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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 : 15 Nov 2019

Ravi Prakash won BRICS Young Innovator Prize

Ravi Prakash won BRICS Young Innovator Prize

  • The young Indian Ph.D. Scholar- Ravi Prakash won the BRICS Young Innovator Prize. He received the award for inventing an affordable indigenous milk chilling unit for smaller and marginal rural dairy farmers.
  • He is a Scholar of ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Bengaluru, was a part of a 21-member delegation sent to Brazil by the Department of Science and Technology for the 4th BRICS-Young Scientist Forum (YSF), 2019.
  • Besides, India won 1st prize of BRICS-Young Scientist Forum's (YSF) conclave during 6-8 November in Brazil.
India will host 19th SCO Council Conference for 2020

India will host 19th SCO Council Conference for 2020

India will host the 19th Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation for 2020 in New Delhi. The SCO is a China-led eight-member economic and security bl....

Published On : 15 Nov 2019

Dr. Debabhuson Borah awarded with 2018 Munin Barkotoki Literary Award

Dr. Debabhuson Borah awarded with 2018 Munin Barkotoki Literary Award

Indian young writer Dr. Debabhuson Borah awarded with prestigious Munin Barkotoki Literary Award for the year 2018. He received t....

Published On : 15 Nov 2019

IAF Chief inaugurated 58th ISAM Conference in Bengaluru

IAF Chief inaugurated 58th ISAM Conference in Bengaluru

The Chief of Indian Air Force (IAF) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria has inaugurated the 58th Indian Society of Aerospace Medicine (ISAM) conference in Bangalore, Karnataka....

Published On : 15 Nov 2019

G. Kamala Vardhana Rao becomes new Chairman & MD of ITDC

G. Kamala Vardhana Rao becomes new Chairman & MD of ITDC

IAS Officer G. Kamala Vardhana Rao appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (MD) of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC). Prior....

Published On : 15 Nov 2019

World Diabetes Day celebrated on 14th November

World Diabetes Day celebrated on 14th November

World Diabetes Day is celebrated every year on 14th November around the world to create an awareness campaign focusing on diabetes mellitus. The t....

Published On : 15 Nov 2019

Happy Children's Day celebrated on 14th November every year

Happy Children's Day celebrated on 14th November every year

Every year on 14th November Happy Children’s Day is celebrated in India to increase awareness of the rights, care, and education of children. ....

Published On : 15 Nov 2019

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli & Jasprit Bumrah maintain top spots in ICC ODI ranking

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli & Jasprit Bumrah maintain top spots in ICC ODI ranking

In Cricket, Indian cricketer Virat Kohli (age 31 years) and Jasprit Bumrah (age 25 years) have maintained their top spots in the latest ICC ODI Play....

Published On : 13 Nov 2019

International Conference on Yoga for Heart Care will be held at Mysuru

International Conference on Yoga for Heart Care will be held at Mysuru

The two-day International Conference on Yoga for Heart Care will be held from 15th to 16th November at Mysuru, Karnataka. It is being organized by the Ministry of AYUSH.....

Published On : 13 Nov 2019

Pravind Kumar Jugnauth becomes new Prime Minister of Mauritius

Pravind Kumar Jugnauth becomes new Prime Minister of Mauritius

Pravind Kumar Jugnauth (age 57 years) has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Mauritius for a period of five-year. Mr. Jugnauth swearing-in ....

Published On : 13 Nov 2019

Amreshwar Pratap Sahi appointed as new Chief Justice of Madras High Court

Amreshwar Pratap Sahi appointed as new Chief Justice of Madras High Court

Amreshwar Pratap Sahi (age 60 years) appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. He replaced Vijaya Tahilramani who had resigned from his p....

Published On : 13 Nov 2019

Muhammad Raffiq pledge as new Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court

Muhammad Raffiq pledge as new Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court

The Union Government has appointed Justice Muhammad Raffiq as the new Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court. He replaced Ajay Kumar Mittal, who is....

Published On : 13 Nov 2019

Bijapur Suranga Bawadi selected as 2020 World Monuments Watch List

Bijapur Suranga Bawadi selected as 2020 World Monuments Watch List

The Bijapur Suranga Bawadi at Karnataka is selected as the 2020 World Monuments Watch List, by the New York-based non-governmental organization. I....

Published On : 13 Nov 2019

15-years-old Shafali Verma becomes Youngest Indian to score International Fifty

15-years-old Shafali Verma becomes Youngest Indian to score International Fifty

In cricket, 15-years-old Shafali Verma becomes the Youngest Indian cricketer to score an International fifty. She scored 73 runs in 49 balls in the T20 series agai....

Published On : 13 Nov 2019

Guru Nanak Dev birth anniversary celebrated today

Guru Nanak Dev birth anniversary celebrated today

The 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji celebrated as 'Prakash Parv' across the country on 12th November. Guru Nanak was the founder of S....

Published On : 12 Nov 2019

Public Service Broadcasting Day observed today

Public Service Broadcasting Day observed today

The Public Service Broadcasting Day is observed on 12th November annually to commemorate the first and only visit of the Mahatma Gandhi in 1947 to the studi....

Published On : 12 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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