Q. Which private sector bank was founded by M. A. Venkatarama Chettiar and Athi Krishna Chettiar?
Answer: Karur Vysya Bank Limited
Notes: The Karur Vysya Bank Limited, popularly known as KVB was set up on 25 July 1916 by M. A. Venkatarama Chettiar and Athi Krishna Chettiar, to capitalise on the previously unexploited market of traders and agriculturists in and around Karur, a town in Tamil Nadu.
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