1.

Every day Meena’s husband meets her at the city railway station at 6 pm and drives her to their
residence by car. One day she left early from the office and reached the railway station at 5 pm. She started
walking towards her home, met her husband coming from their residence on the way and they reached
home 10 minutes earlier than the usual time. For how long did she walk?
1. 60 minutes 2. 50 minutes 3. 30 minutes 4. 65 minutes 5. 55 minutes

A serpent rushes out of its hole at the bottom of an upright tree 14 feet high and darts at a frog at some
distance from the bottom, when a peacock swoops down from the top of the tree and seizes the serpent at the
moment when it falls on the frog, at a distance of 20 feet from the position the frog originally occupied.

2. Find the original distance of the frog from the tree, supposing that the serpent and the frog move in the
same direction in a direct line through the hole and that the rates with which the peacock and the serpent
move are to each other as 25: 24.

1. 24 ft. 2. 25 ft. 3. 28 ft. 4. 27 ft. 5. 26 ft.

3. Find the distance traveled by the peacock catching the serpent.

1. 48.75 ft. 2. 45 ft. 3. 54.9 ft. 4. 50 ft. 5. 40 ft.

4. A train starts moving towards a city station at a speed of 48 km/hr at the same instant when a cop fires a
gun from the station. If the train was stationary, a man in the train would have heard it after 5 minutes. But,
as the train is moving towards the station, a man in the train is able to hear the gun shot after 4 minutes 48
seconds. The speed of sound in m/sec is

1. 300 2. 310 3. 320 4. 330 5. 340

5. A and B run a race of one km. First A gives B a start of 40 m and beats him by 51 sec, in the second race
A gives B a start of 1 min 15 sec and is beaten by 80 m. The time in which B can run a km is

1. 17.4 min 2. 16.5 min 3. 19.8 min 4. 18.2 min 5. 20.5 min

6. Amit is travelling back after visiting his friend in a distant village. When he started from his friend's
house the car had exactly 18 litre of petrol in it. He travelled along at a steady 40 kilometers per hour and
managed a 10 kilometers per litre of petrol. As the car is old, the fuel tank lost fuel at the rate of half a litre
per hour. Amit was lucky as his car just stopped in front of his house because it had run out of fuel and he
only just made it. How far was it from his friend's house to Amit's house (in km)?
1. 150 2. 170 3. 180 4. 160 5. 120

7. In a 500m race, Ravi beats Ramesh by 5 seconds or 100m. They decide to run another race and this time
Ravi gives Ramesh a head start of 200m. If Ravi’s speed is twice his previous speed and Ramesh’s speed is
one and half times his previous speed, how far from the start should the winning post be so that they finish at
the same time (in metres)?

1. 500 2. 1000 3. 1500 4. 2000 5. 2500

8. A steamer carries passengers and moves between Gateway of India and Elephanta Caves daily i.e. a
distance of 100 km. One day it starts from Gateway at a speed of 2 km/hr and after 10 hrs the crew realize
that there is one hole in the steamer, and water is entering at a rate of 2 gallons/hr. It wall require 60 gallons
of water to sink the steamer. At what speed should the driver drive the steamer so that it can reach Elephanta
Caves and return back to Gateway of India. [speed of current = 1km/hr from Elephanta Caves to Gateway of
India.
1. U/S 9.5 km/hr, D/S 7.5 km/hr 2. U/S 7.5km/hr, D/S 9.5 km/hr
3. U/S 10.5km/hr, D/S 8.5 km/hr 4. U/S 8 km/hr, D/S 11 km/hr
5. None of these

9. If the maximum speed of the boat is 5km/hr, then at what distance from the Gateway of India the streamer
will sink (in kms)?
1. 10 2. 90 3. 85 4. 15 5. 18

Indiranagar and Jayanagar are linked by the Outer Ring Road via Rajajinagar and by the 80 feet Road via
Gandhinagar which is midway between the two places as shown.

