How to prepare current affairs and for government exams

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How to prepare current affairs and for government
exams Current affairs along with general
knowledge are an integral part of any government
or competitive exams. Now a days it holds a
significant weightage in any exam. It has such a
limitless syllabus that even when you study it
daily, you would not be able to complete it
thoroughly. Since it is a vast subject and you
have to indulge in other subjects as well so you
cannot excel at it unless you have thirst to know
more.
It is an independent section and students try to
cover general knowledge from various sites and
use multiple resources. As a result, they end up
getting confused because it has wide range of
topics which can overlap. Although there are
number of magazines, apps, books and newspaper
that can add value to government
examination. Recent examinations analysis of SSC,
UPSC and Railway Banking Exams shows that the
numbers of questions from the current affairs are
increasing every year. In UPSC CSE exam, even
the general knowledge questions from History and
Polity are based on the current events that took
place in the last year.
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Also, in SSC the current affairs question can be
asked from any event, national or international,
that took place in the last six months. This
explains the importance of the current affairs
for the government examinations. Hence, here are
some tips to equip you for current affairs for
competitive exams Books Books are the widely
used and reliable source for preparing current
affair. There are a lot of books available
universally online, offline, shopping
portals. Magazines Magazines have become a
trusted source of G.K and current affairs for a
very long time. It keeps track on the most of the
events happening around the world. Some of them
are, topper success review, discuss about
interview, group discussion, personal interview
post exam, Some magazines also use provide the
study material, like geography of India,
constitution of India, economy and politics. It
is available bi-lingual to reach maximum number
of students. Apps Websites Websites apps are
widely available as now everyone has access to
internet and there are various applications
which provide 10-20 summarized bi-lingual current
affair for quick read. It improves the
knowledge. Besides, also watch news channel
regularly because it is easy to remember events
through visuals. Quizzes Quizzes are also
effective in remembering current affair. Time
quiz section that test student is another key to
learn things as hundreds of new things happen
every day. Newspaper Newspaper is the best
source to prepare for any exam as it covers
everything on day to day basis. Regular reading
makes you
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effective reader which will help you in exam and
you will be aware of each and every aspect. It
will give in depth knowledge of political,
national, business, sports, regional and
international happenings. Some of the best
newspapers are The Hindu, Indian express, and
others. It not only helps you to stay up to date
but improves your English, vocabulary, reading
understanding skills. International
organizations Worlds major economic
organizations like IMF, WTO, WB, IMO are
important with exam point of view you must know
their functioning, structure. Major political
global groups like UN regional groups ASEAN,
SAARC. You are expected to prepare about their
headquarters, chairperson or any other major
reform/event that took place. YouTube It has
become the most favorite spot to gain knowledge.
Any topic can be easily found helps you
immensely to revise current affairs and for the
last-minute preparation, you just need to find a
best channel for you to learn from videos and
tutorial. Also give online mock test to test how
much you know and make note of new points it is
very essential as you cannot waste time by
searching and reading it again and again.
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Important topics that need to be covered for
general knowledge are Recent scientific and
technical innovation Core subjects like polity,
geography, economics, and history Economic /
business related issues National and
international social political issues
Environmental and ecological issues Sports and
films affairs Regulatory body information The
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