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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 : 22 Apr 2020

N. Kamakodi re-elected as City Union Bank MD-cum-CEO

N. Kamakodi re-elected as City Union Bank MD-cum-CEO

  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the re-appointment of N. Kamakodi as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of City Union Bank for a period of three years.
  • N. Kamakodi had joined the City Union Bank as Deputy General Manager (DGM) in 2003 and after that, he was elevated as General Manager (GM) in 2005. Whereas he was appointed as Executive Director (ED) of the bank in 2006 and after that, In 2011 he was elevated as MD-cum-CEO.
  • City Union Bank,
    The City Union Bank Limited is an Indian bank, which was founded in 1904 by R. Santhanam Iyer, S. Krishna Iyer, and V. Krishnaswami Iyengar. Its headquarter is in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. At present, the chairman of the city union bank is Mr. R. Mohan.
Paytm Payments Bank launched its Mastercard Debit Card

Paytm Payments Bank launched its Mastercard Debit Card

Paytm Payments Bank has tie-up with Mastercard to launch the Virtual and Physical debit cards for online transactions. And, these debit cards, will enable c....

Published On : 22 Apr 2020

Laisenia Qarase - 6th Prime Minister of Fiji passed away at 79 years

Laisenia Qarase - 6th Prime Minister of Fiji passed away at 79 years

Laisenia Qarase, the 6th Prime Minister of Fiji passed away. He was 79 years. He was the founder of the Soqosoqo Duavata Ni Lewenivanua Party. He was the native of Vanua Bal....

Published On : 22 Apr 2020

Rajasthan launched Aayu & Sehat Sathi app to tackle COVID-19

Rajasthan launched Aayu & Sehat Sathi app to tackle COVID-19

The Government of Rajasthan state has tie-up with MedCords to launched the Aayu & Sehat Sathi app to tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19) ....

Published On : 22 Apr 2020

David Li selected as new Huawei India CEO

David Li selected as new Huawei India CEO

David Li has been selected as the new Huawei India Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He replaced Jay Chen, who has been promoted to handle the Asia Pacific lev....

Published On : 22 Apr 2020

Pune Municipal Corporation developed 'Saiyam' mobile app under Smart Cities Mission

Pune Municipal Corporation developed 'Saiyam' mobile app under Smart Cities Mission

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has developed the 'Saiyam' mobile application under Smart Cities Mission. The purpose of this app is to track the home-....

Published On : 22 Apr 2020

Himachal Pradesh will provide Free Online Medical Consultation to sick people

Himachal Pradesh will provide Free Online Medical Consultation to sick people

Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, the Himachal Pradesh Health Department will provide free online medical consultation to sick people at their re....

Published On : 21 Apr 2020

Civil Service Day celebrated Each year on 21st April

Civil Service Day celebrated Each year on 21st April

Each year on 21st April the Civil Service Day is celebrated across the nation by all Civil Services to re-dedicate and re-commit themselves to the cause of the people. First....

Published On : 21 Apr 2020

World Creativity and Innovation Day celebrated Every year on 21st April

World Creativity and Innovation Day celebrated Every year on 21st April

Every year on 21st April the World Creativity and Innovation Day is celebrated throughout the globe. Its objective is to encourage people to generate new ideas to make the w....

Published On : 21 Apr 2020

5th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of NDB

5th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of NDB

The 5th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of the New Development Bank (NDB) has been started. And, from India side Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman attended the meeting through vi....

Published On : 21 Apr 2020

15th Finance Commission Advisory Council Meeting will hold on 23rd to 24th April

15th Finance Commission Advisory Council Meeting will hold on 23rd to 24th April

The Economic Advisory Council of the 15th Finance Commission will meet on 23rd to 24th April 2020 through video-conference. The online meeting will be chaired by S....

Published On : 21 Apr 2020

ICICI Bank launched Voice Banking Services on Amazon Alexa device

ICICI Bank launched Voice Banking Services on Amazon Alexa device

The Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) Bank has launched the Voice Banking Services on Amazon Alexa device as well as on ....

Published On : 21 Apr 2020

Kapil Dev Tripathi elected as Secretary to President of India

Kapil Dev Tripathi elected as Secretary to President of India

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed the Kapil Dev Tripathi as the new Secretary to President of India on a contract basis and co-t....

Published On : 21 Apr 2020

Charles Leclerc won 2020 Virtual Chinese Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc won 2020 Virtual Chinese Grand Prix

Monegasque racing driver Charles Leclerc (age 22 years) won the 2020 Virtual Chinese Grand Prix. While Alexander Albon secured second place and Guanyu Zhou ....

Published On : 21 Apr 2020

IIT Ropar developed 'WardBot' for COVID-19 infected patients

IIT Ropar developed 'WardBot' for COVID-19 infected patients

The team of researchers of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, Punjab has developed the 'WardBot'. The objective of WardBot is to deliver food a....

Published On : 20 Apr 2020

CSIR National Aerospace Laboratory developed Personal Protective Coverall Suit against COVID-19

CSIR National Aerospace Laboratory developed Personal Protective Coverall Suit against COVID-19

The CSIR National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) along with MAF Clothing, Bengaluru has developed the personal protective coverall suit ....

Published On : 20 Apr 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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