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

Current Static GK in News – May 2021

Headquarters

International

• Barclays – London, United Kingdom [May 03 & 04, 2021]
• Goldman Sachs – New York, United States [May 05, 2021]
• World Health Organization (WHO)- Geneva, Switzerland [May 05, 2021]
• S&P Global Ratings – New York, United States [May 06, 2021]
• Fitch Solution – London, United Kingdom [May 07, 2021]
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)– Geneva, Switzerland [May 08, 2021]
• European Union (EU) – Brussels, Belgium [May 09 & 10, 2021]
• Mastercard – New York, United States [May 11, 2021]
• SpaceX – California, United States [May 11, 2021]
• Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) – New York, United States [May 12, 2021]
• Nomura – Tokyo, Japan [May 12, 2021]
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – Washington, D.C., United States [May 12, 2021]
• World Bank – Washington, D.C., United States [May 13 & 14, 2021]
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – Geneva, Switzerland [May 17, 2021]
• International Council of Museums (ICOM) – Paris, France [May 18, 2021]
• Microsoft – Washington, United States [May 20, 2021]
• UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) – Rome, Italy [May 21, 2021]
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – Paris, France [May 23, 2021]
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – Washington, D.C., United States [May 26, 2021]
• International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) -Vienna, Austria [May 29, 2021]
• Amnesty International – London,United Kingdom [May 29, 2021]

National

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) – Mumbai [May 01, 2021]
• Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) – Lucknow [May 01, 2021]
• Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) – Mumbai [May 01, 2021]
• Border Roads Organisation (BRO) – New Delhi [May 02, 2021]
• IndianOil – New Delhi [May 07, 2021]
• Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) – Mumbai [May 07, 2021]
• Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) – Mumbai [May 07, 2021]
• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) – New Delhi [May 07, 2021]
• GAIL Limited – New Delhi [May 07, 2021]
• National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) – Mumbai[May 19, 2021]
• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – New Delhi[May 23, 2021]
• Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)– New Delhi[May 26, 2021]
• National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)– Mumbai[May 27, 2021]

Sports Federation

• Badminton World Federation (BWF) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[May 05, 2021]
• International Olympic Committee – Lausanne, Switzerland [May 05, 2021]
• International Cricket Council (ICC) – Dubai, United Arab Emirates[May 06, 2021]
• World Athletics (IAAF) – Monaco [May 07, 2021]
• Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) – Mumbai[May 16, 2021]
• International Hockey Federation (FIH) – Lausanne, Switzerland [May 23, 2021]
• FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) – Zurich, Switzerland [May 24 & 25, 2021]

Banks

• Axis Bank – Mumbai [May 01, 2021]
• HDFC Bank – Mumbai [May 12, 2021]
• Airtel Payments Bank – New Delhi[May 16, 2021]
• State Bank of India – Mumbai [May 23, 2021]
• ICICI Bank – Vadodara [May 29, 2021]

Country – Capital, Currency

• United Kingdom – Capital: London; Currency: Pound sterling (‎GBP‎)‎ [May 02, 2021]
• Russia – Capital: Moscow; Currency: Russian ruble [May 03 & 04, 2021]
• Philippines – Capital: Manila; Currency: Philippine peso [May 06, 2021]
• France – Capital: Paris; Currencies: Euro, CFP franc [May 07, 2021]
• Australia – Capital: Canberra; Currency: Australian dollar [May 07, 2021]
• Pakistan – Capital: Islamabad; Currency: Pakistani rupee [May 11, 2021]
• Switzerland – Capital: Bern; Currency: Swiss franc [May 15, 2021]
• Nepal – Capital: Kathmandu; Currency: Indian rupee [May 15, 2021]
• China- Capital: Beijing; Currency: Renminbi [May 16, 2021]
• Iran- Capital: Tehran; Currency: Iranian rial [May 19, 2021]
• Mali- Capital: Bamako; Currency: West African CFA franc [May 20, 2021]
• Republic of the Congo – Capital: Brazzaville; Currency: Central African CFA franc [May 27, 2021]
• Ecuador – Capital: Quito; Currency: United States Dollar [May 27, 2021]
• Syria – Capital: Damascus; Currency: Syrian pound [May 29, 2021]
• Denmark – Capital: Copenhagen; Currency: Danish krone [May 31, 2021]

Books & Author

• ‘The Bench’ – Meghan Markle  [May 08, 2021]
• “Elephant In The Womb” – Kalki Koechlin [May 09 & 10, 2021]
• ‘Sikkim: A History of Intrigue and Alliance’ – Preet Mohan Singh Malik [May 18, 2021]
• ‘India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present’ – Shivshankar Menon [May 24 & 25, 2021]
• Stargazing: The Players in My Life’ – Ravi Shastri [May 31, 2021]
• Savarkar: A contested Legacy (1924-1966) – Vikram Sampath [May 31, 2021]

Miscellaneous

• Shri Badrinath Temple – Uttarakhand [May 07, 2021]
• BRICS is an association of five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. [May 13 & 14, 2021]
• Dronacharya Award – Civilian award by GoI for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games [May 24 & 25, 2021]
• PGA Championship – Golf [May 26, 2021]
• Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium (former Mohali International Hockey Stadium) – Punjab. [May 27, 2021]

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