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esa ckbd
C dks30 lsdaM ls gjk nsrh gS] rks 1500 ehVj dh jslesa] ;fn okgu
P okguQ
SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I ckbd C d h pky dh x.kuk djsaA dks200 ehVj dh c<+r nsrk gS] rksP,okgu
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1. In a 1500 m race, Anil beats 17 26
Bakul by 150 m and in the same
(a) m/sec (b) m/sec ;fn okgu P okgu Q dks400 ehVj dh
3 9
race Bakul beats Charles by 75 c<+r nsrk gS] rks jsl cjkcjh ij lekIr gksrh
m. By what distance does Anil 17 26 gSA okguP dks1500 ehVj pyus esa fdruk
(c) m/sec (d) m/sec
beat Charles? 9 3 le; yxrk gS\
1500 m dh nkSM+ esa] vfuy us cdqy 5. dksIn a linear race of 1000 m, A (a) 44 sec (b) 45 sec
150 m ls gjk;k vkSj mlh nkSM+ esa cdqy beats
us B by 50 m or 5 seconds. (c) 40 sec (d) 60 sec
75 m ls gjk;kA vfuy pkYlZ dks What is the difference between 8. In a linear race of 500 m, A can
pkYlZ dks

ap
fdruh nwjh ls gjkrk gS\ the speeds (in m/s) of A and B? beat B by 50 m and in a race of
(a) 217.50 m (b) 200.15 m 1000 m dh jSf[kd nkSM+A, eas
B dks 600 m, B can beat C by 60 m. By
how many metres will A beat C
(c) 293.50 m (d) 313.75 m 50m ;k 5 lsdaM ls gjk nsrkAgSA
vkSjB in a race of 400 m?
2. In a 400-metre race, A runs at a dh pky ( m/s esa) ds chp fdruk varj gS\ 500 ehVj dh ,djs[kh; nkSM+ A, Besa]
dks
aSt
speed of 16 m/sec. If A gives B a
start of 15 metres and still beats 10 10 50 m ls gjk ldrk gS vkSj600 m dh
(a) 1 (b) nkSM+B,esa]
C dks60 m ls gjk ldrk gSA
him by 10 sec, then what is the 19 19
speed of B? 400 m dhnkSM+ A,esa
C dksfdrus ehVj ls
esa]ehVj@lsdaM (c) 9 9 gjk,xk\
on

400 ehVj dh nkSM+ A 16 (d)

dh pky ls nkSM+rk gSA A, B;fndks15 19 10
(a) 70 (b) 76
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ehVj dh 'kq#vkr nsrk gS vkSj fiQj Hkh6. mls

In a race, there are 4 members
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(c) 68 (d) 72
ca

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10 lsdaM ls gjk nsrk gS]Brks

dh pky D;k in a team. Each member has 9. In a 1000 m race, Arjun, Balaji
gS\ to cover 5 km one after and Charan are running. Arjun
P

another. If the total time taken beats Balaji by 100 m, and Balaji
(a) 11 m/sec (b) 10 m/sec
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is 30 minutes, then what beats Charan by 100 m. In the

(c) 13 m/sec (d) 9 m/sec
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would have been the average next 1000 m race (the speeds are
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3. In a 100-m race, A beats B by 20 speed? the same as in the previous),

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m and B beats C by 20 m. By
m

how much distance does A beat

,d nkSM+ eas] ,d 4VheesalnL; gSaA çR;sd Balaji gives Charan a head start
of 100 m, and Arjun gives Balaji
lnL; dks ,d ds ckn ,d fdeh- dh nwjh
ha
C

C. 5
a head start of 100 m. Find the
100-m dh nkSM+A,esa] B dks20 m ls r; djuh gSA ;fn dqy30 feuV dk le; distance by which the winner is
gjkrk gS vkSj
B, C dks20 m ls gjkrk gSA yxk gS] rks vkSlr pky D;k gksxh\ ahead of the person just behind
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A, C dks fdruh nwjh ls gjkrk gS\ him.

km km
(a) 64 m (b) 24 m (a) 50 (b) 40 1000 m dh nkSM+ esa vtqZu] ckykth vk
hr hr
(c) 25 m (d) 36 m pj.k nkSM+ jgs gSaA vtqZu us100ckykth dks
4. In a 1200 m race, bike A beats m m ls vkSj ckykth us pj.k dks
100m ls
(c) 50 (d) 40
bike B by 100 m. Bike B beats sec sec gjk;kA vxyh1000m nkSM+ esa (xfr fiNys
bike C by 100 m in a 600 m race. 7. In a 1500 m race, if vehicle P dh rjg gh gS) ckykth] pj.k dks
100m
If bike A beats bike C by 30 sec
gives vehicle Q a start of 200 dh 'kq#vkr nsrs gSa vkSj vtqZu] ckykth d
in a 720 m race, then what is the 100m dh 'kq#vkr nsrs gSaA og nwjh Kk
m, then vehicle P wins the
speed of bike C?
race by 8 sec. Alternatively, if dhft,] ftlls fotsrk mlds Bhd ihNs okys
1200 ehVj dh nkSM+ esa A,ckbd
ckbd B vehicle P gives vehicle Q a O;fDr ls vkxs gSA
dks100 ehVj ls gjkrh gSA
600 ehVj dh start of 400 m, the race ends (a) 100 m (b) 40 m
ckbd C dks100 ehVj ls
nkSM+ esaB,ckbd in a dead heat. How long does
(c) 30 m (d) 20 m
gjkrh gSA ;fn ckbd
A 720 ehVj dh nkSM+ vehicle P take to run 1500 m?

