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01Medium · ✦ AI-labelled practice

UGC NET and HP SET foundation practice set 1: Find the simple interest on ₹3,600 at 5% per year for 2 years.

  1. 324
  2. 432
  3. 360
  4. 396
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C — 360

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹3,600 × 5 × 2 ÷ 100 = ₹360. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

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

UGC NET and HP SET foundation practice set 2: Find the simple interest on ₹3,700 at 6% per year for 3 years.

  1. 740
  2. 666
  3. 703
  4. 629
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B — 666

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹3,700 × 6 × 3 ÷ 100 = ₹666. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

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

UGC NET and HP SET foundation practice set 3: Find the simple interest on ₹3,800 at 7% per year for 4 years.

  1. 1064
  2. 1102
  3. 1026
  4. 1140
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A — 1064

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹3,800 × 7 × 4 ÷ 100 = ₹1,064. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

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

UGC NET and HP SET foundation practice set 4: Find the simple interest on ₹3,900 at 8% per year for 2 years.

  1. 663
  2. 585
  3. 702
  4. 624
Check answer and explanation +
D — 624

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹3,900 × 8 × 2 ÷ 100 = ₹624. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

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

UGC NET and HP SET foundation practice set 5: Find the simple interest on ₹4,000 at 9% per year for 3 years.

  1. 1040
  2. 1160
  3. 1080
  4. 1120
Check answer and explanation +
C — 1080

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹4,000 × 9 × 3 ÷ 100 = ₹1,080. The numerical key was independently recomputed during batch preparation.

Source: NCERT foundational numeracy and reasoning practice · mapped to UGC NET and HP SET; original syllabus-aligned practice, not a previous-year question; answer independently recomputed.
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