actor Govinda will be Madhya Pradesh Brand Ambassador

Noted Indian film actor & dancer Govinda (age 55 years) will be the new Madhya Pradesh Brand Ambassador, who will help the MP government to promote the ....

Published On : 24 Sep 2019

Madhukar Kamath becomes new Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations

Madhukar Kamath becomes new Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations

Madhukar Kamath has been elected as the new Deputy Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for the term of 2019-20. Prior to this, M. Kamat....

Published On : 24 Sep 2019

PM Narendra Modi Awarded With Global Goalkeeper Award

PM Narendra Modi Awarded With Global Goalkeeper Award

Today, The 14th Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi (age 69 years) awarded Global Goalkeeper Award by the Bill-Melinda Gates foundation, for his cont....

Published On : 24 Sep 2019

Divij Sharan won St. Petersburg Open Doubles title

Divij Sharan won St. Petersburg Open Doubles title

In Badminton, Indian player Divij Sharan (age 33 years) and Slovak player Igor Zelenay (age 36 years) won the Men's Doubles title at St. Petersburg Open in ....

Published On : 24 Sep 2019

A new book of Paro Anand to mark Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary

A new book of Paro Anand to mark Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary

A new book of Paro Anand 'Being Gandhi' to mark Mahatma Gandhi 150th birth anniversary. The book is published by Harper Collins Children’s Books, expl....

Published On : 23 Sep 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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