Simple Interest & Compound Interest for IBPS PO 2026: FREE PDF & Quiz

Q1. A sum of ₹15,000 is invested at compound interest for 2 years at 10% per annum. Find the total amount received after 2 years.

Q2. A person invests ₹25,000 at simple interest for 3 years at 12% per annum. What is the total interest earned?

Q3. ₹40,000 is invested at 8% per annum for 2 years on compound interest. Find the excess interest over simple interest for the same period.

Q4. What percent more is compound interest than simple interest on a sum for 2 years at 8% per annum?

Q5. A sum is invested in two equal halves. One half at 20% CI for 2 years and the other half at 20% SI for 2 years. If the difference in interest is ₹500, find the total sum.

Q6. (P + 1000) is invested at 20% per annum compounded half-yearly for 1 year. The SI on the same sum for 2 years at 10% per annum is ₹1,800 more than the CI. Find P.

Q7. X is invested in a scheme at 20% CI for 2 years. (X + 200) is invested in the same scheme for the same period. The ratio of amounts received is 156 : 195. Find X.

Q8. Dinkar invests (X + 1000) at 10% CI for 2 years. He also invests X at 15% SI for 3 years. The SI is ₹750 more than the CI. Find X.

Q9. (X + 500) is invested in scheme A at 10% SI for 5 years. The maturity amount is then invested in scheme B at 10% CI for 2 years, giving interest of ₹3,780. Find X.

Q10. The simple interest on a sum for 4 years at 6% per annum is ₹1,440. Find the principal.

Q11. A sum doubles itself in 8 years under simple interest. In how many years will it triple itself?

Q12. ₹8,000 amounts to ₹12,000 in 5 years under SI. In how many years will it amount to ₹16,000 at the same rate?

Q13. At what rate of simple interest will ₹5,000 amount to ₹7,500 in 5 years?

Q14. Find the compound interest on ₹10,000 for 2 years at 5% per annum compounded annually.

Q15. What is the compound interest on ₹20,000 for 3 years at 10% per annum?

Q16. The difference between CI and SI on ₹12,000 for 2 years is ₹48. Find the rate of interest.

Q17. A sum of ₹5,000 is lent at 12% per annum simple interest. After how many years will the interest be ₹3,600?

Q18. ₹18,000 is divided into two parts. One part is lent at 6% SI and the other at 8% SI. At the end of 2 years the total interest is ₹2,520. Find the part lent at 6%.

Q19. At CI, a sum of money becomes ₹6,000 in 2 years and ₹6,600 in 3 years. Find the rate of interest per annum.

Q20. A sum of money invested at compound interest doubles itself in 5 years. In how many years will it become 8 times itself?

Q21. Find the effective annual rate of compound interest equivalent to 10% per annum compounded half-yearly.

Q22. The difference between compound interest and simple interest on a certain sum at 10% per annum for 3 years is ₹93. Find the sum.

Q23. A sum of ₹12,000 is invested at 10% simple interest for 3 years. What is the total amount received at the end of the term?

Q24. If compound interest on a sum of money for 2 years at 5% per annum is ₹410, what is the simple interest on the same sum for the same period at the same rate?

Q25. At what rate percent per annum simple interest will a sum of money double itself in 10 years?

Q26. Find the simple interest on ₹8,000 at 15% per annum for 2 years and 4 months.

Q27. A sum of money amounts to ₹850 in 3 years and ₹925 in 4 years at simple interest. Find the principal sum.

Q28. In how many years will ₹3,000 yield a simple interest of ₹1,080 at 12% per annum?

Q29. What will be the difference between the compound interest and simple interest on ₹5,000 at 10% per annum for 2 years?

Q30. A sum of money at compound interest amounts to thrice itself in 3 years. In how many years will it be 9 times itself?