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What is the main objective of a bank according to the text?
What is the main objective of a bank according to the text?
- Providing loans to the public
- Creating and controlling the money supply
- Maximizing profit (correct)
- Safeguarding deposits and providing loans
What distinguishes banks from other financial institutions like stockbrokers?
What distinguishes banks from other financial institutions like stockbrokers?
- Acting as financial intermediaries
- Specialization in taking deposits and granting loans (correct)
- Profit-seeking business model
- Dealing in money and credit
What are deposits for banks according to the text?
What are deposits for banks according to the text?
- Liabilities repayable on fixed terms
- Assets repayable on fixed terms
- Liabilities repayable on demand (correct)
- Assets repayable on demand
What is the core activity of a bank as mentioned in the text?
What is the core activity of a bank as mentioned in the text?
What is the mechanism through which the money supply of the country is created and controlled, according to the text?
What is the mechanism through which the money supply of the country is created and controlled, according to the text?
What is the main objective of a bank?
What is the main objective of a bank?
What distinguishes banks from stockbrokers and other financial institutions?
What distinguishes banks from stockbrokers and other financial institutions?
What are deposits for banks?
What are deposits for banks?
What is the core activity of a bank?
What is the core activity of a bank?
What is the mechanism through which the money supply of the country is created and controlled?
What is the mechanism through which the money supply of the country is created and controlled?