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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 : 16 Jun 2020

Hima Das - Govt of Assam Nominated for Khel Ratna Award

Hima Das - Govt of Assam Nominated for Khel Ratna Award

  • Indian athlete Hima Das from Assam has been nominated for the prestigious Khel Ratna award. She is one of the youngest athletes to nominated for this award. Prior to this, She had awarded the Arjuna Award on 25th September 2018.
  • As an athlete,
    - Hima Das won 400m silver, 4X400 mixed relay Gold, and Women's 4X400m gold at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. Besides, she holds the current Indian national record in 400 meters with a timing of 50.79 seconds.
    - She is the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in a track event at the IAAF World U20 Championships.
India joined Global Partnership as founding member on Artificial Intelligence

India joined Global Partnership as founding member on Artificial Intelligence

India joined the league of leading economies including USA, UK, EU, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Singapore to la....

Published On : 16 Jun 2020

Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) - Online Gas Delivery Trading Platform

Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) - Online Gas Delivery Trading Platform

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Debendra Pradhan has launched the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX), which is incorporated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the I....

Published On : 16 Jun 2020

ICICI Bank - Insta FlexiCash facility for Salary Account Customers

ICICI Bank - Insta FlexiCash facility for Salary Account Customers

ICICI Bank has launched the 'Insta FlexiCash' facility for the Salary Account customers to get approval for an Overdraft instantaneously and in a paperless manner. It is the....

Published On : 16 Jun 2020

Central Railway launched 'Captain Arjun' robot for Screening and Surveillance

Central Railway launched 'Captain Arjun' robot for Screening and Surveillance

Central Railway has launched the Artificial Intelligence 'Captain Arjun' robot for screening and surveillance of railway passengers & staff. The objecti....

Published On : 16 Jun 2020

World Blood Donor Day celebrated on 14th June Each year

World Blood Donor Day celebrated on 14th June Each year

Each year on 14th June World Blood Donor Day is celebrated throughout the globe. This day provides an opportunity for all donors to celebrate and commemorate the birthday an....

Published On : 15 Jun 2020

K. K. Venugopal period as Attorney General of India extended for a 1-year

K. K. Venugopal period as Attorney General of India extended for a 1-year

K. K. Venugopal period as Attorney General of India extended for a 1-year. He had replaced Mukul Rohtagi in 2017. K. K. Venugopal is a leading lawyer of the....

Published On : 15 Jun 2020

Imtaiyazur Rahman - New CEO of UTI Asset Management

Imtaiyazur Rahman - New CEO of UTI Asset Management

Imtaiyazur Rahman has been appointed as the new CEO of UTI Asset Management Company. Prior to this, he working as the acting CEO of UTI Mutual Fund from the....

Published On : 15 Jun 2020

Shambhu S. Kumaran - New Ambassador of India to Philippines

Shambhu S. Kumaran - New Ambassador of India to Philippines

Shambhu S. Kumaran (IFS Officer - 1995 batch) has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Philippines. He replaced Jaideep Mazu....

Published On : 15 Jun 2020

Odisha’s popular festival Raja Parba begun

Odisha’s popular festival Raja Parba begun

Odisha’s popular festival Raja Parba begun from 14th to 18th June 2020. It is a three-day-long festival, which is dedicated to the Mother Earth (Bhuma Devi). ....

Published On : 15 Jun 2020

Biswajit Dasgupta - New Chief of Staff for Eastern Naval Command

Biswajit Dasgupta - New Chief of Staff for Eastern Naval Command

Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta has appointed as the new Chief of Staff for Eastern Naval Command. Biswajit Dasgupta replaced Vice Admiral S. N. Ghormade, wh....

Published On : 13 Jun 2020

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh launched 'Ghar Ghar Nigrani' mobile app

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh launched 'Ghar Ghar Nigrani' mobile app

The 15th Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh launched the 'Ghar Ghar Nigrani' mobile app through video conference. It's a first-of-its-kind ini....

Published On : 13 Jun 2020

Union agriculture minister launched 'Sahakar Mitra' scheme Internship program

Union agriculture minister launched 'Sahakar Mitra' scheme Internship program

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched the 'Sahakar Mitra' Internship Program to provide paid internship to youth and ensure the availability of assured project loans t....

Published On : 13 Jun 2020

Odisha becomes first Indian state to Get ISO Certification for Tribal Hostels

Odisha becomes first Indian state to Get ISO Certification for Tribal Hostels

Odisha became the first Indian state to get the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 9001:2015 certification for its 44 tribal hostels, out of which 32 hoste....

Published On : 13 Jun 2020

International Albinism Awareness Day celebrated on 13th June Each year

International Albinism Awareness Day celebrated on 13th June Each year

Each year on 13th June International Albinism Awareness Day is celebrated around the world. The objective of this day is to educate everyone about the rights of people with ....

Published On : 13 Jun 2020

Sonu Sood - New Brand Ambassador of Gargo International

Sonu Sood - New Brand Ambassador of Gargo International

Gargo International has been appointed Sonu Sood as its new brand ambassador. Gargo International was established in 1968 in Delhi. It manufacturing and wholesaling of Autom....

Published On : 12 Jun 2020

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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