Rajajinagar

Indiranagar Gandhinagar Jayanagar

Rajeev wants to travel from Indiranagar to Jayanagar and decides to try the 80 feet road. He leaves
Indiranagar at 7.00 am and drives at a speed of 70 km/hr up to Gandhinagar. Due to major road repairs from
Gandhinagar he is forced to reduce his speed by 30 km/hr and reaches Jayanagar at 12.00 noon. Just then he
meets his friend Ravi. Ravi also traveled from Indiranagar but took the Outer Ring Road which was in
excellent condition and maintained a speed of 110 km/hr throughout his journey.

10. What is Rajeev’s average speed?

1. 42km/hr 2. 50km/hr 3. 62km/hr 4. Indeterminate

11. At what time did Ravi leave Indiranagar?

1. 8.16am 2. 8.42am 3. 9.00am 4. Indeterminate

DIRECTIONS for questions 12& 13: Read the following information and answer the questions that follow.

Two pedestrians X and Y, start from A and D to D and A respectively at the same time. During whole of
their journey, the walking speeds of X and Y are in the ratio 4 : 3. The walking speed of X on level ground,
uphill and downhill is 4 miles/hr, 3 miles/hr and 5 miles/ hr respectively.

C 6
4.25

D
8
B
A

To reach D, X travels on level ground A to B, uphill B to C and the downhill C to D. To reach A, Y travels
the uphill D to C, downhill C to B and on level ground B to A. The numbers in the above figure indicate the
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distance in miles, i.e. A to B is 8 miles, B to C is 4 miles, and C to D is 6 miles.
4

12. If X and Y have to reach their destinations at the same time, for how long should X stop over at C?

1. 1 hr 20 min 2. 1 hr 30 min 3. 1 hr 41 min 4. 1 hr 51 min

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13. If X stops over for 10 minutes each at B and C and Y stops over for 7 minutes each at B and C, then
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what is the difference between the time each takes to reach their destinations?

1. 1 hr 46 min 2. 1 hr 40 min 3. 1 hr 20 min 4. 1 hr 10 min

14. Three people Raj, Shammi and Shashi start moving around a circular track of 100 meters simultaneously
with speeds of 2 m /s, x m/s and y m/s respectively in anticlockwise direction. They meet for the first time
after t seconds and they meet for the first time at their common starting point after 3t seconds. Which of the
following cannot be the value of x?
1. 2 2. 3 3. 5 4. 8

15. There is a closed circuit circular race track that has a certain number of poles all along the track at equal
distances. The poles are consecutively numbered 1, 2, 3….. and so on. Amrit and Ballu run around the track
after starting from the first pole. Amrit sets off in one direction while his friend Ballu sets off simultaneously
in the opposite direction. They both meet for the first time at pole number 360. If they meet for the second
time at pole number 180, then find the total number of poles around the track.
1. 480 2. 539 3. 719 4. 720 5. None of these

16. Bhola, traveling at a uniform speed on his bicycle, delivers milk at our place everyday at 6 a.m. On one
particular day, when we wanted milk early, I started my scooter at 5:30 a.m. traveling at a uniform speed, I
met Bhola on the way, collected the milk and returned home at 5:40 a.m. Find the ratio of my speed to that of
the milkman.
1. 2:1 2. 5:2 3. 4:1 4. 5:1 5. 3:2

17. A bus runs on a route covering three sections of equal distances; over the first section, it travels at the
rate of v kmph; over the second its speed is 10 kmph less than that over the first and over the third, its speed
is 5 kmph less than that over the second. For what value of v will the average speed of the bus over the entire
route to be equal to v/2 (in kmph)?
1. 25 2. 25/2 3. 25/3 4. 30 5. None of these

18. If the time now in Pune is 3 p.m., then the time exactly 1679999999927 hours later will be
1. 4 a.m. 2. 4 p.m. 3. 2 p.m. 4. 3 a.m. 5. 7 p.m.

