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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 Nov 2018

India wins T20 series against West Indies in Chennai

India wins T20 series against West Indies in Chennai

  • India beat West Indies by 6 wickets to complete 3-0 clean sweep in T20 series. In a thrilling match in Chennai last night, Shikhar Dhawan's 92 runs and Rishabh Pant's 58 guided India to victory on the last ball of the match.
  • The hosts made 182 runs with the loss of 4 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Earlier, electing to bat first, West Indies scored 181 for 3 in 20 overs.
  • The West Indies have already lost the Test series in the current tour 0-2 and the ODI series 1-3.
Prime Minister visit Singapore to attend 13th East Asia Summit on 14 November

Prime Minister visit Singapore to attend 13th East Asia Summit on 14 November

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 13th East Asia Summit and associated meetings in Singapore on Wednesday and Thursday. This will be Mr. Modi's 5th East Asia Summit and ....

Published On : 12 Nov 2018

Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court; A.S. Bopanna administers oath to 6 new Judges

Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court; A.S. Bopanna administers oath to 6 new Judges

Guwahati High Court Chief Justice, A S Bopanna, on Monday administered the oath of office to six judges. With this, the total strength of Judges in the apex court has risen to 17.....

Published On : 12 Nov 2018

Digital Payment Transactions in India jump to 244 crores in August 2018

Digital Payment Transactions in India jump to 244 crores in August 2018

The number of digital payment transactions in India touched 244.81 crores in August 2018, more than three-fold rise from October 2016, underlining the massive adoption of digital payment mod....

Published On : 10 Nov 2018

Cabinet approves to launched AB-PMJAY in J&K on 1st December

Cabinet approves to launched AB-PMJAY in J&K on 1st December

Centre's national flagship programme Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) will be launched in Jammu and Kashmir on Ist of December. In this regard, J&K ....

Published On : 10 Nov 2018

Bajrang Punia touches the World No. 1 rank in 65Kg category

Bajrang Punia touches the World No. 1 rank in 65Kg category

Star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia today touched a new high in his career by achieving the number one rank in the world in the 65kg category. The 24-year-old Bajrang was placed ato....

Published On : 10 Nov 2018

24th KIFF begins at Netaji Indoor Stadium

24th KIFF begins at Netaji Indoor Stadium

The 24th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) began this evening at the Netaji Indoor Stadium. It was jointly inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Dadas....

Published On : 10 Nov 2018

Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar unveil Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities 2018

Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar unveil Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities 2018

The Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities 2018 was inaugurated by Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar. The three-day event is being organized by the Department of Empowerment of Pers....

Published On : 10 Nov 2018

Parliamentary elections of Bangladesh held on 23rd December 2018

Parliamentary elections of Bangladesh held on 23rd December 2018

Parliamentary elections will be held in Bangladesh on 23rd of next month as Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda said a favorable situation prevails in the country to hold free and fair....

Published On : 09 Nov 2018

India re-elected as ITU council member from 2019-2022

India re-elected as ITU council member from 2019-2022

India has been elected as a member of the International Telecommunications Union-ITU Council for another four-year term from 2019 to 2022. The elections to the Council were held du....

Published On : 09 Nov 2018

Cabinet decides to set up a Central Tribal University in Andhra Pradesh

Cabinet decides to set up a Central Tribal University in Andhra Pradesh

Union Cabinet has also approved an amendment to the Central Universities Act- 2009 for setting up of a Central Tribal University in Andhra Pradesh. A fund of 420 crore rupees has b....

Published On : 09 Nov 2018

P V Sindhu, Srikanth Knocked out from China Open 2018

P V Sindhu, Srikanth Knocked out from China Open 2018

In Badminton, Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth have been ousted from the China Open Super 750 today after losing their singles quarterfinal matches in Fuzhou. ....

Published On : 09 Nov 2018

Manu-Saurabh wins Gold in 10m Air Pistol event at 11th Asian Airgun Championships in Kuwait

Manu-Saurabh wins Gold in 10m Air Pistol event at 11th Asian Airgun Championships in Kuwait

Indian pair of Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary have won Gold medal creating a world record in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team junior event at 11th Asian Airgun Championships in Kuwait.....

Published On : 09 Nov 2018

M Venakaiah Naidu embarks on 3-day visit to France

M Venakaiah Naidu embarks on 3-day visit to France

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has embarked on a three-day visit to France on Friday. He will attend the Paris Peace Forum being held to commemorate the centenary of the end to the First Wo....

Published On : 09 Nov 2018

Reserve Bank reduce ECB norms for infrastructure creation

Reserve Bank reduce ECB norms for infrastructure creation

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) liberalized the norms governing foreign borrowings for infrastructure creation. The central bank in a notification said that the minimum average mat....

Published On : 08 Nov 2018

China Open 2018 Badminton tournament begins in Fuzhou

China Open 2018 Badminton tournament begins in Fuzhou

The China Open Masters Badminton tournament will begin in Fuzhou. The tournament will continue up to 11th of this month. The star shuttlers, Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu will l....

Published On : 08 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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