Simple Interest Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: A sum of money was lent at simple interest at certain rate for 3 years. Had it been lent at 2.5 % per annum higher rate, it would have fetched ₹ 540 more. The money lent was
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- 2₹ 7200true
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Answer : 2. "₹ 7200"
Q: The difference between the simple interest received from two different sources on Rs. 1500 for 3 years is Rs. 13.50. The difference between their rates of interest is : 1775 15cfdfae270433d6f12b5404b
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Answer : 3. "0.3%"
Q: If the annual rate of simple interest increases from 8% to 13%, a man’s yearly income increases by Rs. 4800. His principal (in Rs.) is:
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- 2Rs.96,000true
- 3Rs.88,000false
- 4Rs.1,00,000false
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Answer : 2. "Rs.96,000"
Q:Direction: Bar graph given below shows number of pens and pencils sold by five different shops. Read the data carefully and answer the questions.

A man invested Rs. 9600 in two equal parts on SI for T years and (T + 2) years at the rates of 12.5% p.a and 16% p.a respectively. If the man got a total interest of Rs. 4272, then find the value of T.
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Answer : 5. "2 "
Q: ₹ 26100 is divided between Ram and Shyam so that the interest that Ram receives in 3 years is the same as that Shyam receives in 6 years. If the interest rate of 4 % per annum then Ram's share is
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- 2₹ 19,000false
- 3₹ 8,500false
- 4₹ 17,400true
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Answer : 4. "₹ 17,400 "
Q: The simple interest on a sum of money is 4 / 9 of the principal and the number of years is equal to the rate percent per annum. The rate per annum is
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Answer : 2. " "
Q: Two equal sum were lent out at 7% and 5% S.I respectively. The interest earned on the two loans add up to ₹960 for 4 years. The total sum lent out is
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- 2₹ 2500false
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Answer : 3. "₹ 2000 "
Q: Ramesh deposited ₹ 15600 in a fixed deposit at the rate of 10 % per annum simple interest. After every second year, he adds his interest earnings to the principal. The interest at the end of fourth year is
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- 2₹ 1872false
- 3₹ 1716false
- 4₹ 1560false
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