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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 : 19 Mar 2019

President R.N. Kovind presents Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations

President R.N. Kovind presents Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations

  • Current Affairs 19th March 2019. The President Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, India.
  • Kirti Chakras were conferred on Sepoy Vijay Kumar of Indian Army and Constable Pradip Kumar Panda of CRPF posthumously.
  • Uttam Yudh Seva Medal was conferred on Lieutenant General Anil Kumar Bhatt for successful counter-terrorist operations conducted under him in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Irfan Ramzan Sheikh of Jammu and Kashmir was conferred with Shaurya Chakra award for foiling an attack by 3 terrorists in his house in 2017 when he was 14-years-old.
India bags 188 medals at Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi

India bags 188 medals at Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi

Current Affairs 19th March 2019. India bags 188 medals at the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi. The 188 medals include f....

Published On : 19 Mar 2019

International workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI) 2019 begins in New Delhi

International workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI) 2019 begins in New Delhi

Current Affairs 19th March 2019. International workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI-2019) begins in New Delhi. The 2-day event is ....

Published On : 19 Mar 2019

Rear Admiral K. Swaminathan take charge as Flag Officer Sea Training

Rear Admiral K. Swaminathan take charge as Flag Officer Sea Training

Current Affairs 19th March 2019. Rear Admiral Krishna Swaminathan has assumed charge as Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) at Kochi, Kerala. Rear Ad....

Published On : 19 Mar 2019

Kotak Mahindra Bank appointed KVS Manian, Gaurang Shah as board of directors for 3-years

Kotak Mahindra Bank appointed KVS Manian, Gaurang Shah as board of directors for 3-years

Current Affairs 18th March 2019. Kotak Mahindra Bank has been appointed KVS Manian, Gaurang Shah as a board of directors for 3-years term effective from the....

Published On : 18 Mar 2019

India's Second Scorpene submarine 'INS Khanderi' ready for induction

India's Second Scorpene submarine 'INS Khanderi' ready for induction

Current Affairs 18th March 2019. The Indian Navy is ready to commence the Second Scorpene submarine 'INS Khanderi' by early May, The remaining submarines in....

Published On : 18 Mar 2019

India finishes 2nd in medal tally at Asian Youth Championships in Hongkong

India finishes 2nd in medal tally at Asian Youth Championships in Hongkong

Current Affairs 18th March 2019. India finishes 2nd in medal tally at Asian Youth Championships in Hongkong. India won a total of twenty-six medals including eight....

Published On : 18 Mar 2019

J&K Bank to sell stake in PNB Metlife for Rupees 185 crore

J&K Bank to sell stake in PNB Metlife for Rupees 185 crore

Current Affairs 18th March 2019. J&K Bank on 17 March said it proposes to sell its stake in PNB Metlife India to private equity player Oman India Joint Investment Fund-I....

Published On : 18 Mar 2019

Former Minister Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy passes away at 68

Former Minister Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy passes away at 68

Current Affairs 18th March 2019. Former minister Y.S. Vivekananda passed away in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. He was 68. Vivekananda Reddy was the youn....

Published On : 18 Mar 2019

Veteran Bengali actor Chinmoy Roy passes away at 79

Veteran Bengali actor Chinmoy Roy passes away at 79

Current Affairs 18th March 2019. Veteran Bengali actor Chinmoy Roy has died of cardiac arrest last night. He was 79 years old. Mr. Roy was born on 16th January 194....

Published On : 18 Mar 2019

Prime Minister changes name on Twitter to ‘Chowkidar Narendra Modi’

Prime Minister changes name on Twitter to ‘Chowkidar Narendra Modi’

Current Affairs 16th March 2019. The top BJP Leaders and Union Ministers, Chief Ministers took the pledge of 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' on Twitter following an ap....

Published On : 16 Mar 2019

Kent RO awarded as the Best Domestic Water Purifier Award 2019

Kent RO awarded as the Best Domestic Water Purifier Award 2019

Current Affairs 16th March 2019. Kent RO Systems Pvt. Ltd. has been awarded the Best Domestic Water Purifier Award 20119 for its RO+UV+UF technology at the Water Digest Wate....

Published On : 16 Mar 2019

Swati Shingade receive the DD Mahila Kisan Award 2019

Swati Shingade receive the DD Mahila Kisan Award 2019

Current Affairs 16th March 2019. Swati Shingade has bagged the first prize of DD Mahila Kisan Award 2019. The Chairman of Prasar Bharati A. Surya ....

Published On : 16 Mar 2019

JP Duminy announce retirement from ODI cricket after ICC World Cup 2019

JP Duminy announce retirement from ODI cricket after ICC World Cup 2019

Current Affairs 16th March 2019. South-African cricketer JP Duminy (age 34 years) has been announced retirement from ODI cricket after the ICC World....

Published On : 16 Mar 2019

India to host FIFA U-17 Women's Football World Cup in 2020

India to host FIFA U-17 Women's Football World Cup in 2020

Current Affairs 16th March 2019. India will host the FIFA Under-17 Women's Football World Cup in 2020, announced by the FIFA President Gianni Infantino afte....

Published On : 16 Mar 2019

Former Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar passes away at 63

Former Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar passes away at 63

Current Affairs 18th March 2019. The chief minister of Goa and former defense minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar passed away at 63 in Panaji after a prolonged il....

Published On : 18 Mar 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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