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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 : 10 Aug 2019

Forbes- List Of World's Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2019

Forbes- List Of World's Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2019

  • According to the Forbes, American tennis player Serena Williams is the highest-paid female athletes in the world, with the estimated earnings of USD 29.2 million.
  • Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka (age 21 years) is the second-highest-paid female athletes in the world, with the estimated earnings of USD 24.3 million.
  • Indian badminton player P. V. Sindhu (age 24 years) secured 13th place in the list of highest-paid female athletes, with earnings of USD 5.5 million.

World's Top Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2019

Ranks

Player’s Name

Total Earnings (in USD)

Prize Money/ Salary (in USD)

1.

Serena Williams

29.2 million

4.2m

2.

Naomi Osaka

24.3 million

8.3m

3.

Angelique Kerber

11.8 million

5.3m

4.

Simona Halep

10.2 million

6.2m

5.

Sloane Stephens

9.6 million

4.1m

13.

P.V. Sindhu

5.5 million

500 k

M. Venkaiah Naidu launches- Mukhya Mantri Krishi Aashirvad Yojna

M. Venkaiah Naidu launches- Mukhya Mantri Krishi Aashirvad Yojna

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Published On : 10 Aug 2019

10th August: World Biofuel Day

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Published On : 10 Aug 2019

66th National Films Awards 2019 Announced Today

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The winners of much-awaited 66th National Film Awards announced on 9th August 2019 (Friday). Head of Jury for feature films, Rahul Rawail (age 68 years) announced the list o....

Published On : 09 Aug 2019

Hashim Amla takes retirement from cricket

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Published On : 09 Aug 2019

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Published On : 09 Aug 2019

9th August: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

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Published On : 09 Aug 2019

Former India's President Pranab Mukherjee awarded with Bharat Ratna Award

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Published On : 09 Aug 2019

LIC launched Jeevan Amar- A New Term Plan

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Published On : 08 Aug 2019

Naaz Joshi Crowned Miss World Diversity Title

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India's transgender model Naaz Joshi crowned the Miss World Diversity Beauty Pageant 2019 title for the third consecutive year. Joshi defeated the....

Published On : 08 Aug 2019

ISRO - Vikram Sarabhai Journalism Award

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Published On : 08 Aug 2019

K. Sreekant Selected as Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Power Grid

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Shri Kandikuppa Sreekant (age 55 years) takes charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Power Grid Corporation of India till 31st December 2023. ....

Published On : 08 Aug 2019

Nobel Prize awardee Rabindranath Tagore 78th Death Anniversary observed today

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The 78th death anniversary of Nobel Prize awardee Rabindranath Tagore observed on 7th August 2019 nationwide. A special prayer meeting was held at Visva-Bharati Un....

Published On : 08 Aug 2019

Diego Forlan take retirement from Football

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Published On : 08 Aug 2019

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Published On : 08 Aug 2019

Nick Kyrgios bags the ATP Washington Open title

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Published On : 07 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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