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11 Aug 2018 · shift not stated
Career Power (Adda247)
Q-SICI-1Q.71
A person invested two equal amounts in two different schemes. In first scheme, amount is invested at 8% p.a. on SI for T years and SI received is Rs 2000 while in second scheme, amount is invested at 10% p.a. for 2 years at CI and the compound interest received is Rs. 1050. Find the value of T.
(a) 4 yr
(b) 8 yr
(c) 6 yr
(d) 5 yr
(e) 3 yr
4 Aug 2019 · Shift 1
AmbitiousBaba
Q-SICI-2Q.31
A man invest rs X on S.I at the rate of 10.5% for two years in scheme A. If man invested total amount get by scheme A I scheme B on C.I for two years at the rate of 10% P.A and gets Rs 813.12 as invest find X?
Note: source heading "Miscellaneous Word Problems"; no options in source; no answer in source
4 Aug 2019 · shift not stated
Career Power (Adda247)
Q-SICI-3Q.69
If a person invested 6000 at T% S.I for 3 year and same amount at (T + 5)% CI for 2 year and difference between both interest is 60 Rs. then find T ?(in %)
(a) 15
(b) 18
(c) 20
(d) 24
(e) 25
12 Sep 2020 · shift not stated
IBPSGuide
Q-SICI-4Q.21
Rahul invests Rs.5000 at simple interest at 18% per annum for x years and Rajesh invests Rs.8000 at simple interest at 12% per annum for (x + 2) years. If the difference between the interest received by Rahul and Rajesh is Rs.2400, then find the value of x?
A.6
B.8
C.10
D.12
E.None of these
Q-SICI-5Q.25
Sam invests Rs.2400 in scheme which offers simple interest at 18% per annum for 3 years and Rahul invests Rs.x in the same scheme at 12% simple interest per annum for 4 years. If the ratio of the interest received by Rahul to Sam is 5: 6, then find the value of x?
A.Rs.2180
B.Rs.2250
C.Rs.2460
D.Rs.2390
E.None of these
1 Aug 2021 · Shift 1
AmbitiousBaba
Q-SICI-6Q.22
What will be interest earned on a sum of Rs. 27000 after 2 years at the rate of 10% per annum and interest compounded after every 8 months?
(a) Rs. 5600
(b) Rs. 5668
(c) Rs. 5768
(d) Rs. 5700
(e) Rs. 5068
2021 (date not stated) · shift not stated
Bankersadda/Adda247
Q-SICI-7Q.64
Deepak invested some amount on SI out of Rs.47000 and rest amount on C.I. for two years. If S.I. is offering 12% p.a. and C. I. is offering 15% p.a. compounding annually and C.I. is Rs.532.5 more than S.I., then find amount invested by Deepak on C.I?
(a) Rs.23000
(b) Rs.22000
(c) Rs.21000
(d) Rs.25000
(e) Rs.24000
Q-SICI-8Q.68
The difference between CI earned in two years and SI received in 3 years on the sum of Rs. 2000 is Rs. 205. Find the rate of simple interest for the 3rd year if the rate of interest for the first two years is 15% on both CI and SI? (S.I. of 3 year is more than C.I. of 2 year)
(a) 12.5%
(b) 10%
(c) 15%
(d) 5%
(e) 11 1/9%
Note: option (e) is a Word equation in source: 11 followed by fraction 1/9, then %; rendered as "11 1/9%"
20 Aug 2022 · Shift 1
AmbitiousBaba
Q-SICI-9Q.62
Mohit borrowed Rs. 12000 on C.I. at the rate of 20% for three years. He paid at the end of first year 1/8th of amount and end of second year 1/6th of amount. Find how much amount Mohit have to pay at the end of third year to complete his debt?
(a) 15220 Rs
(b) 15520Rs
(c) 15340 Rs
(d) 15120Rs.
