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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 : 26 Jun 2019

Prime Minister leaves for Japan to attend 14th G20 Summit

Prime Minister leaves for Japan to attend 14th G20 Summit

  • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will leave for Japan to attend the 14th G20 Summit in Osaka on 28th to 29th June 2019.
  • The theme of G20 Osaka Summit is "Human-Centered Future Society". It will be the first-ever G20 summit to be hosted in Japan.
  • More than 20 countries will be participating in the G20 Summit. Informal meeting of the BRICS leaders and bilateral meetings with other leaders would also take place on the sidelines of the summit.
  • India has participated in all the Summits held so far. It will host the G20 summit in 2022 for the first time.
Top 3 Best Indian Police Stations - Kalu, Campbell Bay, Farakka

Top 3 Best Indian Police Stations - Kalu, Campbell Bay, Farakka

The Home ministry has released the list of Best Police Stations in India according to its performance in crime prevention, investigation and disposal of cases, crime detection, com....

Published On : 26 Jun 2019

Shefali Juneja Appointed as India’s Representative to ICAO

Shefali Juneja Appointed as India’s Representative to ICAO

Union Governement has appointed Senior bureaucrat Shefali Juneja as India’s representative in the Council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). ....

Published On : 26 Jun 2019

Warner Bros Appoints Anna Sarnoff As Its New CEO

Warner Bros Appoints Anna Sarnoff As Its New CEO

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. has appointed Ann Sarnoff (age 58 years) as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and she becomes first female CEO of Warner....

Published On : 26 Jun 2019

RBI Governor Launches CMS For filing Online Grievance Against Banks

RBI Governor Launches CMS For filing Online Grievance Against Banks

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das (age 62 years) has launched the Complaint Management System (CMS) for filing an online grievance against Banks and NBFC....

Published On : 25 Jun 2019

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on India Visit

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on India Visit

The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (age 55 years) will be on a 3-day visit to India. It is an important opportunity for both countries to explore way....

Published On : 25 Jun 2019

K. Natarajan Appointed As New DG Of Indian Coast Guard

K. Natarajan Appointed As New DG Of Indian Coast Guard

Krishnaswamy Natarajan was appointed as the new Director General (DG) of the Indian Coast Guard. Natarajan replacing Rajendra Sin....

Published On : 25 Jun 2019

Center Govt Decided To Launch Universal Smart Card Driving License

Center Govt Decided To Launch Universal Smart Card Driving License

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to modify the format of driving licenses to smart card type driving licenses. The Ministry of Road Transport a....

Published On : 25 Jun 2019

Veteran Mohan Ranade passes away

Veteran Mohan Ranade passes away

Veteran Freedom fighter Mohan Ranade passed away early morning today in Pune, Maharashtra. He was 90-years. He was participated in Goa’s liberation movement,....

Published On : 25 Jun 2019

BJP MP Madan Lal Saini passes away

BJP MP Madan Lal Saini passes away

Rajasthan BJP President and Former Rajya Sabha MP Madan Lal Saini passed away at AIIMS-New Delhi. He was 75-years. M.L. Saini was diagnosed with an infection in th....

Published On : 25 Jun 2019

Day of the Seafarer Observed on 25th June

Day of the Seafarer Observed on 25th June

The Day of the Seafarer is observed every year on 25th June around the world coordinated by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The theme for this year ....

Published On : 25 Jun 2019

Lewis Hamilton wins 2019 French Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton wins 2019 French Grand Prix

Formula One Champion Lewis Hamilton (age 34 years) wins the 2019 French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard, France. He defeated his teammate ....

Published On : 24 Jun 2019

Viral Acharya resigns as Deputy Governor of RBI

Viral Acharya resigns as Deputy Governor of RBI

Viral Acharya (age 45 years) Deputy Governor of RBI has resigned from his post, 6-months before end of his term. On 28th Dec 2016, Central Govt wa....

Published On : 24 Jun 2019

Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar passes away at 88

Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar passes away at 88

Abdul Sattar - Pakistani's Former Foreign Minister passes away. Sattar was served as the Foreign minister under Pervez Musharraf Government (from 1999 to 20....

Published On : 24 Jun 2019

International Olympic Day celebrated on 23rd June

International Olympic Day celebrated on 23rd June

The International Olympic Day is celebrated on 23rd June every year to promote participation in sport around the world regardless of age, gender or athletic ability. ....

Published On : 24 Jun 2019

Former General M.O. Ghazouani elected as the new President of Mauritania

Former General M.O. Ghazouani elected as the new President of Mauritania

Former General Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (age 62 years) has won the presidential election with 52% and elected as the new President of Mauritania....

Published On : 24 Jun 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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