KVS-NVS · Quantitative Aptitude

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01Medium · ✦ AI-labelled practice

KVS and NVS recruitment foundation practice set 1: Find the simple interest on ₹4,700 at 5% per year for 2 years.

  1. 517
  2. 423
  3. 564
  4. 470
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D — 470

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹4,700 × 5 × 2 ÷ 100 = ₹470. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

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

KVS and NVS recruitment foundation practice set 2: Find the simple interest on ₹4,800 at 6% per year for 3 years.

  1. 816
  2. 960
  3. 864
  4. 912
Check answer and explanation +
C — 864

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹4,800 × 6 × 3 ÷ 100 = ₹864. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

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

KVS and NVS recruitment foundation practice set 3: Find the simple interest on ₹4,900 at 7% per year for 4 years.

  1. 1470
  2. 1372
  3. 1421
  4. 1323
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B — 1372

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹4,900 × 7 × 4 ÷ 100 = ₹1,372. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

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

KVS and NVS recruitment foundation practice set 4: Find the simple interest on ₹5,000 at 8% per year for 2 years.

  1. 800
  2. 850
  3. 750
  4. 900
Check answer and explanation +
A — 800

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹5,000 × 8 × 2 ÷ 100 = ₹800. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

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

KVS and NVS recruitment foundation practice set 5: Find the simple interest on ₹5,100 at 9% per year for 3 years.

  1. 1428
  2. 1326
  3. 1479
  4. 1377
Check answer and explanation +
D — 1377

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹5,100 × 9 × 3 ÷ 100 = ₹1,377. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

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