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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 : 27 Nov 2019

Oxford Dictionary declared 'Climate Emergency' A new Word of the Year 2019

Oxford Dictionary declared 'Climate Emergency' A new Word of the Year 2019

  • Oxford Dictionary has declared 'Climate Emergency' as a new Word of the year 2019, choosing it from an all-environmental shortlist.
  • Besides, It also included ‘climate action’, ‘climate denial’, ‘eco-anxiety’, ‘extinction’ and ‘flight shame’.
  • It is defined as ‘A situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it.’
8th National Tribal Craft Mela began in Bhubaneswar

8th National Tribal Craft Mela began in Bhubaneswar

The 14th Chief Minister of Odisha Shri. Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the 8th National Tribal Craft Mela. The festival is being held at State Tribal Museum Com....

Published On : 27 Nov 2019

Sangram Dahiya & Varsha Varman won Gold at 63rd National Shotgun Shooting Championship

Sangram Dahiya & Varsha Varman won Gold at 63rd National Shotgun Shooting Championship

Indian shooter Sangram Dahiya (Haryana) and Varsha Varman (Madhya Pradesh) won the Gold medal at the 63rd National Shotgun Shooting Championship....

Published On : 27 Nov 2019

Eliud Kipchoge & D. Muhammad won 2019 Athlete of the Year Awards

Eliud Kipchoge & D. Muhammad won 2019 Athlete of the Year Awards

Eliud Kipchoge (age 35 years), the first man to run a marathon in less than two hours, and 400 meters hurdles world champion Dalilah Muhammad (age 29 years)....

Published On : 27 Nov 2019

Padma Shri awardee Manoj Bajpayee won Best Actor Asia Pacific Screen Award for Bhonsle

Padma Shri awardee Manoj Bajpayee won Best Actor Asia Pacific Screen Award for Bhonsle

Renowned actor Manoj Bajpayee (age 50 years) wins the Best Actor Asia Pacific Screen Award for his role in 'Bhonsle'. The Hindi d....

Published On : 25 Nov 2019

Chitharesh Natesan won 2019 Mr. Universe Title

Chitharesh Natesan won 2019 Mr. Universe Title

Indian bodybuilder Chitahresh Natesan (age 33 years) wins the 2019 Mr. Universe title in the 90kg category at the 11th World Bodybuilding and Physiq....

Published On : 25 Nov 2019

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women observed today

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women observed today

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is celebrated every year on 25th November around the globe. The main objective of this day is t....

Published On : 25 Nov 2019

NCC celebrated its 71st Raising Day today

NCC celebrated its 71st Raising Day today

The Youth wing of Indian Armed Forces, NCC is celebrating its 71st Raising Day today with full of joy and gaiety. The NCC day is observed every year on the ....

Published On : 25 Nov 2019

Former Chief Minister Kailash Chandra Joshi died in Bhopal

Former Chief Minister Kailash Chandra Joshi died in Bhopal

The 9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kailash Chandra Joshi died due to a prolonged illness at a private hospital in Bhopal. He was 91 years. Mr. K. C. Joshi, w....

Published On : 25 Nov 2019

RSP General Secretary Kshiti Goswami passes away

RSP General Secretary Kshiti Goswami passes away

The General Secretary of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) Kshiti Goswami died at a hospital in Chennai, Tamilnadu. He was 76. In 2012, he had also served as....

Published On : 25 Nov 2019

A four-day long Ocean Dance Festival began

A four-day long Ocean Dance Festival began

K. M. Khalid has inaugurated the four-day long Ocean Dance Festival 2019 in Cox Bazar of Bangladesh. It is the largest International Dance Festival of Bangladesh i....

Published On : 25 Nov 2019

A week-long Manipur Sangai Festival begins

A week-long Manipur Sangai Festival begins

In Manipur, the week-long Manipur Sangai Festival 2019 started at Hapta Kangjeibung in Imphal. The festival is organized by the Tourism Department, Manipur. During....

Published On : 25 Nov 2019

Rafael Nadal won 6th Davis Cup title

Rafael Nadal won 6th Davis Cup title

In tennis, Spanish player Rafael Nadal (age 33 years) won the 6th edition of Davis Cup title held in Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain. He defeated Can....

Published On : 25 Nov 2019

Lakshya Sen wins Men's singles title at Scottish Open

Lakshya Sen wins Men's singles title at Scottish Open

In badminton, India player Lakshya Sen (age 18 years) won the Men's singles title at Scottish Open held at Glasgow, Scotland. He defeated Brazilia....

Published On : 25 Nov 2019

Anita Anand becomes Canada's new Federal Minister

Anita Anand becomes Canada's new Federal Minister

The new cabinet of Justin Trudeau (23rd Prime Minister of Canada) unveiled today. The cabinet includes three other Indo-Canadian ministers, all Sikhs, and each of whom was a....

Published On : 23 Nov 2019

Indian Army celebrates Poonch Link-Up day today

Indian Army celebrates Poonch Link-Up day today

Indian Army celebrated Poonch Link-up day with full of joy and gaiety and paid tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed in defending Poonch during a conflict ....

Published On : 23 Nov 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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