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 November 2020. The content is arranged category wise for your quick revision.

Current Static GK in News – November 2020

Headquarters

International

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) – Geneva, Switzerland [04 November 2020]
Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Metro Manila, Philippines [04 November 2020]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – Paris, France [10 November 2020]
World Bank – Washington, D.C., United States[17 & 18 November 2020]
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) – Washington, D.C. [21 November 2020]
Mastercard – New York, United States [21 November 2020]
International Maritime Organisation (IMO) – London, United Kingdom [22 & 23 November 2020]
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) -Washington, D.C. [22 & 23 November 2020]
European Space Agency (ESA) – Paris, France [22 & 23 November 2020]
New Development Bank (NDB) – Shanghai, China [22 & 23 November 2020]
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) – London, United Kingdom [22 & 23 November 2020]
International Cricket Council (ICC) – Dubai, United Arab Emirates [26 November 2020]
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – New York, United States [27 & 28 November 2020]
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) – The Hague, Netherlands [30 November 2020]

National

Airports Authority of India (AAI)- New Delhi [02 & 03 November 2020]
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) – Mumbai [02 & 03 November 2020]
Competition Commission of India (CCI) – New Delhi [02 & 03 November 2020]
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)- New Delhi [02 & 03 November 2020]
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) New Delhi [04 November 2020]
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) – Mumbai [07 November 2020]
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) – Bengaluru [08 November 2020]
Hockey India – New Delhi [08 November 2020]
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) – Mumbai [09 November 2020]
Wildlife Trust of India – Noida [10 November 2020]
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) – Mumbai [24 November 2020]
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) – Hyderabad [30 November 2020]

Banks

Axis Bank – Mumbai [02 & 03 November 2020]
ICICI Bank – Mumbai [06 November 2020]
State Bank of India – Mumbai [07 November 2020]
HDFC Bank – Mumbai [07 November 2020]
Jio Payments Bank – Navi Mumbai [07 November 2020]
IndusInd Bank – Pune [17 & 18 November 2020]
Equitas Small Finance Bank – Chennai [17 & 18 November 2020]
DBS Bank – Singapore [26 November 2020]
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) – New Delhi [26 November 2020]
Yes Bank – Mumbai [30 November 2020]

Country – Capital, Currency

Turkey – Capital: Ankara; Currency: Turkish lira [01 November 2020]
New Zealand – Capital: Wellington; Currency: New Zealand dollar [04 November 2020]
Sudan – Capital: Khartoum; Currency: Sudanese pound [04 November 2020]
South Sudan – Capital: Juba; Currency: South Sudanese pound [04 November 2020]
Djibouti – Capital: Djibouti; Currency: Djiboutian franc [04 November 2020]
Eritrea – Capital: Asmara; Currency: Eritrean nakfa[04 November 2020]
Israel – Capital: Jerusalem; Currency: Israeli Shekel [04 November 2020]
Portugal – Capital: Lisbon; Currency: Euro [04 November 2020]
United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Capital: Abu Dhabi; Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham [05 November 2020]
Ivory Coast – Capital: Yamoussoukro; Currency: West African CFA franc[05 November 2020]
Bangladesh – Capital: Dhaka; Currency: Bangladeshi taka [06 November 2020]
United States of America – Capital: Washington, D.C.; Currency- US Dollar [06 November 2020]
Tanzania – Capital: Dodoma; Currency: Tanzanian shilling [06 November 2020]
Italy – Capital: Rome; Currency: Euro [07 November 2020]
Maldives – Capital: Male; Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa [11 November 2020]
Australia – Capital: Canberra; Currency – Dollar [11 November 2020]
Bahrain – Capital: Manama; Currency: Bahraini dinar [12 November 2020]
China –Capital: Beijing; Currency: Renminbi [14 November 2020]
Myanmar – Capital: Naypyitaw ; Currency: Burmese kyat [14 November 2020]
Japan – Capital: Tokyo; Currency: Japanese yen [19 November 2020]
Luxembourg – Capital: Luxembourg; Currency: Euro [20 November 2020]
Moldova – Capital: Chișinau; Currency: Moldovan leu [20 November 2020]
Bhutan – Capital: Thimphu; Currencies: Bhutanese ngultrum [21 November 2020]
Thailand – Capital: Bangkok; Currency: Thai baht [21 November 2020]
Singapore – Capital- Singapore; Currency: Singapore dollar[22 & 23 November 2020]
Malaysia – Capital: Kuala Lumpur; Currency: Malaysian ringgit [24 November 2020]
Afghanistan – Capital: Kabul, Currency: Afghan afghani [25 November 2020]
Argentina – Capital: Buenos Aires; Currency: Argentine peso [27 & 28 November 2020]
Russia – Capital: Moscow; Currency: Russian ruble [29 November 2020]
Finland – Capital: Helsinki, Currency: Euro [29 November 2020]

Inter-Government Forum

SAARC headquarter – Kathmandu, Nepal; (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) [06 November 2020]
OPEC Headquarters: Vienna, Austria (13 Members) [07 November 2020]
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) – Beijing, China ( China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan)[11 November 2020]
ASEAN – Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), Laos) [15 November 2020]
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) – Singapore (21 Members) [24 November 2020]
Tiger Range Countries (TRC) – 13 (India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam.) [25 November 2020]

Books & Author

“Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy” – Tamal Bandyopadhyay [02 & 03 November 2020]
“Your Best Day Is Today!” – Anupam Kher [11 November 2020]
Boskiyana – Biography of Gulzar, written by Radhakrishna Prakashan and edited by Yashwant Vyas. [14 November 2020]
‘I Am No Messiah’ – Sonu Sood [14 November 2020]
The Republican Ethic Volume III’ and ‘Loktantra Ke Swar’ – collection of selected speeches of President Ramnath Kovind [21 November 2020]
Shuggie Bain – Douglas Stuart (winner of 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction) [21 November 2020]

Miscellaneous

Statue of Unity – Kevadia at Narmada district in Gujarat [01 November 2020]
Panna Tiger Reserve – Madhya Pradesh [01 November 2020]
World’s largest pink diamond mine, Argyle mine – Kimberley region of Western Australia [05 November 2020]
Dobra-Chanti Suspension Bridge – Tehri-Garhwal district of Uttarakhand [10 November 2020]
Pakke Tiger Reserve (PTR) – Arunachal Pradesh [10 November 2020]
Hornbill festival – Nagaland [11 November 2020]
Saffron bowl of Kashmir – Pampore [11 November 2020]
Lonar Lake – Buldhana district of Maharashtra – [15 November 2020]
Keetham lake (Sur Sarovar) – Agra, Uttar Pradesh [16 November 2020]
‘Statue of Peace’ (dedicated to Jain Monk Acharya Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwarji Maharaj) – Pali, Rajasthan [17 & 18 November 2020]
Kamdhenu Gau Abhyaranya is India’s first cow sanctuary in Agar-Malwa district of Madhya Pradesh [19 November 2020]
India International Cherry Blossom Festival – Shillong, Meghalaya [24 November 2020]
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) – Pilibhit district and Shahjahanpur District of Uttar Pradesh [25 November 2020]
Father of India’s White Revolution (Milk Production) – Dr. Verghese Kurien [26 November 2020]
Father of Indian Information Technology (IT) Industry – Faqir Chand Kohli (founder of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)) [27 & 28 November 2020]
Lachit Day – Assam [29 November 2020]

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