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01Medium · ✦ AI-labelled practice

HPPSC Assistant Professor foundation practice set 1: Find the simple interest on ₹2,700 at 5% per year for 2 years.

  1. 297
  2. 243
  3. 324
  4. 270
Check answer and explanation +
D — 270

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹2,700 × 5 × 2 ÷ 100 = ₹270. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

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

HPPSC Assistant Professor foundation practice set 2: Find the simple interest on ₹2,800 at 6% per year for 3 years.

  1. 476
  2. 560
  3. 504
  4. 532
Check answer and explanation +
C — 504

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹2,800 × 6 × 3 ÷ 100 = ₹504. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

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

HPPSC Assistant Professor foundation practice set 3: Find the simple interest on ₹2,900 at 7% per year for 4 years.

  1. 870
  2. 812
  3. 841
  4. 783
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B — 812

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹2,900 × 7 × 4 ÷ 100 = ₹812. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

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

HPPSC Assistant Professor foundation practice set 4: Find the simple interest on ₹3,000 at 8% per year for 2 years.

  1. 480
  2. 510
  3. 450
  4. 540
Check answer and explanation +
A — 480

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹3,000 × 8 × 2 ÷ 100 = ₹480. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

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

HPPSC Assistant Professor foundation practice set 5: Find the simple interest on ₹3,100 at 9% per year for 3 years.

  1. 868
  2. 806
  3. 899
  4. 837
Check answer and explanation +
D — 837

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹3,100 × 9 × 3 ÷ 100 = ₹837. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

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