HPRCA-T · Quantitative Aptitude

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01Medium · ✦ AI-labelled practice

HPRCA teacher recruitment foundation practice set 1: Find the simple interest on ₹4,300 at 5% per year for 2 years.

  1. 473
  2. 387
  3. 516
  4. 430
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D — 430

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹4,300 × 5 × 2 ÷ 100 = ₹430. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

Source: NCERT foundational numeracy and reasoning practice · mapped to HPRCA teacher recruitment; original syllabus-aligned practice, not a previous-year question; answer independently recomputed.
02Medium · ✦ AI-labelled practice

HPRCA teacher recruitment foundation practice set 2: Find the simple interest on ₹4,400 at 6% per year for 3 years.

  1. 748
  2. 880
  3. 792
  4. 836
Check answer and explanation +
C — 792

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹4,400 × 6 × 3 ÷ 100 = ₹792. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

Source: NCERT foundational numeracy and reasoning practice · mapped to HPRCA teacher recruitment; original syllabus-aligned practice, not a previous-year question; answer independently recomputed.
03Medium · ✦ AI-labelled practice

HPRCA teacher recruitment foundation practice set 3: Find the simple interest on ₹4,500 at 7% per year for 4 years.

  1. 1350
  2. 1260
  3. 1305
  4. 1215
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B — 1260

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹4,500 × 7 × 4 ÷ 100 = ₹1,260. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

Source: NCERT foundational numeracy and reasoning practice · mapped to HPRCA teacher recruitment; original syllabus-aligned practice, not a previous-year question; answer independently recomputed.
04Medium · ✦ AI-labelled practice

HPRCA teacher recruitment foundation practice set 4: Find the simple interest on ₹4,600 at 8% per year for 2 years.

  1. 736
  2. 782
  3. 690
  4. 828
Check answer and explanation +
A — 736

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹4,600 × 8 × 2 ÷ 100 = ₹736. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

Source: NCERT foundational numeracy and reasoning practice · mapped to HPRCA teacher recruitment; original syllabus-aligned practice, not a previous-year question; answer independently recomputed.
05Medium · ✦ AI-labelled practice

HPRCA teacher recruitment foundation practice set 5: Find the simple interest on ₹4,700 at 9% per year for 3 years.

  1. 1316
  2. 1222
  3. 1363
  4. 1269
Check answer and explanation +
D — 1269

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹4,700 × 9 × 3 ÷ 100 = ₹1,269. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

Source: NCERT foundational numeracy and reasoning practice · mapped to HPRCA teacher recruitment; original syllabus-aligned practice, not a previous-year question; answer independently recomputed.
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