Imperial Bank of India was renamed as State Bank of India after nationalization in the year ________.

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  1. 1955
  2. 1954
  3. 1953
  4. 1950

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The correct answer is 1955.

  • Imperial Bank of India was renamed as State Bank of India after nationalization in the year 1955

Additional Information 

  • Imperial Bank of India was established on 27 January 1921.
    • ​It was founded by J. M. Keynes.
  • It was done by merging three presidency banks into a single banking entity-
    • Bank of Bengal (2 June 1806)
    • Bank of Bombay (15 April 1840)
    • Bank of Madras (1 July 1843)
  • The Imperial Bank was nationalized in 1955 on the recommendation of the Gorewala Committee and renamed as State Bank of India.
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