#Simple
Interest #Magme 051
1. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to
Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is:
A.Rs. 650 B.Rs.
690 C.Rs. 698 D.Rs. 700
2. Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs. 13,900
divided in two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of 14%
p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest earned
in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B?
A.Rs. 6400 B.Rs.
6500 C.Rs. 7200 D.Rs. 7500 E.None of these
3. A sum fetched a total simple interest of Rs.
4016.25 at the rate of 9 p.c.p.a. in 5 years. What is the sum?
A.Rs. 4462.50 B.Rs.
8032.50 C.Rs. 8900 D.Rs. 8925
E.None of these
4. How much time will it take for an amount of Rs.
450 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest?
A.3.5 years B.4
years C.4.5
years D.5 years
5. Reena took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple
interest for as many years as the rate of interest. If she paid Rs. 432 as
interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest?
A.3.6 B.6 C.18 D.Cannot be determined E.None of these
6. A sum of Rs. 12,500 amounts to Rs. 15,500 in 4
years at the rate of simple interest. What is the rate of interest?
A.3% B.4% C.5% D.6% E.None of these
7. An automobile financier claims to be lending
money at simple interest, but he includes the interest every six months for
calculating the principal. If he is charging an interest of 10%, the effective
rate of interest becomes:
A.10% B.10.25% C.10.5% D.None of these
8. A lent Rs. 5000 to B for 2 years and Rs. 3000
to C for 4 years on simple interest at the same rate of interest and received
Rs. 2200 in all from both of them as interest. The rate of interest per annum
is:
A.5% B.7% C. 7
% D.10%
9. A sum of Rs. 725 is lent in the beginning of a
year at a certain rate of interest. After 8 months, a sum of Rs. 362.50 more is
lent but at the rate twice the former. At the end of the year, Rs. 33.50 is
earned as interest from both the loans. What was the original rate of interest?
A. 3.6% B.4.5% C.5% D. 6% E.
None of these
10. A man
took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years he
had to pay Rs. 5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed
by him was:
A.Rs. 2000 B.Rs.
10,000 C.Rs. 15,000 D.Rs. 20,000
ANSWER KEYS
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1.C
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2.A
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3.D
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4.B
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5.B
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6.D
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7.B
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8.D
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9.E
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10.C
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