Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Imperial Bank of India
The correct answer is the Imperial Bank of India. - The old name of the State Bank of India was Imperial Bank of India.
- Banking in India:
- The first bank of limited liability managed by Indians was Oudh Commercial Bank founded in 1881.
- Later, Punjab National Bank was established in 1884.
- The Banking Companies Act was passed in February 1949, which was subsequently amended to read as Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
- The Imperial Bank was established in the year 1921 by merging three main Presidency Banks.
- The Imperial Bank was nationalized in 1955 on the recommendation of the Gorewala Committee and renamed as State Bank of India.
- State Bank of India:
- Its headquarters is in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Chairperson is Dinesh Kumar Khara.
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI):
- RBI was set up on the basis of the Hilton Young Commission recommendation in April 1935, with the enactment of the RBI Act, 1934.
- The headquarters of RBI is in Mumbai.
- Current Governor is Shaktikanta Das.
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