UGC NET Simple interest Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 6 previous-year questions on Simple interest from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 5: Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude, drawn from 6 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2023–2024). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Simple interest
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Principal and rate from two amounts | 2 |
| Principal from two amounts | 1 |
| Effect of a higher rate | 1 |
| Splitting a sum at two rates | 1 |
| Time to double a sum | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Simple interest appears in 6 of 87 papers (7%), which JRFSmart rates as low frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
A man deposited some amount of money in a bank at some simple rate of interest for 3 years. Had he deposited the money at 2 % higher rate of interest, he would have fetched Rs. 360 more. Find the amount deposited in the bank.
TRANSLATED. A sum deposited in a bank becomes Rs. 1008 in two years and Rs. 1164 in 3 1/2 years. Find the sum deposited in the bank and the annual rate of interest.
A man invests Rs. 1550 in two parts, one part at the rate of 8 % interest and another part at the rate of 6%. If the total interest earned in one year is Rs. 106, find the amount invested at each rate of interest, respectively.
A sum of money becomes Rs. 34800 in 2 years and Rs. 42,000 in 5 years at simple interest per annum. Find the rate of interest and the sum of money respectively
In what time will a sum of money double itself at the rate of 12.5% per annum simple interest?
A sum of money at simple rate of interest becomes Rs. 2016 in 4 years and Rs. 2286 in 9 years. What is the principal amount?
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