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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 : 08 Jul 2019

Indian Female Wrestler wins the Gold Medals at Grand Prix of Spain

Indian Female Wrestler wins the Gold Medals at Grand Prix of Spain

  • Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat and Divya Kakran win the Gold Medals in 53/68 kg category at the Grand Prix of Spain.
  • In another category, Pooja Dhanda (57kg), Seema (50kg), Manju Kumari (59kg) and Kiran (76kg) won the Silver Medals.
India Successfully Tests Latest Version of Brahmos Missile

India Successfully Tests Latest Version of Brahmos Missile

India has successfully tested the vertical steep dive version of Brahmos supersonic cruise missile that changes the dynamics of conventional warfare. ....

Published On : 06 Jul 2019

Christine Lagarde Appointed As New President of European Central Bank

Christine Lagarde Appointed As New President of European Central Bank

On 2nd July 2019, 63-years-old Christine Lagarde nominated by the European Council as New President of European Central Bank. She will replace Mario Draghi.....

Published On : 06 Jul 2019

Shoaib Malik Announces Retirement From ODIs

Shoaib Malik Announces Retirement From ODIs

Former captain of Pakistan men's cricket team Shoaib Malik (age 37 years) announced his retirement from ODIs without making a farewell appearance in his side's victory over ....

Published On : 06 Jul 2019

6th July: World Zoonoses Day

6th July: World Zoonoses Day

The World Zoonoses Day is celebrated on 6th July every year to create awareness on zoonotic diseases, how to prevent them and what actions to take when expo....

Published On : 06 Jul 2019

6th July: International Day of Cooperatives

6th July: International Day of Cooperatives

The International Day of Cooperatives is observed on the first Saturday of July every year, since 1923 by the International Co-operative Alliance. The theme for th....

Published On : 06 Jul 2019

The Pink City of Jaipur got UNESCO World Heritage Site Tag

The Pink City of Jaipur got UNESCO World Heritage Site Tag

The Pink City of Jaipur made its entry into the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. The announcement was made after the 43rd Session of the UNESCO Wo....

Published On : 05 Jul 2019

19-years-old Hima Das bags Gold in Poznan Athletics Grand Prix

19-years-old Hima Das bags Gold in Poznan Athletics Grand Prix

Indian Female Athlete Hima Das (age 19 years) wins the 2nd international gold in women's 200m in the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix, Poland. In anoth....

Published On : 05 Jul 2019

Prime Minister inaugurates Lal Bahadur Shastri statue at Varanasi airport

Prime Minister inaugurates Lal Bahadur Shastri statue at Varanasi airport

PM Modi inaugurated a Lal Bahadur Shastri (Former PM) statue located at the Varanasi airport during his day-long visit to his Lok Sabha constituency. ....

Published On : 05 Jul 2019

Arjen Robben take retires from football

Arjen Robben take retires from football

35-years-old Dutch footballer Arjen Robben has announced his retirement from football after a 10-year spell. Robben played 96 international matche....

Published On : 05 Jul 2019

B Harideesh Kumar Took-Over As New IBPS Director

B Harideesh Kumar Took-Over As New IBPS Director

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has appointed B Harideesh Kumar as its new Director for a period of 3-years. Prior to this app....

Published On : 05 Jul 2019

A.K. Misra Appointed As New J&K Bank Additional Director

A.K. Misra Appointed As New J&K Bank Additional Director

RBI has approved the appointed of A.K. Misra as new Additional Director of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Bank for a period of 2-years. Prior to this....

Published On : 05 Jul 2019

Kolkata born industrialist Basant Kumar Birla passes away

Kolkata born industrialist Basant Kumar Birla passes away

Kolkata born Indian businessman Basant Kumar Birla passes away in Mumbai. He was 98-years. He was Chairman of Krishnarpan Charity Trust, BK Birla Institute of Engi....

Published On : 05 Jul 2019

Auto Industry Icon Lee Lacocca dies at age 94

Auto Industry Icon Lee Lacocca dies at age 94

Auto Industry Icon Lido Anthony, the popular name 'Lee Lacocca' passed away. He was 94-years. He was an American automobile executive best known for the developmen....

Published On : 05 Jul 2019

R. Panwar has given an additional charge as Secretary to Ministry of Textiles

R. Panwar has given an additional charge as Secretary to Ministry of Textiles

Rabindra Panwar has given an additional charge as Secretary to the Ministry of Textiles. Panwar replaces Raghvendra Singh. The Women and Child Development ....

Published On : 04 Jul 2019

India contributes USD 5,000,000 in 2009 to UN Palestine Refugee Agency

India contributes USD 5,000,000 in 2009 to UN Palestine Refugee Agency

India contributes USD 5,000,000 in 2009 to UN Palestine Refugee Agency. Indian Government has pledged to contribute USD 5,000,000 in 2019 to the United Nation (UN)....

Published On : 04 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.
If you are preparing for Top competitive exams like UPSC, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC MTS, LIC AAO, RBI Grade 'B' & Assistants, NABARD Grade A & B, SBI PO & Clerk, IBPS PO & Clerk, IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 & Assistants, CAPF, etc. then you must memorise updates provided on Jobrefresher many times.

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