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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 : 26 Feb 2019

Abhijeet Gupta Wins 2019 Cannes International Open Trophy

Abhijeet Gupta Wins 2019 Cannes International Open Trophy

  • Indian chess player Abhijeet Gupta (age 29 years) wins the Cannes International Open Trophy 2019. He was won the tournament with 7.5 points.
  • He took an easy draw with Italian chess player Pier Luigi Basso (age 21 years) in the 9th and final round.
Prime Minister Dedicates National War Memorial to the Nation

Prime Minister Dedicates National War Memorial to the Nation

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has dedicated the National War Memorial to the nation near India Gate in New Delhi.....

Published On : 25 Feb 2019

Railway Minister Launches 'Rail Drishti' Dashboard for Passengers

Railway Minister Launches 'Rail Drishti' Dashboard for Passengers

Shri Piyush Goyal (Minister of Railways & Coal) has launched a 'Rail Drishti' dashboard for passengers to keep track of train punctuality as well as oth....

Published On : 25 Feb 2019

PM Modi Launches PM-KISAN scheme in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

PM Modi Launches PM-KISAN scheme in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana 'PM-KISAN' at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh state. ....

Published On : 25 Feb 2019

NITI Aayog Organize Conference on The Future of Indian Banking

NITI Aayog Organize Conference on The Future of Indian Banking

Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog 'Dr. Rajiv Kumar' has inaugurated a conference on The Future of Indian Banking in New Delhi. The conference was organi....

Published On : 25 Feb 2019

World's Largest Honey Bee Spotted in Indonesia

World's Largest Honey Bee Spotted in Indonesia

The team of scientists and researchers spotted the world's largest bee in Indonesia forest, which is as big as a human thumb. Wallace's Giant Bee (scientific name - Megachile pluto....

Published On : 25 Feb 2019

Afghanistan Starts Export to India through Iran's Chabahar Port

Afghanistan Starts Export to India through Iran's Chabahar Port

Afghanistan has started exports to India through Iran’s Chabahar Port, as the landlocked country turns to overseas markets to improve its economy. President ....

Published On : 25 Feb 2019

Manpreet Singh Honored with AHF's 2018 Player of the Year

Manpreet Singh Honored with AHF's 2018 Player of the Year

The Asian Hockey Federation has honored Manpreet Singh (age 26 years) with AHF's 2018 Player of the Year award. Manpreet led the Indian team to an unbeaten streak ....

Published On : 23 Feb 2019

Apurvi Chandela Wins Gold Medal in Women's 10m Air Rifle Event

Apurvi Chandela Wins Gold Medal in Women's 10m Air Rifle Event

Apurvi Chandela (age 26 years) has won the Gold Medal in the women's 10-meter air rifle event at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi. ....

Published On : 23 Feb 2019

OFB Receive Clearance For Producing 'Dhanush' Artillery Gun

OFB Receive Clearance For Producing 'Dhanush' Artillery Gun

Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) gets the clearance from the Indian Army and the Ministry of Defense for bulk production of 114 long-range Artillery Gun ‘Dhanush....

Published On : 23 Feb 2019

CM Pinarayi Vijayan Induct India’s First Humanoid Robot 'KP-BOT' in Kerala Police

CM Pinarayi Vijayan Induct India’s First Humanoid Robot 'KP-BOT' in Kerala Police

Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated India’s First Humanoid Robot 'KP-BOT' at the Kerala Police HQ in Thir....

Published On : 23 Feb 2019

Dial '112' New Emergency Helpline Number Launched by ERSS

Dial '112' New Emergency Helpline Number Launched by ERSS

You can dial '112' from your mobile phone in an emergency and want help from various services like ambulance, fire & rescue, police etc. 112 is the common emer....

Published On : 23 Feb 2019

Prime Minister Addresses Global Business Summit 2019 in New Delhi

Prime Minister Addresses Global Business Summit 2019 in New Delhi

Prime Minister PM Modi addressing the 5th edition of Global Business Summit 2019 in New Delhi. He said that the government is working to ma....

Published On : 23 Feb 2019

Filmmaker Raj Kumar Barjatya Passes Away At 75

Filmmaker Raj Kumar Barjatya Passes Away At 75

Veteran Bollywood Filmmaker Raj Kumar Barjatya passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest in Mumbai. He give several biggest hit films for Hindi Cinema....

Published On : 22 Feb 2019

Justice U.N Singh Takes Oath as First Lokayukta of Nagaland

Justice U.N Singh Takes Oath as First Lokayukta of Nagaland

Former Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court; Justice Uma Nath Singh takes oath as First Lokayukta of Nagaland. Governor of Nagaland Shri ....

Published On : 22 Feb 2019

Pratik Choudhury; Playback Bengali Singer Passes Away At 55

Pratik Choudhury; Playback Bengali Singer Passes Away At 55

Playback Bengali Singer and Music Composer Pratik Choudhury passed away at 55 after suffering a cardiac arrest. Pratik is known for singing popula....

Published On : 22 Feb 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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