Tips and Trick to Ace Current Affairs Section
Current Affairs preparation is a
very important cog in the wheel of the strategy to clear the competitive
examination like CLAT, CMAT, CU-CET etc. It is important to understand the
reason behind importance given to the Current Affairs by the competitive exams.
The candidates who successfully clear the examinations are going to be
generalists. They are not going to play the role of specialists. To put things
into perspective, a generalist will not be building bridges, roads, satellites
or missiles.
Rather they will be given
opportunities to lead the corporates in highly technical domains, take part in
decision making roles in various domains. Hence it is imperative that aptitude
exams expect its candidates to have a great deal of awareness and the curiosity
to keep absorbing knowledge, information and develop the ability to synthesize
vast amounts of information. By using the following tips, you can ace the section:
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Newspapers: There are plenty of newspapers in the
market. It is important to read the right newspapers. Don’t read newspapers
which provide information on Page 3, socialites, gossips because there is no
way it is going to help your preparation. Rather just stick to 1 newspaper
because your preparation will be more focused and it will help you in saving
your most precious resource i.e. time. So far, many successful candidates
preferred to read newspapers like The Hindu which provides excellent analysis
in its editorials concerning every topic that a prospective civil service
candidate must be aware of.
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Magazines: There are plenty of magazines or
periodicals that are available in the market for Current affairs preparation.
Once again don’t overburden yourself with too many magazines from the market.
Rather stick to a few magazines that have a proven track record of providing
right information with an excellent analysis which is an important attribute
that the competitive exam tests.
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Notes: Most importantly never forget to make notes on the analysis
of the topics you have studied. Make sure that you write your analysis as well.
Notes will really help your preparation at the advanced stages of preparation
while the exams are approaching very close.
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Revise: Make sure that you consistently
revise the topics from notes you have made. This is a crucial component to help
you in retaining vast amounts of information that one has to absorb. Keep
revising from the notes that you make regularly. This will help you to connect
different topics as you keep gathering more and more relevant information and
knowledge.
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Current Affairs
Apps: There are
many apps available for the current affairs preparation. Candidates can use
those apps to stay one step ahead of their competition and increase on their
sources of preparation. These apps also have periodic quizzes which can help
aspirants assess their preparation level as far as current affairs section is
concerned.
So, by following the above tips
and tricks one can ace the current affairs easily along with managing other
sections as well.
All the Best!