Q. Which of these banks was not associated with the State Bank of India in 1959?
Answer: State Bank of Patna
Notes: SBI acquired the control of seven banks via the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959. These seven banks were State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH), State Bank of Indore (SBN), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Patiala (SBP), State Bank of Saurashtra (SBS) and State Bank of Travancore (SBT).
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