Banking Awareness

*Banking Awareness*
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��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
��Which cards are known as plastic money –
Credit Cards.
��Open market operations are carried out by –
RBI
��Capital market regulator is – SEBI
��Largest Commercial bank in India – State
Bank of India
��The International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development (IBRD) is known as – World
Bank
��India’s First Financial Archive has been set
up at – Kolkata
��CRR, SLR, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo rate are
decide by RBI
��Savings banks interest rates, fixed deposit
interest rates, Loan Rates etc. are decided by
individual banks
��The bank which has launched Mobile Bank
Accounts in association with Vodafone’s m –
paisa – HDFC Bank
��Minimum money transfer limit through RTGS:
2 Lakhs
��Maximum money transfer limit through
RTGS: No Limit
��Minimum & Maximum money transfer limit
through NEFT: No Limit
��NABARD was established in – July, 1982
��Largest Public sector bank in India – SBI
��Largest Private sector bank in India – ICICI
Bank
��Largest Foreign bank in India – Standard
Chartered Bank
��First Indian bank to open branch outside
India i.e. London in 1946: Bank of India
��First RRB named Prathama Grameen Bank
was started by: Syndicate Bank
��First Bank to introduce ATM in India: HSBC
in1987, Mumbai
��Bank of Baroda has the maximum number of
overseas branches
��SBI holds the second position with maximum
number of overseas branches
��First bank established in India: Bank of
Hindustan in 1770
��Second bank: General Bank of India, 1786
��Oldest bank in India originated in the Bank
of Calcutta in June 1806 which was still in
existence – State Bank of India
��State Bank of India merged with three banks
namely Bank of Bengal, Bank of Bombay and
Bank of Madras in 1921 to form the Imperial
bank of India which was converted as State
Bank of India
��First Indian bank got ISO: Canara Bank
��First India bank started solely with Indian
capital investment is PNB (Punjab National
Bank)
��Founder of Punjab National Bank is Lala
Lajpat Rai
��Reserve bank of India (RBI) was instituted in
1935
��First governor of RBI: Mr.Osborne Smith
��First Indian Governor of RBI: Mr. C D
Deshmukh
��First bank to introduce savings account in
India: Presidency Bank in 1833
��First bank to introduce cheque system in
India: Bengal Bank in 1833