UGC NET Time, speed and distance Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 7 previous-year questions on Time, speed and distance from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 5: Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude, drawn from 7 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2018–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Time, speed and distance
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Two-mode journey | 1 |
| Round trip at two speeds | 1 |
| Closing speed before meeting | 1 |
| Train crossing a tunnel | 1 |
| Average speed of a round trip | 1 |
| Two-way journey at different speeds | 1 |
| Comparing speeds in mixed units | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Time, speed and distance appears in 7 of 87 papers (8%), which JRFSmart rates as low frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
A student travelled from his residence to his college at the rate of 25 km/hr and returned to his residence at the rate of 4 km/hr. To and fro journey of the student took 5 hours and 48 minutes. Find the distance of his college from his residence.
Arrange the following speeds according to their values in decreasing order : A. A car moving at speed of 40 km/hour B. A boat moving at speed of 75 m per minute C. A stream moving at speed of 4.0 m per sec D. Relative speed of two vehicles moving in same…
A 500 m long train running at a speed of 100 m/s crosses a tunnel in 10 s. What is the length of the tunnel ?
A person travels from X to Y at a speed of 50 km/hr and returns from Y to X by increasing his speed by 50%. His average speed during the journey is
A salesman travels from Delhi to Ambala at 30 km/h and returns at 90 km/h. If the total time taken is 8 hours, find the total distance covered by him.
Two friends A and B live 140 km apart. They both drive in a straight line towards each other to meet. If A drives at 80 km/h and B drives at 40 km/hr, then how many kilometres apart will they be exactly 45 minutes before they meet?
Aman travelled 300 km by train and 200 km by taxi, and he completed this journey in 5 hours and 30 minutes. However, if he travels 260 km by train and 240 km by taxi, it will take 6 minutes more to complete the journey. The speed of the train is :
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