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Practice 36 Compound Interest questions with detailed answers and explanations. Free MCQs, PYQs, and mock test questions for NEET, JEE, GATE, SSC and more.

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All Compound Interest Questions(1–36 of 36)

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Q1mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A doctor borrowed and he returned the money in two equal yearly instalments. If the annual rate of compound interest (compounded annually) is , then find the value of each instalment.
Q2mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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The simple interest on a certain sum of money for two years at is . Find the compound interest at the same rate after years, interest compounded annually.
Q3mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A sum of money amounted to ₹ 720 in 2 years and ₹ 792 in 3 years when interest is compounded annually. The annual rate of interest, (in %) is:
Q4mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam Practice2026
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A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts to ₹ in years and ₹ in years. Find the rate of interest per annum.
Q5mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CPO 20242026
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A sum of money doubles itself in years at compound interest. In how many years will the same sum become times at the same rate of interest?
Q6mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A loan of ₹2,550 is to be paid back in two equal half-yearly instalments. How much is each instalment if the interest is compounded half-yearly at 8% p.a.?
Q7hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
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What is the difference between the compound interest on a sum of ₹10,000 at 12% p.a. for 1
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Q8mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
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A borrowed ₹58,000 from B at 8% per annum simple interest for 2 years. He lent the same sum to C at 10% per annum compound interest, compounded annually for 2 years. How much did he earn (in ₹) in the transaction at the end of 2 years?
Q9hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
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What will be the amount (in ₹) of a sum of ₹6,000 in 2
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years at 13
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% p.a. if the interest is compounded 9-monthly?
Q10mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The compound interest on Rs. 12,000 for 9 months at per annum, interest being compounded quarterly is:
Q11mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The compound interest on a certain sum of money for years at is . Then the sum is:
Q12mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Test2026
A sum of is invested at per annum and in a certain number of years, the total amount becomes . Find the compound interest earned.
Q13mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A sum of is invested at a compound interest rate of per annum. What will be the total amount after years?
Q14mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
What will be the compound interest on a sum of ₹3,750 when interest is compounded semi-annually at 16% per annum for one year?
Q15mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
Which of the following schemes of computing interest yields the maximum interest for a year?
Q16mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The difference between simple interest and compound interest on ₹ 2500 at 4% per annum for two years is (in ₹ ):
Q17mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A sum of ₹ 1,000 becomes ₹ 1,144.90 in 2 years. At what rate is the interest compounded annually?
Q18hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
The compound interest on a sum of ₹ at p.a for years interest compounded yearly is:
Q19mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Mock2026
A man invested a total of Rs. 16,50,000 in the names of his two daughters aged 15 years and 17 years, respectively, such that they get equal amounts when they are 20 years old. If the rate of interest is 25% per annum, compounded annually, then how much money (in Rs., to the nearest tens) should be deposited in the name of his younger daughter?
Q20mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Mock2026
The present population of a city is 60,000. If the rate of increase is 10% per year, find the population of the city after 2 years.
Q21mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC GD Constable2026
How much compound interest does Tarun have to pay on a loan of Rs. 8,50,000 at the rate of 5% p.a. over a period of two years in case of annual compounding?
Q22mediummcqQuantitative Aptitude@NUM: 56SSC CGL2026
The compound interest on a sum of for years at per annum, when the interest is compounded -monthly, is (nearest to a rupee):
Q23hardmcqQuantitative Aptitude@NUM: 65Competitive Exam2026
What is the difference between the compound interest on ₹ at p.a. for years when the interest is compounded yearly and when compounded 8-monthly?
Q24mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A sum of money lent on interest, compounded semi-annually amounts to ₹54,000 in one year and to ₹65,340 in two years. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Q25mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
What is the difference (in ₹, to the nearest rupee) between the simple interest and compound interest on ₹24,500 in two years at the rate of 8% per annum? The compound interest is compounded annually.
Q26mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeUP Police Constable Re-Exam2026
A sum of money is paid back in two annual instalments of each, allowing compound interest compounded annually. The sum borrowed was:
Q27mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A sum of money amounts to ₹16,800 in one year and to ₹17,472 in one and a half years on the basis of interest compounded semi-annually. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Q28mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
What is the difference between the compound interest and simple interest (in ₹, to the nearest integer) on ₹12,000 in 2 years at 8% per annum, compounded annually?
Q29hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
Ritu borrowed a sum of ₹ for years at p.a, interest compounded -monthly. The amount (in ₹) paid by her after years was:
Q30easymcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
The difference between the interest compounded annually and the simple interest on a sum of ₹ for years at per annum is:
Q31easymcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
The simple interest on a sum of money at 10% per annum for 2 years is ₹8,000. What will be the compound interest (in ₹) on the same sum for the same period at the same rate compounded annually?
Q32hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
A man borrowed money for years and paid back in two equal annual instalments of ₹ at compound interest, compounded annually. What was the sum (in ₹, to the nearest tens) borrowed?
Q33mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
The difference between the compound interest and simple interest on x at a rate of 8.5% per annum for 2 years is ₹260.10. What is the value of x?
Q34hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A sum of money is paid back in two annual instalments of each, allowing compound interest compounded annually. The sum borrowed was:
Q35mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeAdda2472026
The amount of money appreciates to after years and to after years at a certain compound interest compounded annually. The initial amount of money was:
Q36mediummcqMathematicsCompetitive Exam2026
A sum becomes in years at per annum compound interest. Then the original sum is:

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