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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 : 11 Dec 2020

International UNICEF Day celebrated on 11th December Every year

International UNICEF Day celebrated on 11th December Every year

  • Every year on 11th December International UNICEF Day is celebrated throughout the globe. The purpose of this day is to protect the rights of every child everywhere and works in the toughest places in the world to reach the most disadvantaged children and adolescents.
  • History,
    - The UNGA created this day on 11th December 1946, as the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund to improve the health, nutrition, education, and general welfare of children devastated due to World War II.
    - After-that, UNICEF’s name was later on changed from United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF's) to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNCF).
2023 Indian Ocean Island Games will be hosted in Madagascar Island

2023 Indian Ocean Island Games will be hosted in Madagascar Island

Due to COVID-19, the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games will be hosted in Madagascar Island. Prior to this, Maldives was to host Indian Ocean Island Games. Hig....

Published On : 11 Dec 2020

Annika Sorenstam - New President of International Golf Federation

Annika Sorenstam - New President of International Golf Federation

Former Swedish Golfer Annika Sorenstam has been appointed as the new President of the International Golf Federation (IGF). She replaced Peter Dawson, who is stepping down af....

Published On : 11 Dec 2020

Ladakh Literature Festival 2020 began

Ladakh Literature Festival 2020 began

The Lt. Governor of Ladakh R. K Mathur virtually inaugurated the Ladakh Literature Festival 2020 in Leh. Highlights,- It is a 3 days long festival.- It....

Published On : 11 Dec 2020

International Mountain Day celebrated on 11th December Each year

International Mountain Day celebrated on 11th December Each year

Each year on 11th December International Mountain Day is celebrated throughout the globe. The objective of this day is to create awareness about the importance of mountains ....

Published On : 11 Dec 2020

Raj Kamal Jha won 2020 Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize

Raj Kamal Jha won 2020 Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize

Indian newspaper editor & novelist Raj Kamal Jha (age 54 years) won the 2020 Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize for his book 'The City and the Sea'. The book reflects th....

Published On : 10 Dec 2020

Ministry of Education release 'Policy On School Bag 2020'

Ministry of Education release 'Policy On School Bag 2020'

Ministry of Education released a new 'Policy on School Bag 2020'. Under this scheme,- School bags should not be more than 10% of the bodyweight of students across clas....

Published On : 10 Dec 2020

2021 World Economic Forum Meet will be held in Singapore

2021 World Economic Forum Meet will be held in Singapore

The 2021 World Economic Forum (WEF) will be held in Singapore from 13rd to 16th May 2021. Prior to this, it was scheduled at Lucerne-Burgen....

Published On : 10 Dec 2020

Yulimar Rojas & Mondo Duplantis won 2020 World Athletes of the Year

Yulimar Rojas & Mondo Duplantis won 2020 World Athletes of the Year

Mondo Duplantis & Yulimar Rojas won the 2020 World Athletes of the Year in the Male and Female category. They are their countries’ first recipients of the prestigi....

Published On : 10 Dec 2020

World Human Rights Day celebrated on 10th December Each year

World Human Rights Day celebrated on 10th December Each year

Each year on 10th December Human Rights Day is celebrated throughout the country. Its objective is to reaffirm the importance of human rights in re-building the world. ....

Published On : 10 Dec 2020

Gwalior & Orchha Fort included in-to UNESCO World Heritage Cities

Gwalior & Orchha Fort included in-to UNESCO World Heritage Cities

The historical fort cities of Gwalior & Orchha of Madhya Pradesh have been included into UNESCO World Heritage Cities. Gwalior....

Published On : 09 Dec 2020

Uttarakhand developed Eco-bridge for Reptiles and Smaller Mammals

Uttarakhand developed Eco-bridge for Reptiles and Smaller Mammals

The Ramnagar Forest Division in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand state has built its first Eco-bridge across Kaladhungi-Nainital Highway for Reptiles an....

Published On : 09 Dec 2020

India's driver Jehan Daruvala won the Formula 2 Race

India's driver Jehan Daruvala won the Formula 2 Race

India's driver Jehan Daruvala (age 22 years) won the Formula 2 race at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix. He is currently a member of the Red Bull....

Published On : 09 Dec 2020

International Anti-Corruption Day celebrated on 9th December Every year

International Anti-Corruption Day celebrated on 9th December Every year

Every year on 9th December International Anti-Corruption Day is celebrated throughout the country. Its objective is to raise public awareness for anti-corruption. ....

Published On : 09 Dec 2020

Sergio Perez won 2020 Sakhir Bahrain Grand Prix

Sergio Perez won 2020 Sakhir Bahrain Grand Prix

Mercedes F1 driver Sergio Perez (age 30 years) won the 2020 Sakhir Bahrain Grand Prix. The event was held at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrai....

Published On : 09 Dec 2020

ICAR won King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award 2020

ICAR won King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award 2020

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) won the prestigious International King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award conferred by the Food and Ag....

Published On : 08 Dec 2020

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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