Prelims CSAT (Paper II)Basic Numeracy & Data InterpretationHigh-yield
Simple & Compound Interest
साधारण और चक्रवृद्धि ब्याज
Simple & Compound Interest is part of the UPSC Prelims CSAT (Paper II) syllabus, under Basic Numeracy & Data Interpretation. It appeared in Prelims CSAT (Paper II) question papers in 3 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025 (2017, 2020, 2022). It is marked high-yield: a topic worth revising more than once.
What should you study in Simple & Compound Interest?
- Area & perimeter — 2D shapes (circle, triangle, quadrilateral)
- Volume & surface area — 3D shapes (cube, cylinder, cone, sphere)
- Coordinate geometry basics — distance, midpoint
- Trigonometry basics — sin, cos, tan applications
How often is Simple & Compound Interest asked in UPSC Prelims?
Asked in 3 of 10 years, including 1 of the last 5. Highlighted years below are the ones it appeared in.
- 2016: not asked
- 2017: asked
- 2018: not asked
- 2019: not asked
- 2020: asked
- 2021: not asked
- 2022: asked
- 2023: not asked
- 2024: not asked
- 2025: not asked
About the Prelims CSAT (Paper II) paper
CSAT is Prelims Paper II: 80 multiple-choice questions for 200 marks. It is qualifying — you need 33% to pass, and the marks do not count towards the cut-off. See all 24 Prelims CSAT (Paper II) topics.
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