Some useful information which is related to banks

1) Which is the largest commercial bank of India? – State Bank of India (SBI)

2) What is the meaning of State Bank Group? – State Bank of India and its 5 associate banks are called the State Bank Group

3) Which are the 5 associate banks of State bank of India (SBI)? – 1) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur 2) State Bank of Hyderabad 3) State Bank of Mysore 4) State bank of Patiala and 5) State Bank of Travancore

4) Which two associates of SBI were merged with the SBI some time back? – 1) State Bank of Indore and 2) State Bank of Saurashtra

5) Where is the headquarters of SBI located? – Mumbai

6) Who is the present Chairman of SBI? – Arundhati Bhattacharya

7) Who was appointed as head of SBI’s associates and subsidiaries in 2012? – S. Vishwanathan (He is one of the Managing Directors (MD of SBI)

How many nationalized banks are there at present in India? – 19 (1) Allahabad bank 2) Andhra Bank 3) Bank of Baroda 4) Bank of India 5) Bank of Maharashtra 6) Canara Bank 7) Central Bank of IndiaCorporation Bank 9) Dena Corporate 10) Indian Bank 11) Indian Overseas Bank 12) Oriental Bank of Commerce 13) Oriental Bank of Commerce 14) Punjab & Sind Bank15) Syndicate Bank 16) UCO Bank 17) Union Bank of India 18) United Bank of India 19) Vijaya Bank

Which is the largest amongst 19 nationalized banks of India (according to deposited money)? – Punjab National Bank (PNB)

How many nationalized banks have their headquarters in Mumbai? – Five - 1) Bank of Baroda 2) Bank of India 3) Central Bank of India 4) Dena Bank and 5) Union Bank of India

How many nationalized banks have their headquarters in Delhi / New Delhi? – Three - 1) Oriental Bank of Commerce 2) Punjab National Bank and 3) Punjab and Sind Bank

How many nationalized banks have their headquarters in Bangalore? – Two - 1) Canara Bank and 2) Vijaya Bank

How many nationalized banks have their headquarters in Kolkata (erstwhile Calcutta)? – Three - 1) Allahabad Bank 2) UCO Bank and 3) United Bank of India

How many nationalized banks have their headquarters in Chennai (erstwhile Madras)? – Two - 1) Indian Bank and 2) Indian Overseas Bank

Which nationalized bank has its headquarters in Manipal in Karnataka? – Syndicate Bank

Which nationalized bank has its headquarters in Hyderabad? – Andhra Bank

Which nationalized bank has its headquarters in Mangalore in Karnataka? – Corporation Bank

Which nationalized bank has its headquarters in Pune? – Bank of Maharashtra

How many Indian private banks are operating as commercial banks in India at present? – 23

Which is the largest private bank of India? – ICICI Bank

How many foreign private banks are operating in India at present? – 37

How many regional rural banks (RRBs) are operating in India at present? – 82

Which state has largest number of regional rural banks (RRBs)? – Uttar Pradesh (10)

Which six institutions are kept in the category of financial institutions despite the word ‘bank’ appearing in their name? – 1) Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM) 2) Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) 3) Industrial Development bank of India (IDBI) 4) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) 5) National Housing Bank (NHB) and 6) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

Which private bank was promoted and established by Unit Trust of India (UTI), a public-sector mutual-fund company? – Axis Bank