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Organization State Bank of India
Asked 6 times across 2 UPSC exams over 38 years (1980–2018), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 5 of 6 PYQs
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 5 years (1980–2018)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1980 → CAPF 2014
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (4 of 6) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2018
Consider the following events
- The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India
- India's then largest bank, 'Imperial Bank of India', was renamed 'State Bank of India'
- Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier
- Goa became a part of independent India
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?
- A 4 – 1 – 2 – 3
- B 3 – 2 – 1 – 4 ✓
- C 4 – 2 – 1 – 3
- D 3 – 1 – 2 – 4
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Post-Independence India
CSE2018
With reference to the governance of public sector banking in India, consider the following statements
- Capital infusion into public sector banks by the Government of India has steadily increased in the last decade
- To put the public sector banks in order, the merger of associate banks with the parent State Bank of India has been affected
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only ✓
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Economy › Money/Banking/Finance
CAPF2014
Recently a leading public sector bank of India has allowed withdrawal of upto Rs. 1000 from any shop/trader with a point-of-sale (PoS) terminal. Identify the bank from below :
- A Bank of Maharashtra
- B Punjab National Bank
- C State Bank of India ✓
- D Bank of Baroda
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Government Initiatives in News
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