(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Important Questions

Ahmed has a recurring deposit account in a bank. He deposits Rs. 2,500 per month for 2 years. If he gets Rs. 66,250 at the time of maturity, find

1) The interest paid by the bank

2) The rate of interest

Mr Choudhury opened a Saving Bank Account at State Bank of India on 1st April 2007. The entries of one year as shown in his passbook are given below.

If the bank pays interest at the rate of 5% per annum, find the interest paid on 1st April 2008. Give your answer correct to the nearest rupee.

Mr. Gupta opened a recurring deposit account in a bank. He deposited Rs. 2500 per month for two years. At the time of maturity he got Rs. 67,500. Find:

1) the total interest earned by Mr Gupta.

2) the rate of interest per annum.

Mrs Kapoor opened a Savings Bank Account in State Bank of India on 9^th January 2008. Her pass book entries for the year 2008 are given below:

Mrs Kapoor closes the account on 31^st December 2008. If the bank pays interest at 4% per annum, find the interest Mrs Kapoor receives on closing the account. Give your answer correct to the nearest rupee.

Rekha opened a recurring deposit account for 20 months. The rate of interest is 9% per annum and Rekha receives Rs. 441 as interest at the time of maturity. 
Find the amount Rekha deposited each month.

Naveen deposits ₹ 800 every month in a recurring deposit account for 6 months. If he receives ₹ 4884 at the time of maturity, then the interest he earns is ______.

Salman deposits ₹ 1000 every month in a recurring deposit account for 2 years. If he receives ₹ 26000 on maturity, find:

1. the total interest Salman earns.
2. the rate of interest.

Suresh has a recurring deposit account in a bank. He deposits ₹ 2000 per month and the bank pays interest at the rate of 8% per annum. If he gets ₹ 1040 as interest at the time of maturity, find in years total time for which the account was held.

Mr. Sameer has a recurring deposit account and deposits ₹ 600 per month for 2 years. If he gets ₹ 15600 at the time of maturity, find the rate of interest earned by him.

How much should a man invest in Rs. 50 shares selling at Rs. 60 to obtain an income of Rs. 450, if the rate of dividend declared is 10%. Also find his yield percent, to the nearest whole number.

A man invests Rs. 22,500 in Rs. 50 shares available at 10% discount. If the dividend paid by the company is 12%, calculate:

1. The number of shares purchased.
2. The annual dividend received.
3. The rate of return he gets on his investment. Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number.

Find the values of k for which the quadratic equation 9x² - 3kx + k = 0 has equal roots.

If -5 is a root of the quadratic equation 2x² + px – 15 = 0 and the quadratic equation p(x² + x)k = 0 has equal roots, find the value of k.

If (k – 3), (2k + l) and (4k + 3) are three consecutive terms of an A.P., find the value of k.

Find the value of k for which the following equation has equal roots.

x² + 4kx + (k² – k + 2) = 0

The 4th term of an A.P. is 22, and the 15th term is 66. Find the first term and the common difference. Hence, find the sum of the series to 8 terms.

Solve for x using the quadratic formula. Write your answer corrected to two significant figures. (x - 1)² - 3x + 4 = 0

Solve the following equation:

`x - 18/x = 6` Give your answer correct to two significant figures.

Without solving the following quadratic equation, find the value of ‘p’ for which the roots are equal.

px² – 4x + 3 = 0

If 3 is a root of the quadratic equation x² – px + 3 = 0 then p is equal to ______.