Previous Year Compound Interest (CI) and Simple Interest (SI) Questions for SSC CGL and CPO (SI)



    CPO 2018


    1. A sum of Rs.15,000 is invested partly at 12% per annum and the remaining at 10% per annum simple interest. If the total interest at the end of 2 years is Rs.3,344 how much money was invested at 10% per annum? 

    1. Rs. 6500 
    2. Rs. 6200 
    3. Rs. 6400 
    4. Rs. 6600

    2. A sum of Rs.18,000 is invested for 16 months at 8% per annum compounded half-yearly. What is the percentage gain at the end of 16 months, to the nearest whole number? 

    1. 9% 
    2. 11% 
    3. 10% 
    4. 12%

    3. A sum of Rs.12,800 is invested partly at 15% per annum and the remaining at 12% per annum simple interest. If the total interest of the end of 3 years is Rs.5085, then how much money was invested at 15% per annum?

    1. Rs. 5200 
    2. Rs. 7500 
    3. Rs. 5800 
    4. Rs. 5300

    4. A sum of Rs.12,000 is invested for 15 months at 10% per annum compounded half yearly. What is the percentage gain, at the end of 15 months, correct to one decimal place? 

    1. 13.0% 
    2. 13.1% 
    3. 12.8% 
    4. 12.9%

    5. A sum of Rs.15,600 is invested partly at 7% per annum and the remaining at 9% per annum simple interest. If the total interest at the end of 3 years is Rs.3,738. How much money was invested at 7% per annum? 

    1. Rs. 7800 
    2. Rs. 7900 
    3. Rs. 7600 
    4. Rs.7700

    6. A sum of Rs.10,000 is invested for 17 months at 8% per annum compounded half yearly. What is the percentage gain at the end of 17 month, nearest to one decimal place? 

    1. 12.0% 
    2. 12.4% 
    3. 11.8% 
    4. 12.2%

    7. A sum of Rs.10,200 is invested partly at 8% per annum and remaining at 6% per annum for 3 years at simple interest. If the total interest is Rs.2,124 then how much money was invested at 6% per annum? 

    1. Rs. 5200 
    2. Rs. 4800 
    3. Rs. 5400 
    4. Rs. 4900

    8. A borrowed a loan from B at 8% simple interest for 2 years and repaid the loan with interesting totaling Rs. 1,91,864. The amount of loan taken by A is: 

    1. Rs. 1,68,920 
    2. Rs. 1,66,492 
    3. Rs. 1,64,492 
    4. Rs. 1,65,400

    9. A, borrowed Rs.28,500 at 8% p.a. interest compounded annually. If Rs.5,780 was paid at the end of first year, then the outstanding amount at the end of second year is: 

    1. Rs. 27000.00 
    2. Rs. 27462.40 
    3. Rs. 30,780.00 
    4. Rs.33,242.40

    10. On what sum of money, the interest for one year at 12% p.a. compounded half yearly is Rs.1,545 ?

    1. Rs. 25,750 
    2. Rs. 12,875 
    3. Rs. 24,300 
    4. Rs. 12,500

    11. Rs.2,64,000 is invested for 3 years at 8.25% p.a. simple interest. The interest is :

    1. Rs. 43,560 
    2. Rs. 87,120 
    3. Rs. 65,340 
    4. Rs. 21,780

    12. Rs.2,40,000 is taken as loan for three years compounded annually at 12.5% p.a. At the end of first year, the interest is revised to 12% p.a. The total amount to be repaid at the end of third year is : 

    1. Rs. 3,26,400 
    2. Rs. 3,34,800 
    3. Rs. 3,38,688 
    4. Rs. 3,42,648

    13. The compound interest calculated yearly on a certain sum of money for the second year is Rs.1,320 and for the third year is Rs.1,452. The principal amount at the start of the first year is? 

    1. Rs. 12,000 
    2. Rs. 12,600 
    3. Rs. 12,970 
    4. Rs. 13,200

    14. Find the compound interest at the rate of 7% p.a. compounded annually for two years on the principal that yields a simple interest of Rs.9,450 for 3 years at 7% p.a.? 

