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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 : 23 Jul 2019

S. Sowmya will be Honored with Sangita Kalanidhi Award

S. Sowmya will be Honored with Sangita Kalanidhi Award

  • Veteran Carnatic Vocalist S. Sowmya (age 50 years) will be honored with the Sangita Kalanidhi Award of the Music Academy.
  • Seetha Narayanan and M.S. Sheela will be honored with the Sangita Kala Acharya Awards.
  • Vyasarpadi Kothandaraman & Rajkumar Bharathi will get the TTK Awards.
  • All of the mentioned above Awards will be given during the Sadas of the Academy on 1st January 2020.
National Broadcasting Day observed annually

National Broadcasting Day observed annually

The National Broadcasting Day in India is observed on 23rd July every year. In 1927, the first-ever radio broadcast in the country went on the air....

Published On : 23 Jul 2019

Abhay & Tanvi Wins 2019 Bengal Open Squash Tournament

Abhay & Tanvi Wins 2019 Bengal Open Squash Tournament

Abhay Singh and Tanvi Khanna win the Men's and Women's titles in the 6th Bengal Open Squash Tournament in Kolkata. Abhay beats Ab....

Published On : 23 Jul 2019

Prithu Gupta becomes India's 64th Grandmaster at Age 15-Years

Prithu Gupta becomes India's 64th Grandmaster at Age 15-Years

15-years-old Prithu Gupta becomes India’s 64th Grandmaster after defeating Lev Yankelevich in the 5th round of the Portuguese League 2019. I....

Published On : 23 Jul 2019

Indonesia Open 2019: Akane Yamaguchi beats P. V. Sindhu to Win the Title

Indonesia Open 2019: Akane Yamaguchi beats P. V. Sindhu to Win the Title

Indonesia Open 2019: Japanese Akane Yamaguchi (age 22 years) beats P. V. Sindhu (age 24 years) by 21-15, 21-16 to win the title. ....

Published On : 23 Jul 2019

North Korea Wins 2019 Intercontinental Cup Football Title

North Korea Wins 2019 Intercontinental Cup Football Title

2019 Intercontinental Cup: North Korea beats Tajikistan in finals by 1-0 to win the title. North Korea, Tajikistan, Indian, and Syria participated in the ev....

Published On : 23 Jul 2019

India Wins Gold Medal in Men & Women's Category

India Wins Gold Medal in Men & Women's Category

In Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship India wins a Gold Medal in both Men’s & Women’s category. The Table Tennis tournament was held at Jawahar....

Published On : 23 Jul 2019

S.K. Singla Appointed as New Ambassador of India to Israel

S.K. Singla Appointed as New Ambassador of India to Israel

Sanjeev Kumar Singla (IFS:1997 Batch Cadre Officer) has been appointed as the New Ambassador of India to Israel. Singla replaces Pavan Kapoor, who was appointed as....

Published On : 22 Jul 2019

MP D. Raja Took Over As General Secretary Of CPI

MP D. Raja Took Over As General Secretary Of CPI

Politician and Member of Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu Doraisamy Raja has take-charge as the General Secretary of Communist Party of India (CPI). Th....

Published On : 22 Jul 2019

Vivek Kohli elected as CTTF Chairman

Vivek Kohli elected as CTTF Chairman

Vivek Kohli elected as the Chairman of Commonwealth Table Tennis Federation (CTTF), and M.P. Singh elected as the Secretary-General. Vivek Kohli d....

Published On : 22 Jul 2019

Ravinder Malik win 2019 Mr. South Asia title

Ravinder Malik win 2019 Mr. South Asia title

Ravinder Kumar Malik wins 2019 Mr. South Asia title. He is the overall champion of 12th South Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship held at Ka....

Published On : 22 Jul 2019

Indian Govt will give 10,000 Scholarships to Heirs of Liberation Warfighters in Bangladesh

Indian Govt will give 10,000 Scholarships to Heirs of Liberation Warfighters in Bangladesh

Indian Government will provide 10,000 scholarships for heirs of the liberation warfighters of Bangladesh for next 5-years under the Nutan India-Bangladesh Maitree Muktijodha Sontan S....

Published On : 22 Jul 2019

Indian Navy Commissions its 5th Dornier Aircraft Squadron

Indian Navy Commissions its 5th Dornier Aircraft Squadron

Indian Navy commissions its 5th Dornier Aircraft Squadron - Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS-313) in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. The Chief o....

Published On : 22 Jul 2019

Ex-BJP Delhi Chief Mange Ram Garg dies

Ex-BJP Delhi Chief Mange Ram Garg dies

Leader of BJP and Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly Mange Ram Garg died at Sri Balaji Action Hospital, North Delhi. He was 83 years. He represented the Wazirpur....

Published On : 22 Jul 2019

MP Ram Chandra Paswan passes away at 57

MP Ram Chandra Paswan passes away at 57

Member of the Lok Sabha Ram Chandra Paswan passed away in New Delhi. He breathed his last at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. He was 57 years. He represented the Bihar ....

Published On : 22 Jul 2019

ISRO successfully launches Chandrayaan-2 launched from SDSC Sriharikota

ISRO successfully launches Chandrayaan-2 launched from SDSC Sriharikota

India's second moon mission 'Chandrayaan-2' has been launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikota, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. ....

Published On : 22 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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