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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 : 06 Sep 2019

Former Pakistani cricketer Abdul Qadir passes away

Former Pakistani cricketer Abdul Qadir passes away

  • Former Pakistani cricketer Abdul Qadir passed away at the age of 63 due to cardiac arrest in Lahore.
  • During his cricket career, he played 67-Tests, and 104-ODIs matches between 1977 and 1993 and secured 368 wickets.
  • In ODIs, his best bowling figures were 5-wickets for 44-runs against Sri Lanka during the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
Jaideep Sarkar takes charge as next India's High Commissioner to Lesotho

Jaideep Sarkar takes charge as next India's High Commissioner to Lesotho

Shri Jaideep Sarkar has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom of Lesotho, with residence in Pr....

Published On : 05 Sep 2019

Yudh Abhyas 2019: India-US Joint Military Training

Yudh Abhyas 2019: India-US Joint Military Training

A 2-week long India-US Joint military training 'Yudh Abhyas 2019' begins at Lewis McChord base, Washington. Yudh Abhyas held from 5th to 18th Sept....

Published On : 05 Sep 2019

Bangladeshi Professor M. Yunus awarded with Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis

Bangladeshi Professor M. Yunus awarded with Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis

Bangladeshi social entrepreneur- Muhammad Yunus awarded with 'Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis' by the Vatican to establishing peace and harmony. Th....

Published On : 05 Sep 2019

Happy Teacher's Day observed on 5th September

Happy Teacher's Day observed on 5th September

5th September celebrated as Teacher's Day across the country on the birth anniversary (5th September 1888) of former President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. ....

Published On : 05 Sep 2019

5th September: International Day of Charity

5th September: International Day of Charity

The International Day of Charity is celebrated every year on 5th September around the world. Its main objective to make people understand the importance of ....

Published On : 05 Sep 2019

Oleksiy Honcharuk pledge as 17th Prime Minister of Ukraine

Oleksiy Honcharuk pledge as 17th Prime Minister of Ukraine

Oleksiy Honcharuk has been appointed as the 17th Prime Minister of Ukraine at the age of 35 years. Prior to taking up this assignment, he was a la....

Published On : 04 Sep 2019

US President nominates Shireen Mathews as Judge of District Court

US President nominates Shireen Mathews as Judge of District Court

The 45th President of United States- Donald Trump (age 73 years) has nominated Indian-American 'Shireen Mathews' as a Judge of the Southern District of Cali....

Published On : 04 Sep 2019

IAS officer Sunil Arora Took Over as Chairman of AWEB

IAS officer Sunil Arora Took Over as Chairman of AWEB

The 23rd Chief Election Commissioner of India- Sunil Arora appointed as the Chairman of Association of World Election Bodies (AWEB) for a period of 2019-21.....

Published On : 04 Sep 2019

Nuakhai - Harvesting Festival of Odisha state

Nuakhai - Harvesting Festival of Odisha state

The festival of Nuakahi (Nua means New, and Khai means Food) celebrated by the people of Western Odisha in India for rice harvesting. Nuakhai is a....

Published On : 04 Sep 2019

Hamilton Masakadza announces retirement from Cricket

Hamilton Masakadza announces retirement from Cricket

Zimbabwe men's cricket team captain- Hamilton Masakadza has announced retirement from International Cricket at the age 36. He will be taking retirement afte....

Published On : 04 Sep 2019

PM Modi visits Russia to attend 5th Eastern Economic Forum

PM Modi visits Russia to attend 5th Eastern Economic Forum

The 14th Prime Minister of India- Shri Narendra Modi departs for Russia to attend the 5th Eastern Economic Forum. The EFF Summit will be held in Vladivostok....

Published On : 03 Sep 2019

Gates Foundation awarded PM Modi with 'Global Goalkeeper Award'

Gates Foundation awarded PM Modi with 'Global Goalkeeper Award'

Shri Narendra Modi (age 68 years) will be honored with the 2019 Global Goalkeeper Award for his work under 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'. The award will....

Published On : 03 Sep 2019

Noted American actress Valerie Harper dies

Noted American actress Valerie Harper dies

Famous American actress Valerie Harper died due to cancer in Los Angeles. She was 80 years. She was awarded 4-times Emmy Award and 1-times Golden Globe Award. ....

Published On : 03 Sep 2019

Yashaswini Deswal won a Gold in 10m Air Pistol event

Yashaswini Deswal won a Gold in 10m Air Pistol event

ISSF World Cup 2019: 22-years-old Yashaswini Singh Deswal has won a Gold medal in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol event. In Shooting, This is Ind....

Published On : 03 Sep 2019

8 Apache helicopters inducted into IAF Station Pathankot

8 Apache helicopters inducted into IAF Station Pathankot

Today, Indian Air Force (IAF) inducted 8 new Apache 'AH-64E' attack helicopters into the 125 Helicopter Unit 'Gladiators' of the Force. The induction took place at I....

Published On : 03 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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