CTET PAPER I 2021 · PYQ · Time, Distance, Speed · medium
A boy boarded a train on 4th June, 2020 at Nagarcoil for Madgaon. The train departed at 22:30 hours from Nagarcoil and reached Madgaon at 04:30 hours on 6th June, 2020. If the distance covered by the train during this time interval is 1145 km, the average speed of the train was nearly
A.36.5 km/h
B.38.5 km/h✓ Correct
C.40.5 km/h
D.42.5 km/h
Explanation
From 22:30 on 4 June to 22:30 on 5 June is 24 hours. From 22:30 on 5 June to 04:30 on 6 June is another 6 hours. Total time = 24 + 6 = 30 hours. Average speed = 1145 km ÷ 30 h ≈ 38.17 km/h, which is nearly 38.5 km/h.
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