    1. Rs. 12,345.20 
    2. Rs. 12,678.40 
    3. Rs. 10,127 
    4. Rs. 6,520.50

    15. If the compound interest @ 10% p.a. compounded half-yearly for 1.5 years is Rs.2,522. The principal is : 

    1. Rs. 16,000 
    2. Rs. 15,400 
    3. Rs. 18,500 
    4. Rs. 20,000

    16. The interest on Rs.24,000 in 2 years compounded annually when the rates are 8% p.a. and 10% p.a. for two successive years is: 

    1. Rs. 3,994 
    2. Rs. 4,512 
    3. Rs. 5,040 
    4. Rs. 5,866 

    CPO 2019


    17. Sudeep invested 1/8 of a certain sum at 5% p.a. for two years and 3/5 of the sum at 6% p.a. for two years and the remaining at 10% p.a. for two years. If the total interest received is Rs. 1,674, then the total sum invested is: 

    1. ₹ 10500 
    2. ₹ 12500 
    3. ₹ 12000 
    4. ₹ 13000

    18. A sum of money becomes ₹ 35,680 after 3 years and ₹ 53,520 after 6 years at a certain rate percentage p.a., interest compounded yearly. What is the compound interest on the same sum in the first case? (approximately)

    1. ₹ 11893 
    2. ₹ 10842 
    3. ₹ 11983 
    4. ₹ 11938

    19. A certain sum is invested at simple interest at y% per annum for 3 years. Had it been invested at (y + 2)% per annum at simple interest, it would have fetched Rs. 4,452 more as interest. What is the sum? 

    1. ₹ 30400 
    2. ₹ 31800 
    3. ₹ 42800 
    4. ₹ 42400

    20. What is the compound interest on a sum of Rs. 37,500 for 1 years 4 months at a rate of 12% p.a. if the interest is compounded 8-monthly? 

    1. ₹ 6440 
    2. ₹ 6240 
    3. ₹ 6420 
    4. ₹ 6448

    21. A person invested a sum of Rs. 18,600 at x% p.a. and another sum that is twice the former at (x+2)% p.a., both at simple interest. If the total interest earned on both investments for 3.5  years is ₹ 23,110.50, then the rate of interest p.a. on the second 2nd investment is: 

    1. 11% 
    2. 10.5% 
    3. 13% 
    4. 12.5%

    22. A person invested a sum of ₹ 10,500 at x% per annum at simple interest and a sum of ₹ 13,500 at (x+2)% p.a. at simple interest. If the total interest earned on both the investment for 3 years is ₹ 7,650, then the rate of interest on the first investment is: 

    1. 8% 
    2. 9.5% 
    3. 9% 
    4. 8.5%

    23. The compound interest on a certain sum at a certain rate percentage p.a. for the second year and third year are ₹3,300 and ₹3,630. What is the amount of the same sum at the same rate in 2.5 years, interest compounded yearly? 

    1. ₹ 36000 
    2. ₹ 38115 
    3. ₹ 37215 
    4. ₹ 36300

    24. A sum of ₹ 5,000 amounts to ₹ 7,200 in 8 years at a certain rate percent p.a., interest compounded yearly. What will be the compound interest on a sum of ₹ 6,550 in 4 years at the same rate of interest?

    1. ₹ 1415 
    2. ₹1310 
    3. ₹1290 
    4. ₹1285

    25. A certain sum (in ₹) is invested at simple interest at x% p.a. for 5 years. Had it been invested at (x + 5) % p.a., the simple interest would have been ₹ 9,200 more than the earlier one. What is the sum? 

    1.  ₹ 36800 
    2. ₹ 40000 
    3. ₹ 36400 
    4. ₹ 35800

    26. A sum of money becomes ₹ 8928 in two years and ₹ 10224 in 3.5 years at simple interest. Find the rate per annum? 

    1. 9% 
    2. 15% 
    3. 12% 
    4. 10%

    27. The compound interest on a certain sum invested for 2 years at 10% per annum is ₹ 1,522.50, the interest being compounded yearly. The sum is:

    1. ₹ 7250 
    2. ₹ 7200 
    3. ₹ 7500 
    4. ₹ 7000

    28. Two equal sums (in Rs.) are lent at 8% and 4% simple interest p.a., respectively at the same time. The first sum is received 2 years earlier than the other and the amount received in each case is ₹ 14,500. Each sum is: 

    1. ₹ 12800 
    2. ₹ 12500 
    3. ₹ 13200 
    4. ₹ 12000

    29. A sum of ₹ x amounts to ₹ 12,777.60 in 2 years at 15% p.a., when the interest is compounded eight-monthly. The value of x is : 

    1. ₹ 9800 
    2. ₹ 10400 
    3. ₹ 9600 
    4. ₹ 10200

    30. Two equal sums are lent at 10% and 8% simple interest p.a. respectively, at the same time. The first sum is received 2 years earlier than the second one and the amount received in each case was ₹ 36,900. Each sum was? 

