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Railway recruitment practice check: Find the simple interest on ₹5,000 at 5% per year for 2 years.

  1. ₹600
  2. ₹500
  3. ₹550
  4. ₹450
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B — ₹500

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹5,000 × 5 × 2 ÷ 100 = ₹500. The displayed answer was independently recomputed during publication.

Source: NCERT Mathematics Classes VI–X · Simple Interest; mapped to the published Railway recruitment quantitative/numeracy area; answer independently recomputed. Syllabus-aligned practice—not a previous-year question.
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Railway recruitment high-priority drill: Find the simple interest on ₹5,200 at 6% per year for 3 years.

  1. ₹936
  2. ₹988
  3. ₹884
  4. ₹1,040
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A — ₹936

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹5,200 × 6 × 3 ÷ 100 = ₹936. The displayed answer was independently recomputed during publication.

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

Railway recruitment foundation revision: Find the simple interest on ₹5,400 at 7% per year for 4 years.

  1. ₹1,566
  2. ₹1,458
  3. ₹1,620
  4. ₹1,512
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D — ₹1,512

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹5,400 × 7 × 4 ÷ 100 = ₹1,512. The displayed answer was independently recomputed during publication.

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

Railway recruitment speed-building set: Find the simple interest on ₹5,600 at 8% per year for 2 years.

  1. ₹840
  2. ₹1,008
  3. ₹896
  4. ₹952
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C — ₹896

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹5,600 × 8 × 2 ÷ 100 = ₹896. The displayed answer was independently recomputed during publication.

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

Railway recruitment accuracy checkpoint: Find the simple interest on ₹5,800 at 9% per year for 3 years.

  1. ₹1,682
  2. ₹1,566
  3. ₹1,624
  4. ₹1,508
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B — ₹1,566

Simple interest = principal × rate × time ÷ 100 = ₹5,800 × 9 × 3 ÷ 100 = ₹1,566. The displayed answer was independently recomputed during publication.

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