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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 : 13 Jun 2019

Sun Weidong appointed as Chinese Envoy to India

Sun Weidong appointed as Chinese Envoy to India

  • China has been appointed Sun Weidong as its new ambassador to India. Earlier, he also served as the ambassador to Pakistan.
  • He will replace Luo Zhaohui, who has been appointed as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.
  • Currently, He is the Director General of the Policy and Planning Department of the Foreign Ministry.
Rajanath Singh 'Surya' died in Lucknow, UP

Rajanath Singh 'Surya' died in Lucknow, UP

Noted journalist and Former MP Rajanath Singh 'Surya' passed away in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He was 82-years. He had worked in various newspapers and he was a well....

Published On : 13 Jun 2019

International Albinism Awareness Day

International Albinism Awareness Day

The International Albinism Awareness Day is celebrated annually on 13th June, with an aim of raising public awareness and to prevent attacks and discrimination against albin....

Published On : 13 Jun 2019

Cambodia hosting the 16th Asia Media Summit

Cambodia hosting the 16th Asia Media Summit

The 16th Asia Media Summit begins in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Cambodian PM Hun Sen (age 66 years) inaugurated the summit. The theme of this summit is ....

Published On : 12 Jun 2019

Padma Shri awardee Amitav Ghosh honored with 2018 Jnanpith Award

Padma Shri awardee Amitav Ghosh honored with 2018 Jnanpith Award

Indian writer Amitav Ghosh (age 63-years) honored with 54th Jnanpith Award. He becomes the first English author to win this award. Jnanpith Award,....

Published On : 12 Jun 2019

Union Minister Gehlot appointed the Leader of Rajya Sabha

Union Minister Gehlot appointed the Leader of Rajya Sabha

BJP leader and Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawarchand Gehlot (age 71 years) has been appointed as the leader of Rajya Sabha....

Published On : 12 Jun 2019

Retired IAS Officer Nripendra Misra re-appointed as Principal Secretary to PM Modi

Retired IAS Officer Nripendra Misra re-appointed as Principal Secretary to PM Modi

Retired 1967 batch cadre IAS Officer Nripendra Misra (age 74 years) has been re-appointed as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. ....

Published On : 12 Jun 2019

GST council Introduced New GST Return System For Taxpayers

GST council Introduced New GST Return System For Taxpayers

The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council has introduced a new GST return system to facilitate taxpayers. A plan has been worked out to ease the transition to the new GST return syst....

Published On : 12 Jun 2019

UP Government hikes Old-Age Pension to Rs 500 Per Month

UP Government hikes Old-Age Pension to Rs 500 Per Month

The Government of Uttar Pradesh has hiked old-age pension in the age group 60-79 years by Rs 100. Now....

Published On : 12 Jun 2019

World Day Against Child Labour observed on 12th June

World Day Against Child Labour observed on 12th June

The World Day Against Child Labour is being observed on 12th June every year to raise awareness and activism to prevent child labor. In 2002, the International Labour Organization ....

Published On : 12 Jun 2019

Important Highlights: 11th June 2019

Important Highlights: 11th June 2019

EAM Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (age 64 years) has flagged off the first batch of 2019 Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in New Delhi. Gujarat CM inaugurated India's first Dinosaur-Museum-cum-P....

Published On : 11 Jun 2019

Annually Mela Kheer Bhawani celebrated in J&K

Annually Mela Kheer Bhawani celebrated in J&K

Mela Kheer Bhawani celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) annually on Zeasht Ashtami. It is th....

Published On : 11 Jun 2019

Yuvraj Singh retires from International Cricket & IPL

Yuvraj Singh retires from International Cricket & IPL

Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh (age 37 years) announced his retirement from International Cricket and Indian Premier League (IPL). Yuvraj played 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20 Intern....

Published On : 11 Jun 2019

Reserve Bank Of India imposes Rs 2,00,00,000 penalty on Kotak Mahindra Bank

Reserve Bank Of India imposes Rs 2,00,00,000 penalty on Kotak Mahindra Bank

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a Rs 2,00,00,000 penalty on Kotak Mahindra Bank for the non-state lender’s failure to adhere to the regulator’s diktat on promoter sha....

Published On : 11 Jun 2019

Virendra Kumar becomes Protem Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha

Virendra Kumar becomes Protem Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha

BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh Dr. Virendra Kumar Khatik (age 65 years) becomes Protem Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha. Mr. Kumar represents the Sagar constituency of Madhya Pradesh between ....

Published On : 11 Jun 2019

J&K Bank appoints R.K Chibber as its new Interim CMD

J&K Bank appoints R.K Chibber as its new Interim CMD

RBI approved the appointment of R.K Chhibber as new Interim Chairman cum Managing Director of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Bank. The Government of J&K has removed Parvez Ahmad f....

Published On : 11 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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