Current Static GK in News – June 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 June 2021. The content is arranged category wise for your quick revision.

Current Static GK in News – June 2021

Headquarters

International

  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) – Rome, Italy [June 01, 2021]
  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) -Paris, France [June 01, 2021]
  • Moody’s – New York, United States [June 02, 2021]
  • World Health Organisation (WHO) – Geneva, Switzerland [June 02, 2021]
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – Brussels, Belgium [June 02, 2021]
  • Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) – Beijing, China [June 04, 2021]
  • UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) – New York, United States[June 04, 2021]
  • International Dairy Federation (IDF) – Brussels, Belgium[June 04, 2021] 
  • Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) – Brussels, Belgium[June 06, 2021]
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) –  Paris, France[June 06, 2021]
  • UN Environment Programme (UNEP) – Nairobi, Kenya [June 07, 2021]
  • United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) – New York, United States[June 07, 2021]
  • World Bank – Washington, D.C., United States [June 08, 2021]
  • United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) – New York, United States, and Geneva [June 09, 2021]
  • Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) – London, United Kingdom [June 12, 2021]
  • International Labour Organization (ILO) – Geneva, Switzerland [June 12, 2021]
  • European Space Agency (ESA) – Paris, France[June 13, 2021]
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) – Geneva, Switzerland[June 13, 2021]
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) – Geneva, Switzerland[June 14, 2021]
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Mandaluyong, Philippines [June 17, 2021]
  • European Space Agency (ESA) – Paris, France [June 19, 2021]
  • UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)  – Bonn, Germany [June 19, 2021]
  • United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) – Geneva, Switzerland [June 20, 2021]
  • International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) – Monte Carlo, Monaco [June 21, 2021]
  • International Monetary Fund (IMF) – Washington, D.C., United States [June 22, 2021]
  • S&P Global Ratings – New York, United States [June 24, 2021]
  • International Maritime Organization (IMO) – London, United Kingdom [June 25, 2021]
  • International Energy Forum (IEF)Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [June 26, 2021]
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – New York, United States [June 28, 2021]
  • International Oceanographic Commission (IOC) – Paris, France [June 28, 2021]
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – Washington, D.C., United States [June 28, 2021]
  • Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) – Geneva, Switzerland [June 30, 2021]

National

  • Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) – Manek Bhawan, Old Delhi [June 02, 2021]
  • Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – New Delhi [June 02, 2021]
  • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) – Mumbai [June 05, 2021]
  • Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) – New Delhi [June 07, 2021]
  • NTPC Ltd – New Delhi [June 07, 2021]
  • CRISIL – Mumbai [June 08, 2021]
  • NITI Aayog – New Delhi [June 09, 2021]
  • Election Commission of India (ECI) – New Delhi [June 10, 2021]
  • Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) – Mumbai [June 10, 2021]
  • ICRA Limited – Gurgaon [June 11, 2021]
  • Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) – Mumbai [June 16, 2021]
  • Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) – Mumbai [June 22, 2021]
  • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – New Delhi [June 25, 2021]
  • Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) – New Delhi[June 28, 2021]

Sports Federation

  • International Cricket Council (ICC) – Dubai, United Arab Emirates [June 03, 2021]
  • All India Football Federation (AIFF) – New Delhi [June 16, 2021]
  • International Boxing Association (AIBA) – Lausanne, Switzerland [June 23, 2021]
  • International Olympic Committee (IOC) – Lausanne, Switzerland [June 23, 2021]
  • Hockey India – New Delhi [June 24, 2021]
  • International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) – Munich, Germany [June 30, 2021]

Banks

  • State Bank of India (SBI) – Mumbai [June 02, 2021]
  • ICICI Bank – Vadodara [June 06, 2021]
  • RBL Bank -Mumbai [June 08, 2021]
  • Central Bank of India – Mumbai[June 09, 2021]
  • Indian Overseas Bank – Chennai[June 09, 2021]
  • Bank of India – Mumbai[June 09, 2021]
  • Punjab National Bank – New Delhi [June 09, 2021]
  • HSBC Bank India – Mumbai [June 09, 2021]
  • Kotak Mahindra Bank – Mumbai [June 25, 2021]

Country – Capital, Currency

  • Israel- Capital: Jerusalem; Currency: New shekel [June 03, 2021]
  • Mauritius – Capital: Port Louis; Currency: Mauritian rupee [June 05, 2021]
  • United States of America (USA)Capital: Washington, D.C.; Currency: United States Dollar [June 09, 2021]
  • Maldives – Capital: Male; Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa [June 09, 2021]
  • Oman – Capital: Muscat; Currency: Omani rial [June 09, 2021]
  • El Salvador – Capital: San Salvador; Currency: United States Dollar [June 10, 2021]
  • Thailand – Capital: Bangkok; Currency: Thai baht [June 10, 2021]
  • RussiaCapital: Moscow; Currency: Russian ruble [June 13, 2021]
  • MongoliaCapital: Ulaanbaatar; Currency: Mongolian togrog [June 13, 2021]
  • Costa RicaCapital: San José; Currency: Costa Rican colón [June 13, 2021]
  • Zambia – Capital: Lusaka; Currency: Zambian kwacha [June 19, 2021]
  • BotswanaCapital: Gaborone; Currency: Botswana pula [June 20, 2021]
  • Iran – Capital: Tehran; Currency: Iranian rial [June 20, 2021]
  • FijiCapital: Suva; Currency: Fijian dollar [June 23, 2021]
  • Armenia – Capital: Yerevan; Currency: Armenian dram [June 25, 2021]
  • China – Capital: Beijing; Currency: Renminbi [June 29, 2021]
  • UkraineCapital: Kyiv; Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia [June 29, 2021]
  • Sweden – Capital: Stockholm; Currency: Swedish krona [June 29, 2021]
  • Turkey Capital: Ankara; Currency: Turkish lira [June 30, 2021]
  • AzerbaijanCapital: Baku; Currency: Azerbaijani manat[June 30, 2021]

Books & Author

  • Languages of Truth: Essays 2003-2020 – Salman Rushdie [June 01, 2021]
  • Home in the World: A Memoir – Amartya Sen [June 14, 2021]
  • Believe: What Life and Cricket Taught Me – Suresh Raina [June 16, 2021]
  • The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis – Amitav Ghosh [June 22, 2021]
  • Will – Autobiography of American actor Willard Carroll (Will) Smith [June 25, 2021]
  • My Joys and Sorrows : as a Mother of a Special Child – Dr Krishna Saksena [June 25, 2021]
  • It’s a Wonderful Life: Roads to Happiness – Ruskin Bond [June 26, 2021]
  • Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story – Sundeep Misra [June 29, 2021]
  • Policymaker’s Journal: From New Delhi to Washington D.C. – Kaushik Basu [June 30, 2021]

Indexes and Ranking

  • World Giving Index – Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) – United Kingdom [June 14, 2021]
  • Global Peace Index (GPI)  – Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) – Sydney, Australia [June 19, 2021]
  • World Competitiveness Index – Institute for Management Development (IMD) – Lausanne, Switzerland [June 20, 2021]

Miscellaneous

  • Raimona National Park – Assam [June 09, 2021]
  • Dehing Patkai National Park -Assam [June 11, 2021]
  • Jalgaon banana is Geographical Indications (GI) certified product from Jalgaon district of Maharashtra [June 18, 2021]
  • Baihetan Dam is the world’s second-biggest hydroelectric dam, built in China [June 29, 2021]
  • Father of Indian Statistics – Prof. P C Mahalanobis [June 29, 2021]

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