Time, Speed and Work
25 UPSC CSE (Prelims) Basic Numeracy previous year questions (PYQs) from 10 papers, 2017 to 2026, with answers and worked solutions.
About this chapter
- Difficulty: 2 easy · 14 moderate · 9 hard.
- Most-asked subtopics: Time, Speed and Distance (11), Time and Work (8), Trains, Boats and Streams (5).
- Updated 29 August 2026.
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#1ModerateTrains, Boats and Streams
#2HardTime, Speed and Distance
#3HardTime, Speed and Distance
#4ModerateTime, Speed and Distance
#5HardTrains, Boats and Streams
#6EasyTrains, Boats and Streams
#7HardTime, Speed and Distance
#8ModerateTime, Speed and Distance
#9ModerateTime and Work
#10EasyTime, Speed and Distance
#11ModerateTime and Work
#12HardTime, Speed and Distance
#13ModerateTime and Work
#14HardTime and Work
#15ModerateTime and Work
#16ModerateTime, Speed and Distance
#17ModerateTrains, Boats and Streams
#18ModerateTime, Speed and Distance
#19HardTime, Speed and Distance
#20ModerateTime and Work
#21ModerateTime and Work
#22HardTime, Speed and Distance
#23ModerateTrains, Boats and Streams
#24HardPipes and Cisterns
#25ModerateTime and Work