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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 Feb 2020

Win Myint- Myanmar President Four-days Visit To India

Win Myint- Myanmar President Four-days Visit To India

  • The 10th President of Myanmar Win Myint (age 68 years) will be on a Four-day Visit to India from 26th February 2020.
  • Mr. Myint will be accompanied by the First Lady Daw Cho Cho.
  • About Myanmar
    i) Capital - Naypyitaw
    ii) Currency - Kyat (K) (MMK)
Union Food Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated National Organic Food Festival

Union Food Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated National Organic Food Festival

Union Minister Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal (Food Processing Industries Minister) and Smt. Smriti Irani (WDC Minister) has jointly inaugurated the 3-da....

Published On : 22 Feb 2020

3-day long Chitra Bharati Film Festival began

3-day long Chitra Bharati Film Festival began

The 3rd edition of the Chitra Bharati Film Festival began at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad. The 3-day long festival inaugurated by Vijay Rupani (Gujarat C....

Published On : 22 Feb 2020

Mahant Nritya Gopal Das elected as new President of Ram Mandir Trust

Mahant Nritya Gopal Das elected as new President of Ram Mandir Trust

In the meeting, the Appointment Committee of Ram Mandir Trust elected Mahant Nritya Gopal Das as a new President. While Champat Rai....

Published On : 21 Feb 2020

2-day long Bharat-Bangla Tourism festival began In Tripura

2-day long Bharat-Bangla Tourism festival began In Tripura

The 2-day long first-ever Bharat-Bangla Paryatan Utsav-Tourism festival began with spectacular cultural events at Ujjayanta Palace Compound in Agartala, ....

Published On : 21 Feb 2020

Tripura Tea Development Corporation Organized 'Run for India Tea' Event

Tripura Tea Development Corporation Organized 'Run for India Tea' Event

Tea Board of India in collaboration with Tripura Tea Development Corporation (TTDC) organized the 'Run for India Tea' event to promote and ....

Published On : 21 Feb 2020

21st February: International Mother Language Day

21st February: International Mother Language Day

International Mother Language Day is celebrated every year on 21st February 2020 (since February 2000) throughout the globe. The objective of this day is to....

Published On : 21 Feb 2020

Divya Kakran wins Gold at Asian Wrestling Championships held at New Delhi

Divya Kakran wins Gold at Asian Wrestling Championships held at New Delhi

Divya Kakran (age 22 years) became the 2nd Indian woman to win the Gold medal at the ....

Published On : 21 Feb 2020

Haryana government launched 'Atal Kisan Mazdoor' canteen to provide meals at Rs.10 per plate

Haryana government launched 'Atal Kisan Mazdoor' canteen to provide meals at Rs.10 per plate

The Government of Haryana has launched the 'Atal Kisan Mazdoor' canteen....

Published On : 21 Feb 2020

Sanjay Kothari appointed as new Central Vigilance Commissioner

Sanjay Kothari appointed as new Central Vigilance Commissioner

The Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) led by PM Modi has appointed Retired IAS officer Sanjay Kothari as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).....

Published On : 21 Feb 2020

P. V. Sindhu won ESPN Female Sportsperson of the Year award

P. V. Sindhu won ESPN Female Sportsperson of the Year award

World No. 2 badminton player P. V. Sindhu won the ESPN's Female Sportsperson of the Year award in the Women's category for a third consecutive time. ....

Published On : 20 Feb 2020

Vice President unveiled 4-day Indian Students’ Parliament in New Delhi

Vice President unveiled 4-day Indian Students’ Parliament in New Delhi

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has unveiled the 4-day Indian Students’ Parliament in New Delhi. Addressing the gathering VP Naidu said tha....

Published On : 20 Feb 2020

American Computer Scientist Larry Tesler passed away at 74

American Computer Scientist Larry Tesler passed away at 74

The American computer scientist Lawrence Gordon Tesler, who worked in the field of human-computer interaction passed away at the age of 74 on 16th February 2020. L....

Published On : 20 Feb 2020

Ashraf Ghani won Afghanistan Presidential Election for 2nd time

Ashraf Ghani won Afghanistan Presidential Election for 2nd time

This is the 2nd time that Ashraf Ghani (age 70 years) has won the Afghanistan Presidential election. Mr. Ghani defeated his opponent Abdullah Abdu....

Published On : 20 Feb 2020

'Kala-Kumbh' Handicrafts Exhibition starts in New Delhi

'Kala-Kumbh' Handicrafts Exhibition starts in New Delhi

Ministry of Textiles has been organized a Kala Kumbh - Handicrafts Thematic Exhibition in New Delhi. Its objective is to promote Geographical Indication (GI) crafts and Heri....

Published On : 20 Feb 2020

Arunachal Pradesh celebrated its 34th Statehood Day on 20th February

Arunachal Pradesh celebrated its 34th Statehood Day on 20th February

Today, the people of Arunachal Pradesh state celebrated its 34th State....

Published On : 20 Feb 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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