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Time, Speed and Distance

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  1. Question 1

    This type asked 27 times: 16 in 2023, 11 in 2024. This one: 26 Sep 2024 S2 See all 27 of this type

    65
    A thief takes off on his bike at a certain speed, after seeing a police car at a distance of 250 m. The police car starts chasing the thief and catches him. If the thief runs 1.5 km before being caught and the speed of the police car is 70 km/h, then what is the speed of thief's bike (in km/h)?

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  2. Question 2

    This type asked 14 times: 17 Jul 2023 S1, 21 Jul 2023 S3, 24 Jul 2023 S2, 26 Jul 2023 S4, 27 Jul 2023 S1, 27 Jul 2023 S3, 9 Sep 2024 S1, 9 Sep 2024 S2, 10 Sep 2024 S1, 13 Sep 2024 S2, 18 Sep 2024 S2, 25 Sep 2024 S3, 26 Sep 2024 S1, 26 Sep 2024 S3. This one: 26 Sep 2024 S3 See all 14 of this type

    73
    In a circular race of 1600 m in length, Bhaskar and Vinay start with speeds of 27 km/h and 45 km/h starting at the same time from the same point. When will they meet for the first time on the track when running in the opposite directions and the same direction, respectively?

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  3. Question 3

    Asked 11 times: 14 Jul 2023 S4*, 17 Jul 2023 S2*, 18 Jul 2023 S1*, 18 Jul 2023 S4*, 19 Jul 2023 S4*, 20 Jul 2023 S2*, 25 Jul 2023 S1*, 27 Jul 2023 S2*, 19 Sep 2024 S2*, 19 Sep 2024 S3*, 24 Sep 2024 S1 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 11 times it was asked

    73
    A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 100 m. The thief starts running and the policeman chases him. If the speed of thief and policeman are 21 km/h and 23 km/h, respectively, then how far will the thief have to run before he is over taken?

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  4. Question 4

    This type asked 7 times: 18 Jul 2023 S2, 24 Jul 2023 S4, 25 Jul 2023 S2, 25 Jul 2023 S3, 12 Sep 2024 S3, 17 Sep 2024 S2, 23 Sep 2024 S3. This one: 23 Sep 2024 S3 See all 7 of this type

    59
    A boat covers a distance of 55 km downstream in 5 hours while it takes 11 hours to cover the same distance upstream. What is the speed of the boat?

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  5. Question 5

    Asked 6 times: 21 Jul 2023 S3*, 27 Jul 2023 S1*, 9 Sep 2024 S1*, 9 Sep 2024 S2*, 10 Sep 2024 S1*, 26 Sep 2024 S1 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 6 times it was asked

    65
    Two athletes are participating in a race on a circular track of 220 m. Ravi runs at the speed of 22 m/s, while Kapil runs at the speed of 11 m/s. They start from the same point, at the same time and in the same direction. After how many seconds will they meet for the first time?

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  6. Question 6

    Asked 6 times: 17 Jul 2023 S1*, 24 Jul 2023 S2*, 26 Jul 2023 S4*, 27 Jul 2023 S3*, 13 Sep 2024 S2*, 18 Sep 2024 S2 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 6 times it was asked

    62
    In a circular race of 4800m, A and B start from the same point and at the same time with speeds of 36 km/h and 54 km/h. When will they meet again for the first time on the track if they are running in the opposite direction?

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  7. Question 7

    This type asked 6 times: 21 Jul 2023 S4, 25 Jul 2023 S2, 10 Sep 2024 S1, 24 Sep 2025 S1, 26 Sep 2025 S2, 26 Sep 2025 S3. This one: 26 Sep 2025 S3 See all 6 of this type

    59
    A car covers three equal distances at speeds of 30 km/h, 45 km/h, and 90 km/h, respectively. What is the average speed of the car for the entire journey?

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  8. Question 8

    This type asked 6 times: 21 Jul 2023 S1, 21 Sep 2025 S2, 21 Sep 2025 S3, 23 Sep 2025 S1, 24 Sep 2025 S3, 26 Sep 2025 S1. This one: 26 Sep 2025 S1 See all 6 of this type

    55
    A person crosses a 700 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?

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  9. Question 9

    This type asked 6 times: 14 Jul 2023 S1, 18 Jul 2023 S4, 19 Jul 2023 S1, 24 Jul 2023 S3, 26 Jul 2023 S3, 22 Sep 2025 S3. This one: 22 Sep 2025 S3 See all 6 of this type

    53
    Ramesh walks at 55 km/h for 66 km and 66 km/h for 88 km. What is his average speed?

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  10. Question 10

    This type asked 6 times: 20 Jul 2023 S1, 24 Jul 2023 S1, 24 Jul 2023 S4, 26 Jul 2023 S1, 13 Sep 2024 S1, 18 Sep 2024 S1. This one: 18 Sep 2024 S1 See all 6 of this type

    69
    A motorboat travelling at some speed can cover 24 km upstream and 40 km downstream in 17 hours. At the same speed it can travel 32 km downstream and 12 km upstream in 10 hours. The speed of the stream is:

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