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Q. What were the correct locations of three presidency banks during British India?
Answer: Calcutta, Madras, Bombay
Notes: British East India Company had set up various factories or trading posts in India with the permission of the local Mughal emperors. In this process, they had established three presidency towns viz. Madras in 1640, Bombay in 1687 and Bengal Presidency in 1690.
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