19. Shivam walked down a descending escalator (a moving staircase) and took 42 steps to reach the bottom.
Satyam started simultaneously and ran up the same escalator twice as fast as Shivam and reached the top in
75% of the time taken by the escalator itself. Find the number of steps moved by the escalator by the time
Shivam took 42 steps down the escalator.
1. 10 2. 12 3. 18 4. 27 5. Can’t say

20. It takes 4 1/2 minutes for Elton John to listen to his favorite song on a record recorded at 45 r.p.m.
(revolutions per minute). One day, Elton accidentally played this record at 33 1/3 r.p.m. What was the
amount of time it took to play at 33 1/3 r.p.m.?
1. 6.075 min 2. 1.075min 3. 2.075 min 4. 5.075 min 5. 5. 065 min

21. In a mile race Akshay can be given a start of 128 meters by Bhairav. If Bhairav can given Chinmay a
start of 4 meters in a 100 meters dash, then who out of Akshay and Chinmay will win a race of one and half
mile, and what will be the final lead given by the winner to the loser? (One mile is 1600 meters).
1. Akshay, 1/12 miles 2. Chinmay, 1/32 miles 3. Akshay, 1/24 miles
4. Chinmay, 1/16 miles 5. None of these

22. A dummy skydiver opens his parachute 1000 m above the ground. His speed when he falls the first 300
m is 1.5 m/s. His parachute snaps off after the first 300 m and he starts falling at 5 m/s. However, air
resistance of 0.5 m/s and 1.67 m/s act for the first 300 m and the rest of the distance respectively. Find the
time taken by the diver to fall to the ground. Assume that his motion is linear.

1 1 1
1. 7 minutes 2. 8 minutes 3. 9 minutes
2 2 2
1 1
4. 6 minutes 5. 10 minutes
2 2

Directions for Questions 23 and 24:

Cities A and B are in different time zones. A is located 3000 km east of B. The table below describes the
schedule of an airline operating non-stop flights between A and B. All the times indicated are local and on
the same day.

Departure Arrival
City Time City Time
B 8:00 am A 3:00 pm
A 4:00 pm B 8:00 pm

Assume that planes cruise at the same speed in both directions. However, the effective speed influenced by a
steady wind blowing from east to west at 50 km per hour.

23. What is the time difference between A and B? (1) 1 hour and 30
minutes (2) 2 hours (3) 2 hours and 30 minutes (4) 1 hour
(5) Cannot be determined

24. What is the plane's cruising speed in km per hour?

(1) 700 (2) 550 (3) 600 (4) 500 (5) Cannot be determined

25. Navjivan Express from Ahmedabad to Chennai leaves Ahmedabad at 6:30 am and travels at 50km per
hour towards Baroda situated 100 kms away. At 7:00 am Howrah - Ahmedabad express leaves Baroda
towards Ahmedabad and travels at 40 km per hour. At 7:30 Mr. Shah, the traffic controller at Baroda realises
that both the trains are running on the same track. How much time does he have to avert a head-on collision
between the two trains?
1. 15 minutes 2. 20 minutes 3. 25 minutes 4. 30 minutes

26. A train X departs from station A at 11.00 a.m. for station B, which is 180 km away. Another train Y
departs from station B at the same time. Train X travels at an average speed of 70 km/hr and does not stop
anywhere until it arrives at station B. Train Y travels at an average speed of 50 km\hr, but has to stop for 15
minutes at station C, which is 60 km away from station B enroute to station A. At what distance from A
would they meet?
(a) 112 (b) 118 (c) 120 (d) None of these

27. Three runners A, B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12

meters ahead of runner B and 18 meters ahead of runner C, while runner
B finishes 8 meters ahead of runner C. Each runner travels the entire distance
at a constant speed. What was the length of the race?
(a) 36 meters (b) 48 meters (c) 60 meters (d) 72 meters
28. At his usual rowing rate, Rahul can travel 12 miles downstream in a certain river in six hours less than it
takes him to travel the same distance upstream. But if he could double his usual rowing rate for his 24 mile
round trip, the downstream 12 miles would then take only one hour less than the upstream 12 miles. What is
the speed of the current in miles per hour?
(a)7/3 (b) 4/3 (c) 5/3 (d) 8/3

