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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 : 24 Aug 2019

Navneeth Murali - Winner of South Asian Spelling Bee Contest 2019

Navneeth Murali - Winner of South Asian Spelling Bee Contest 2019

  • 13-years-old Navneeth Murali from New Jersey won the 2019 South Asian Spelling Bee contest. The prize money for this contest is USD three thousand.
  • Indian - American teenager won the title after correctly spelling the word ‘Flipe’. Murali has become the first winner “on an APPEAL”, in the spelling history.
  • The South Asian Spelling Bee Competition is an annual spelling bee platform in the US for children of South Asian descent.  The competition is open to any student at or below the age of 14.
  • The Spelling Bee Contest was held in 5-centers- New Jersey, Washington, DC, Dallas, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Charlotte.
Meeta Narain (Professor) Won 2019 Pushkin Medal

Meeta Narain (Professor) Won 2019 Pushkin Medal

JNU Professor- Meeta Narain awarded with Pushkin Medal for her contribution to Russian studies abroad. The Medal of Pushkin is a state decoration ....

Published On : 24 Aug 2019

Abdalla Hamdok pledge as Prime Minister of Sudan

Abdalla Hamdok pledge as Prime Minister of Sudan

63-years-old Abdalla Hamdok takes charge as 15th Prime Minister of Sudan. Prior to this, he had served in various national and international administrative ....

Published On : 24 Aug 2019

Complete list of awards Prime Minister conferred from Muslim Countries

Complete list of awards Prime Minister conferred from Muslim Countries

Around the World, there are several leading Muslim Countries have honored Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi with their highest civilian honors. Here is the comple....

Published On : 24 Aug 2019

India won Gold at 2019 World Archery Youth Championships

India won Gold at 2019 World Archery Youth Championships

India won the Gold medal in the junior mixed event at 2019 World Archery Youth Championships held at Madrid, Spain. Indian archer- Sukhbeer Singh & Rag....

Published On : 24 Aug 2019

PM Narendra Modi launches RuPay card in UAE

PM Narendra Modi launches RuPay card in UAE

PM Modi (14th Prime Minister of India) released the RuPay card in Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi. Now, UAE is the first country in the Middle East where Indian RuPay card has be....

Published On : 24 Aug 2019

Prime Minister releases Mahatma Gandhi postage stamps in UAE

Prime Minister releases Mahatma Gandhi postage stamps in UAE

The 14th Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi (age 68 years) and the Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Na....

Published On : 24 Aug 2019

Varun Raheja designed a Low-Cost Solar Dryer

Varun Raheja designed a Low-Cost Solar Dryer

Varun Raheja (Mechanical Engineer) from Indore, Madhya Pradesh has designed a Low-Cost Solar dryer, the job of drying up crops equally well. Solar Dryer is ....

Published On : 23 Aug 2019

R. N. Kovind unveiled first World Youth Conference on 'Kindness' in New Delhi

R. N. Kovind unveiled first World Youth Conference on 'Kindness' in New Delhi

The 14th President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind (age 73 years), unveiled the first World Youth Conference on 'Kindness' in New Delhi today. The first World Youth Conference on Ki....

Published On : 23 Aug 2019

The Winners of 2019 Inspire Award- Aksa Dayal and Siddhi Pandey

The Winners of 2019 Inspire Award- Aksa Dayal and Siddhi Pandey

The Central Government announced the winners of 2019 Inspire Award. In which, Aksa Dayal (student) from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh won the award for designing anti-storm umbrella. And,....

Published On : 23 Aug 2019

Former Cricketer Vikram Rathour Appointed As India's New Batting Coach

Former Cricketer Vikram Rathour Appointed As India's New Batting Coach

Former Cricketer- Vikram Rathour (age 50 years) has been appointed as Batting coach for Indian men's cricket team. He replaces Sanjay Bangar. In another announceme....

Published On : 23 Aug 2019

Monali Jadhav bags Gold at World Police and Fire Games International Championship

Monali Jadhav bags Gold at World Police and Fire Games International Championship

Maharashtra Female Police Constable- Monali Jadhav bagged the 3-Medals, out of which 2-Gold, and 1-Bronze, at World Police and Fire Games International Championship....

Published On : 23 Aug 2019

23rd August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

23rd August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is celebrated on 23rd August every year. International Day for the ....

Published On : 23 Aug 2019

Arun Jaitley- Former Finance Minister dies at 66

Arun Jaitley- Former Finance Minister dies at 66

Senior BJP leader- Shri Arun Jaitley passed away at the age of 66 at AIIMS, New Delhi, who had been suffering from kidney disease. During 2014-19, he served as the....

Published On : 23 Aug 2019

UN- International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

UN- International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

United Nations International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief is celebrated on 22nd August every year throughou....

Published On : 22 Aug 2019

Home Minister chairs 24th Western Zonal Council Meet

Home Minister chairs 24th Western Zonal Council Meet

The current Minister of Home Affairs- Shri Amit Shah (age 54 years) chaired the 24th meeting of the Western Zonal Council, which was held at Panaji, Goa.....

Published On : 22 Aug 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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