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 February 2021. The content is arranged category wise for your quick revision.
Current Static GK in News – February 2021
Headquarters
International
- Facebook – California, United States [February 01 & 02]
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) – Madrid, Spain [February 03]
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – Washington, D.C., United States[February 03]
- Ford Motor – Michigan, United States[February 03]
- Google – California, United States[February 03]
- Amazon.com Inc – Washington, United States[February 04]
- Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) – Geneva, Switzerland[February 04]
- The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) – London, United Kingdom[February 05]
- ASEAN – Jakarta, Indonesia[February 06]
- Paypal – California, United States[February 06]
- SpaceX – Hawthorne, California, United States[February 07]
- World Trade Organization (WTO) – Geneva, Switzerland [February 07]
- Airbus – Leiden, Netherlands [February 10]
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) – Rome, Italy [February 10]
- Natural History Museum – London, United Kingdom [February 11]
- New Development Bank (NDB) – Shanghai, China [February 12]
- World Bank – Washington, D.C., United States [February 13]
- Nomura – Tokyo, Japan [February 16]
- United Nations Capital Development Fund – New York, US [February 17]
- International Energy Agency (IEA) – Paris, France [February 18]
- International Energy Forum (IEF) – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [February 18]
- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) – Vienna, Austria [February 18]
- Hyundai Motor Company – Seoul, South Korea [February 19]
- Oxford Economics – Oxford, United Kingdom [February 19]
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – Seattle, Washington, United States [February 20]
- United Nations Human Rights Council – Geneva, Switzerland [February 20]
- S&P Global Ratings – New York, United States [February 21 & 22]
- International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) – Paris, France [February 25]
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – Beijing, China [February 25]
- Moody’s – New York, United States [February 26]
- OLX Group – Amsterdam, Netherlands [February 27]
- JPMorgan Chase Bank – New York, United States [February 28]
- U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) – New York, United States [February 28]
National
- SBI Cards – Gurugram, Haryana[February 01 & 02]
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) – Chandigarh [February 04]
- Air Force Station Yelahanka – Bengaluru [February 04]
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) – Bengaluru [February 05]
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) – New Delhi [February 05]
- Boxing Federation India -Gurugram, Haryana [February 05]
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) -Delhi [February 08 & 09]
- Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) – Bengaluru [February 08 & 09]
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) – Bengaluru[February 10]
- India Meteorological Department (IMD) – New Delhi [February 10]
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) – New Delhi [February 10]
- GMR Group – New Delhi[February 10]
- Skyroot Aerospace – Hyderabad [February 10]
- Bellatrix Aerospace – Bengaluru[February 10]
- The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) – New Delhi [February 11]
- Export Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank)- Mumbai [February 13]
- Tata Motors Limited – Mumbai Maharashtra [February 14]
- Flipkart – Bangalore, Karnataka [February 16]
- International Solar Alliance (ISA) – Gurugram, Haryana [February 17]
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – New Delhi [February 20]
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) – New Delhi [February 21 & 22]
- Larsen and Toubro (L&T) – Mumbai [February 23]
- Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) – New Delhi [February 24]
- Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) – New Delhi[February 26]
- Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) – New Delhi[February 26]
- ICRA Limited (ICRA) – Gurgaon [February 26]
Banks
- Punjab National Bank – New Delhi [February 01 & 02]
- Federal Bank – Aluva, Kochi [February 07]
- State Bank of India – Mumbai [February 11]
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) – Mumbai [February 12]
- HSBC Bank – London, United Kingdom [February 23]
- AU Small Finance Bank – Jaipur [February 28]
Country – Capital, Currency
- Vietnam – Capital: Hanoi; Currency: Vietnamese dong [February 01 & 02]
- Myanmar – Capital: Naypyitaw; Currency: Burmese kyat [February 01 & 02]
- Denmark – Capital: Copenhagen; Currency: Danish krone [February 06]
- Bahrain – Capital: Manama; Currency: Bahraini dinar [February 06]
- European Union – Brussels, Belgium; Currency: Euro (EUR)[February 07]
- South Korea – Capital: Seoul; Currency: South Korean won [February 07]
- Afghanistan – Capital: Kabul; Currency: Afghan afghani [February 10]
- United Arab Emirates – Capital: Abu Dhabi; Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham [February 12]
- Pakistan – Capital: Islamabad; Currency: Pakistani rupee [February 13]
- United States – Capital: Washington, D.C.; Currency: United States dollar ($) (USD) [February 14]
- Russia – Capital: Moscow; Currency: Russian ruble [February 14]
- China – Capital: Beijing; Currency: Renminbi [February 17]
- Mauritius – Capital: Port Louis; Currency: Mauritian rupee [February 19]
- Georgia – Capital: Tbilisi; Currency:Georgian lari [February 19]
- Australia – Capital: Canberra; Currency: Australian dollar [February 20]
- Ethiopia – Capital: Addis Ababa; Currency: Ethiopian birr [February 21 & 22]
- Maldives – Capital: Male; Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa [February 21 & 22]
- Norway – Capital: Oslo; Currency: Norwegian krone[February 21 & 22]
- Indonesia – Capital: Jakarta; Currency: Indonesian rupiah [February 21 & 22]
- Papua New Guinea – Capital: Port Moresby; Currency: Papua New Guinean kina [February 27]
Books & Author
- ‘The Little Book of Encouragement’ – Dalai Lama [February 03]
- “Beautiful Things”– Hunter Biden [February 06]
- ‘BY MANY A HAPPY ACCIDENT: Recollections of a Life’ – Mohammad Hamid Ansari [February 11]
- “Platform Scale: For a Post-Pandemic World” – Sangeet Paul Choudary [February 11]
- ‘Turn Around India: 2020- Surmounting Past Legacy’ – RP Gupta [February 13]
- “Unfinished” – Memoir of Priyanka Chpra Jonas [February 14]
- ‘Starstruck: Confessions of a TV executive’ – Memoir by Peter Mukerjea [February 15]
- ‘The Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Good News’ – Meghna Pant [February 16]
- Maverick Messiah: A Political Biography of N.T. Rama Rao – Ramesh Kandula [February 23]
- ‘Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Journey of an Actor’ – Kabir Bedi [February 26]
Miscellaneous
- Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Domestic Twenty20 cricket championship in India [February 01 & 02]
- Davis Cup– Football [February 08 & 09]
- Statue of Unity (SOU) – Kevadia, Gujarat [February 13]
- Biju Patnaik Park – Bhubaneswar, Odisha [February 14]
- “Mandu Festival” – Madhya Pradesh [February 15]
- Dhubri – Phulbari Bridge is a proposed bridge over the Brahmaputra River between Assam and Meghalaya [February 21 & 22]
- Majuli Bridge – Assam [February 21 & 22]
- Khajuraho Dance Festival – Madhya Pradesh [February 24]
- Sardar Patel Stadium, (popularly known as the Motera stadium), has been renamed as Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium [February 25]
- Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh [February 25]
- V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust – Tamil Nadu[February 26]