GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BANKING AWARENESS AND SEBI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which year “Indian Bank” was formed?
A
15th August 1903
B
15th August 1905
C
15th August 1907
D
15th August 1909
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bank was incorporated on March 5, 1907 with an Authorized Capital of Rs 20 lakhs and commenced its business on August 15, 1907.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first wholly Indian Bank was set up in 1894. Which is known as PNB, PNB has the distinction of being the first Indian bank to have been started solely with Indian capital that has survived to the present.

Detailed explanation-3: -Krishnaswamy Iyer who founded the Indian bank which was an offshoot of nationalistic fervour and the Swadeshi movement, when the then British Arbuthnot Bank collapsed and the Indian Bank emerged.Mr V.

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