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01Medium · ✓ Verified answer

HPRCA recruitment practice check: Find the simple interest on ₹3,400 at 5% per year for 2 years.

  1. ₹408
  2. ₹340
  3. ₹374
  4. ₹306
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B — ₹340

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹3,400 × 5 × 2 ÷ 100 = ₹340. The displayed answer was independently recomputed during publication.

Source: NCERT Mathematics Classes VI–X · Simple Interest; mapped to the published HPRCA recruitment quantitative/numeracy area; answer independently recomputed. Syllabus-aligned practice—not a previous-year question.
02Medium · ✓ Verified answer

HPRCA recruitment high-priority drill: Find the simple interest on ₹3,600 at 6% per year for 3 years.

  1. ₹648
  2. ₹684
  3. ₹612
  4. ₹720
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A — ₹648

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹3,600 × 6 × 3 ÷ 100 = ₹648. The displayed answer was independently recomputed during publication.

Source: NCERT Mathematics Classes VI–X · Simple Interest; mapped to the published HPRCA recruitment quantitative/numeracy area; answer independently recomputed. Syllabus-aligned practice—not a previous-year question.
03Medium · ✓ Verified answer

HPRCA recruitment foundation revision: Find the simple interest on ₹3,800 at 7% per year for 4 years.

  1. ₹1,102
  2. ₹1,026
  3. ₹1,140
  4. ₹1,064
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D — ₹1,064

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹3,800 × 7 × 4 ÷ 100 = ₹1,064. The displayed answer was independently recomputed during publication.

Source: NCERT Mathematics Classes VI–X · Simple Interest; mapped to the published HPRCA recruitment quantitative/numeracy area; answer independently recomputed. Syllabus-aligned practice—not a previous-year question.
04Medium · ✓ Verified answer

HPRCA recruitment speed-building set: Find the simple interest on ₹4,000 at 8% per year for 2 years.

  1. ₹600
  2. ₹720
  3. ₹640
  4. ₹680
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C — ₹640

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹4,000 × 8 × 2 ÷ 100 = ₹640. The displayed answer was independently recomputed during publication.

Source: NCERT Mathematics Classes VI–X · Simple Interest; mapped to the published HPRCA recruitment quantitative/numeracy area; answer independently recomputed. Syllabus-aligned practice—not a previous-year question.
05Medium · ✓ Verified answer

HPRCA recruitment accuracy checkpoint: Find the simple interest on ₹4,200 at 9% per year for 3 years.

  1. ₹1,218
  2. ₹1,134
  3. ₹1,176
  4. ₹1,092
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B — ₹1,134

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹4,200 × 9 × 3 ÷ 100 = ₹1,134. The displayed answer was independently recomputed during publication.

Source: NCERT Mathematics Classes VI–X · Simple Interest; mapped to the published HPRCA recruitment quantitative/numeracy area; answer independently recomputed. Syllabus-aligned practice—not a previous-year question.
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