Previous Year Questions of Simple Interest For SSC CGL 2017

March 14, 2017    


Dear Readers, Here We are providing a quant Quiz of 15 Simple  Interest question in accordance with the syllabus of SSC CGL. Most of these Questions are Previous Year asked in SSC CGL. It will give you implicit idea of Math Question Paper of SSC CGL 2017

Q1. What sum of money must be given at simple interest for six months at 4% per annum in order to earn Rs. 150 interest?
(a) Rs. 5000
(b) Rs. 7500
(c) Rs. 10000
(d) Rs. 15000


Q2. A sum of money becomes 7/6 of itself in 3 years at a certain rate of simple interest. The rate of interest per annum is:
(a) 5(5/9)%
(b) 6(5/9)%
(c) 18%
(d) 25%

Q3. The simple interest on a certain sum at 5% per annum for 3 years and 4 years differ by Rs. 42. The sum is:
(a) Rs. 210
(b) Rs. 280
(c) Rs. 750
(d) Rs. 840

Q4. 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:
(a) 0.1%
(b) 0.2%
(c) 0.3%
(d) 0.4%

Q5. A sum of Rs. 10,000 is lent partly at 8% and remaining at 10% per annum. If the yearly interest on the average is 9.2%, the two parts are:
(a) Rs. 4000, Rs. 6000
(b) Rs. 4500, Rs. 5500
(c) Rs. 5000, Rs. 5000
(d) Rs. 5500, Rs. 4500

Q6. A sum of Rs. 1600 gives a simple interest of Rs. 252 in 2 years and 3 months. The rate of interest per annum is:
(a) 5(1/2)%
(b) 8%
(c) 7%
(d) 6%

Q7. 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:
(a) 5%
(b) 6(2/3)%
(c) 6%
(d) 7(1/5)%

Q8. A sum of Rs. 400 amounts to Rs. 480 in 4 years. What will it amount to if the rate of interest is increased by 2%?
(a) Rs. 484
(b) Rs. 560
(c) Rs. 512
(d) None of these

Q9. At what rate percent per annum will the simple interest on a sum of money be 2/5 of the principal amount in 10 years?
(a) 4%
(b) 6%
(c) 5(2/3)%
(d) 6(2/3)%

Q10. In what time will the simple interest be 2/5 of the principal at 8 percent per annum?
(a) 8 years
(b) 7 years
(c) 5 years
(d) 6 years

Q11. A sum of Rs. 1750 is divided into two parts such that the interests on the first part at 8% simple interest per annum and that on the other part at 6% simple interest per annum are equal. The interest on each part (in rupees) is
(a) 60
(b) 65
(c) 70
(d) 40

Q12. A sum of Rs. 1550 was lent partly at 5% and partly at 8% simple interest. The total interest received after 3 years is Rs. 300. The ratio of money lent at 5% to that at 8% is:
(a) 5 : 8
(b) 8 : 5
(c) 31 : 6
(d) 16 : 15

Q13. A person lent Rs. 5,000 partly at the rate of 4 percent and partly at the rate of 5 percent per annum, at simple interest. The total interest after 2 years is Rs. 440. The sum of money lent at each of the above rates is to be divided in the ratio:
(a) 4 : 5
(b) 3 : 2
(c) 5 : 4
(d) 2 : 3

Q14. The simple interest on a sum after 4 years is 1/5 of the sum. The rate of interest per annum is:
(a) 4%
(b) 5%
(c) 6%
(d) 8%

Q15. What sum of money will amount to Rs. 520 in 5 years and to Rs. 568 in 7 years at simple interest?
(a) Rs. 400
(b) Rs. 120
(c) Rs. 510
(d) Rs. 220


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