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What customary limit on interest broke down under colonial rule?
AInterest was paid in grain
BInterest was capped at ten per cent
CInterest was waived in famine
DInterest could not exceed principal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Interest could not exceed principal
The norm that interest could not exceed the principal defined fair interest, but it broke down under colonial rule.
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