    1. ₹ 20500 
    2. ₹ 20200 
    3. ₹ 18,100 
    4. ₹ 21,500

    CPO 2020


    31. A sum amounts to ₹ 7,562 in 4 years and to ₹ 8,469.44 in 5 years at a certain rate per cent per annum, when the interest is compounded yearly. The rate of interest is: 

    1. 12% 
    2. 15% 
    3. 20% 
    4. 8%

    32. If the difference between the compound interest and simple interest at 17% on a sum of money for 2 years (compounded annually) is ₹ 433.50, then the sum (in₹ ) is: 

    1. 15,000 
    2. 25,000 
    3. 20,000 
    4. 12,000

    33. If the annual rate of simple interest increases from 11% to 17.5%, then a person's yearly income increases by ₹1071.20. The simple interest (in ) on the same sum at 10% for 5 years is: 

    1. 16,480 
    2. 9,120 
    3. 8,240 
    4. 7,250

    34. If the difference between the compound interest and simple interest at 17% on a sum of money for 2 years (compounded annually) is ₹ 433.50, then the compound interest (in) is: 

    1. 5100 
    2. 5533.50 
    3. 2500 
    4. 2735.50

    35. A sum of ₹ 27,000 is divided into two parts A and B such that the simple interest at the rate of 15% p.a. on A and B after two years and four years, respectively, is equal. The total interest (in ₹) received together from A and B is? 

    1. 9600 
    2. 5400 
    3. 18,000 
    4. 10,800

    36. The simple interest on a sum of money at 10% per annum for 2 years is ₹ 8,100. Compounded annually, what would be the compound interest (in ₹) on the same sum for the same period at the same rate of interest? 

    1. 8100 
    2. 8505 
    3. 8715 
    4. 9000

    37. A sum amounts to ₹ 7,562 in 4 years and to ₹ 8,469.44 in 5 years, at a certain rate per cent per annum when the interest is compounded yearly. If ₹ 10,000 at the same rate of interest is borrowed for two years, then what will be the compound interest (in₹)? 

    1. 2764 
    2. 2544 
    3. 1736 
    4. 1965

    38. A sum of ₹ 36,000 is divided into two parts. A and B, such that the simple interest at the rate of 15% p.a. on A and B after two years and four years, respectively, is equal. The total interest (in₹) received from A is: 

    1. 1800 
    2. 3600 
    3. 7200 
    4. 5400

    39. The simple interest on a sum of money at 10% per annum for 2 years is ₹ 8,100. What would be the compound interest (in₹) on the same sum for the same period at 15% p.a, when the interest is compounded yearly? (nearest to ₹ 1) 

    1. 8100 
    2. 12751 
    3. 14671 
    4. 13,061

    SSC CGL 2017


    40. A person lent certain sum of money at 5% per annum simple interest and in 15 years the interest amounted to Rs 250 less than the sum lent. What was the sum lent (in Rs)? 

    1. 1000 
    2. 1500 
    3. 2400 
    4. 3000

    41. The compound interest earned in two years at 12% per annum is Rs 10176. What is the sum (in Rs) invested? 

    1. 50000 
    2. 60000 
    3. 40000 
    4. 80000

    42. The difference of compound interest and simple interest for 3 years and for 2 years are in ratio 23:7 respectively. What is rate of interest per (in %)? 

    1. 200/7 
    2. 100/7 
    3. 300/7 
    4. 400/7

    43. The simple interest on a sum of money for 10 years is Rs 3130. If the principal becomes 5 times after 5 years, then what will be the total interest (in Rs) obtained after 10 years? 

    1. 6260 
    2. 7825 
    3. 9390 
    4. 15650

    44. The difference between the compound interest compounding half yearly for 1 year and the simple interest for 1 year on a certain sum of money lent out at 8% per annum is Rs 64. What is the sum (in Rs)? 

    1. 40000 
    2. 42000 
    3. 44000 
    4. 44800

    45. If Rs 2500 becomes to Rs 2970.25 in 2 years at compound interest compounded annually, then what is the yearly rate of interest (in %)? 

    1. 7 
    2. 9 
    3. 11 
    4. 13

    46. A certain sum of money amounts to Rs 918 in 2 years and Rs 969 in 3.5 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest (in %)? 

    1. 4 
    2. 5 
    3. 6 
    4. 8

    47. A sum of Rs 720 amounts to Rs 882 at simple interest in 1 years. In how many years will the sum Rs 800 amounts to Rs 1040 at the same rate? 

    1. 3 
    2. 2 
    3. 4 
    4. 6

    48. A sum of Rs 400 becomes Rs 448 at simple interest in 2 years. In how many years will the sum of Rs 550 amounts to Rs 682 at the same rate? 

    1. 2 
    2. 3 
    3. 3.5 
    4. 4

    49. For an amount, simple interest at the rate of interest of 12% per annum for 6 years is Rs 25920. What will be the compound interest (in Rs) on same amount at the rate of interest of 8% per annum compounding annually for 2 years? 

