Static GK is an important part of the Banking and Insurance exams. Most of the static GK Questions asked in these exams are from the recent news. For example, the capital or currency of a country may be asked for such a country with whom India has signed an agreement recently or where our politicians made a visit recently.
In this post, we will cover up such Static GK that is in news in the month of December 2020. The content is arranged category wise for your quick revision.
Current Static GK in News – December 2020
Headquarters
International
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Metro Manila, Philippines [December 01, 2020]
- Bata Corporation- Lausanne, Switzerland [December 02, 2020]
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)- Rome, Italy [December 07, 2020]
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – Paris, France [December 09, 2020]
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)- Geneva, Switzerland [December 09, 2020]
- UNICEF- New York, United States [December 09, 2020]
- World Health Organization (WHO)- Geneva, Switzerland [December 09, 2020]
- World Economic Forum (WEF)- Cologny, Switzerland [December 10, 2020]
- World Squash Federation (WSF)- Hastings, United Kingdom [December 11, 2020]
- International Golf Federation (IGF)- Lausanne, Switzerland [December 11, 2020]
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)- Lausanne, Switzerland [December 11, 2020]
- UN Environment Program (UNEP)- Nairobi, Kenya [December 16, 2020]
- World Bank- Washington, D.C., United States [December 17, 2020]
- New Development Bank (NDB)- Shanghai, China [December 17, 2020]
- Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [December 17, 2020]
- World Anti-Doping Agency- Montreal, Canada [December 18, 2020]
- Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)- Ebene, Mauritius [December 21, 2020]
- FIFA- Zürich, Switzerland [December 28, 2020]
- International Cricket Council- Dubai, United Arab Emirates [December 29, 2020]
National
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)- New Delhi [December 07, 2020]
- Federation of Indian Commerce and Industry (FICCI)- New Delhi [December 12, 2020]
- BSE Limited- Mumbai [December 13, 2020]
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) – Bengaluru [December 17, 2020]
- National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)- New Delhi [December 19, 2020]
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)- New Delhi [December 21, 2020]
- Assocham- New Delhi [December 24, 2020]
- Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) – Mumbai [December 27, 2020]
Banks
- HDFC Bank – Mumbai [December 04, 2020]
- Reserve Bank of India- Mumbai [December 05, 2020]
- Axis Bank – Mumbai [December 06, 2020]
- Punjab National Bank- New Delhi [December 07, 2020]
- ICICI Bank – Mumbai [December 07, 2020]
- India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)- New Delhi [December 16, 2020]
- Kotak Mahindra Bank- Mumbai [December 16, 2020]
- Canara Bank- Bengaluru [December 18, 2020]
- Central Bank of India- Mumbai [December 22, 2020]
- Bank of Baroda- Alkapuri, Vadodara [December 24, 2020]
- Yes Bank – Mumbai [December 31, 2020]
Country – Capital, Currency
- China –Capital: Beijing; Currency: Renminbi [December 06, 2020]
- Kuwait- Kuwait City, Kuwaiti Dinar [December 11, 2020]
- Romania- Bucharest, Romanian Leu [December 11, 2020]
- Uzbekistan- Tashkent, Uzbek Som [December 13, 2020]
- Austria- Vienna, Euro [December 13, 2020]
- Norway- Oslo, Norwegian Krone [December 16, 2020]
- Bangladesh- Dhaka, Bangladeshi Taka [December 18, 2020]
- Indonesia- Jakarta, Indonesian Rupiah [December 19, 2020]
- Japan- Tokyo, Yen [December 22, 2020]
- Vietnam- Hanoi, Vietnamese Dong [December 22, 2020]
Books & Author
- ‘Future of Regional Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific’- by Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- ‘40 Years with Abdul Kalam – Untold Stories‘- Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai [December 06, 2020]
- “Dharma: Decoding the Epics for A Meaningful Life”- Amish Tripathi [December 16, 2020]
- ‘Oh Mizoram’- P S Sreedharan Pillai (Governor of Mizoram) [December 25, 2020]
- ‘Covid-19 : Sabhyata Ka Sankat Aur Samadhan’- Kailash Satyarthi [December 26, 2020]
- “Sutranivednachi sutra- ek anbav”- Dr Roopa Chari [December 29, 2020]
- “In Pursuit of Justice: An Autobiography”- late Justice Rajindar Sachar (autobiography) [December 31, 2020]
Miscellaneous
- Suryadhar lake- Dehradun [December 02, 2020]
- Cyclonic Storm ‘Burevi’ over southwest Bay of Bengal [December 03, 2020]
- Majerhat Bridge in Kolkata Renamed as “Jai Hind Bridge” [December 06, 2020]
- Koilwar bridge over Sone river in Bihar [December 11, 2020]
- 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup- Odisha, India [December 15, 2020]
- 2030 Asian Games- Doha, Qatar [December 18, 2020]