Current Affairs

Current Affairs: Centerpiece of Competitive Examinations

Current affair is the classification or category of broadcast journalism which basically emphasize on the comprehensive and detailed analysis &discussion of news stories that have recently occurred and ongoing at the time of broadcast. Current affair is not same as Regular news broadcasting and news magazine because Regular News broadcasting emphasizes on news reports with a minimal analysis and News magazines discuss about all the events in specified formats. Current affairs are the exploration or explanation of current events and issues, including political or economic controversies and public and social policy issues as well.

Current affairs are the centerpiece of most of the competitive examinations. One of the portions of all the competitive examinations is based on the current affairs. The Current affairs of India and international current event affairs are an integral and important part of general studies papers. After the examinations, at the interview current affair news also decides the rank of the candidate and even whether he/she will be shortlisted or not. In the current context, knowledge and exploration of current affairs of India as well as current world affairs has become an important part of the preparations for any applicant who is going to appear in such kind of competitive examinations.

Most examinations for government jobs and civil services have a separate section on current affairs apart from English, Reasoning, Aptitude and Computers but most students take that portion as granted and do not prepare properly and they are at a loss. So all the students are advised to be updated on all the information of issues around the world which are currently going on. Now the main problem that students face is how to prepare for current affairs because it is like a vast ocean of information. Every day and everywhere there is something which is not known to everyone and it is only by reading newspaper or articles of any kind by which one can get an insight of the current affairs of any region or the country.

Here are some resources for you to acquire knowledge about current affairs:

Internet:

The internet provides up to the minute information regarding current events. Various editions of newspaper and magazines and alternative news services are unit out there.

Newspapers:

Current problems with newspapers square measure unbroken at the Media Services tables at the Webster Library and at the Circulation Desk at the Vanier Library; back files square measure unbroken on microfilm. Coverage varies from supply to supply. Search CLUES, Concordia's on-line catalogue, beneath the title of the newspaper and check the holdings to search out that years and months of a selected newspaper square measure at every library.

News Digest:

News digests summarize what was reportable within the newspapers. They’re indexed by subject. They are helpful for checking facts a few specific events.

News Magazines:

An article might give a lot of in-depth coverage of a item or current event. Current problems with widespread magazines area unit kept behind the Media Services table at the Webster and at the Circulation table at the Vanier Library.

Almanacs and yearbooks:

Yearbooks and almanacs offer transient factual and statistical data on a range of subjects.