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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 : 06 Jan 2020

Indian girl Sucheta Satish awarded Global Child Prodigy Award

Indian girl Sucheta Satish awarded Global Child Prodigy Award

  • Dubai-based Indian girl, Sucheta Satish (age 13 years old) awarded the 2020 Global Child Prodigy Award to sing in 120 different languages.
  • It is a platform to celebrate Kids Talent and Power in different categories such as Dancing, Music, Arts, Writing, Acting, Modelling, Science, Innovation, Sports, etc.
77th Golden Globe Awards Announced Today

77th Golden Globe Awards Announced Today

The 77th edition of Golden Globe Awards announced on 6th January 2020 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The objective of this award is to honor the Movies and....

Published On : 06 Jan 2020

Irfan Pathan announced retirement from Cricket

Irfan Pathan announced retirement from Cricket

Indian all-rounder player Irfan Pathan (age 35 years) announced retirement from all forms of Cricket. During his cricket career, Pathan played 29-Tests, 120-ODIs, and 24-T20Is matc....

Published On : 04 Jan 2020

Cristiano Ronaldo bags 2019 best Men’s player awards

Cristiano Ronaldo bags 2019 best Men’s player awards

Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo (age 34 years) won the Best Men’s Player of the Year award at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards. Besides, English footballer Lucy Bronze (....

Published On : 04 Jan 2020

Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award for 2018-19

Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award for 2018-19

The Union Ministry of Science and Technology has awarded Swarna Jayanti Fellowships to 14 scientists to pursue basic research in frontier areas of science and technology. The Swarn....

Published On : 04 Jan 2020

Esmail Qaani becomes new Iranian Commander

Esmail Qaani becomes new Iranian Commander

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei today named the Deputy Head of the Revolutionary Guards' foreign operations arm Esmail Qaani to replace Qasem Soleimani as its commander. ....

Published On : 04 Jan 2020

Hillary Clinton appointed as new Chancellor of Queen's University

Hillary Clinton appointed as new Chancellor of Queen's University

Hillary Clinton (age 72 years) has been appointed the new Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast, Ireland for a period of 5-years. Prior to this, Hillary had served as the 67th U....

Published On : 04 Jan 2020

Andhra Pradesh Govt appointed 2-Special Officers for 'Disha Act 2019'

Andhra Pradesh Govt appointed 2-Special Officers for 'Disha Act 2019'

The Government of Andhra Pradesh appointed Dr. Kritika Shukla (IAS) and M. Deepika (IPS) as Special Officers for implementing the 'Disha Act 2019'. ....

Published On : 04 Jan 2020

World Braille Day is observed on 4th January

World Braille Day is observed on 4th January

The World Braille Day is observed on 4th January every year throughout the globe to mark the birth anniversary of Louis Braille. Louis Braille was the inventor of Braille, is a tac....

Published On : 04 Jan 2020

Indian Railways launched '139' helpline number for Quick Grievance Redressal

Indian Railways launched '139' helpline number for Quick Grievance Redressal

The Indian Railways has launched '139' integrated helpline number for Quick Grievance Redressal and Enquiries by passengers during their train journeys. The helpline number '139' w....

Published On : 04 Jan 2020

R. Pokhriyal inaugurated 28th World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi

R. Pokhriyal inaugurated 28th World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi

Ramesh Pokhriyal (HRD Minister) has inaugurated the 28th edition of the World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, which runs from 4th to 12th January 2020. T....

Published On : 04 Jan 2020

In Gujarat, KVIC opened its first Silk processing plant at Surendranagar

In Gujarat, KVIC opened its first Silk processing plant at Surendranagar

Today, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) opened its first Silk processing plant at Surendranagar in Gujarat. The main objective of this plant is to make silk readi....

Published On : 03 Jan 2020

5-day long 'Lai Haraoba' festival began in Capital of Tripura

5-day long 'Lai Haraoba' festival began in Capital of Tripura

The speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly Rebati Mohan Das has inaugurated the 5-day long 'Lai Haraoba' festival in Agartala. The objective of this festival is to uphold t....

Published On : 03 Jan 2020

5th edition of National Ice Hockey Championships began in Leh

5th edition of National Ice Hockey Championships began in Leh

The 5th edition of the IHAI National Ice Hockey Championship begun in Leh on 2nd January 2020. The Full Form of IHAI is - Ice Hockey Association of India. The tournament will conti....

Published On : 03 Jan 2020

UP Transport Corporation launched 'Damini' helpline

UP Transport Corporation launched 'Damini' helpline

In the field of Women's safety, the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) launched 'Damini- A Calling, A WhatsApp' helpline. Due to this helpline, the Wome....

Published On : 03 Jan 2020

Piyush Jaiswal won 2019 Global Bihar Excellence award

Piyush Jaiswal won 2019 Global Bihar Excellence award

Piyush Jaiswal won the Global Bihar Excellence Award for the year 2019. The award was given to recognize his contribution towards social welfare, women empowerment. The above award....

Published On : 03 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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