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 July 2020. The content is arranged category wise for your quick revision.
Current Static GK in News – July 2020
Headquarters
International
- World Bank- Washington DC, United States [July 02, 2020]
- UN General Assembly (UNGA) and United Nations- New York, United States [July 03, 2020]
- International Cricket Council (ICC)- Dubai, UAE [July 03, 2020]
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)- Manila, Philippines [July 04, 2020]
- Facebook- California, Unites States [July 06, 2020]
- World Health Organization (WHO)[July 09, 2020]
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – Beijing, China [July 09, 2020]
- Google – California, United States [July 09, 2020]
- Microsoft – Washington, United States [July 09, 2020]
- US Agency for International Development (USAID) – Washington, D.C., United States [July 09, 2020]
- European Union – Brussels, Belgium [July 10, 2020]
- Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) – London, United Kingdom[July 10, 2020]
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – New York, United States [July 11, 2020]
- International Energy Agency (IEA) – Paris, France [July 12, 2020]
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – Rome, Italy[July 16, 2020]
- International Fund for Agriculture (IFAD) – Rome, Italy[July 16, 2020]
- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – New York, United States[July 16, 2020]
- UN World Food Programme (WFP) – Rome, Italy[July 16, 2020]
- World Intellectual Property Organization – Geneva, Switzerland[July 17, 2020]
- International Chess Federation (FIDE) – Lausanne, Switzerland[July 20, 2020]
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) -Brussels, Belgium [July 22, 2020]
- SpaceX – California, United States [July 23, 2020]
- Nomura -Tokyo, Japan [July 23, 2020]
- World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarter: Geneva, Switzerland [July 24, 2020]
National
- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)- Hyderabad [July 04, 2020]
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)- Bangalore [July 04, 2020]
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) – Mumbai [July 12, 2020]
- Hockey India – New Delhi [July 12, 2020]
- Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) – New Delhi [July 14, 2020]
- Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) – Mumbai [July 15, 2020]
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) – Mumbai [July 16, 2020]
- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport – Hyderabad [July 17, 2020]
- ICRA Limited – Gurgaon [July 18, 2020]
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – New Delhi [July 23, 2020]
Banks
- ICICI Bank-Mumbai [July 02, 2020]
- HDFC Bank- Mumbai [July 03, 2020]
- Union Bank of India- Mumbai [July 03, 2020]
- Indian Overseas Bank- Chennai [July 04, 2020]
- SBM Bank- Port Louis, Mauritius [July 07, 2020]
- Yes Bank – Mumbai [July 08, 2020]
- Fino Payments Bank Limited – Mumbai [July 08, 2020]
- Federal Bank – Aluva, Kochi, Kerala [July 19, 2020]
- Karur Vysya Bank – Karur Tamil Nadu [July 23, 2020]
Country – Capital, Currency
- Bhutan- Thimphu, Bhutanese Ngultrum [July 01, 2020]
- Malawai- Lilongwe, Malawian Kwacha [July 01, 2020]
- Bangladesh- Dhaka, Bangladeshi Taka [July 03, 2020]
- Japan- Tokyo, Yen [July 03, 2020]
- France- Paris, Euro, CFP Franc [July 04, 2020]
- China Beijing, Renminbi [July 10, 2020]
- Canada – Ottawa, Canadian dollar [July 10, 2020]
- Maldives – Male, Maldivian rufiyaa [July 10, 2020]
- Sri Lanka – Colombo, Sri Lankan rupee [July 10, 2020]
- Ivory Coast – Yamoussoukro, West African CFA franc [July 10, 2020]
- Singapore – Singapore, Dollar [July 14, 2020]
- Poland – Warsaw; Polish złoty [July 15, 2020]
- Suriname – Paramaribo; Suriname Dollar [July 17, 2020]
- Tunisia- Tunis; Tunisian dinar [July 17, 2020 and July 29, 2020]
- Gabon – Libreville, Central African CFA franc[July 18, 2020]
- Nicaragua – Managua, Nicaraguan cordoba [July 24, 2020]
- Turkmenistan – Ashgabat, Turkmenistan manat [July 24, 2020]
- Tanzania – Dodoma, Tanzanian shilling
- Somalia- Somalia- Mogadishu, United States Dollar, Somali Shilling [July 29, 2020]
Schemes
- ‘Balaram’ Scheme- Odisha [July 07, 2020]
- Weavers’ Sammaan Yojana- Karnataka [July 07, 2020]
- ‘Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana – Uttar Pradesh [July 21, 2020]
- Godhan Nyay Yojana’ – Chhattisgarh [July 22, 2020]
- Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana- Delhi [July 23, 2020]
- Rozgaar Bazaar – [July 27-28, 2020]
- Green-Ag project- In 5 states- Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.
Books & Author
- ‘Mahaveer: The Soldier who never died’ – Rupa Srikumar & A.K. Srikumar [July 10, 2020]
- “A Song of India” – Ruskin Bond [July 14, 2020]
- ‘If It Bleeds’-Stephen King [July 16, 2020]
- The Endgame – S Hussain Zaidi [July 21, 2020]
- ‘Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in India’- Viral Acharya [July 29, 2020]
- “The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World” – S Jaishankar [July 29, 2020]
Miscellaneous
- India’s first lichen park – Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand [July 01, 2020]
- The largest Tier IV data centre of India and Asia, as well as the second largest in the world, has been opened in Mumbai (Yotta NM1 facility) [July 10, 2020]
- 750 MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power project – Madhya Pradesh [July 11, 2020]
- NTPC Singrauli Super Thermal Power Plant – Uttar Pradesh [July 13, 2020]
- Australia national soccer team is nicknamed as Socceroos [July 16, 2020]
- India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge ‘Anji Khad bridge ‘- Jammu & Kashmir [July 17, 2020]
- Kakrapar Atomic Power Project – Gujarat [July 25, 2020]
- The Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) reports is released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). [July 26, 2020]