(e) 15560 Rs
Note: fraction 1/8 read from rendered page
20 Aug 2022 · Shift 2
Adda247
Q-SICI-10Q.60
A man invested a sum of Rs. ‘P’ for two years in scheme A at 20% p.a. on compound interest annually. The amount received at end of two years from scheme A, reinvested in scheme B for four years at 25% p.a. on simple interest. If total interest received from scheme B is Rs 1650 more than P, then find
‘P’?
(a) Rs 3550
(b) Rs 2750
(c) Rs 3450
(d) Rs 3750
(e) Rs. 3250
20 Aug 2022 · Shift 3
Adda247
Q-SICI-11Q.61
Ankit invested Rs. 1080 at the rate of 7.5% p.a. for two years on simple interest and Rs. ‘P’ at the rate of 20% p.a. for two years on compound interest annually. If ratio of total simple interest after two years to the total compound interest received by Ankit in the second year is 9 : 10, then find ‘P’?
(a) Rs. 720
(b) Rs. 640
(c) Rs. 840
(d) Rs. 750
(e) Rs. 800
20 Aug 2022 · Shift 4
Adda247
Q-SICI-12Q.44
The difference between interest received when a sum is invested at 15% p.a. at. CI compounded annually for two years & that of when that sum is invested at 15% p.a. at SI for two years is 270. Find the SI when the same sum is invested for 1.5 years at 18% p.a?
(a) Rs. 2880
(b) Rs. 2970
(c) Rs. 3240
(d) Rs. 3180
(e) Rs. 3360
20 Aug 2022 · shift not stated
Bankersadda/Adda247
Q-SICI-13Q.65
A man invested Rs.12500 at 10% p.a. for two years on compound interest in a scheme. If total interest received from the first scheme he invested into second scheme at 20% p.a. for two years on simple interest, then find the total interest received by man from second scheme?
(a) Rs. 3675
(b) Rs. 950
(c) Rs. 1020
(d) Rs. 1050
(e) Rs. 1080
21 Aug 2022 · Shift 1
Adda247
Q-SICI-14Q.52
Hemant invest 1800 Rs at rate of 5% and x% per annum in ratio 4 : 5 respectively. At the end of 2 year, he will get total Rs 160 as SI. Find value of x
(a) 4%
(b) 6%
(c) 8%
(d) 4.5%
(e) 3%
21 Aug 2022 · Shift 2
Adda247
Q-SICI-15Q.71
A man invested Rs. 4000 at the rate of X% p.a. on simple interest and get Rs. 5440 as amount after three years. Find the value of (X + 3)?
(a) 9
(b) 21
(c) 18
(d) 15
(e) 12
21 Aug 2022 · Shift 3
Adda247
Q-SICI-16Q.60
A man deposited Rs x on simple interest in the beginning of 1st year and he added Rs x at the beginning of
2nd year and 3rd year in a bank. After three years he got total amount of Rs 11160. If the rate of interest is 12% per annum, then find the value of x.
(a) Rs 1700
(b) Rs 3000
(c) Rs 3200
(d) Rs 2500
(e) Rs. 2700
21 Aug 2022 · Shift 4
Adda247
Q-SICI-17Q.52
Satish invested Rs. 14,000 partially in scheme A which offer 20% p.a. at C.I. and remaining in scheme B which offer 25% at S.I. Find the amount (in Rs.) invested in scheme B if total interest earns after 2 years is Rs. 6640.
(a) 6000
(b) 7000
(c) 8000
(d) 9000
(e) 10,000
5 Aug 2023 · Shift 1
Bankersadda/Adda247
Q-SICI-18Q.45
A man invested Rs. P in scheme A on compound interest at rate of 10% p.a. for two years and he invested Rs. (P+500) in scheme B on simple interest at rate of 12% p.a. for same period of time. If the interest received by man from scheme A is Rs. 150 less than that of from scheme B, then find amount invested in scheme B.
(a) 1250 Rs.
(b) 1000 Rs.
(c) 1500 Rs.
(d) 2000 Rs.
(e) 2500 Rs.
