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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 : 17 May 2019

World Telecommunication & Information Society Day Observed on 17 May

World Telecommunication & Information Society Day Observed on 17 May

  • The World Telecommunication & Information Society Day (WTISD) is Observed on 17 May every year. This day marks the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention (ITC) and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
  • Its main objective to raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide.
  • The WTISD 2019 Theme: Bridging the standardization gap.
Former Australian PM Bob Hawke passes away

Former Australian PM Bob Hawke passes away

Former Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the Labor Party (from 1983 to 1991) Bob Hawke passed away. He was 89 years. He was the 23rd Australian PM and longest-serving Prime....

Published On : 17 May 2019

National Dengue Day Is Observed On 16th May Every-year

National Dengue Day Is Observed On 16th May Every-year

National Dengue Day is observed on May 16 every year to create awareness about dengue: and to intensify preventive measures and preparedness....

Published On : 16 May 2019

Sherpa Kami Rita Scales Mount Everest For The 23rd Time

Sherpa Kami Rita Scales Mount Everest For The 23rd Time

Sherpa Kami Rita scales the World's Highest Peak-Mount Everest for the 23rd time. The 49-year-old sherpa broke his own record of the most successful ascents of the world's highest ....

Published On : 16 May 2019

Captain Aarohi Pandit Becomes First Woman Pilot To Cross The Atlantic Ocean

Captain Aarohi Pandit Becomes First Woman Pilot To Cross The Atlantic Ocean

Captain Aarohi Pandit (age 23 years) becomes first Woman Pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft ....

Published On : 16 May 2019

Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose Launches Website Of Lokpal

Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose Launches Website Of Lokpal

The Website Of Lokpal was inaugurated by the Chairperson Justice Shri Pinaki Chandra Ghose in presence of all the Members o....

Published On : 16 May 2019

Igor Stimac Appointed As New Indian Football Team Coach

Igor Stimac Appointed As New Indian Football Team Coach

Former footballer Igor Stimac has been appointed as new Indian football team head coach for a 2-year term. The national team has....

Published On : 16 May 2019

Important Highlights - 15th May 2019

Important Highlights - 15th May 2019

Jitendra Sharma discovered Lecanorchis taiwaniana (The parasitic bloom) in Assam. New Zealand becomes the first country in the world to measure its success based on citizens' well-....

Published On : 15 May 2019

Indian Armed Forces Hold Joint Exercise Bull Strike In Teressa Island

Indian Armed Forces Hold Joint Exercise Bull Strike In Teressa Island

Indian Armed Forces - Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy carried out Joint Exercise Bull Strike at Teressa Island in Andaman and Nicobar....

Published On : 15 May 2019

Airtel Joins Hand With HDFC Life To Offer Rs 4 Lakh Insurance Cover To Prepaid Customers

Airtel Joins Hand With HDFC Life To Offer Rs 4 Lakh Insurance Cover To Prepaid Customers

Bharti Airtel Limited joins hand with HDFC Life Insurance to offer Rs 4 Lakh cover to its pre....

Published On : 15 May 2019

ICICI Bank Launches Co-branded Multicurrency Travel Card With Gibibo

ICICI Bank Launches Co-branded Multicurrency Travel Card With Gibibo

Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India, ICICI Bank announced to launch a co-branded multicurrency travel card....

Published On : 15 May 2019

Government Planning To Mandate QR Code Based Payment Method

Government Planning To Mandate QR Code Based Payment Method

The Central Government is planning to mandate a QR Code Based Payment Method using Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for all....

Published On : 15 May 2019

GS Lakshmi Appointed As First Female ICC Match Referee

GS Lakshmi Appointed As First Female ICC Match Referee

Former player G. Suvarna Lakshmi (age 50 years) have been appointed as first female ICC Match Referee. Lauren Agenbag, Kim Cotton, Shivani Mishra,....

Published On : 15 May 2019

15th May: International Day of Families

15th May: International Day of Families

The International Day of Families is being observed every year on 15th May around the world. Its main objective to provide an opportunity of issues relating to fam....

Published On : 15 May 2019

Important Highlights - 14th May 2019

Important Highlights - 14th May 2019

Peggy Lipton passes away at 72. She was an American actress, model, and singer and the winner of Golden Globe Award. Yuvika-2019. Dr. K Sivan (Chairman Of ISRO) inaugurated Young S....

Published On : 14 May 2019

Sanjiv Puri Becomes The New Chairman Of ITC Limited

Sanjiv Puri Becomes The New Chairman Of ITC Limited

ITC Limited (country's largest cigarette maker) has appointed MD Sanjiv Puri as its new Chairman with immediate effect. Sanjiv jo....

Published On : 14 May 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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