    1. 4326.3 
    2. 5563.4 
    3. 5888.6 
    4. 5990.4

    50. The difference between compound interest and simple interest on a sum for 2 year at 20% per annum is Rs 200. If the interest is compounded half yearly, then what is the difference in Rs) between compound and simple interest for 1st year? 

    1. 50 
    2. 75 
    3. 100 
    4. 150

    51. If a certain sum of money become thrice of itself in 5 years 4 months at simple interest, then what will be the yearly rate of interest (in %)? 

    1. 18.75 
    2. 27.5 
    3. 37.5 
    4. 42.25

    52. 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%? 

    1. 2900 
    2. 3500 
    3. 4000 
    4. 5600

    53. A sum amounts to Rs 7727.104 at the rate of 12% per annum compounded annually after three years. What is the value of principal (in Rs)? 

    1. 5000 
    2. 5200 
    3. 5350 
    4. 5500

    54. A person lent certain sum of money at 10% per annum simple interest. In 20 years the interest amounted to Rs 500 more than the sum lent. What was the sum lent (in Rs)? 

    1. 200 
    2. 500 
    3. 1000 
    4. 250

    54. Rohan borrowed a certain sum of money at simple interest. Rate of interest was 3% per annum for first 3 years, 4% per annum for next 5 years and 6% per annum for next 7 years. If he paid Rs 2059 as interest, then what is the sum borrowed (in Rs)?

    1. 2400 
    2. 2500 
    3. 2900 
    4. 3100

    55. If in 2 years at simple interest the principal increases by 18%, what will be the compound interest (in Rs) earned on Rs 7000 in 3 years at the same rate? 

    1. 1865.2 
    2. 2065.2 
    3. 1965.2 
    4. 1765.2

    56. If compound interest received on a certain amount in the 2nd year is Rs 1200, what will be the compound interest (in Rs) for the 4th year on the amount at 10% rate of interest? 

    1. 1452 
    2. 1320 
    3. 1552 
    4. 1420

    57. The compound interest earned in two years at 15% per annum is Rs 20640. What is the sum invested (in Rs)? 

    1. 64000 
    2. 60000 
    3. 56000 
    4. 52000

    58. Ganesh invested an amount of Rs x in a fixed deposit scheme offering 5% per annum for 1st year and 15% per annum for 2nd year and received an amount of Rs 9660 after two years. What is the value of x (in Rs)? 

    1. 9000 
    2. 8000 
    3. 8500 
    4. 8200

    59. If in 3 years at simple interest the principal increases by 18%, what will be the compound interest (in Rs) earned on Rs. 25,000 in 3 years at the same rate? 

    1. 4775.4 
    2. 5774.4 
    3. 4557.4 
    4. 5575.4

    60. In 4 years at simple interest the principal increases by 32%. What will be the compound interest earned (in Rs) on Rs. 24,000 in 3 years at the same rate? 

    1. 5233 
    2. 6332 
    3. 5332 
    4. 6233

    61. If compound interest received on a certain amount in the 3rd year is Rs. 1,240, what will be the compound interest (in Rs) for the 4th year on the same amount at 9% rate of interest? 

    1. 1245.6 
    2. 1521.6 
    3. 1351.6 
    4. 1220.6

    62. Albert invested an amount of x rupees in a fixed deposit scheme offering 10% per annum for 1st year and 15% per annum for 2nd year and received an amount of Rs 20,240 after the two years. What is x (in Rs)? 

    1. 15000 
    2. 16000 
    3. 14000 
    4. 18000

    63. The compound interest earned in two years at 8% per annum is Rs 4160. What is the sum (in Rs) invested? 

    1. 24000 
    2. 25000 
    3. 30000 
    4. 20000


    CGL 2017 MAINS


    64. If the amount on a certain principal in 3 years at 12% rate of interest compounded annually is Rs 12,000, what will be the amount (in Rs) after the 4th year? 

    1. 14330 
    2. 15440 
    3. 13440 
    4. 14550

    65. In how many months will Rs 8,000 yield Rs 2,648 as compound interest at 20% per annum compounded semi annually? 

    1. 18 
    2. 24 
    3. 12 
    4. 30

    66. What is the rate of interest (in %) if simple interest earned on a certain sum for the 3rd year is Rs 2,000 and compound interest earned in 2 years is Rs 4,160? 

    1. 8 
    2. 10 
    3. 12 
    4. 6

    67. If in 3 years at simple interest the principal increases by 15%. What will be the approximate compound interest earned (in Rs lakhs) on Rs 15 lakhs in 3 years at the same rate? 

    1. 7.81 
    2. 2.87 
    3. 2.36 
    4. 3.38

    68. A invested an amount of x rupees in a bank for 2 years which gave 5% interest in year 1 and 6% interest in year 2. The amount received after 2 years is Rs 24,486. What is the value of x? 

