True Discount Questions and Answers

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Q21
The true discount on a bill due 9 months hence at 16% per annum is Rs. 189. The amount of the bill is:
  • A Rs. 1386
  • B Rs. 1764
  • C Rs. 1575
  • D Rs. 2268
Answer: Option B
Q22
A man buys a watch for Rs. 1950 in cash and sells it for Rs. 2200 at a credit of 1 year. If the rate of interest is 10% per annum, the man:
  • A gains Rs. 55
  • B gains Rs. 50
  • C loses Rs. 30
  • D gains Rs. 30
Answer: Option B
Q23
The true discount on Rs. 1760 due after a certain time at 12% per annum is Rs. 160. The time after which it is due is:
  • A 6 months
  • B 8 months
  • C 9 months
  • D 10 months
Answer: Option D
Q24
The present worth of Rs. 2310 due 2 years hence, the rate of interest being 15% per annum, is:
  • A Rs. 1750
  • B Rs. 1680
  • C Rs. 1840
  • D Rs. 1443.75
Answer: Option B
Q25
Rs. 20 is the true discount on Rs. 260 due after a certain time. What will be the true discount on the same sum due after half of the former time, the rate of interest being the same?
  • A Rs. 10
  • B Rs. 10.40
  • C Rs. 15.20
  • D Rs. 13
Answer: Option B
Q26
The interest on Rs. 750 for 2 years is the same as the true discount on Rs. 960 due 2 years hence. If the rate of interest is the same in both cases, it is:
  • A 12%
  • B 14%
  • C 15%
  • D 50/3 %
Answer: Option B
Q27
The simple interest and the true discount on a certain sum for a given time and at a given rate are Rs. 85 and Rs. 80 respectively. The sum is:
  • A Rs. 1800
  • B Rs. 1450
  • C Rs. 1360
  • D Rs. 6800
Answer: Option C
Q28
The present worth of Rs. 1404 due in two equal half-yearly installments at 8% per annum simple interest is:
  • A Rs. 1325
  • B Rs. 1300
  • C Rs. 1350
  • D Rs. 1500
Answer: Option A
Q29
If the true discount on s sum due 2 years hence at 14% per annum be Rs. 168, the sum due is:
  • A Rs. 768
  • B Rs. 968
  • C Rs. 1960
  • D Rs. 2400
Answer: Option A
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