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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 Feb 2019

Nikhat Wins Gold Medal at Strandja Memorial Boxing

Nikhat Wins Gold Medal at Strandja Memorial Boxing

  • Nikhat Zareen and Meena Kumari Devi became the first Indian women boxers to win gold medals at the Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Zareen, a multiple-time national medallist, claimed a 5-0 win in the 51kg category finals against Filipino Irish Magno. Devi defeated another Filipino Aira Villegas 3-2, in the bantamweight (54kg) summit clash.
  • However, Manju Rani (48kg) settled for a silver after a defeat from Filipino's Josie Gabuco in a split 2-3 verdict.
  • Pwilao Basumatari (64kg), Neeraj (60kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) had settled for bronze medals after losing their semifinal bouts.
  • India had won 11 medals including two gold at the 2018 edition.
Qatar Open 2019, Elise Mertens beat Simona Halep in Finals

Qatar Open 2019, Elise Mertens beat Simona Halep in Finals

a) In Tennis, Belgium player Elise Mertens (age 23-years) has claimed the biggest title of her career by beating top seed Romania player Simona Halep....

Published On : 19 Feb 2019

Irani Cup 2019, Vidarbha beat Rest of India in Finals

Irani Cup 2019, Vidarbha beat Rest of India in Finals

Ranji Champions Vidarbha beat Rest of India in Nagpur yesterday to retain the Irani Cup. Vidarbha has now become the 3rd team aft....

Published On : 18 Feb 2019

Chris Gayle Declared Retirement From One-Day Internationals

Chris Gayle Declared Retirement From One-Day Internationals

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle (age 39-years) has been declared retirement from One-day Internationals after 2019 World Cup. Christopher Henry Ga....

Published On : 18 Feb 2019

Saina Nehwal Wins 83rd Women’s Singles Title

Saina Nehwal Wins 83rd Women’s Singles Title

Saina Nehwal won her 4th title at the Yonex-Sunrise 83rd Senior Nationals, defeating P.V. Sindhu convincingly 21-18, 21-15 in Guwahati today. ....

Published On : 18 Feb 2019

Sunil Chhetri Honored with Football Ratna Award

Sunil Chhetri Honored with Football Ratna Award

Sunil Chhetri has been awarded the first ever Football Ratna Award in New Delhi, the award ceremony took place in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Sunil ....

Published On : 18 Feb 2019

India Increases Customs Duty to 200% on all Importes from Pakistan

India Increases Customs Duty to 200% on all Importes from Pakistan

India increases the basic Customs Duty to 200% on all goods imported from Pakistan with immediate effect following the Pulwama Terr....

Published On : 18 Feb 2019

Former President Pranab Mukherjee Releases a Book of Venkaiah Naidu Speeches

Former President Pranab Mukherjee Releases a Book of Venkaiah Naidu Speeches

Former President Pranab Mukherjee has been released a Book containing selected speeches of Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi. The book....

Published On : 18 Feb 2019

World Sustainable Development Summit 2019 held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

World Sustainable Development Summit 2019 held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

The Union Minister Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit 2019 held at Vigyan Bhawan, N....

Published On : 18 Feb 2019

Pramod Chandra Mody, New Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes

Pramod Chandra Mody, New Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes

Senior Bureaucrat Shri Pramod Chandra Mody has been appointed as the new Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Mr. Mo....

Published On : 18 Feb 2019

Manish Tewari Launched 'What Marx Left Unsaid' Book

Manish Tewari Launched 'What Marx Left Unsaid' Book

The new book on economic justice 'What Marx Left Unsaid' launched by Former Union Minister Manish Tewari. The book elaborates and illustrates why ....

Published On : 16 Feb 2019

Challachitram National Film Festival Held at Guwahati in March 2019

Challachitram National Film Festival Held at Guwahati in March 2019

Challachitram National Film Festival will begin from 1st March at Guwahati (Assam), with a special award for entries from the northeastern region. ....

Published On : 16 Feb 2019

Prime Minister Flagging Off Vande Bharat Express

Prime Minister Flagging Off Vande Bharat Express

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi flagging off India's first Semi-High Speed Train 'Vande Bharat Express' from New Delhi Railway Station.....

Published On : 16 Feb 2019

BP Sharma Re-Employed as CMD of Pawan Hans Limited

BP Sharma Re-Employed as CMD of Pawan Hans Limited

BP Sharma has been Re-Employed as the Chairman cum Managing Director CMD of state-run Helicopter manufacturer company Pawan Hans Limited. Dr. Shar....

Published On : 16 Feb 2019

Ashwani Lohani, New CMD of Air India 2019

Ashwani Lohani, New CMD of Air India 2019

Ashwani Lohani is a Retired IRSME Officer, Former Railway Board Chairman has been appointed as the Chairman cum Managing Director CMD of Air India 2....

Published On : 16 Feb 2019

Last Session Of 16th Lok Sabha Concludes

Last Session Of 16th Lok Sabha Concludes

The Last Session of 16th Lok Sabha came to an end on 13 February 2019. Giving the details for the tenure of 16th Lok Sabha, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Narendra S....

Published On : 15 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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