    1. 23000 
    2. 22500 
    3. 22000 
    4. 21500

    69. What is the difference (in Rs) in Compound interest earned in 1 year on a sum of Rs 10,000 at 40% per annum compounded quarterly and annually? 

    1. 461 
    2. 346 
    3. 463 
    4. 641

    70. If compound interest received on a certain amount in the 3rd year is Rs. 12,100, what will be the compound interest (in Rs) for the 4th year on the same amount if rate of interest is 9%? 

    1. 17080 
    2. 15669 
    3. 13189 
    4. 14376

    71. The amount received at 10% per annum compound interest after 3 yrs is Rs 10,648. What was the principal (in Rs)? 

    1. 8000 
    2. 9000 
    3. 8500 
    4. 7500

    72. In how many years will Rs 25,000 yield Rs 8,275 as compound interest at 10% per annum compounded annually? 

    1. 2 
    2. 4 
    3. 3 
    4. 5

    73. What is the rate of interest if simple interest earned on a certain sum for the 3rd year is Rs 1,750 and compound interest earned for 2 years is Rs 3622.5?

    1. 8 
    2. 9 
    3. 10 
    4. 7

    74. What is the compound interest earned on Rs 80,000 at 40% per annum in 1 year compounded quarterly? 

    1. 28317 
    2. 37128 
    3. 18732 
    4. 21387

    75. An investor invested his saving in the stock market. The value of his investments increased by 12% and 9% in the first year and the second year respectively. If the value of his investments after two years became Rs 97,664 then how much had he invested (in Rs.)? 

    1. 81000 
    2. 75000 
    3. 80000 
    4. 72000

    76. A certain bank offers 8% rate of interest on the 1st year and 9% on the 2nd year in a certain fixed deposit scheme. If Rs 17,658 is received after investing for 2 years in this scheme, then what was the amount (in Rs) invested? 

    1. 16000 
    2. 15000 
    3. 15500 
    4. 16500

    77. What is the difference (in Rs) between the compound interests on Rs 12,500 for 1 year at 8% per annum compounded yearly and half yearly? 

    1. 16 
    2. 25 
    3. 20 
    4. 40

    78. The amount received at 8% per annum compound interest after 2 years is Rs 72,900. What was the principal (in Rs)? 

    1. 65000 
    2. 67500 
    3. 60000 
    4. 62500

    79. Find the difference (in Rs) in the interest earned on Rs 10,00,000 at 10% in 1 year compounded annually and semi-annually. 

    1.  250 
    2. 1000 
    3. 100 
    4. 2500

    80. A bank gives Rs 25,000 on a saving a certain principal in 2 years at 8% rate of interest. How much will the bank give (in Rs) on the same principal in 4 years at the same rate of interest compounded annually? 

    1. 27000 
    2. 29000 
    3. 29160 
    4. 27080

    81. Find the rate of interest (in%) if simple interest earned on a certain sum for the 3 years is Rs. 900 and compound interest earned in 2 years in Rs. 636? 

    1. 12 
    2. 10 
    3. 9 
    4. 8

    CGL 2018 PRE


    82. A sum amounts to ₹ 8,028 in 3 years and ₹ 12,042 in 6 years at certain rate percent per annum, when interest is compounded yearly. The sum is :

    1. ₹ 5,352 
    2. ₹ 5,235 
    3. ₹ 5,325 
    4. ₹ 5,253

    83. The compound interest on a certain sum in 2.5 years at 10% p.a., interest compounded yearly, is ₹ 1,623. The sum is : 

    1. ₹ 7200 
    2. ₹ 6000 
    3. ₹ 6500 
    4. ₹ 5000

    84. What will the compound interest (nearest to ₹ 1) on a sum of ₹ 25,000 for 2  years at 12% p.a. if the interest is compounded 8 monthly? 

    1.  ₹ 6439 
    2. ₹ 6349 
    3. ₹ 6493 
    4. ₹ 6394

    85. A sum of ₹ 15,000 is lent at 16% p.a. compound interest. What is the difference between the compound interest for the second year and the third year? 

    1. ₹ 544 
    2. ₹ 454.88 
    3. ₹ 445.44 
    4. ₹ 548

    86. What is the compound interest on a sum of ₹ 10,000 at 14% p.a. for 2 5/7 years where the interest is compounded yearly? (nearest to ₹ 1) 

    1. ₹ 4439 
    2. ₹ 4394 
    3. ₹ 4259 
    4. ₹ 4296

    87. A person borrowed a certain sum at 10% p.a. for three years, interest being compounded annually. At the end of two years, he repaid a sum of ₹ 6,634 and at the end of the third yea, he cleared off the debt by paying ₹ 13,200. What was the sum borrowed by him? 

