UGC NET Time speed distance Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 5 previous-year questions on Time speed distance from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 5: Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude, drawn from 5 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2025–2026). 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 distance
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Speed conversions | 1 |
| Identifying wrong statements | 1 |
| Trains and platforms | 1 |
| Comparing two speeds | 1 |
| Speed and time relation | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Time speed distance appears in 5 of 87 papers (6%), which JRFSmart rates as low frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Two cyclists cover the same distance at 15 km/hr and 16 km/hr, respectively. If one cyclist takes 16 minutes longer than the other, then the distance travelled by each cyclist is :
A car travels from city A to city B with a constant speed. If the speed of the car is increased by 20 km/h it will reach destination 1 hour earlier. On the other hand, if its speed decreases by 20 km/h, it reaches 2 hours later than scheduled time. What is…
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true? A. Speed of x m/sec is equal to x(5/18) km/hr. B. If a train runs at 5/6 of its usual speed, it gets late by 10 minutes. The usual time of the train to cover the journey is 40 minutes. C. A car moves at the…
Which of the following statement(s) is/are wrong ? A. A man runs at a speed of 20 km/hr and covers a distance of 400 m. The time taken by the man to cover 400 m is 8 minutes. B. A person covers a certain distance at x km/hr and an equal distance at y km/hr…
A train running at 54 km/hr takes 20 sec to cross a platform and 15 sec to pass a man walking in the same direction at a speed of 6 km/hr. Then the length of platform is
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