Question : A financial institution claims that it returns three times the principal in 25 years on a certain rate of simple interest per annum. What is the rate of simple interest?
Option 1: 8%
Option 2: 6%
Option 3: 4%
Option 4: 5%
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Correct Answer: 8%
Solution : Let the sum be $P$. Amount (A) = $3P$ Simple Interest (SI) = A – P = $2P$ Rate of interest = $R$% Time = 25 years Simple interest = $\frac{\text{Principal × Rate × Time}}{100}$ ⇒ $R=\frac{100×2P}{P×25}$ ⇒ $R=8$ Hence, the correct answer is 8%.
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Question : The simple interest on a certain sum of money at the rate of 5% per annum for 8 years is Rs. 840. The rate of interest for which the same amount of interest can be received on the same sum after 5 years is:
Option 1: 7% per annum
Option 2: 8% per annum
Option 3: 9% per annum
Option 4: 10% per annum
Question : A sum of Rs. 2,000 becomes Rs. 3,120 in two years at a certain rate of simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Option 1: 34% per annum
Option 2: 33% per annum
Option 3: 30% per annum
Option 4: 28% per annum
Question : A sum of INR 12,000 amounts to INR 15,000 in 5 years at the rate of simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Option 2: 7%
Option 3: 6%
Question : A certain sum becomes 4 times of itself in 5 years at a rate of simple interest. In 15 years it will become how many times of itself at the same rate of simple interest?
Option 1: 12
Option 2: 10
Option 3: 9
Option 4: 8
Question : At a certain sum of money with the interest rate of 6% per annum for 4 years, the simple interest is Rs. 4500. Find the compound interest (compounding annually) of 2 years at the same sum when the rate of interest is 4% per annum.
Option 1: Rs. 1,530
Option 2: Rs. 1,430
Option 3: Rs. 1,830
Option 4: Rs. 1,560
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