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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 Jul 2019

India win 8-Gold, 3-Silver & 2-Bronze Medals in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship

India win 8-Gold, 3-Silver & 2-Bronze Medals in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship

  • India won 13 medals in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship held in Apia, Capital of Samoa.
  • The 13 medals include 8-Gold, 3-Silver & 2-Bronze. Former world champion Mirabai Chanu (age 24 years) wins the Gold Medal in the senior women's 49kg class category in the Olympic qualifying event.
  • Jhilli Dalabehra lift of 154 kg in the senior women's 45 kg event and secured the first place.
  • In the Senior Women's 55 kg category, Soroikhaibam Bindyarani Devi won the Gold while Matsa Santoshi won the Silver Medal.
  • In the Senior Men's 55kg category, Rishikanta Singh won the Gold Medal.
BJP Leader Wilfred Mesquita passes away at 70

BJP Leader Wilfred Mesquita passes away at 70

Senior BJP Leader and Ex Goa minister Wilfred Mesquita passed away in Mumbai. He was 70-years. In 1974, he was the founder Vice President of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.....

Published On : 10 Jul 2019

VP M. Venkaiah Naidu Launch Vivekadeepini Book

VP M. Venkaiah Naidu Launch Vivekadeepini Book

Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has released a book titled ‘Vivekadeepini’ in 10 languages. Naidu said that the pieces of wisdom initially written by Adi Shankara....

Published On : 10 Jul 2019

A. U. Celestine dies at 73

A. U. Celestine dies at 73

Former Indian football team goalkeeper A. U. Celestine died in hospital after a brief illness. He was 73-years. He represented the Tamilnadu Men’s Fo....

Published On : 10 Jul 2019

Dutee Chand wins Gold Medal in 100m event at World University Games

Dutee Chand wins Gold Medal in 100m event at World University Games

Indian Olympic athlete Dutee Chand (age 23 years) won the Gold Medal in Women's 100m event at World University Games held in Napoli, Italy. Jajpur....

Published On : 10 Jul 2019

Veteran Musician Joao Gilberto passes away

Veteran Musician Joao Gilberto passes away

Brazilian musician, guitarist and songwriter Joao Gilberto passed away. He was 88-years. He was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Aro....

Published On : 09 Jul 2019

The USA Wins 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

The USA Wins 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

The United States of America (USA) beat the Netherlands 2-0 in finals to wins 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. With this achievement, the USA wins thi....

Published On : 09 Jul 2019

10-Years-Old Arinjeeta Dey Bags Silver Medal In World Youth Cup

10-Years-Old Arinjeeta Dey Bags Silver Medal In World Youth Cup

10-years-old Arinjeeta Dey won the Silver Medal in the World Youth Cup in the U-12 group held in Umag, Croatia. Around 35 countries participated i....

Published On : 09 Jul 2019

Vice President Released A Book Titled 'Land Registration, Global Practices and Lessons for India

Vice President Released A Book Titled 'Land Registration, Global Practices and Lessons for India

Current Vice President of India, Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu (age 70 years) released a book titled ‘Land Registration, Global Practices & Lessons for India....

Published On : 09 Jul 2019

Ashutosh Gupta Appointed As Country Manager For India Of LinkedIn

Ashutosh Gupta Appointed As Country Manager For India Of LinkedIn

LinkedIn appoints Ashutosh Gupta as India's Country Manager for the 2nd time in six months. Gupta will replace Mahesh Narayanan. On 2nd Sep 2019, he will ta....

Published On : 09 Jul 2019

Puducherry launched a Bicycle Sharing Scheme

Puducherry launched a Bicycle Sharing Scheme

Puducherry Smart City Development will introduce a Bicycle Sharing Scheme in the upcoming months in Puducherry. The registered users can use bicyc....

Published On : 08 Jul 2019

Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat releases Kargil Tribute Song

Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat releases Kargil Tribute Song

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat (age 61 years) has released a Kargil Tribute Song to honor, salute and pay homage to the Kargil martyrs and war veterans. Thi....

Published On : 08 Jul 2019

India ranked 86th, and Japan on 1st place in the Henley Passport Index 2019

India ranked 86th, and Japan on 1st place in the Henley Passport Index 2019

The latest Henley Passport Index 2019 ranked Indian Passport on the 86th position with a mobility score of 58. It includes 199 passports and 227 travel destinations including micro-states an....

Published On : 08 Jul 2019

Kyriakos Mitsotakis Elected as Greece Prime Minister

Kyriakos Mitsotakis Elected as Greece Prime Minister

Greek politician Kyriakos Mitsotakis (age 51 years) sworn in as New Prime Minister of Greece and the President of New Democracy. Prior to this appointment, he serv....

Published On : 08 Jul 2019

Li Shifeng Win the 2019 Canada Open Title

Li Shifeng Win the 2019 Canada Open Title

Indian Parupalli Kashyap lost a three-game thriller to Chinese Li Shifeng in the men's singles title of the Canada Open. Sixth-seed Kashyap, who h....

Published On : 08 Jul 2019

Brazil beat Peru In Finals To Win 2019 Copa America Title

Brazil beat Peru In Finals To Win 2019 Copa America Title

Brazil beat Peru 3-1 in finals to win its first Copa America Title since 2007. Argentina secured 3rd place by beating Chile 2-1. The Copa America ....

Published On : 08 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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