GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The government-owned presses are Nashik (Western India) and Dewas (Central India). The other two presses are at Mysore (Southern India) and Salboni (Eastern India). Coins are minted in four mints owned by the Government of India. The mints are located at Mumbai, Hyderabad, Calcutta, and Noida.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bank notes are printed at four currency presses, two of which are owned by the Government of India through its Corporation, Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd. (SPMCIL) and two are owned by the Reserve Bank, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Ltd.

Detailed explanation-3: -Four printing presses actively print notes: Dewas in Madhya Pradesh, Nasik in Maharashtra, Mysore in Karnataka, and Salboni in West Bengal. The Dewas and Nasik presses are owned by the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India (SPMCIL), a wholly owned company of the Government of India.