5 Aug 2023 · Shift 2
Adda247
Q-SICI-19Q.41
A invested Rs R at the rate of 20% p.a. for four years in simple interest and gets interest of Rs 1600. If the amount received by him reinvested at the rate of 10% p.a. for 2 years in compound interest, then find the interest received him from both the schemes (in Rs).
(a) 2356
(b) 2339
(c) 2724
(d) 2715
(e) 2711
5 Aug 2023 · Shift 4
Adda247
Q-SICI-20Q.50
A man invests Rs X-800 in a scheme that offers compound interest at 20% p.a. for two years and an earned amount of Rs 1008. If he invests Rs X+200 in a bank that offers simple interest at 14% p.a. for
2.5 years, then find the interest received from the bank (in Rs).
(a) 550
(b) 595
(c) 545
(d) 525
(e) 540
6 Aug 2023 · Shift 1
Adda247
Q-SICI-21Q.51
Bhushan invested Rs 4X at 10% p.a. compounding annually for two years while Anil invested Rs
3X at 18% p.a. on simple interest for one year more than Bhushan. Anil received Rs 3120 more as interest than Bhushan. Find X.
(a) 2000
(b) 2500
(c) 4000
(d) 8000
(e) 1200
6 Aug 2023 · Shift 2
Adda247
Q-SICI-22Q.48
A man invested Rs 9000 in simple interest for 18 months at (R/5)% and received interest of Rs
1350. If he invests Rs 30R in compound interest at 10% p.a. for two years, then find the amount he received (in Rs).
(a) 1815
(b) 2115
(c) 2025
(d) 2450
(e) 2100
6 Aug 2023 · Shift 3
Adda247
Q-SICI-23Q.68
A invests Rs. Y in scheme P which offers simple interest at the rate of 15% p.a. for three years and receives interest of Rs. 2700. If Rs. (Y+4000) is invested in scheme Q which offers compound interest for two years at the rate of 10% p.a., then find the interest he receives from scheme Q (in Rs).
(a) 2400
(b) 2200
(c) 2300
(d) 2500
(e) 2100
3 Aug 2024 · Shift 1
Bankersadda/Adda247
Q-SICI-24Q.68
A invested Rs P at rate of 5% p.a. for two years on simple interest and B invested Rs P+1000 at rate of 10% p.a. for three years on simple interest. If the difference between interest received by A and B is Rs 1300, then find the value of P (in Rs.)
(a) 4000
(b) 7500
(c) 10000
(d) 5000
(e) 8000
4 Aug 2024 · shift not stated
Bankersadda/Adda247
Q-SICI-25Q.75
A man invested Rs 20000 in two different schemes, i.e., A and B. Schemes A and B offer 10% and 20% p.a. compound interest respectively for two years. If the ratio of the total amount received by man from schemes A to B is 11:16, then find the amount invested in the scheme B.
(a) Rs 9000
(b) Rs 11000
(c) Rs 14000
(d) Rs 8000
(e) None of these
Q-SICI-26Q.77
A man invested of Rs P in simple interest at R% p.a. for two years and received interest of Rs 320. If he invested same sum in simple interest at 5% p.a. for 8 years and received amount of Rs 2240, then find R.
(a) 20
(b) 8
(c) 15
(d) 12
(e) 10
22 Nov 2025 · Shift 1
Bankersadda/Adda247
Q-SICI-27Q.47
A man invested Rs P in simple interest at 10% p.a. for two years and received interest of Rs 525. If he invested Rs 500 more in compound interest at the same rate for the same period, then find the compound interest he received (in Rs).
(a) 656.25
(b) 666.26
(c) 655.25
(d) 635.25
(e) 645.25
22 Nov 2025 · Shift 2
Bankersadda/Adda247
Q-SICI-28Q.58
A man invests Rs. X in a scheme, which offers simple interest at the rate of 24% p.a. for three years. Man received Rs.3600 as total interest from the scheme. If man invests Rs. X in a bank which offers compound interest at rate of 10% p.a. for two years, then find the total amount received by man from the bank after two years.