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 May 2020. The content is arranged category wise for your quick revision.
Current Static GK in News – May 2020
Headquarters
- US Agency for International Development (USAID)- Washington, D.C., United States [Mat 01, 2020]
- Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB)- Dharwad, Karnataka (Sponsored by Canara Bank) [ May 01, 2020]
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)- New Delhi [ May 02, 2020]
- World Bank- Washington DC, USA [May 03, 2020]
- The CKP Co-operative Bank Ltd- Thane, Maharashtra [May 04, 2020]
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)- New Delhi [May 06, 2020]
- United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) – New York, US [May 06, 2020]
- DBS Bank- Singapore [May 06, 2020]
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)- Nairobi, Kenya [May 09, 2020]
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)- Beijing, China [May 09, 2020]
- International Hockey Federation (FIH)- Lausanne, Switzerland [May 10, 2020]
- Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)- London, UK [May 10, 2020]
- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – New Delhi [May 11, 2020]
- Sports Authority of India (SAI)- New Delhi [May 11, 2020]
- Food and Agriculture Organization- Rome, Italy [May 15, 2020]
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)- Amman, Jordan [May 20, 2020]
- Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund company- San Mateo, California, United States [May 21, 2020]
- NABARD -Mumbai [May 21, 2020]
- SIDBI- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh [May 23, 2020]
- FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO)- New Delhi [May 23, 2020]
- New Development Bank (NDB)- Shanghai, China [May 29, 2020]
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)- Laussane, Switzerland [May 30, 2020]
- World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)- Montreal, Canada [May 31, 2020]
Country- Capital, Currency
- Iraq- Baghdad, Iraqi Dinar [ May 08, 2020]
- Iran- Tehran, Rial (to be changed to Toman) [May 09, 2020]
- Israel- Jerusalem, Israeli Shekel [May 18, 2020] – PM is Benjamin Netanyahu
- Japan- Tokyo, Yen [May 19, 2020]
- Lesotho- Maseru, Lesotho loti [May 20, 2020]
- Taiwan- Taipei, New Taiwan dollar [May 28, 2020]
Books and Authors
- “Fear of God” – by Bommadevara Sai Chandravadhan (Vadhan) [May 10, 2020]
- “Hop On: My Adventures on Boats, Trains and Planes”- Ruskin Bond [May 20, 2020]
Miscellaneous
- ‘Jeevan Amrit Yojana’ scheme is of which state?- Madhya Pradesh [ May 01, 2020]
- Kamban Festival- Puducherry [ May 03, 2020]
- “The Lost at Home’ report” is published by?- UNICEF [May 06, 2020]
- Ghatiabagar-Lipulekh motor road?- Uttarakhand [ May 09, 2020]
- Mukhyamantri Yuba Yogayog Yojana of which state?- Tripura [ May 09, 2020]
- ‘Matir Smristi’ Scheme- West Bengal [May 15, 2020]
- Kalapani border dispute- Between India and Nepal [May 20, 2020]
- Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Scheme which state?- Chhattisgarh [May 21, 2020]
- Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana which state?- Uttarakhand [May 31, 2020]
- G7 Members: France, Canada, Italy, Germany, Japan, UK and US [May 31, 2020]