29. December 9, 2001 is Sunday. What was the day on December 9, 1971?
(a) Thursday (b) Wednesday (c) Saturday (d) Sunday

30. Only a single rail track exists between station A and B on a railway line. One hour after the north bound
super fast train N leaves station A for Station B, a south bound passenger train S reaches station A from
station B. The speed of the super fast train is twice that of a normal express train E, while the speed of a
passenger train S is half that of E. On a particular day N leaves for station B from Station A, 20 minutes
behind the normal schedule. In order to maintain the schedule both N and S increased their speed. If the
super fast train doubles its speed, what should be the ratio (approximately) of the speed of passenger train to
that of the super fast train so that passenger train S reaches exactly at the scheduled time at station A on that
day.
1. 1 : 3 2. 1 : 4 3. 1 : 5 4. 1 : 6

31. A train approaches a tunnel AB. Inside the tunnel is a cat located at a point that is 3/8 of the distance AB
measured from the entrance A. When the train whistles the cat runs. If the cat moves to the entrance of the
tunnel A, the train catches the cat exactly at the entrance. If the cat moves to the exit, B, the train catches the
cat at exactly the exit. The speed of the train is greater than the speed of the cat by what order?
1. 3 : 1 2. 4 : 1 3. 5 :1 4. none of these

32. On a 20 km tunnel connecting two cities A and B there are three gutters. The distance between gutter 1
and 2 is half the distance between gutter 2 and 3. The distance from city A to its nearest gutter, gutter 1 is
equal to the distance of city B from gutter 3. On a particular day the hospital in city A receives information
that an accident has happened at the third gutter. The victim can be saved only if an operation is started
within 40 minutes. An ambulance started from city A at 30 km/hr and crossed the first gutter after 5 minutes.
If the driver had doubled the speed after that, what is the maximum amount of time the doctor would get to
attend the patient at the hospital?
Assume 1 minute is elapsed for taking the patient into and out of the ambulance.
1. 4 minutes 2. 2.5 minutes
3. 1.5 minutes 4. Patient died before reaching the hospital

33. A chemical plant has four tanks (A, B, C and D), each containing 1000 litres of a chemical. The chemical
is being pumped from one tank to another as follows:
From A to B @ 20 litres/minute
From C to A @ 90 litres/minute
From A to D @ 10 litres/minute
From C to D @ 50 litres/minute
From B to C @ 100 litres/minute
From D to B @ 110 litres/minute
Which tank gets emptied first, and how long does it take (in minutes) to get empty after pumping starts?
(1) A, 16.66 (2) C, 20 (3) D, 20 (4) D, 25

34. A jogging park has two identical circular tracks touching each other, and a rectangular track enclosing
the two circles. The edges of the rectangles are tangential to the circles. Two friends, A and B, start jogging
simultaneously from the point where one of the circular tracks touches the smaller side of the rectangular
track. A jogs along the
rectangular track, while B jogs along the two circular tracks in a figure of eight. Approximately, how much
faster than A does B have to run, so that they take the same time to return to their starting point?
(1) 3.88% (2) 4.22% (3) 4.44% (4) 4.72%
Directions for questions 35 and 36: Answer the questions on the
basis of the information given below.
Ram and Shyam run a race between points A and B, 5 km apart. Ram starts at 9 a.m. from A at a speed of 5
km/hr, reaches B, and returns to A at the same speed. Shyam starts at 9 : 45 a.m. from A at a speed of 10
km/hr, reaches B and comes back to A at the same
speed.

35. At what time do Ram and Shyam first meet each other?
(1) 10 a.m. (2) 10 : 10 a.m. (3) 10 : 20 a.m. (4) 10 : 30 a.m.

36. At what time does Shyam overtake Ram?

(1) 10 : 20 a.m. (2) 10 : 30 a.m. (3) 10 : 40 a.m. (4) 10 : 50 a.m.