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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 : 02 Aug 2019

Former Cricket Player Malcolm Nash Dies At 74

Former Cricket Player Malcolm Nash Dies At 74

  • Former England cricket player and coach Malcolm Nash has died. He was 74-years.
  • Nash played his first cricket match for Glamorgan. He was a Left-arm medium-pace bowler and Left-handed batsman.
  • During his 17-years career from 1966-83, He took 993 wickets, scored 7,129 runs and held 148 catches.
J. Dhankar Assume Charge As New Governor Of West Bengal

J. Dhankar Assume Charge As New Governor Of West Bengal

Mr. Jagdeep Dhankar (age 68 years) assumes charge as 28th Governor of West Bengal. Prior to this, he served as Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India....

Published On : 02 Aug 2019

R. N. Ravi pledge as New Governor of Nagaland

R. N. Ravi pledge as New Governor of Nagaland

67-years-old R. N. Ravi pledge as the 19th Governor of Nagaland. Ravi replaced Padmanabha Acharya (age 87 years), whose term end on 31st July 2019. ....

Published On : 02 Aug 2019

ISRO will set up a Technical Liaison Unit at Moscow, Russia

ISRO will set up a Technical Liaison Unit at Moscow, Russia

PM Modi led-Central Government has approved the setting up of ISRO Technical Liaison Unit (ITLU) at Moscow, Russia. It comes under the Gaganyaan pro....

Published On : 01 Aug 2019

Indian Air Force Launch Facilitation-cum-Publicity Pavilion In Delhi

Indian Air Force Launch Facilitation-cum-Publicity Pavilion In Delhi

The Indian Air Force launched a Facilitation-cum-Publicity Pavilion in Delhi. The IAF's pavilion inaugurated by HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal....

Published On : 01 Aug 2019

Ravi Capoor Took Over As Textile Secretary

Ravi Capoor Took Over As Textile Secretary

Ravi Capoor (IAS: 1986 batch officer) took over as Secretary of Textiles Ministry in New Delhi. During 2011-16, He served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry....

Published On : 01 Aug 2019

Guruprasad Mohapatra Appointed As New Secretary Of DPIIT

Guruprasad Mohapatra Appointed As New Secretary Of DPIIT

Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra (IAS: 1986 batch officer) appointed as the Secretary of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). Prior to this app....

Published On : 01 Aug 2019

Center Govt nominated Atanu Chakraborty as Director on RBI Central Board

Center Govt nominated Atanu Chakraborty as Director on RBI Central Board

PM Modi led-Center Government has nominated Atanu Chakraborty as a Director on the Central Board of Directors of RBI. Currently, Mr. Chakraborty i....

Published On : 01 Aug 2019

Former Captain Kapil Dev Awarded With Bharat Gaurav Award

Former Captain Kapil Dev Awarded With Bharat Gaurav Award

Former Indian men's cricket team captain Kapil Dev (age 60 years) awarded with the East Bengal's highest award - Bharat Gaurav. Indian footballer ....

Published On : 01 Aug 2019

V. H. Kageri elected as New Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly

V. H. Kageri elected as New Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri (age 58 years) elected as the new Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly. V. H. Kager....

Published On : 01 Aug 2019

CCD founder V.G. Siddhartha dies at 60

CCD founder V.G. Siddhartha dies at 60

V.G. Siddhartha - the Owner & founder of Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) passed away, as he commits suicide. He was 60-years. Mr. Siddhartha served as i....

Published On : 01 Aug 2019

Munshi Premchand birth anniversary observed today

Munshi Premchand birth anniversary observed today

The Birth Anniversary of Veteran novelist & storyteller Munshi Premchand observed on 31st July across the country. On 31st July 1880, the famo....

Published On : 31 Jul 2019

Dalilah Muhammad Set A New World Record Of 52.20 sec

Dalilah Muhammad Set A New World Record Of 52.20 sec

The 29-years-old Dalilah Muhammad broke the world 400m hurdles record at the USATF 2019 national championship meet held at Drake Stadium. American athlete Dalilah ....

Published On : 31 Jul 2019

RBI put Rs 26,00,000 fine on Mobikwik & Hip Bar

RBI put Rs 26,00,000 fine on Mobikwik & Hip Bar

The Reserve Bank of India put Rs 26,00,000 fine on MobiKwik and Hip Bar Private Limited for non-compliance of regulatory guidelines. In a statemen....

Published On : 31 Jul 2019

Rajiv Kumar becomes New Finance Secretary

Rajiv Kumar becomes New Finance Secretary

Rajiv Kumar (IAS: 1984 batch officer - Jharkhand cadre) appointed as the new Finance Secretary. Mr. Kumar replaced former Finance Secretary ....

Published On : 31 Jul 2019

Economist Subir Gokarn dies at 59

Economist Subir Gokarn dies at 59

Former Deputy Governor of RBI Subir Vithal Gokarn passed away. He was 59 years. During 2009-2013, he served as the Deputy Governor in the tenure of RBI Governor D ....

Published On : 31 Jul 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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