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Challenge Prelims V1.0 – Day 48 – CSAT Paper

 March 13, 2024  Leave a comment
Challenge Prelims V1.0-48

Subject: CSAT

Topics: Time, Speed and Distance

Instructions:
This section is designed to help you prepare for the upcoming Prelims Exam. Here are some details about the quiz:

– The quiz consists of 5 practice questions based on specified topics.
– Each question carries 2.5 marks.
– There is no negative marking for incorrect answers.
– This quiz is purely for practice purposes.

Your participation in this quiz can significantly boost your score in the Prelims Exam.

Best of luck! Let’s get started.

1. A person X from a place A and another person Y from a place B set out at the same time to walk towards each other. The places are separated by a distance of 15Km. X walks with a uniform speed of 1.5Km/hr and Y walks with a speed of 1Km/hr in the first hour, with a uniform speed of 1.25Km/hr in the second hour and with a uniform speed of 1.5Km/hr in the third hour and so on. (UPSC 2021)

Which of the following is correct?

  1. They take 5 hours to meet
  2. They meet midway between A and B
 
 
 
 

2. Find the length of a bridge, if a train 200m long travelling at a speed of 60Km/h crosses it in 36 seconds

 
 
 
 

3. A train when moves at an average speed of 40Kmph, reaches its destination on time. When its average speed becomes 35Kmph, then it reaches its destination 15 minutes late.  What is the length of the journey?

 
 
 
 

4. In a car race, car A beats car B by 45Km, Car B beats car C by 50Km, and car A beats car C by 90Km. The distance over which the race has been conducted is

 
 
 
 

5. When Sourav increases his speed from 20Km/h to 25Km/hr, he takes one hour less than usual time to cover a certain distance. What is the distance usually covered by him?

 
 
 
 

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