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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 : 15 Mar 2019

Google shuts down 'Allo' mobile messaging app

Google shuts down 'Allo' mobile messaging app

  • Current Affairs 15th March 2019. Google shutting down 'Allo' instant mobile messaging app, today.
  • The Google Allo Mobile App uses phone numbers as identifiers and allows users to send and receive text SMS, documents, images etc.
  • Google Allo was launched in 2016, as a mobile messaging app for the Android and IOS mobile Operating Systems (OS), with a web client available on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera.
President Inaugurates Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

President Inaugurates Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Current Affairs 15th March 2019. The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Gandhi....

Published On : 15 Mar 2019

The World Sleep Day 2019 observed on 15th March

The World Sleep Day 2019 observed on 15th March

Current Affairs 15th March 2019. The World Sleep Day 2019 is celebrated on 15th March annually. The main objective of this day to celebrate the benefits of good an....

Published On : 15 Mar 2019

World Consumer Rights Day 2019 observed on 15th March

World Consumer Rights Day 2019 observed on 15th March

Current Affairs 15th March 2019. The World Consumer Rights Day 2019 is celebrated worldwide on 15th March to raise global awareness about c....

Published On : 15 Mar 2019

World Kidney Day being observed on 14 March

World Kidney Day being observed on 14 March

Current Affairs 14th March 2019. World Kidney Day is observed annually on the 2nd Thursday in March. It's objective to create awareness on the imp....

Published On : 14 Mar 2019

M R Kumar appointed as new Chairman of LIC

M R Kumar appointed as new Chairman of LIC

Current Affairs 14th March 2019. M R Kumar has been appointed as the new Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC). T C Suseel Kumar....

Published On : 14 Mar 2019

Padmaja appointed as next India's High Commissioner to Republic of Fiji

Padmaja appointed as next India's High Commissioner to Republic of Fiji

Current Affairs 14th March 2019. Padmaja has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji. Presently, Ms. Padmaja....

Published On : 14 Mar 2019

Santosh Jha appointed as next India's Ambassador to Republic of Uzbekistan

Santosh Jha appointed as next India's Ambassador to Republic of Uzbekistan

Current Affairs 13th March 2019. Shri Santosh Jha (IFS:1993 Batch cadre) has been appointed as the next India's Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan.....

Published On : 13 Mar 2019

Anurag Bhushan appointed as next India's High Commissioner to Republic of Malawi

Anurag Bhushan appointed as next India's High Commissioner to Republic of Malawi

Current Affairs 13th March 2019. Shri Anurag Bhushan (IFS:1995 Batch cadre) has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Malawi. Pr....

Published On : 13 Mar 2019

Dipa Karmakar nominate as Barbie Role Model

Dipa Karmakar nominate as Barbie Role Model

Current Affairs 13th March 2019. Dipa Karmakar (age 25 years) is an Indian Artistic Gymnast has been nominated as Barbie Role model to help....

Published On : 13 Mar 2019

Rakesh Makhija appointed as Chairman of Axis Bank

Rakesh Makhija appointed as Chairman of Axis Bank

Current Affairs 13th March 2019. Rakesh Makhija (age 67-years) has been appointed as the Chairman of Axis Bank for a period of 3-years with....

Published On : 13 Mar 2019

New Zealand bans Boeing 737 MAX planes

New Zealand bans Boeing 737 MAX planes

Current Affairs 13th March 2019. New Zealand bans Boeing 737 MAX planes from its airspace in the wake of a deadly plane crash in Ethiopia.....

Published On : 13 Mar 2019

U.S Olympic cyclists Kelly Catlin passes away at 23

U.S Olympic cyclists Kelly Catlin passes away at 23

Current Affairs 13th March 2019. U.S Olympic cyclists Kelly Catlin passed away at age 23 in the USA. She earned 3 consecutive world titles with th....

Published On : 13 Mar 2019

Hindi Newsreader Vinod Kashyap passes away at 88

Hindi Newsreader Vinod Kashyap passes away at 88

Current Affairs 13th March 2019. Veteran Hindi Newsreader Vinod Kashyap (age 88-years) has passed away following a prolonged illness. She served ....

Published On : 13 Mar 2019

Zinedine Zidane re-appointed as Real Madrid Coach up-to 2022

Zinedine Zidane re-appointed as Real Madrid Coach up-to 2022

Current Affairs 12th March 2019. French football star Zinedine Zidane (age 46 years) has been re-appointed as the Real Madrid Coach up-to 2022....

Published On : 12 Mar 2019

'Metro Man' Sreedharan appointed Advisor to MRTCs projects in J&K

'Metro Man' Sreedharan appointed Advisor to MRTCs projects in J&K

Current Affairs 12th March 2019. The governor administration of Jammu and Kashmir state has been appointed E. Sreedharan as the advisor to MRTCs projects in J&K....

Published On : 12 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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