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Time-Speed-Distance and Time-Work Questions for UPSC CSE

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Q1 · medium · AI-verified
A train passes a standing man in 10 seconds and a 300 m long bridge in 40 seconds. What is the length of the train?
  1. 150 m
  2. 100 m
  3. 200 m
  4. 120 m
Q2 · medium · AI-verified
Pipe A can fill a tank in 12 hours and Pipe B can fill the same tank in 18 hours. Both pipes are opened together, but after 4 hours Pipe A is closed. How many more hours will Pipe B alone take to fill the remaining tank?
  1. 6 hours
  2. 10 hours
  3. 12 hours
  4. 8 hours
Q3 · medium · AI-verified
If Ravi can type 40 pages in 8 hours, how many pages can he type in 5 hours if he works 20% faster?
  1. 25 pages
  2. 30 pages
  3. 35 pages
  4. 28 pages
Q4 · medium · AI-verified
A cistern is filled by two pipes A and B in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. Both pipes are opened simultaneously. After how many minutes should pipe B be closed so that the cistern is full in exactly 18 minutes?
  1. 6 minutes
  2. 8 minutes
  3. 10 minutes
  4. 12 minutes
Q5 · medium · AI-verified
A and B can complete a work in 12 days and 18 days respectively. If they work together, in how many days will the work be completed?
  1. 8 days
  2. 9 days
  3. 6.5 days
  4. 7.2 days
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