CSAT (PYQ)
Previous Year Questions
Topic:
(TIME SPEED & DISTANCE)
CSAT PYQs - TIME SPEED & DISTANCE
1. A Question is given followed by two
Statements I and II. Consider the Question and
the Statements.
Question: What is the time required to
download the software?
Statement-I : The size of the software is 12
megabytes.
Statement-II : The transfer rate is 2.4 kilobytes
per second.
Which one of the following is correct in respect
of the above Question and the Statements?
(a) The Question can be answered by using
one of the Statements alone, but cannot be
answered using the other Statement alone
(b) The Question can be answered by using
either Statement alone
(c) The Question can be answered by using
both the Statements together, but cannot be
answered using either Statement alone
(d) The Question cannot be answered even by
using both the Statements together.
2. X and Y run a 3 km race along a circular
course of length 300 m. Their speeds are in the
ratio 3:2. If they start together in the same
direction, how many times would the first one
pass the other (the start-off is not counted as
passing)?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
3. How many seconds in total are there in x
weeks, x days, x hours, x minutes and x
seconds? (2022)
(a) 11580x
(b) 11581x
(c) 694860x
(d) 694861x
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4. On one side of a 1.01 km long road, 101 plants
are planted at equal distance from each other.
What is the total distance between 5
consecutive plants? (2022)
(a) 40 m
(b) 40.4 m
(c) 50 m
(d) 50.5 m
5. 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 15 km. X walks with
a uniform speed of 1.5 km/hr and Y walks with
a uniform speed of 1 km/hr in the first hour,
with a uniform speed of 1.25 km/hr in the
second hour and with a uniform speed of 1.5
km/hr in the third hour and so on. Which of the
following is/are correct?
1. They take 5 hours to meet.
2. They meet midway between A and B.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below: (2021)
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
6. A car travels from a place X to place Y at an
average speed of v km/hr from Y to X at an
average speed of 2v km/hr, again from X to Y
at an average speed of 3v km/hr and again from
Y to X at an average speed of 4v km/hr. Then
the average speed of the car for the entire
journey (2020)
(a) is less than v km/hr
(b) lies between v and 2v km/hr
(c) lies between 2v and 3v km/hr
(d) lies between 3v and 4v km/hr
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7. A man takes half time in rowing a certain
distance downstream than upstream. What is
the ratio or the speed in still water to the speed
of current? (2020)
(a) 1:2
(b) 2:1
(c) 1:3
(d) 3:1
8. X, Y and Z are three contestants in a race of
1000 m. Assume that all run with different
uniform speeds. X gives Y a start of 40 m and
X gives Z a start of 64 m. If Y and Z were to
compete in a race of 1000 m, how many metres
start will Y give to Z? (2019)
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 35
9. A train 200 metres long is moving at the rate of
40 kmph. In how many seconds will it cross a
man standing near the railway line? (2018)
(a) 12
(b) 15
(c) 16
(d) 18
10. Two persons, A and B are running on a circular
track. At the start, B is ahead of A and their
positions make an angle of 30° at the centre of
the circle. When A reaches the point
diametrically opposite to his starting point, he
meets B. What is the ratio of speeds of A and
B, if they are running with uniform speeds?
(a) 6:5
(b) 4:3
(c) 6:1
(d) 4:2
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11. A freight train left Delhi for Mumbai at an
average speed of 40 km/ hr. Two hours later, an
express train left Delhi for Mumbai, following
the freight train on a parallel track at an
average speed of 60 km/hr. How far from Delhi
would the express train meet the freight train?
(2017)
(a) 480 km
(b) 260 km
(c) 240 km
(d) 120 km
12. A and B walk around a circular park. They start
at 8 a.m. from the same point in the opposite
directions. A and B walk at a speed of 2 rounds
per hour and 3 rounds per hour respectively.
How many times shall they cross each other
after 8.00 a.m. and before 9.30. a.m. ? (2016)
(a) 7
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) 8
13. A daily train is to be introduced between
station A and station B starting from each end
at 6 AM and the journey is to be completed in
42 hours. What is the number of trains needed
in order to maintain the shuttle service ? (2016)
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 7
14. Two cities A and B are 360 km apart. A car
goes from A to B with a speed of 40 km / hr
and returns to A with a speed of 60 km / hr.
What is the average speed of the car? (2015)
(a) 45 km/hr
(b) 48 km/hr
(c) 50 km hr
(d) 55 km/hr
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15. In a 500 metres race, B starts 45 metres ahead
of A, but A wins the race while B is still 35
metres behind. What is the ratio of the speeds
of A to B assuming that both start at the same
time? (2015)
(a) 25:21
(b) 25: 20
(c) 5: 3
(d) 5: 7
16. Two cars start towards each other, from two
places A and B which are at a distance of 160
km. They start at the same time 08:10 AM. If
the speeds of the cars are 50 km and 30 km per
hour respectively, they will meet each other at
(2014)
(a) 10:10AM
(b) 10:30 AM
(c) 11: 10 AM
(d) 11:20 AM
17. A worker reaches his factory 3 minutes late if
his speed from his house to the factory is 5
km/hr. If he walks at a speed of 6 km/hr, then
he reaches the factory 7 minutes early. The
distance of the factory from his house is (2014)
(a) 3 km
(b) 4 km
(c) 5 km
(d) 6 km
18. A thief running at 8 km/hr is chased by a
policeman whose speed is 10 km/ hr. If the
thief is 100 m ahead of the policeman, then the
time required for the policeman to catch the
thief will be (2013)
(a) 2 min
(b) 3 min
(c) 4 min
(d) 6 min
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19. A train travels at a certain average speed for a
distance of 63 km and then travels a distance of
72 km at an average speed of 6 km/hr more
than its original speed. If it takes 3 hours to
complete the total journey, what is the original
speed of the train in km/hr ? (2013)
(a) 24
(b) 33
(c) 42
(d) 66
20. A person can walk a certain distance and drive
back in six hours. He can also walk both ways
in 10 hours. How much time will he take to
drive both ways ? (2013)
(a) Two hours
(b) Two and a half hours
(c) Five and a half hours
(d) Four hours
21. Four cars are hired at the rate of Rs. 6 per km
plus the cost of diesel at Rs. 40 a litre. In this
context, consider the details given in the
following table:
Car Mileage Hours Total
(km/l) Payment (Rs.)
A 8 20 2120
B 10 25 1950
C 9 24 2064
D 11 22 1812
Which car maintained the maximum average
speed ? (2013)
(a) Car A
(b) Car B
(c) Car C
(d) Car D
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22. Mr. Kumar drives to work at an average speed
of 48 km per hour. The time taken to cover the
first 60% of the distance is 10 minutes more
than the time taken to cover the remaining
distance. How far is his office? (2012)
(a) 30 km
(b) 40 km
(c) 45 km
(d) 48 km
23. If a bus travels 160 km in 4 hours and a train
travels 320 km in 5 hours at uniform speeds,
then what is the ratio of the distance travelled
by them in one hour ? (2011)
(a) 8:5
(b) 5:8
(c) 4:5
(d) 1:2
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ANSWER KEY
1. C 6. B 11. C 16. A 21. A
2. B 7. D 12. A 17. C 22. B
3. D 8. B 13. C 18. B 23. B
4. B 9. D 14. B 19. C
5. C 10. A 15. A 20. A
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