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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 : 20 Apr 2020

IIM-Kozhikode launched 'COVID FYI' Digital Directory

IIM-Kozhikode launched 'COVID FYI' Digital Directory

  • A team of students of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode has developed a digital directory 'COVID FYI' for accessing emergency services from official government sources.
  • Highlights,
    - The website 'covidfyi.in' is a one-stop digital directory for all COVID-19 related services and help.
    - Its aims are to bring the right information to the right people, as only official information from Government organizations is put on this platform to ensure authenticity and credibility.
  • IIM Kozhikode,
    IIM Kozhikode is an autonomous public business school that was established in 1996 by the Government of India. It is located in Calicut (Kozhikode), Kerala. It is the 5th IIM of the country.
    i) At present, the Chairman of IIM Kozhikode is A. Vellayan.
    ii) IIM Kozhikode Director is Debashis Chatterjee.
Gene Deitch - American film-director passed away at 95

Gene Deitch - American film-director passed away at 95

American film-director Gene Deitch passed away at Prague on 16th April 2020 at the age of 95 years. He was also known for creating popular animated cartoons like Munro, Tom ....

Published On : 20 Apr 2020

National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of India released

National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of India released

Union Culture and Tourism Minister Shri Prahlad Singh Patel (age 59 years) have been launched the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of India in New Delhi. ....

Published On : 20 Apr 2020

HDFC Bank launched Safety Grid campaign

HDFC Bank launched Safety Grid campaign

The Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Bank has launched the #HDFCBankSafetyGrid campaign to encourage and reinforce the people to maintain the WHO prescribed so....

Published On : 20 Apr 2020

World Heritage Day celebrated Each year on 18th April

World Heritage Day celebrated Each year on 18th April

Each year on 18th April the World Heritage Day is celebrated throughout the globe. This day is also known as the International Day for Monuments and Sites. ....

Published On : 18 Apr 2020

TVS acquires Norton Motorcycle Company for Rs 153 crore

TVS acquires Norton Motorcycle Company for Rs 153 crore

The Chennai based TVS has acquired the Norton Motorcycle Company for Rs 153 crore. Norton has manufactured the motorbike-like V4 RR, Dominator, Commando-961 Cafe Racer MK-II, and Commando-96....

Published On : 18 Apr 2020

Union Agriculture Minister launches 'Kisan Rath' mobile application

Union Agriculture Minister launches 'Kisan Rath' mobile application

Union Agriculture Ministry Shri Narendra Singh Tomar (age 62 years) has launched the 'Kisan Rath' mobile application to facilitate transportation of food grains and perishables during the lo....

Published On : 18 Apr 2020

Mascot for 2022 Asian Para Games unveiled

Mascot for 2022 Asian Para Games unveiled

Feifei 'Divine Bird' will be the Mascot for the 2022 Asian Para Games. And, it will be held at Hangzhou, Zhejiang (China) from 9th to 15th October 2022. Hangzhou will be the....

Published On : 18 Apr 2020

Delhi government launched 'Assess Koro Na' mobile app against COVID-19

Delhi government launched 'Assess Koro Na' mobile app against COVID-19

The Government of Delhi has launched the 'Assess Koro Na' mobile app to fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19). The objective of this mobile app is to do the ....

Published On : 18 Apr 2020

Viswanathan Anand became the new ambassador of WWF India

Viswanathan Anand became the new ambassador of WWF India

Viswanathan Anand has been elected as the new Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India’s Environment Education program. Under this, Anand will support wildlife conservation and w....

Published On : 17 Apr 2020

Abdelouahab Aissaoui won International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his novel 'The Spartan Court'

Abdelouahab Aissaoui won International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his novel 'The Spartan Court'

Abdelouahab Aissaoui won the 13th edition of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) for his novel 'The Spartan Court'. With this....

Published On : 17 Apr 2020

World Hemophilia Day celebrated Every year on 17th April

World Hemophilia Day celebrated Every year on 17th April

Every year on 17th April World Hemophilia Day is celebrated throughout the world. The objective of World Hemophilia Day is to raise awareness about Hemophilia disease and ot....

Published On : 17 Apr 2020

RBI cancels Licence of Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank of Goa Limited

RBI cancels Licence of Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank of Goa Limited

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has canceled the license of The Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank of Goa Limited, to carry on banking business, with effect fro....

Published On : 17 Apr 2020

Pravin Kumar Purwar - Chairman-cum-MD of BSNL takes additional charge of MTNL

Pravin Kumar Purwar - Chairman-cum-MD of BSNL takes additional charge of MTNL

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has given the additional charge of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) to BSNL Chairman-cum-MD Shri Pravin Kumar Purwar. It i....

Published On : 17 Apr 2020

CeNS developed Compact sensor to detect the Heavy metal ions in water

CeNS developed Compact sensor to detect the Heavy metal ions in water

The Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) has developed a compact solid-state sensor to detect the Heavy Metal ions in water. It is a portable device that can help....

Published On : 17 Apr 2020

Willie Davis - American football player passed away

Willie Davis - American football player passed away

American football player Willie Davis passed away at Santa Monica, California (US) due to kidney failure on 15th April 2020. He was 85 years. Willie was played as a defensiv....

Published On : 17 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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