Quantitative practice
Compound Interest Questions with Answers
Interest on interest, varying compounding periods, and the gap between simple and compound returns. This page pools every compound interest question on the site — 93 of them, from 39 exams, weighted towards Banking, Management, SSC — so you can drill the topic on its own instead of meeting four of them inside a full paper.
44% of the pool is graded hard on this site’s own scale and 2% easy, which is harder than the average topic in this section.
- Questions
- 93
- Practice set
- 25 in 25 min
- Difficulty
- 2/50/41
- Negative marking
- None
Compound Interest questions with solutions
6 from the 93-question pool, worked in full.
1. Find the compound interest on ₹8,000 at 25% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually.
- A. ₹4,200
- B. ₹4,350
- C. ₹4,650
- D. ₹4,500 ✓
Solution. Amount = 8,000 × (1.25)² = ₹12,500. CI = 12,500 − 8,000 = ₹4,500.
2. Find the compound interest on ₹15,000 at 12% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually.
- A. ₹3,816 ✓
- B. ₹3,716
- C. ₹3,916
- D. ₹4,016
Solution. Amount = 15,000 × (1.12)² = ₹18,816. CI = 18,816 − 15,000 = ₹3,816.
3. Find the compound interest on ₹45,000 at 4% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually.
- A. ₹3,472
- B. ₹3,572
- C. ₹3,672 ✓
- D. ₹3,772
Solution. Amount = 45,000 × (1.04)² = 45,000 × 1.0816 = ₹48,672. CI = 48,672 − 45,000 = ₹3,672.
4. Find the compound interest on ₹25,000 at 8% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually.
- A. ₹4,000
- B. ₹4,080
- C. ₹4,200
- D. ₹4,160 ✓
Solution. Amount = 25000 × 1.08 × 1.08 = 29,160. CI = 29,160 - 25,000 = ₹4,160.
5. Find the compound interest on ₹4000 at 10% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually.
- A. ₹800
- B. ₹840 ✓
- C. ₹880
- D. ₹820
Solution. Amount = 4000 × (1.1)² = 4000 × 1.21 = 4840. CI = 4840 − 4000 = ₹840.
6. Find the compound interest on ₹60,000 at 5% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually.
- A. ₹6,150 ✓
- B. ₹6,000
- C. ₹5,900
- D. ₹6,300
Solution. Amount = 60,000 × (1.05)² = 60,000 × 1.1025 = ₹66,150. CI = 66,150 − 60,000 = ₹6,150.
Exams that set Compound Interest
9 categories, led by Banking, Management, SSC.
- AFCAT
- ATMA
- CA Foundation
- CMA Foundation
- GMAT
- IBPS Clerk
- IBPS PO
- IBPS RRB Office Assistant
- IBPS RRB Officer Scale I
- IBPS SO
- IBSAT
- IMU-CET
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Compound Interest: frequently asked questions
How many compound interest questions are there?
93, from the 39 exams here whose syllabus sets the topic. 2% are graded easy and 44% hard, which makes compound interest one of the harder topics in this section, against a 17% average.
Which exams ask compound interest questions?
39 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Banking (12), Management (11), SSC (5). Every question in this pool comes from one of their own mock tests, so the list below is the honest answer to whether the topic is worth your time.
Is compound interest hard?
44% of these 93 questions are graded hard and 2% easy, making it one of the harder topics in this section, against a 17% average.
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