Current Static GK in News

Current Static GK in News – October 2021

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 October 2021. The content is arranged category wise for your quick revision.

Current Static GK in News – October 2021

Headquarters

International

  • International Maritime Organization (IMO) – London, United Kingdom [October 01, 2021]
  • United Nations General Assembly – New York, United States [October 01, 2021]
  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) –  Beijing, China [October 03, 2021]
  • World Bank – Washington, D.C., United States [October 04, 2021]
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – New York, United States[October 06, 2021]
  • Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – Paris, France [October 06, 2021]
  • Moody’s Investors Service – New York, United States [October 06, 2021]
  • World Trade Organization (WTO) – Geneva, Switzerland [October 07, 2021]
  • International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) – Madrid, Spain [October 08, 2021]
  • Fitch Ratings – New York, United States [October 09, 2021]
  • Universal Postal Union (UPU) -Bern, Switzerland [October 09, 2021]
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – Paris, France [October 13, 2021]
  • International Monetary Fund (IMF) – Washington, D.C., United States [October 14, 2021]
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines [October 14, 2021]
  • World Steel Association (WSA) – Brussels, Belgium [October 16, 2021]
  • United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) – Rome, Italy [October 16, 2021]
  • United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) – Geneva, Switzerland [October 17, 2021]
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – Washington, D.C., United States [October 18, 2021]
  • United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – New York, United States [October 19, 2021]
  • International Solar Alliance (ISA) – Gurugram, Haryana, India [October 20, 2021]
  • World Health Organization (WHO) – Geneva, Switzerland [October 20, 2021]
  • Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – Paris, France [October 24, 2021]
  • World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) – Geneva, Switzerland [October 26, 2021]
  • Microsoft Corporation – Washington, United States [October 28, 2021]
  • Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Jakarta, Indonesia [October 29, 2021]

National 

  • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) – Mumbai [October 01, 2021]
  • International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) – Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [October 01, 2021]
  • National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) – Mumbai [October 01, 2021]
  • CRISIL – Mumbai [October 02, 2021]
  • India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) – New Delhi [October 06, 2021]
  • Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) – New Delhi[October 06, 2021]
  • Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) – Mumbai [October 06, 2021]
  • Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) – New Delhi [October 12, 2021]
  • Astronautical Society of India (ASI) – Bengaluru [October 12, 2021]
  • Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) – New Delhi [October 14, 2021]
  • Indian Bank’s Association (IBA) – Mumbai [October 16, 2021]
  • Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) – Mumbai [October 17, 2021]
  • Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) – New Delhi [October 17, 2021]
  • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) – Bengaluru [October 19, 2021]
  • Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)- Mumbai [October 21, 2021]
  • ICRA- Gurugram, Haryana [October 24, 2021]
  • Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) – New Delhi [October 25, 2021]
  • Election Commission of India (ECI) – New Delhi [October 25, 2021]
  • National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) – Mumbai [October 29, 2021]

Sports Federations

  • National Basketball Association – New York, United States [October 02, 2021]
  • International Hockey Federation (FIH) – Lausanne, Switzerland [October 11, 2021]
  • International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) – Munich, Germany [October 11, 2021]
  • FIFA – Zürich, Switzerland [October 13, 2021]
  • International Cricket Council (ICC)- Dubai, United Arab Emirates [October 19, 2021]
  • Indian Weightlifting Federation – New Delhi [October 22, 2021]

Banks

  • Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) – Chennai [October 01, 2021]
  • State Bank of India (SBI) – Mumbai [October 07, 2021]
  • Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL) – Mumbai  [October 08, 2021]
  • Punjab National Bank – New Delhi [October 15, 2021]
  • Axis Bank – Mumbai [October 17, 2021]
  • Karnataka Bank Limited – Mangalore [October 17, 2021]
  • RBL Bank – Mumbai [October 21, 2021]
  • AU Small Finance Bank – Jaipur [October 27, 2021]
  • Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited – Srinagar [October 29, 2021]

 Country – Capital, Currency

  • Sri Lanka Capital: Colombo; Currency : Sri Lankan rupee[October 03, 2021]
  • Tunisia Capital: Tunis; Currency: Tunisian dinar [October 04, 2021]
  • Japan Capital: Tokyo; Currency: Japanese yen [October 05, 2021]
  • Ethiopia Capital: Addis Ababa; Currency: Ethiopian birr [October 05, 2021]
  • Guinea Capital: Conakry; Currency: Guinean franc [October 05, 2021]
  • Bahrain Capital: Manama; Currency: Bahraini dinar [October 06, 2021]
  • Seychelles Capital: Victoria; Currency: Seychellois rupee[October 06, 2021]
  • Croatia Capital: Zagreb; Currency: Croatian kuna[October 09, 2021]
  • Denmark Capital: Copenhagen; Currency: Danish krone [October 10, 2021]
  • United Kingdom Capital: London; Currency: Pound sterling[October 10, 2021]
  • Germany – Capital: Berlin; Currency: Euro[October 14, 2021]
  • Kyrgyzstan – Capital: Bishkek; Currency: Kyrgyzstani som [October 14, 2021]
  • United States Capital: Washington, D.C.; Currency: United States Dollar [October 15, 2021]
  • Russia Capital: Moscow; Currency: Russian ruble [October 17, 2021]
  • China Capital: Beijing; Currency: Renminbi [October 17, 2021]
  • Norway Capital: Oslo; Currency: Norwegian krone [October 18, 2021]
  • Ecuador Capital: Quito; Currency: United States Dollar [October 21, 2021]
  • Barbados Capital: Bridgetown; Currency: Barbados Dollar [October 24, 2021]
  • South Korea Capital: Seoul; Currency: South Korean won [October 25, 2021]
  • Uzbekistan Capital – Tashkent; Currency – Uzbek som (UZS) [October 29, 2021]
  • Canada Capital – Ottawa; Currency – Canadian Dollar [October 29, 2021]
  • France Capital – Paris; Currency – Euro, CFP franc [October 29, 2021]

Miscellaneous

  • Red Fort – Delhi [October 03, 2021]
  • Durand Cup – Football [October 05, 2021]
  • National aquatic animal of India – River Ganga Dolphins [October 05, 2021]
  • Paradip Port Trust (PPT) – Odisha [October 08, 2021]
  • Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary – Chhattisgarh [October 10, 2021]
  • Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport – Guwahati [October 10, 2021]
  • SAFF Championship – Football [October 18, 2021]
  • Kushinagar International Airport – Uttar Pradesh [October 21, 2021]
  • Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) – Pune [October 21, 2021]
  • Thomas Cup – Men’s Badminton [October 22, 2021]
  • Uber Cup – Women’s Badminton [October 22, 2021]
  • Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SPM) – Kolkata [October 27, 2021]
  • APJ Abdul Kalam Island – Odisha [October 28, 2021]
  • National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) – Chennai [October 31, 2021]

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