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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 : 11 Sep 2019

Legendary Freedom Fighter Heeralal Sharma dies

Legendary Freedom Fighter Heeralal Sharma dies

  • Eminent freedom fighter Heeralal Sharma died at the PBM Hospital, Bikaner (Rajasthan). He was 95-years.
  • He played a significant role in India’s independence and also take part in the freedom struggle.
Jack Ma Announced Retirement As Alibaba's Chairman

Jack Ma Announced Retirement As Alibaba's Chairman

Jack Ma has announced official retirement at the age of 55-years as Chairman of Chinese company Alibaba Group Holding Limited. Alibaba is a multin....

Published On : 11 Sep 2019

DRDO successfully test-fired MPATGM missile

DRDO successfully test-fired MPATGM missile

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired indigenously developed Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM), today. DRDO tested the MPATG....

Published On : 11 Sep 2019

Vikram Nath Took Over As Chief Justice Of Gujarat High Court

Vikram Nath Took Over As Chief Justice Of Gujarat High Court

Justice Vikram Nath (age 56 years) appointed as the 25th Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court. Justice V. Nath was administered the oath of off....

Published On : 11 Sep 2019

Charles Leclerc bags 2019 Italian Grand Prix title

Charles Leclerc bags 2019 Italian Grand Prix title

i) Ferrari's F1 driver Charles Leclerc bagged the 2019 Italian Grand Prix title, which was held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza track, Italy.ii) The Italian Grand Prix is th....

Published On : 10 Sep 2019

Priyavrata 16-year-old becomes youngest boy to pass 'Tenali Pariksha'

Priyavrata 16-year-old becomes youngest boy to pass 'Tenali Pariksha'

Priyavrata (age 16 years) has become the youngest boy to clear the 14 levels of the 'Tenali Pariksha'. Tenali Pariksha is conducted under Shri Kan....

Published On : 10 Sep 2019

India & Nepal PM jointly inaugurated Motihari-Amlekhganj oil pipeline

India & Nepal PM jointly inaugurated Motihari-Amlekhganj oil pipeline

PM Modi and Nepal Prime Minister- K. P. Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated South Asia’s first cross-border petroleum products pipeline from Motihari in India to Amlekhgunj in Nepal through....

Published On : 10 Sep 2019

10th September: World Suicide Prevention Day

10th September: World Suicide Prevention Day

The World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is celebrated every year on 10th September across the world. Its primary aims to raise suicide prevention awareness. The th....

Published On : 10 Sep 2019

Padma Shri awardee Vijay Kumar Chopra elected as PTI Chairman

Padma Shri awardee Vijay Kumar Chopra elected as PTI Chairman

Vijay Kumar Chopra (age 87 years) elected as the Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI), who is the chief executive officer and editor in chief of the Punjab Kesari group.....

Published On : 10 Sep 2019

P. K. Mishra Took Over As Principal Secretary To Prime Minister Modi

P. K. Mishra Took Over As Principal Secretary To Prime Minister Modi

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) appointed Pramod Kumar Mishra (age 71 years) as the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.....

Published On : 10 Sep 2019

B. Dattatreya Appointed As New Governor of Himachal Pradesh

B. Dattatreya Appointed As New Governor of Himachal Pradesh

Former BJP leader from Hyderabad Bandaru Dattatreya (age 72 years) appointed as the 27th Governor of Himachal Pradesh. The current Chief J....

Published On : 10 Sep 2019

US Open 2019- Rafael Nadal & Bianca Andreescu win the Singles title

US Open 2019- Rafael Nadal & Bianca Andreescu win the Singles title

1. 33-years-old Spanish player- Rafael Nadal defeated Russian player Daniil Medvedev by 7–5, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4 to win the US Open Men's singles title....

Published On : 09 Sep 2019

India Red won the 2019-20 Duleep Trophy

India Red won the 2019-20 Duleep Trophy

India Red defeating India Green by 38 runs to won the 2019-20 Duleep Trophy at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Abhimanyu Easwaran was the Player of the Mat....

Published On : 09 Sep 2019

International Literacy Day Observed On 8th September

International Literacy Day Observed On 8th September

International Literacy Day (ILD) is being celebrated every year on 8th September around the world. Its aim's to raise public awareness to eradicate illiteracy and create an ....

Published On : 09 Sep 2019

Supreme Court lawyer Ram Jethmalani dies at 95

Supreme Court lawyer Ram Jethmalani dies at 95

Supreme Court lawyer Ram Boolchand Jethmalani died in New Delhi at his home. He was 95-years. Mr. Jethmalani served as Union minister of law and justice in the Atal ....

Published On : 09 Sep 2019

Famous Kathak dancer Pt. Veeru Krishnan passes away

Famous Kathak dancer Pt. Veeru Krishnan passes away

Famous Actor & Kathak dancer Pandit Veeru Krishnan has passed away in Mumbai. He was best known for his role in films like 'Ishq', 'Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke' and 'Raja Hind....

Published On : 09 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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