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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 Apr 2018

HDFC Makes Expensive Home Loan

HDFC Makes Expensive Home Loan

HDFC has recently increased its home loan interest rates by 0.05% to 0.20%. This home finance company has increased home loan rates after five years, and this time it has been taken care of that the slowest increase in lower loan amounts is the least affected. HDFC has shown the reason for the increase in loan costs. This will increase the borrowers' EMIs. HDFC has said that the new rates will be deemed effective from April 1.

Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma Cuts her tenure, Why recommend Herself

Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma Cuts her tenure, Why recommend Herself

Axis Bank's board of directors has reduced the new tenure of Managing Director and CEO Shikha Sharma from three years to just seven months. Shikha herself had done t....

Published On : 11 Apr 2018

Kejriwal Style of Mark Zuckerberg: First Mistake, then Forgiveness

Kejriwal Style of Mark Zuckerberg: First Mistake, then Forgiveness

These days two people are seen everywhere as sorry. One Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and another Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared befo....

Published On : 11 Apr 2018

Hacked YouTube, Deleted Despacito Song

Hacked YouTube, Deleted Despacito Song

It looks like YouTube had become a victim of hackers. Because many high profile songs have been deleted from youtube. It includes Despacito Song of Luis Fonsi & ....

Published On : 11 Apr 2018

Briefing for Competitive Quiz 10th April 2018

Briefing for Competitive Quiz 10th April 2018

1. India's first Funicular Trolley has been run in the Saptashrungi Temple in Nashik. There are 500 stairs in this temple. In this funicular trolley, 60 passengers can go to the bar. 80 rupees per ....

Published On : 10 Apr 2018

India Got Second in the Case of Crude Steel Production

India Got Second in the Case of Crude Steel Production

In terms of crude steel production, India has moved to second place after China. This information was given by the Steel Users Federation of India (Sufi) on behalf o....

Published On : 10 Apr 2018

Anushka Sharma will Receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Anushka Sharma will Receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma will be awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award for her successful films as a producer. The award will be given by an organiza....

Published On : 10 Apr 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launches the 1st All-Electric High-Speed ??Train of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launches the 1st All-Electric High-Speed ??Train of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India's first all-electric high-speed locomotive in Bihar. The first big Make-in-India project completed by France's Alstom.....

Published On : 10 Apr 2018

NIRF Ranking In 2018, Miranda House College was given the status of Best College

NIRF Ranking In 2018, Miranda House College was given the status of Best College

The Central Government released a third edition of the NIRF ranking 2018 prepared by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) on 03 April 2018. In this ra....

Published On : 10 Apr 2018

India Post Became the India's Largest Payment Bank

India Post Became the India's Largest Payment Bank

In India, the Post Office Payment Bank has started its services from 1st April 2018. It will be known as India Post Payment Bank and it will be the largest payment b....

Published On : 10 Apr 2018

"Gobardhan Yojana" Launched for the Support of Farmers

The government of Haryana launched "Gobardhan Yojana" to ensure the sale of organic manure and cow urine in order to help farmers. Rs 11 rupees were provided to ensu....

Published On : 09 Apr 2018

IAF will Conduct the Largest Combat Exercises throughout Pakistan and the Borders of China

IAF will Conduct the Largest Combat Exercises throughout Pakistan and the Borders of China

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to hold its biggest military exercises called "Gagan Shakti", 2018 along the borders of Pakistan and China. Depending on the order of the Chief of the Air Force,....

Published On : 09 Apr 2018

The government of Uttar Pradesh is launching Ganga Hariteema Yojana

The government of Uttar Pradesh is launching Ganga Hariteema Yojana

The government of Uttar Pradesh launched Ganga Hariteema Yojana (also known as Ganga Greenery) in 27 districts of the state located on the banks of the Ganges River.....

Published On : 09 Apr 2018

The Spring Festival of Assam Begins in the National Park of Manas

The Spring Festival of Assam Begins in the National Park of Manas

The two-day festival of Assam spring began in the Manas National Park, where visitors can get acquainted with the local cuisine, music, handicrafts, and craft....

Published On : 09 Apr 2018

Airtel Launches 300Mbps Speed Home Broadband Plan

Airtel Launches 300Mbps Speed Home Broadband Plan

Telecom company Airtel has launched the Super Fast Home Broadband Plan. The company has launched it to users who want high speed internet. Airtel has said that under....

Published On : 09 Apr 2018

Pradeep Singh of India, has Put Another Medal in India's Lap

Pradeep Singh of India, has Put Another Medal in India's Lap

India's Pradeep Singh has added another medal in the Indian throne on the fifth day of the Commonwealth Games. Pradeep won silver medal in the men's 105 kg weightlif....

Published On : 09 Apr 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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