Simple Interest Questions

FACTS  AND  FORMULAE  FOR  SIMPLE  INTEREST  QUESTIONS

 

 

1. Principal: The money borrowed or lent out for a certain period is called the principal or the sum.

 

2. Interest: Extra money paid for using other's money is called interest

 

3. Simple Interest (S.I.) : If the interest on a sum borrowed for a certain period is reckoned uniformly, then it is called simple interest.

Let Principal = P, Rate = R% per annum (p.a.) and Time = T years. Then,

(i)  S.I=P×T×R100

(ii)  P=100×S.IR×T ; R=100×S.IP×T and T=100×S.IP×R

Q:

A sum of 2,000, invested at the rate of 8.5% simple interest per annum for 6years will yield an interest of

A) Rs. 935 B) Rs. 1020
C) Rs. 510 D) Rs. 1275
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 1020

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A sum of Rs 8000 is divided into two parts. The simple interest on first part at the rate of 21% per annum is equal to the simple interest on second part at the rate of 35% per annum. What is the interest (in Rs) of each part?

A) 1050 B) 840
C) 1400 D) 1220
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1050

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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 are received after investing for 2 years in this scheme, then what was the amount (in Rs) invested?

A) 16000 B) 15000
C) 15500 D) 16500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15000

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The rate of simple interest per annum at which a sum of money double itself in 16 2/3 yrs is

A) 4% B) 5%
C) 6% D) 6.5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6%

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The effective annual rate of interest corresponding to a nominal rate of 15% per annum payable half-yearly is

A) 15.56 percent B) 30 percent
C) 31.13 percent D) 15 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15.56 percent

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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?

A) 23000 B) 22500
C) 22000 D) 21500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 22000

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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)?

A) 40000 B) 42000
C) 44000 D) 44800
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 40000

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A person borrows some money for 4 years at the rate of simple interest. If the ratio of principal and total interest is 5 : 1, then what is the rate ( in percentage) of interest?

A) 5 B) 25
C) 10 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5

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