    1.  ₹ 15400 
    2. ₹ 316500 
    3. ₹ 16400 
    4. ₹ 15600

    88. A sum amounts ₹ 18,600 after 3 years and ₹ 27,900 after 6 years, at a certain rate percent p.a. when the interest is compounded annually. The sum is: 

    1.  ₹ 11800 
    2. ₹ 12400 
    3. ₹ 14400 
    4. ₹ 14600

    89. A sum of ₹ x was borrowed and paid back in two equal yearly installments, each of ₹ 35,280. If the rate of interest was 5%, compounded annually, then the value of x is : 

    1. ₹ 64400 
    2. ₹ 65400 
    3. ₹ 65600 
    4. ₹ 64800

    90. A sum of ₹ 12,000 amounts to ₹ 20,736 in 3 years at a certain rate percent per annum, interest compounded annually. What will amount of the same sum to in 2 years at the same rate on compound interest? 

    1. ₹ 15640 
    2. ₹ 17820 
    3. ₹ 17280 
    4. ₹ 14500

    91. The difference between the compound interest and simple interest on ₹ x at 8% per annum for 2 years is ₹ 19.20. What is the value of x? 

    1. ₹ 3200 
    2. ₹ 3000 
    3. ₹ 2800 
    4. ₹ 2500

    92. The difference between the compound interest and simple interest on ₹ x at 8.5% per annum for 2 years is ₹ 28.90. The value of x is: 

    1. ₹ 4000 
    2. ₹ 3500 
    3. ₹ 3800 
    4. ₹ 4500

    93. The difference between the compound interest and simple interest on ₹ x at 12% per annum for 2 years is ₹ 18. What is the value of x? 

    1. ₹ 1300 
    2. ₹ 1250 
    3. ₹ 1340 
    4. ₹ 1280

    94. The difference between compound interest and simple interest on ₹ x at 8% per annum for 2 years is ₹ 48. What is the value of x? 

    1. ₹ 7400 
    2. ₹ 7500 
    3. ₹ 7800 
    4. ₹ 8000

    95. If a sum amounts to ₹ 2,190 in four years and ₹ 2,409 in five years at compound interest, when the interest is compounded yearly, then the annual rate of interest is: 

    1. 11% 
    2. 8% 
    3. 9% 
    4. 10%


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    96. A sum of Rs.18,000 is lent at 10% p.a. compound interest, compounded annually. What is the difference between the compound interest for 3rd year and 4th year? 

    1. ₹ 220.60 
    2. ₹ 217.80 
    3. ₹ 221.80 
    4. ₹ 215.40

    97. A sum of Rs.8400 amounts to Rs.11046 at 8.75% p.a. simple interest in certain time. What is the simple interest on the sum of Rs.9600 at the same rate for the same time? 

    1. ₹ 2990 
    2. ₹ 3012 
    3. ₹ 2686 
    4. ₹ 3024

    98. What will be the compound interest on a sum of Rs.31,250 for 2 years at 12% p.a., if the interest is compounded 8-monthly? 

    1. ₹ 8106 
    2. ₹ 8116 
    3. ₹ 8016 
    4. ₹ 8156

    99. A sum of Rs.5,000 is divided into two parts such that the simple interest on the first part for 4 years at 6 % p.a. is double the simple interest on the second part for 2 years at 4% p.a. What is the difference between the two parts? 

    1. ₹ 680 
    2. ₹ 600 
    3. ₹ 560 
    4. ₹ 620

    100. A sum lent out at simple interest amounts to Rs.6076 in 1 year and Rs.7504 in 4 years.. The sum and the rate of interest p.a. are respectively? 

    1. ₹ 5600, 9% 
    2. ₹ 5600, 8.5% 
    3. ₹ 5400, 9% 
    4. ₹ 5400, 10%

    101. What is the compound interest on a sum of Rs.7200 for 2 years at 20% p.a. interest compounded yearly (nearest to an integer)? 

    1.  ₹ 4290 
    2. ₹ 3960 
    3. ₹ 4205 
    4. ₹ 3997

    102. A loan has to be returned in two equal yearly installments each of Rs.44,100. If the rate of interest is 5% p.a., compounded annually, then the total interest paid is? 

    1. ₹ 5840 
    2. ₹ 6000 
    3. ₹ 6200 
    4. ₹ 6280

    103. A sum amounts to ₹ 14,395.20 at 9.25% p.a. simple interest in 5.4 years. What will be the simple interest on the same sum at 8.6% p.a. in 4.5 years? 

    1. 3715.20 
    2. 3627 
    3. 3797.76 
    4. 3672

    104. A person invested one-fourth of the sum of RS.25,000 at a certain rate of simple interest and the rest at 4%, p.a. higher rate. If the total interest received for 2 years is Rs. 4,125, what is the rate at which the second sum was invested? 

