General Awareness Questions

*  The Gulf of Mexico, bordered by the United States, Mexico, and the island nation of Cuba, is the worlds largest gulf.

*  It has a coastline of about 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles).

*  The Gulf of Mexico is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Straits of Florida, between Cuba and the U.S. state of Florida.

*  It is largely surrounded by the North American continent.

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The first bank established in India in the year 1770 was Bank of Hindustan followed by the General Bank of India in the year 1786. The State Bank of India (SBI) was the still existing oldest bank which was established in the year 1806 in the name of Bank of Calcutta.