A bank's main source of income is the gap between interest charged on loans and interest:
APaid to the RBI
BPaid as tax
CPaid on shares
DPaid on deposits
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Paid on deposits
1. Loan rates are higher than deposit rates.
2. The difference from deposit interest is the income.
3. This is how banks earn.
_Source: syllabus Understanding Economic Development, Chapter 3, Money and Credit._
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