Important questions for Bank exams

Few knowledge about Banks you must know ...

very Important for IBPS exam and PO exam

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• First India bank Got ISO: Canara Bank

• First Governor of RBI: Mr. Osborne Smith

• First Indian governor of RBI: Mr. CD Deshmukh

• First Bank to Introduce ATM in India: HSBC

• First Bank to introduce saving Bank in India: Presidency bank in 1830

• First Bank to Introduce Cheque system in India: Bengal Bank 1784

• First Bank to introduce Internet Banking: ICICI BANK

• First Bank to introduce Mutual Fund: State Bank of India

• First Bank to introduce Credit Card in India: Central Bank of India

• First Foreign Bank in India: Comptoire d'Escompte de Paris of France in 1860

• First Bank Set Up in India: Bank of Hindustan in 1770

• First Joint Stock Bank of British India: State Bank of India

• First Joint Stock Bank of India: Allahabad Bank

• First Bank that is oldest Public Bank in India: Allahabad Bank

• First national bank that is merged with Punjab National Bank: New Bank of India in 1993

• First Indian bank to open branch outside India in London in 1946: Bank of India

• First Indian Bank started with Indian capital / indigenous Bank of India: Punjab National Bank

• First Regional Rural Bank name Prathama Grameen Bank Was started by: Syndicate Bank

BANKS IN INDIA

Central Bank:

1. Central Bank - Reserve Bank of India

Commercial Bank

2. Public Sector Bank - (Nationalised Bank) Total 26 = 14 were nationalized in 1969 +6 were

Nationalized in 1980 (out of these one bank new Bank of India was merged with PNB in ​​1983), +1 IDBI + SBI +5

Subsidiary / Associates banks of State Bank of India.

3. Private Banks = RBI in 1993 gave licences to 12 Private bank in 2 phases 10 private bank in 1993 and 2 private bank in 2003-2004

4. Foreign Banks = 34 Foreign Banks are there in India.

Cooperative Bank:

Cooperative Banks = Bank those are registered under Co-operative Societies Act 1965, Co-operative Banks are also works as Commercial Bank.