UGC NET Interest Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 12 previous-year questions on Interest from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 5: Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude, drawn from 11 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2023–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Interest
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Effective annual rate | 1 |
| Difference of CI and SI over two years | 1 |
| Simple interest with part payment | 1 |
| Simple interest comparison | 1 |
| Compound interest frequency | 1 |
| Simple interest rate change | 1 |
| Compound interest for a fractional year | 1 |
| SI and CI difference | 1 |
| SI and CI comparison | 1 |
| Simple interest to compound interest | 1 |
| Sum split at two rates | 1 |
| Difference between CI and SI | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Interest appears in 11 of 87 papers (13%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
If the difference between Simple Interest and Compound Interest on a certain amount of money deposited at the rate 12% per annum for two years is Rs 72, then find the amount of money deposited (i.e principal amount).
Arrange the following in increasing order A. Total compound interest on Rs 10,000 at 5% interest for 2 years B. Total compound interest on Rs 5,000 at 10% rate of interest for 2 years C. Total simple interest on Rs 10,000 at 5% rate of interest for 2 years…
The simple interest for certain sum of money in 2 years at 4% per annum is Rs. 800. What will be the compound interest for the same sum, if the rate of interest and time period remains the same ?
A sum of Rs. 4650 is lent partly at 5% per annum and partly at 8% per annum simple interest. After 3 years the total interest received is Rs. 900. Then the ratio of the sums lent at 5% interest and at 8% interest is :
The difference between simple and compound interest compounded annually on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 4% per annum is Rs. 1. Find the sum:
A person takes a loan of Rs 5000 at 5% simple interest. He returns Rs 3000 at the end of one year. How much he would have to pay, in order to clear his dues, at the end of 2 years?
The interest earned on Rs 8000 when invested in some scheme for 2 years at 7 % simple interest, per annum is half of the interest earned on another amount P invested for five years in the same scheme at the same rate of interest. Find the value of P.
A sum of money lent at compound interest for 2 years at 20% per annum would fetch Rs 482 more if the interest was payable half yearly than if it was payable annually. Find the sum of money lent.
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