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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 : 12 Feb 2019

Jamie Chadwick, 1st Female Driver to Win MRF Challenge title

Jamie Chadwick, 1st Female Driver to Win MRF Challenge title

  • Jamie Chadwick (Jamie Laura Chadwick, 20 years old) become the 1st Female Driver to win MRF Challenge Championship after scoring a triple win in the final round in Chennai, Tamilnadu.
  • Jamie Chadwick was born on 20th May 1998 in Bath, United Kingdom.
  • In 5th August 2019, Chadwick became the 1st Female Driver to win a BRDC British F3 race at Brands Hatch.
Abu Dhabi Declaring Hindi As Official Language In It's Courts

Abu Dhabi Declaring Hindi As Official Language In It's Courts

Abu Dhabi declaring Hindi as one of the official languages in its courts will make the justice delivery system simpler and more accessible ....

Published On : 12 Feb 2019

Ruchira Kamboj Appointed India’s Ambassador to Bhutan

Ruchira Kamboj Appointed India’s Ambassador to Bhutan

Ms. Ruchira Kamboj (IFS: 1987-cadre), presently High Commissioner of India to the Republic of South Africa. She has been appointe....

Published On : 12 Feb 2019

R.N. Kovind Unveils a Life-Size Portrait of Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee

R.N. Kovind Unveils a Life-Size Portrait of Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The Life-Size Portrait was Unveiled by President Ram Nath Kovind at Central Hall of Parliament in the presence of Vice President Ve....

Published On : 12 Feb 2019

Harsimrat Kaur Laid Foundation Stone of Mega Food Park in Mathura

Harsimrat Kaur Laid Foundation Stone of Mega Food Park in Mathura

Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal laid the foundation stone of a Mega Food Park at Chhata-Barsana....

Published On : 12 Feb 2019

The 61st Annual Grammy Awards 2019

The 61st Annual Grammy Awards 2019

The 61st Annual Grammy Awards were announced on 10 February 2019 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, USA. The ....

Published On : 12 Feb 2019

Deepa Mehta, Indo-Canadian Filmmaker Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Deepa Mehta, Indo-Canadian Filmmaker Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Indo-Canadian Film Director and Screenwriter Deepa Mehta to receive Lifetime Achievement Award by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television....

Published On : 12 Feb 2019

NASA's InSight Spacecraft Lands on Mars After A 6-Months Journey

NASA's InSight Spacecraft Lands on Mars After A 6-Months Journey

NASA's robotic InSight lander successfully landed on Red Planet Mars after the six-month journey. The spacecraft has been designed to dig deep into the rocky surface of the Mars to reveal it....

Published On : 30 Nov 2018

Shri Arvind Saxena Nominated UPSC Chairman

Shri Arvind Saxena Nominated UPSC Chairman

The President has appointed Shri Arvind Saxena as Chairman, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The tenure of Shri Arvind Saxena as Chairman, UPSC will commence from the....

Published On : 29 Nov 2018

NPCC (PSUs) is now a Miniratna status

NPCC (PSUs) is now a Miniratna status

National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) has been conferred with the status of Miniratna: Category –I by the Government of India. The empowerment of M....

Published On : 28 Nov 2018

Union Govt & ADB inked 200 million USD loan pact to upgrade state highways in Bihar state

Union Govt & ADB inked 200 million USD loan pact to upgrade state highways in Bihar state

The Union Central Government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a 200 million USD loan agreement to finance widening and upgrading of about 230 Kilometers State Hi....

Published On : 27 Nov 2018

Mary Kom Becomes First Indian Female Boxer to Win 6 Gold Medals at World C'ships

Mary Kom Becomes First Indian Female Boxer to Win 6 Gold Medals at World C'ships

MC Mary Kom created history after she outclassed Ukraine's Hanna Okhota by a unanimous 5-0 decision in the women's 48-kilogram light flyweight final of the Women's World Box....

Published On : 26 Nov 2018

Indian Gymnasts Win 2 Bronze Medals in Acrobatic Gymnastics World Cup

Indian Gymnasts Win 2 Bronze Medals in Acrobatic Gymnastics World Cup

Indian gymnasts won two bronze medals in the men's and women's group events of the FIG Acrobatic World Cup in Baku.Prins Aris and Rejilesh Suribabu finished third afte....

Published On : 24 Nov 2018

IAS-Vijay Kumar Dev appointed as new Chief Secretary of Delhi

IAS-Vijay Kumar Dev appointed as new Chief Secretary of Delhi

IAS officer Vijay Kumar Dev has been appointed as the chief secretary of Delhi. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer from AGMUT cadre. He replaced Anshu Prakash (transferred last ....

Published On : 23 Nov 2018

Govt of Gujarat launches Rs.351/- crore project to conserve Gir lions

Govt of Gujarat launches Rs.351/- crore project to conserve Gir lions

The Gujarat government launched an Rs.351-crore project for the conservation of the Gir lions. The project is launched in the backdrop of the Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) ou....

Published On : 22 Nov 2018

World Television Day observed on 21 November

World Television Day observed on 21 November

United Nations General Assembly declared 21st November as World Television Day annually in many places around the world. The day recognizes that television plays a major role in pr....

Published On : 21 Nov 2018

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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