    1. 9.5% 
    2. 9.25% 
    3. 5.25% 
    4. 7.5%

    105. A certain loan was returned in two equal half yearly installments each of Rs.6,760. If the rate of interest was 8% p.a., compounded yearly, how much was the interest paid on the loan? 

    1. ₹ 750 
    2. ₹ 810 
    3. ₹ 790 
    4. ₹ 770

    106. A certain sum amount to Rs.4,205.55 at 15% p.a. in 2 years, interest compounded yearly. The sum is?

    1. ₹ 3200 
    2. ₹ 3500 
    3. ₹ 2700 
    4. ₹ 3000

    107. A sum of Rs.10,500 amounts to Rs.13,825 in 3 years at a certain rate per cent per annum simple interest. What will be the simple interest on the same sum for 5 years at double the earlier rate? 

    1. ₹ 8470 
    2. ₹ 8750 
    3. ₹ 8670 
    4. ₹ 8560


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    108. ₹ 4300 rupees become ₹ 4644 in 2 years at simple interest. Find the principle amount that will become ₹ 10,104 rupees in 5 years at the same rate of interest. 

    1. ₹ 8420 
    2. ₹ 9260 
    3. ₹ 5710 
    4. ₹ 7200

    109. The compound interest on a certain sum at 10% p.a. for 2 years is ₹ 1201.60, interest compound yearly. The sum is: 

    1. ₹ 5400 
    2. ₹ 4200 
    3. ₹ 4800 
    4. ₹ 4500

    110. The simple interest on a certain sum at the end of three years at 5% p.a. is ₹ 1200. The compound interest on the same sum for the same period at the same rate is (interest compound yearly) 

    1. ₹ 1800 
    2. ₹ 1261 
    3. ₹ 820 
    4. ₹ 1260

    111. What is the compound interest on a sum of ₹ 12000 for 2 years at 8% p.a. when the interest is compounded annually? (nearest to a rupee) 

    1. ₹ 2697 
    2. ₹ 2654 
    3. ₹ 2712 
    4. ₹ 2642

    112. The difference in compound interest on a certain sum at 10%p.a. for one year, when the interest is compounded half yearly and yearly, is 88.80 rupees. What is the simple interest on the same sum for 1 years at the same rate? 

    1. ₹ 5916 
    2. ₹ 5986 
    3. ₹ 5980 
    4. ₹ 5920

    113. A sum of ₹ 8000 invested at 10% p.a. amounts to ₹ 9261 in a certain time, interest compound half - yearly. What will be the compound interest on the same sum for the same time at double the rate of interest, when interest is compounded annually? 

    1. ₹ 2520 
    2. ₹ 2480 
    3. ₹ 2560 
    4. ₹ 2500

    114. The compound interest on a certain sum at 16 % p.a. for 3 years is ₹ 6350. What will be the simple interest on the same sum at the same rate of 5 years? 

    1. ₹ 10200 
    2. ₹ 7620 
    3. ₹ 11400 
    4. ₹ 9600

    115. A and B together borrowed a sum of ₹ 51750 at an interest rate of 7% p.a. compound interest in such a way that to settle the loan, A paid as much amount after three years as paid by B after 4 years from the day of borrowing. The sum borrowed by A was: 

    1. ₹ 25650 
    2. ₹ 26750 
    3. ₹ 25000 
    4. ₹ 24860

    116. A certain amount of money at compound interest grows to ₹ 66550 in 3 years and ₹ 73205 in 4 years. The rate percent per annum is: 

    1. 10% 
    2. 0% 
    3. 9% 
    4. 8%

    117. What will be the difference in compound interest on a sum of ₹ 7800 at 8% p.a. for 1 year, when the interest is paid yearly and half yearly? 

    1. ₹ 19.46 
    2. ₹ 24.72 
    3. ₹ 12.48 
    4. ₹ 29.18

    118. The rate of simple on a sum of money is 5% p.a. for the first 4 years, 8% p.a. For the next 3 years and 10% p.a. for the period beyond 7 years. If the simple interest accrued by the sum over a period of 10 years ₹ 1850 , then the sum is: 

    1. ₹ 1500 
    2. ₹ 2750 
    3. ₹ 1650 
    4. ₹ 2500

    119. Amit borrowed a sum of 25000 rupees on simple interest. Bhola borrowed the same amount on compound interest (compounded yearly). At the end of 2 years, Bhola had to pay 160 rupees more interest than Amit. The rate of interest charged per annum is:

    1.  % 
    2. 8% 
    3. % 
    4. 3 %

    120. The simple interest on a sum of 50000 rupees at the end of two years is 4000 rupees. What would be the compound interest on the same sum at the same rate for the same period? 

