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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 : 07 Jun 2019

RBI appoints Rakesh Makhija as the Chairman of Axis Bank

RBI appoints Rakesh Makhija as the Chairman of Axis Bank

  • Today, Reserve Bank has approved the appointment of Rakesh Makhija as the Chairman of Axis Bank for three years.
  • He has worked in SKF Group to the various management positions, Prior to joining SKF Group, Makhija was the CEO & MD of Tata Honeywell.

    About Axis Bank
  • Founded - 1993
  • Chairman - Sanjiv Misra
  • MD & CEO - Amitabh Choudary
  • Number of Branches - 4000 Branches (till March 2019)
IOCL appoints P. Jayadevan as Executive Director for TN, Puducherry region

IOCL appoints P. Jayadevan as Executive Director for TN, Puducherry region

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has appointed P. Jayadevan....

Published On : 07 Jun 2019

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra Appointed As Chief Of IMD

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra Appointed As Chief Of IMD

Renowned scientist Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra has been appointed as the chief of India Meteorological Department (IMD) for a period of 5-years. Prev....

Published On : 07 Jun 2019

Russia launches the first Arctic train service ‘Zarengold’

Russia launches the first Arctic train service ‘Zarengold’

Russian has launched first Arctic train service ‘Zarengold’ traveling between Russia's Arctic region and Norway, set off from St. Petersburg station with 91 passengers aboard for....

Published On : 07 Jun 2019

World Food Safety Day observed on 7th June

World Food Safety Day observed on 7th June

The World Food Safety Day (WFSD) is being observed on 7th June every year around the world. The theme for this year is "Food Safety, Everyone's Business". This day was fa....

Published On : 07 Jun 2019

Pramila Jayapal becomes first Indian-American woman to preside over US House

Pramila Jayapal becomes first Indian-American woman to preside over US House

U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (age 53 years) becomes first Indian-American woman to preside over US house. India-born Pramila, a Democrat from the State of ....

Published On : 06 Jun 2019

CCI Imposes Rs 74 crore Penalty On Pharma Companies

CCI Imposes Rs 74 crore Penalty On Pharma Companies

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed over Rs 74 crore penalty on the Chemists and Druggists Association and Pharmaceutical Companies i.e.- Rs 4,18,404/- o....

Published On : 06 Jun 2019

World Bank Provides $287 million Loan for Tamilnadu to Improve its Healthcare

World Bank Provides $287 million Loan for Tamilnadu to Improve its Healthcare

PM Modi Government, Government of Tamilnadu, and the World Bank signed a $287 million loan pact for Tamilnadu to improve its Healthcare. The objective of this program is to improve....

Published On : 06 Jun 2019

Indian Footballer Sunil Chhetri Becomes Most Capped Player

Indian Footballer Sunil Chhetri Becomes Most Capped Player

Indian professional footballer Sunil Chhetri (age 34 years) becomes a most capped player by surpassing Bhaichung Bhutia's 107 international football matches. Chhet....

Published On : 06 Jun 2019

6th June; Maharana Pratap Jayanti

6th June; Maharana Pratap Jayanti

Maharana Pratap Jayanti is observed on the 6th of June every year in India to remember the birth anniversary of a brave Rajput warrior. This year marks the 479th birth anniversary ....

Published On : 06 Jun 2019

Telangana Government Increased Aid Under 'Rythu Bandhu Scheme' From Rupees 4000 to 5000

Telangana Government Increased Aid Under 'Rythu Bandhu Scheme' From Rupees 4000 to 5000

The Government of Telangana has announced a notification to increased aid under 'Rythu Bandhu Scheme' from Rupees 4000 to 5000 in 2019-20 session. The amount (Rupees 5000/-) would ....

Published On : 05 Jun 2019

Mahindra Susten join-hand with Mitsui to Develop Solar Power Projects in India

Mahindra Susten join-hand with Mitsui to Develop Solar Power Projects in India

Mahindra Susten Private Limited join-hand with Japanese Mitsui & Co. Limited to develop and operate distributed solar power generation projects in India. Mahindra Susten will h....

Published On : 05 Jun 2019

Queen Harish; Famous Rajasthani folk dancer passes away

Queen Harish; Famous Rajasthani folk dancer passes away

Renowned Rajasthani folk dancer Queen Harish passes away in a road accident near Kaparda. He was 41 years. The People of Jaisalmer known the Harish for his popular name Queen Haris....

Published On : 05 Jun 2019

Ruma Guha Thakurta passes away at 84

Ruma Guha Thakurta passes away at 84

Veteran Singer and Actress Ruma Guha Thakurta passed away. She was 84-years. She was the first wife of Kishore Kumar, She was married to him in 1951 and had a son Amit Kumar by thi....

Published On : 05 Jun 2019

AAI Inked MoU With Boeing To Improve Airspace

AAI Inked MoU With Boeing To Improve Airspace

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) inked MoU with American aerospace company Boeing to develop and modernize India’s Air Traffic Management. The agreement aims to develop ....

Published On : 05 Jun 2019

CAG Rajiv Mehrishi elected as external auditor of WHO

CAG Rajiv Mehrishi elected as external auditor of WHO

Comptroller and Auditor General of India Mr. Rajiv Mehrishi (age 63 years) elected as external auditor of the WHO for a period of 4-years from 2020 to 2023. Mehrishi was elected at....

Published On : 05 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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