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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 : 03 Jan 2020

Noted social activist Ratna Ojha passes away

Noted social activist Ratna Ojha passes away

  • A noted social activist from Assam 'Ratna Ojha' passed away at the age of 88 in Guwahati.
  • In 2005, he was awarded the prestigious Natyasurya Award for his contributions to theatre. He had also introduced the Street Plays in Assam in 1971.
  • During his career, he had produced the 'Gobhor', 'Urbor' and 'Kobor' to highlighting various issues afflicting the society.
The 14th Global Healthcare Summit will be held at Visakhapatnam

The 14th Global Healthcare Summit will be held at Visakhapatnam

The 14th edition of the prestigious Global Healthcare Summit will be held in Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh from 3rd January 2021. It has been organized by the American A....

Published On : 03 Jan 2020

Prime Minister Modi inaugurated 107th Indian Science Congress

Prime Minister Modi inaugurated 107th Indian Science Congress

The 14th Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC) at the Bengaluru Agricultural Sciences University. Speaking o....

Published On : 03 Jan 2020

Lawn Bowls & Cycling inducted into 3rd Khelo India Youth Games

Lawn Bowls & Cycling inducted into 3rd Khelo India Youth Games

It is the first time that the two games were inducted into the 3rd edition of Khelo India Youth Games; Lawn Bowls and Cycling. In this event, Around 6,500 athletes from 37 teams wi....

Published On : 02 Jan 2020

Dainik Jagran editor-in-chief Sanjay Gupta awarded with Lokmanya Tilak Journalism award

Dainik Jagran editor-in-chief Sanjay Gupta awarded with Lokmanya Tilak Journalism award

The Editor-in-chief of Dainik Jagran Sanjay Gupta will be awarded the Lokmanya Tilak National Journalism award for his contribution in the field of Journalism. He ....

Published On : 02 Jan 2020

Kerala hosted 27th National Children’s Science Congress 2019

Kerala hosted 27th National Children’s Science Congress 2019

Kerala had hosted the 27th National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC) 2019 in Thiruvananthapuram from 27th to 31st December 2019. The theme of this event was "Science, Techn....

Published On : 02 Jan 2020

Umaro Sissoco Embalo won the Presidential election of Guinea-Bissau

Umaro Sissoco Embalo won the Presidential election of Guinea-Bissau

Umaro Sissoco Embalo (age 47 years) won the Presidential election of Guinea-Bissau with 53.55% of votes. While his opponent Domingos Simoes Pereira (age 56 years) took 46.45% votes....

Published On : 02 Jan 2020

Reserve Bank of India launched 'MANI' mobile app to Identify notes

Reserve Bank of India launched 'MANI' mobile app to Identify notes

Today, Shaktikanta Das (25th Governor of RBI) launched the 'MANI' mobile app for visually challenged persons to identify the denomination of the new currency notes. ....

Published On : 02 Jan 2020

Flipkart inked MoU with MoHUA to support DAY-NULM

Flipkart inked MoU with MoHUA to support DAY-NULM

Today, India's E-commerce company based in Bengaluru Flipkart inked an agreement with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to support the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National U....

Published On : 02 Jan 2020

V. K. Yadav re-appointed as Chairman of Railway Board

V. K. Yadav re-appointed as Chairman of Railway Board

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) approved the re-employment of Vinod Kumar Yadav as the Chairman of Railway Board for a period of 1-year. ....

Published On : 02 Jan 2020

Padma Vibhushan awardee Amitabh Bachchan awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Padma Vibhushan awardee Amitabh Bachchan awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Legendary film star Amitabh Bachchan (age 77 years) awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The award had been given by President R. N. Kovind at Ra....

Published On : 31 Dec 2019

Australian cricketer Peter Siddle announced retirement from cricket

Australian cricketer Peter Siddle announced retirement from cricket

In Cricket, Australian right-arm fast-medium bowler Peter Siddle (age 35 years) announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. During his career, he played 67....

Published On : 31 Dec 2019

In Odisha, 11-day long Dhanu-Jatra festival began

In Odisha, 11-day long Dhanu-Jatra festival began

The famous 11-day long 'Dhanu-Jatra' festival begins at Bargarh in Western Odisha. It is based on the mythological story of Lord Krishna and his demon uncle King Kansa. It is about....

Published On : 31 Dec 2019

SBI will start OTP-based ATM withdrawal from 1st January 2020

SBI will start OTP-based ATM withdrawal from 1st January 2020

Mumbai based State Bank of India (SBI) will start an OTP-based ATM cash withdrawal system from 1st January 2020. This facility will be available for transactions above Rs 10....

Published On : 31 Dec 2019

Finance Minister launched 'e-Bkray' for Online auction of assets

Finance Minister launched 'e-Bkray' for Online auction of assets

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman (Finance Minister) launched 'e-Bkray' for Online auction of assets attached by banks. This platform will increase transparency in the auctioning of a....

Published On : 31 Dec 2019

HDFC Life tie-up with E-commerce company Paytm to Expand its Distribution

HDFC Life tie-up with E-commerce company Paytm to Expand its Distribution

HDFC Life Insurance tie-up with India's E-commerce company Paytm to expand its distribution. The main objective of this partnership is to enable Paytm Custo....

Published On : 31 Dec 2019

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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