    1. ₹ 4040 
    2. ₹ 4080 
    3. ₹ 4008 
    4. ₹ 8000

    121. A man lent out at compound interest amounts to 1250 rupees in one year and to 1458 rupees in 3 years at a certain rate percentage p.a. what is the simple interest on the same sum for 5 years at the same rate of interest? 

    1. ₹ 520 
    2. ₹ 600 
    3. ₹ 500 
    4. ₹ 480

    122. If in 13 years a fixed sum doubles at simple interest, what will be the interest rate per year? 

    1. 7.69% 
    2. 7.92% 
    3. 8.69% 
    4. 7.29%

    123. When two equal money are deposited for 5 years and 3 years at the rate of 7% and 9% per annum respectively, and the difference of their simple interest is 475 rupees then find the deposited amount.  

    1. ₹ 5937.5 
    2. ₹ 5837.5 
    3. ₹ 6037.5 
    4. ₹ 5992.5

    124. The simple interest on a sum of money for 3 years at an interest rate of 6% p.a. is ₹ 6,750. What will be the compound interest rounded off on the same sum at the same rate for the same period, compounded annually is closest to: 

    1. ₹ 7103 
    2. ₹ 7133 
    3. ₹ 7663 
    4. ₹ 7163

    125. A certain sum amounts to₹ 280900 in 2 years at 6% per annum, interest compounded annually. The sum is: 

    1. ₹ 350000
    2. ₹ 250000 
    3. ₹ 200000 
    4. ₹ 550000

    126. The compound interest on a certain sum at the end of two year is ₹ 408. The simple interest on the same sum for the same time ₹ 400, The rate of interest per annum is: 

    1.  8% 
    2. 4% 
    3. 80% 
    4. 40% 


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    127. A certain sum amounts to ₹ 15,500 in 2 years at 12% p.a. simple interest. The same sum will amount to what in 1 years at 10% p.a., if the interest is compounded half yearly (nearest to ₹ 1)? 

    1. ₹ 14,470 
    2. ₹ 15,125 
    3. ₹ 14,360 
    4. ₹ 13,460

    128. The compound interest on a sum of ₹ 5,500 at 15% p.a. for 2 years when the interest is compounded 8 monthly, is: 

    1. ₹ 1,820.50 
    2. ₹ 1,880 
    3. ₹ 1,773.75 
    4. ₹ 1,850

    129. A certain sum is lent at 4% p.a. for 3 years, 8% p.a. for the next 4 years and 12% p.a. beyond 7 years. If for a period of 11 years, the simple interest obtained is ₹ 27,600. then the sum is (in ₹)? 

    1. 27,000 
    2. 25,000 
    3. 32,000 
    4. 30,000

    130. The rate of interest for the first 2 years is 6% p.a., for the next 3 years is 10% p.a., and for the period beyond 5 years is 12% p.a. If a person gets ₹ 12,771 as simple interest after 7 years, then how much money did he invest? 

    1. ₹ 19,300 
    2. ₹ 19,350 
    3. ₹ 19,450 
    4. ₹ 20,000

    131. A loan is to be returned in two equal yearly installments. If the rate of interest is 10% p.a., compounded annually and each installment is ₹ 5,808, then the total interest charged in this scheme is: 

    1. ₹ 1,563 
    2. ₹ 1,632 
    3. ₹ 1,536 
    4. ₹ 1,602

    132. The compound interest on a sum of ₹ 20,000 at 15% p.a. for 2 years, interest compounded yearly, is: 

    1. ₹ 9,000 
    2. ₹ 9,095 
    3. ₹ 8,896 
    4. ₹ 9,098

    133. A sum of ₹ 10,500 amounts to ₹ 13,650 in 2 years at a certain rate per cent per annum simple interest. The same sum will amount to what in I year at the same rate, if the interest is compounded half yearly (nearest to ₹ 1) 

    1. ₹ 12,134 
    2. ₹ 12,124 
    3. ₹ 12,314 
    4. ₹ 12,143

    134. Rahul invested equal sums of money at compound interest under two schemes A and B. Under scheme A, the interest rate was 10% per annum and under scheme B, the interest rate was 12% p.a. The compound interest after two years on the sum invested in scheme A was ₹ 1,050. How much is the interest earned under scheme B after two years, if the interest is compounded annually in both schemes? 

    1. ₹ 1,372 
    2. ₹ 1,270 
    3. ₹ 1,722 
    4. ₹ 1,272

    135. At what rate per cent per annum will a sum of ₹ 15,625 amount to ₹ 21,952 in three years, if the interest is compounded annually? 

    1. 12% 
    2. 8% 
    3. 9% 
    4. 10%

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