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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 : 21 Mar 2018

10 Million Households, Health Insurance Up to 5 Lakh Rupees

10 Million Households, Health Insurance Up to 5 Lakh Rupees

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious plan has approved the National Health Protection Scheme i.e. Ayushman India on Wednesday evening by the central cabinet. This plan was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the General Budget this year. This plan is also called ModiCare.The Cabinet also agreed to continue the National Health Mission. The scheme will run until March 31, 2020, and the central government will spend Rs 85,217 crore for this.

Google Will Invest 19.5 Billion Rupees to Deal With Fake News

Google Will Invest 19.5 Billion Rupees to Deal With Fake News

Companies are talking about continuously trying to deal with online Fake news, but there is no solution found for that problem. Google has taken a new initiative und....

Published On : 21 Mar 2018

Mark Zuckerberg Lost $ 394 Billion in One Day

Mark Zuckerberg Lost $ 394 Billion in One Day

Facebook Co-founder and CEO Mark Zagreb had lost $ 6.06 billion in almost a day. The social media website Facebook 2016 has been in disputes during the US presidenti....

Published On : 21 Mar 2018

SBI Recalled, After 31st March, These Banks Will Not Run Checks

SBI Recalled, After 31st March, These Banks Will Not Run Checks

State Bank of India has once again reminded its Associate Banks customers that they should change the checkbook of these banks until March 31. SBI has said that by M....

Published On : 21 Mar 2018

High Court Gives Notice to A Raja, Including 19 others in 2G Case

High Court Gives Notice to A Raja, Including 19 others in 2G Case

The first hearing in the Delhi High Court on the appeals of the CBI and ED in the 2G case included in the country's biggest scandal. In this case, the court has issu....

Published On : 21 Mar 2018

Another Bank Scam, Kanishk Jewelers Fraud 854 Crore Rupees of 14 Banks

Another Bank Scam, Kanishk Jewelers Fraud 854 Crore Rupees of 14 Banks

After the bank scam, another bank has emerged in the country. This time the main victim of the scam became State Bank of India (SBI). The noise of the Rs 14,600 cror....

Published On : 21 Mar 2018

Jio's new product launches at Rs 999

Jio's new product launches at Rs 999

Reliance Jio has launched a new JioFi 4G LTE hotspot device, expanding its JioFi lineup in India. Its price has been kept at Rs 999. This new model has been named Ji....

Published On : 21 Mar 2018

After the ED, the CBI now appeals in the HC, against the decision to acquit A Raja

After the ED, the CBI now appeals in the HC, against the decision to acquit A Raja

Against the acquittal of former telecom minister A Raja in the 2G scam, the CBI has now made a plea in the Delhi High Court. Earlier, the ED had also approached the ....

Published On : 20 Mar 2018

Is Not the iPhone Secure? This Device can be Hacked the iPhone

Is Not the iPhone Secure? This Device can be Hacked the iPhone

A similar dispute has started in the US Agency FBI and Apple. The FBI kept asking Apple to unlock the shooter's iPhone, but Apple refuses to do the backdoor entry (u....

Published On : 20 Mar 2018

Asus Launches New Laptop in India, Priced at Rs 1,30,990

Asus Launches New Laptop in India, Priced at Rs 1,30,990

The Asus ZenBook Flip S UX370UA convertible laptop with extremely thin and light design has been launched in India. Its price has been kept at Rs 1,30,990 in India. ....

Published On : 20 Mar 2018

IAF Plane Crashes on Odisha-Jharkhand Border

IAF Plane Crashes on Odisha-Jharkhand Border

On Tuesday afternoon, the Indian Air Force's plane crashed on Odisha-Jharkhand border. These crashes have crashed in the Mahulda Giri village. The condition of the p....

Published On : 20 Mar 2018

Chinese Army's Eye After Doklam is Now on the Ladakh Region

Chinese Army's Eye After Doklam is Now on the Ladakh Region

After the Doklam controversy, the Chinese army has increased its activities in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. China has increased the mobilization of troops....

Published On : 20 Mar 2018

Oppo Launches Two New Smartphones , Oppo R15 and Oppo R15 Dream Mirror

Oppo Launches Two New Smartphones , Oppo R15 and Oppo R15 Dream Mirror

Oppo R15 and Oppo R15 Dream Mirror Edition have been introduced in China. Oppo R15 will be available in Snow White, Hot Red, and Star Purple Color Option. Oppo R15 w....

Published On : 20 Mar 2018

Chinese Hackers are Targeting Indian Soldiers From WhatsApp

Chinese Hackers are Targeting Indian Soldiers From WhatsApp

Whatsapp is a very popular instant messaging app all over the world, including India. There are more than 1 billion users. The Indian Army has issued a warning about....

Published On : 20 Mar 2018

Gold Rain on the Runway During Flight of a Plane

Gold Rain on the Runway During Flight of a Plane

During the flight of a plane in Yakutia, Russia, the precious metals like gold, diamonds, and platinum were rained on the runway. Actually, during the flight, the tr....

Published On : 20 Mar 2018

39 Indians Missing From Iraq's Mosul Killed

39 Indians Missing From Iraq's Mosul Killed

Four years ago, 39 Indians lost their lives in Iraq's Mosul. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj informed about this matter in the Rajya Sabha. Sushma Swaraj sai....

Published On : 20 Mar 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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