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Banks and the Magic of Finance

CBSE · Class 7 · Social Science

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Key Topics to Revise

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1. What banks do

  • A bank is a financial institution that collects money as deposits and lends money as loans.
  • Banks make monetary transactions easier for households, businesses, and institutions.
  • A person or business must open a bank account to use bank services.
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2. Interest and compounding

  • Banks pay interest on savings and charge interest on loans.
  • The bank pays lower interest to depositors and charges higher interest from borrowers.
  • The difference between the two rates is a source of income for banks.
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3. The king and the sage story

  • A king from Ambalappuzha, Kerala, loved chess.
  • A visiting sage asked for rice grains that doubled on each square of a chessboard.
  • This showed how small quantities can become huge through exponential growth.
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4. Bank records and transactions

  • A passbook is a diary-like record of bank transactions.
  • It shows deposits, withdrawals, and the balance.
  • Keeping records of financial transactions is important.

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A bank is a financial institutionA deposit is money placedInterest is the amount chargedCompounding means earning interest on previousA loan is money borrowed from

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