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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 : 09 Mar 2020

DMK General Secretary K. Anbazhagan passed away due to age-related problems

DMK General Secretary K. Anbazhagan passed away due to age-related problems

  • The General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party K. Anbazhagan passed away in Apollo Hospital, Chennai due to age-related illness. He was 97 years.
  • Political Career,
    - They served as DMK General Secretary for 9-times. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 9-times and holds several positions like Finance, Education and Health, and Social Welfare in the M. Karunanidhi-led Government.
    - Before entering politics, he was a Professor (Tamil) in Pachaiyappa's College. For the first time, he was elected from Egmore to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1957.
International Women's Day observed across the globe on 8th March

International Women's Day observed across the globe on 8th March

Every year on 8th March International Women's Day (IWD) is observed across the globe. Firstly, it was celebrated on 28th February 1909 in New York (USA). T....

Published On : 09 Mar 2020

Australia won ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Australia won ICC Women's T20 World Cup

In Cricket, Australia women's national team has won the ICC Women's T20 World Cup for 5th time. He defeated India by 85 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground....

Published On : 09 Mar 2020

15-Women's awarded prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019

15-Women's awarded prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019

On the occasion of International Women's Day, the 14th President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind honored the 15-Women's with prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019....

Published On : 07 Mar 2020

Lok Sabha passed Mines and Mineral Law Amendment Bill 2020

Lok Sabha passed Mines and Mineral Law Amendment Bill 2020

On 6th March 2020, the Lower House of Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha passed the Mines and Mineral Laws (Amendment), Bill. The Bill was moved by the Mines and ....

Published On : 07 Mar 2020

Janaushadhi Diwas observed on 7th March across the country

Janaushadhi Diwas observed on 7th March across the country

Today, Janaushadhi Diwas observed on 7th March across the country. On the occasion, PM Shri Narendra Modi has address 5,000 Janaushadhi stores via video-con....

Published On : 07 Mar 2020

Kareena Kapoor selected as new Puma Brand Ambassador

Kareena Kapoor selected as new Puma Brand Ambassador

German apparel company PUMA has selected the Kareena Kapoor Khan as its new Brand Ambassador for a period of two years. Kareena will be the face for the new....

Published On : 07 Mar 2020

Former SBI Deputy MD Prashant Kumar appointed as new Yes Bank Administrator

Former SBI Deputy MD Prashant Kumar appointed as new Yes Bank Administrator

In an official notification that was issued by the Department of Financial Services and the RBI on 6th March (Friday) Mr. Prashant Kumar has been appointed as the new ....

Published On : 07 Mar 2020

Bimal Julka sworn-as India's new Chief Information Commissioner

Bimal Julka sworn-as India's new Chief Information Commissioner

On 6th March 2020, Retired IAF officer Bimal Julka has appointed as the 10th Chief Information Commissioner of the Central Information Commission (CIC) of I....

Published On : 07 Mar 2020

4th Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF-2020) will be held in Kochi

4th Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF-2020) will be held in Kochi

The 4th Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF-2020) will be held in Kochi, Kerala from 16th to 20th May 2020. It will be the largest first-of-its-kind Ayurvedic festival ever t....

Published On : 06 Mar 2020

WCD Minister Smriti Irani released 'Chronicles of Change Champions' book

WCD Minister Smriti Irani released 'Chronicles of Change Champions' book

On 5th March 2020, the Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smt. Smriti Irani (age 43 years) released a book named 'Chronicles of Change Champions' in New Delhi, In....

Published On : 06 Mar 2020

Janez Jansa elected as 5th Prime Minister of Slovenia

Janez Jansa elected as 5th Prime Minister of Slovenia

Mr. Janez Jansa (age 61 years) elected as the 5th Prime Minister of Slovenia. Since 1993, he has been the leader of the Slovenian Democratic Party (....

Published On : 06 Mar 2020

Chapchar Kut festival of Mizoram began today

Chapchar Kut festival of Mizoram began today

Today, the Chapchar Kut festival of Mizoram began at Assam Rifles Ground in Aizawl. It is one of the biggest and most important festivals of Mizos. On the occasion....

Published On : 06 Mar 2020

DAY-NULM inked MoU with Amazon for E-marketing of SHGs products

DAY-NULM inked MoU with Amazon for E-marketing of SHGs products

The Government of India inked an MoU with E-commerce giant Amazon under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) for e-marke....

Published On : 06 Mar 2020

Now Manila will host 2020 Badminton Asia Championships

Now Manila will host 2020 Badminton Asia Championships

Due to the Novel Coronavirus outbreak in China. Now, the 2020 Badminton Asia Championships will be held at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila (Capital of Phi....

Published On : 06 Mar 2020

Luxembourg becomes World's first country to provide Public Transport Free

Luxembourg becomes World's first country to provide Public Transport Free

Luxembourg has becomes the World's first country to provides public transport free from 1st March 2020. Under this initiative, Buses, Trams, and Trains in L....

Published On : 05 Mar 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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