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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 : 08 Mar 2019

Finance Minister launch 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas' book on PM Modi speeches

Finance Minister launch 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas' book on PM Modi speeches

  • Current Affairs 8th March 2018. Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley has been launched 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas' book - a collection of selected speeches of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi.
  • The book reflects the vision of the Prime Minister of seeing all citizens of the country as one and taking everyone along on the path of inclusive development.
  • He said, PM Modi has an excellent knowledge of subjects and his speeches are a clear reflection of that knowledge.
  • He said speech should be effective so that it can have a grip on the audience.
Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty appointed as Director of BARC

Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty appointed as Director of BARC

Current Affairs 7th March 2018. Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty has been appointed as Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). Dr. Mohanty has been appointed Direc....

Published On : 07 Mar 2019

UNDP appointed Padma Lakshmi as Goodwill Ambassador

UNDP appointed Padma Lakshmi as Goodwill Ambassador

Current Affairs 8th March 2018. On the eve of International Women's Day 2019, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been appointed Padma L....

Published On : 08 Mar 2019

Dr. Ausaf Sayeed appointed as next India's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ausaf Sayeed appointed as next India's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Current Affairs 8th March 2018. Dr. Ausaf Sayeed (IFS - 1989 Cadre), presently High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Seychelles has been appointed a....

Published On : 08 Mar 2019

UBI and HDFC Life sings Bancassurance deal to serve it's large Customer base

UBI and HDFC Life sings Bancassurance deal to serve it's large Customer base

Current Affairs 7th March 2018. United Bank of India (UBI) has signed a Bancassurance deal with HDFC Life Insurance Company to serve it's a....

Published On : 07 Mar 2019

Malaysia joins International Criminal Court and becomes 124th Member of ICC

Malaysia joins International Criminal Court and becomes 124th Member of ICC

Current Affairs 7th March 2018. Malaysia joins the International Criminal Court (ICC) and becomes the 124th Member of ICC since its establishment in 2002.....

Published On : 07 Mar 2019

Manpreet Singh lead the Indian Hockey Team in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019

Manpreet Singh lead the Indian Hockey Team in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019

Current Affairs 7th March 2018. Manpreet Singh (age 26 years) has been named as the captain of the 18-member Indian hockey team to play in the 28th ....

Published On : 07 Mar 2019

PM Modi launches new Series of visually impaired friendly Circulation Coins in New Delhi

PM Modi launches new Series of visually impaired friendly Circulation Coins in New Delhi

Current Affairs 7th March 2018. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has launched the new series of visually impaired friendly circulation coins 2019....

Published On : 07 Mar 2019

Google unveils 'Bolo' App, It helps primary school kids to read in Hindi and English

Google unveils 'Bolo' App, It helps primary school kids to read in Hindi and English

Current Affairs 6th March 2018. Tech Giant Google launched a new mobile app 'Bolo' that aims to helps primary school kids to read in Hindi ....

Published On : 06 Mar 2019

B.L. Sahni appointed new Chairman of NCBC 2019

B.L. Sahni appointed new Chairman of NCBC 2019

Current Affairs 6th March 2019: President of India Ram Nath Kovind has been appointed Bhagwan Lal Sahni as the Chairman of the Nati....

Published On : 06 Mar 2019

Center Govt. fixes Sugar Sale Quota for the month of March

Center Govt. fixes Sugar Sale Quota for the month of March

Current Affairs 6th March 2019: The center government has fixed sugar sale quota for March month. Sugar mills can sell 24.5 lakh tonne of the sweetener in the open market in....

Published On : 06 Mar 2019

ISRO Launches 'Young Scientist Programme' for 9th Class Students

ISRO Launches 'Young Scientist Programme' for 9th Class Students

Current Affairs 6th March 2019: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched “Yuva Vigyani Karyakram”, a “Young Scientis....

Published On : 06 Mar 2019

Former Union Minister V. Dhananjay Kumar dies at 67

Former Union Minister V. Dhananjay Kumar dies at 67

Current Affairs 6th March 2019: Former Union Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government V. Dhananjay Kumar died at the age 67-years at....

Published On : 06 Mar 2019

TVS Motor wins Green Era Award for Sustainability

TVS Motor wins Green Era Award for Sustainability

Current Affairs 6th March 2019: TVS Motor Company has bagged the International Sustainability Award 'Green Era Award for Sustainability' for the second time....

Published On : 06 Mar 2019

Pranay Kumar Verma appointed as next India's Ambassador to Vietnam

Pranay Kumar Verma appointed as next India's Ambassador to Vietnam

Current Affairs 5th March 2019: Shri Pranay Kumar Verma (Indian Forest Services Officer-1994 Cadre), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry has been appo....

Published On : 05 Mar 2019

Haryana Govt Launches MPSN-Scheme in Chandigarh

Haryana Govt Launches MPSN-Scheme in Chandigarh

Current Affairs 5th March 2019: The Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced 'Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman Nidhi' scheme in ....

Published On : 05 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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