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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 : 18 Jul 2019

Nelson Mandela International Day Celebrated On 18th July

Nelson Mandela International Day Celebrated On 18th July

  • Nelson Mandela International Day celebrated every year on 18th July, It is an annual international day in honor of Nelson Mandela.
  • On Nov 2009, this day was officially declared by the United Nations.
  • UN Mandela Day is a global call to action that celebrates the idea that each individual has the power to transform the world, the ability to make an impact.
Palau becomes 76th Member to Join ISA

Palau becomes 76th Member to Join ISA

Palau, officially the Republic of Palau becomes the 76th country/member to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA). The International ....

Published On : 18 Jul 2019

10th Jagran Film Festival Begins In New Delhi

10th Jagran Film Festival Begins In New Delhi

10th Jagran Film Festival inaugurated by Information and Broadcasting Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. In 201....

Published On : 18 Jul 2019

Shah Rukh Khan to be honored with Doctorate Degree From La Trobe University

Shah Rukh Khan to be honored with Doctorate Degree From La Trobe University

Indian Actor, Film Producer Shah Rukh Khan (age 53 years) to be honored with Doctorate Degree from La Trobe University on 9th August. The award is....

Published On : 18 Jul 2019

Ursula Von der Leyen Elected As New President Of European Commission

Ursula Von der Leyen Elected As New President Of European Commission

German Politician Ursula von der Leyen (age 60 years) elected as the European Commission's first female president. During 2013-2019. She served as....

Published On : 17 Jul 2019

Retd. Lt Gen J. F. R. Jacob passes away at 92

Retd. Lt Gen J. F. R. Jacob passes away at 92

Retd. Indian Army Lt. General Jack Farj Rafael Jacob passed away aft....

Published On : 17 Jul 2019

R.N. Kovind appoints B.B. Harichandan & Anusaiya Uikey as New Governors of AP and Chhattisgarh

R.N. Kovind appoints B.B. Harichandan & Anusaiya Uikey as New Governors of AP and Chhattisgarh

President Shri Ram Nath Kovind appoints Biswa Bhushan Harichandran as New Governor of Andhra Pradesh. He replaced ESL Narasimhan. In 2004, B.B. Ha....

Published On : 17 Jul 2019

The World Day for International Justice

The World Day for International Justice

The World Day for International Justice, also referred to as Day of International Criminal Justice or International Justice Day, is celebrated every year on 17th Jul....

Published On : 17 Jul 2019

Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards Announced: Complete List of Winners

Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards Announced: Complete List of Winners

The Sangeet Natak Akademi has selected 44 artists who have made a mark as young talents in their respective fields of Music, Dance, Theatre, Traditional, Fo....

Published On : 17 Jul 2019

Rohan Bopanna & Smriti Mandhana Honored With Arjuna Award 2019

Rohan Bopanna & Smriti Mandhana Honored With Arjuna Award 2019

Shri Kiren Rijiju gave Arjuna Awards to Smriti Mandhana (Women's Cricketer) and Shri Rohan Bopanna (Tennis Player). 23-years-old Smriti Ma....

Published On : 17 Jul 2019

Kalraj Mishra Pledge As Governor of Himachal Pradesh

Kalraj Mishra Pledge As Governor of Himachal Pradesh

President Shri Ram Nath Kovind (age 73 years) appoints Kalraj Mishra (age 78 years) as the new Governor of ....

Published On : 16 Jul 2019

Anshula Kant Took Over As New MD & CFO Of World Bank

Anshula Kant Took Over As New MD & CFO Of World Bank

MD of SBI Bank Anshula Kant (age 58 years) appointed as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the World Bank. She will be re....

Published On : 16 Jul 2019

Kiran More Appointed As USA Cricket Team Coach

Kiran More Appointed As USA Cricket Team Coach

Former wicket-keeper for the Indian Cricket Team Kiran Shankar More appointed as interim coach of USA Cricket Team. 56-years-old ....

Published On : 16 Jul 2019

Former Bangladeshi Army Chief Hussain Ershad passes away

Former Bangladeshi Army Chief Hussain Ershad passes away

Former Bangladeshi Army Chief and Politician Hussain Muhammad Ershad passed away at a hospital in Dhaka. He was 91-years. Ershad served as the President of Banglad....

Published On : 16 Jul 2019

ISSF Junior World Cup: India wins 2 Gold Medal

ISSF Junior World Cup: India wins 2 Gold Medal

India wins 2-Gold and 1-Silver Medals in the Women's 10m Air Rifle event at ISSF Junior World Cup held in Suhl, Germany. Elavenil Valarivan scored....

Published On : 16 Jul 2019

American Boxer Pernell Whitaker passes away

American Boxer Pernell Whitaker passes away

Former American Boxer and Olympic boxing Gold medallist Pernell Whitaker passed away in Virginia. He was 55-years. He started his career at age 9.....

Published On : 16 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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