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Simple Interest Questions for Competitive Exams

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Q :  

What equal installment of annual payment will discharge a debt which is due as ₹ 848 at the end of 4 years at 4 % per annum simple interest? 

(A) ₹ 250

(B) ₹ 225

(C) ₹ 212

(D) ₹ 200

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

A person invested a total sum of Rs 7900 in three different schemes of simple interest at 3% , 5% and 8% per annum. At the end of one year he got same interest in all three schemes. What is the money (in Rs) invested at 3 %? 

(A) 4000

(B) 5600

(C) 2900

(D) 3500

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts to ₹720 after 2 years and 1020 after a further period of 5 years. Find the principal. 

(A) ₹ 1740

(B) ₹ 120

(C) ₹ 6000

(D) ₹ 600

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

A person lends 40 % of his sum of money at 15 % per annum, 50 % of rest at 10 % per annum and the rest at 18 % per annum rate of interest. What would be the annual rate of interest, if the interest is calculated on the whole sum? 

(A) 14.4 %

(B) 13.33 %

(C) 13.4 %

(D) 14.33 %

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Daljit lent Rs.10800 to Jabir for 3 years and Rs.7500 to Kabir for 2 years on simple interest at the same rate of interest and received Rs.1422 in all from both of them as interest . The rate of interest per annum is 

(A) 3%

(B) 4.5%

(C) 3.5%

(D) 4%

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

A sum of ₹ 800 amounts to ₹ 920 in 3 years at the simple interest rate. If the rate is increased by 3 % p.a., what will be the sum amount to in the same period? 

(A) ₹ 942

(B) ₹ 982

(C) ₹ 992

(D) ₹ 962

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

A person borrows some money for 5 years and the ratio of the loan amount: total interest amount is 5 : 2. Then find the ratio of the loan amount: interest rate is equal to 

(A) 5 : 2

(B) 25 : 2

(C) 2 : 25

(D) 2 : 1

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

A certain sum becomes Rs. 1020 in 5 years and Rs. 1200 in 8 years at simple interest. What is the value of principal? 

(A) 700

(B) 720

(C) 820

(D) 780

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Ratio of the principal and the amount after 5 year is 10:12. Then the rate of interest per annum is 

(A) 8%

(B) 20%

(C) 12%

(D) 16%

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

A person borrows 5,000 for 2 years at 4 % per annum simple interest. He immediately lends it to another person at per annum simple interest for 2 years. His gain in this transaction is 

(A) ₹ 225

(B) ₹ 150

(C) ₹ 112.50

(D) ₹ 450

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :


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