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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 Jan 2020

Indian shooter Divyansh Pawar & Apurvi Chandela won Gold Medal at Meyton Cup

Indian shooter Divyansh Pawar & Apurvi Chandela won Gold Medal at Meyton Cup

  • In Shooting, Indian shooter Divyansh Singh Pawar (age 17 years) and Apurvi Chandela (age 27 years) won the Gold medal in the Meyton Cup held at Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Divyansh Pawar bags a medal in Men's 10m air rifle event with 249.7 points. While Auprvi wins the medal in Women's 10m air rifle event with 251.4 points.
  • The Meyton Cup is a private tournament where shooters go on their own to participate to gain experience before international events.
PM Modi and Nepal PM inaugurated Integrated Check Post via video conferencing

PM Modi and Nepal PM inaugurated Integrated Check Post via video conferencing

The 14th Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and Nepal PM....

Published On : 22 Jan 2020

Former Health Minister JP Nadda elected as BJP President

Former Health Minister JP Nadda elected as BJP President

Former Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda (age 59 years) from Himach....

Published On : 22 Jan 2020

Castle of Dreams won Best Film Award at 18th Dhaka International Film Festival

Castle of Dreams won Best Film Award at 18th Dhaka International Film Festival

Iranian drama movie 'Castle of Dreams' won the Best Film & Best Director Award at the 18th Dhaka International ....

Published On : 22 Jan 2020

Indian players Yogeshwar Dutt & Deepa Malik inducted in AlCS

Indian players Yogeshwar Dutt & Deepa Malik inducted in AlCS

Indian freestyle wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt (age 37 years) and Paralympian athlete Deepa Malik (age 49 years) are inducted in the All India Council of Sports (AICS). AICS is an adviso....

Published On : 22 Jan 2020

Noted Congress leader Shamsher Singh Surjewala dies at 87

Noted Congress leader Shamsher Singh Surjewala dies at 87

Noted Congress leader Shamsher Singh Surjewala died due to prolonged illness in ....

Published On : 22 Jan 2020

First Mahatma Gandhi Convention Center opened in Niger

First Mahatma Gandhi Convention Center opened in Niger

Union Minister S. Jaishankar and Mahamadou Issoufou (President of Niger) have jointly inaugurated the first Mahatma Gandhi Convention Center in Niger to honor the Mahatma Ga....

Published On : 22 Jan 2020

Noted actress Deepika Padukone wins Crystal Award for the year 2020

Noted actress Deepika Padukone wins Crystal Award for the year 2020

Noted actress Deepika Padukone (age 34 years) won the 26th Crystal ....

Published On : 21 Jan 2020

India defeated Pakistan to won 2020 Diplomat Cup Cricket Championship

India defeated Pakistan to won 2020 Diplomat Cup Cricket Championship

In Cricket, The cricket team of the Indian Consulate in Dubai defeated the Pakistan Consulate team to win the 2020 Diplomat Cup Cricket Championship. The above Cha....

Published On : 21 Jan 2020

Union Sports minister organized 'Fit India Cyclothon' event in Panaji

Union Sports minister organized 'Fit India Cyclothon' event in Panaji

The Fit India Mission under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in collaboration with the Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of Goa, organized the '....

Published On : 21 Jan 2020

Food Ordering Company Zomato acquires Uber Eats in $300 million

Food Ordering Company Zomato acquires Uber Eats in $300 million

Today, Food delivery company Zomato acquired Uber Eats India for around $300 million (Rs 2,485 crore) in an all-stock deal. Uber Eats is an online....

Published On : 21 Jan 2020

Jacqueline Williams- First female Third Umpire in Men’s International Match

Jacqueline Williams- First female Third Umpire in Men’s International Match

Jacqueline Williams (age 43 years) from West Indies will become the First female Third Umpire in Men’s international match. Jacqueline will ....

Published On : 21 Jan 2020

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw awarded Order of Australia award

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw awarded Order of Australia award

The Government of Australia honored the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Biocon Limited Kiran Mazumdar Shaw with Order of Australia ....

Published On : 21 Jan 2020

Union Law Minister inaugurates NIC Tech Conclave-2020

Union Law Minister inaugurates NIC Tech Conclave-2020

Union Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad (age 65 years) will be inaugurated the 2nd edition of NIC Tech Conclave-2020 in ....

Published On : 21 Jan 2020

50th World Economic Forum meeting begins in Davos, Switzerland

50th World Economic Forum meeting begins in Davos, Switzerland

The 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum began in Davos, Switzerland and will continue till 24th January 2020. This ye....

Published On : 20 Jan 2020

Former Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda elected as new President of AAI

Former Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda elected as new President of AAI

Former Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda (age 51 years) elected as the new President of the suspended Archery Association of India (AAI). ....

Published On : 20 Jan 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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