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13. Racer A and racer B run a race 17. Two persons started running
SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I of 18 km on a circular track of on a circular track
length 800 m. Both complete one simultaneously with speeds of
10. In a race around a circular round in 200 sec and 250 sec, 20 m/s and 30 m/s in opposite
directions. If the
cycling track of 75 km, two respectively. After how much
circumference of the circular
cyclists are riding at a speed of time from the start will the faster track is 100 m, then find at how
30 km/h and 25 km/h. After person meet the slower person many distinct points they will
what time (in hours) will they for the last time? cross each other?
meet at the point from where they /kod A vkSj /kodB, 800 ehVj yEckbZ nks O;fDr ,d lkFk ,d o`Ùkkdkj VªSd ij
started their journey? ds ,d o`Ùkh; iFk ij18 fdeh dh nkSM+ foijhr fn'kkvksa20esa
m/s vkSj30 m/
75 fdeh ds ,d o`Ùkkdkj lkbfdy VªSd
ds ifjr nkSM+rs gSaA nksuksa
200 lsdaM
Øe'k%
vkSj
250 s dh pky ls nkSMuk 'kq# djrs gSaA ;fn
% ,d nkSM+ esa] nks lkbfdy30 fdeh@?kaVk
lokj lsdaM esa ,d pDdj iwjk djrs gSaA nkSM+ o`Ùkkdkj
çkjaHk iFk dh ifjf/ 100 m gS] rks Kkr
vkSj25 fdeh@?kaVk dh pky ls nkSM+ jgs gSaA fdrus
l s fd ru s le ; ck n rs t O; fÙ k Q ] dhft,] fd os ,d&nwljs dks fdrus vyx&vyx
le; (?kaVksa eas) ds ckn os ml fcanq ij feysaxs/hes
tgkaO;fÙkQ ls vkf•jh ckj feysxk\ fcanqvksa ij ikj djsaxs\

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ls mUgksaus viuh ;k=kk 'kq: dh Fkh\ (a) 2700 sec
(a) 3 (b) 2

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(a) 16 (b) 7 (c) 10 (d) 5
(b) 4000 sec
(c) 14 (d) 15 (c) 2250 hours
2
18. Ashok runs 2 times as fast as
11. Two friends P and Q (d) 1800 hours 3
simultaneously start running Bharat. If Ashok gives Bharat
14. On a circular path of 693 m, a head start of 160 m, then
from same point around a Sujata and Anjali start walking
circular track. They run in the how far must the winning post

p
from the same point but in the be so that Ashok and Bharat
same direction. P runs at 6 m/ opposite directions at the speed can reach it at the same time?
sec and Q runs at b m,/sec. If of 2.85 km/h and 1.5 m/sec,
they cross each other at exactly
two points on the circular track
and b is a natural number less
than 6, then how many values
can be take?
ta
respectively. When they weill
meet for the first time?
2
v'kksd] Hkjr ls2 xquk rst nkSM+rk gSA
3
;fn v'kksd] Hkjr dks
160 m dh çkjafHkd
693 ehVj ds o`Ùkkdkj iFk ij] lqtkrk vkSj c<+r nsrk gS] rks y{; LraHk fdruk nwj gk
vatfy lkeku fcanq ls ysfdu foijhr fn'kkvksapkfg,] rkfd v'kksd vkSj Hkjr ,d gh le;
a
esa ml rd igqap ldsa\
P vkSjQ ,d lkFk ,d o`Ùkkdkj VªSd esa Øe'k% 2.85 fdeh@?kaVk vkSj
ehVj/
n
nks fe=k 1.5
io
lsdaM dh pky ls pyuk 'kq: djrh gSaA os (a) 225 m (b) 256 m
ds vksj ,d gh fcanq ls nkSM+uk 'kq: djrs gSaA (c) 240 m (d) 200 m
at

igyh ckj dc feysaxh\

Pr

os ,d gh fn'kk esa nkSM+rs

P 6 ehVj@lsdaM
gSa- 19. P gives Q a head-start of 2
ic

dh pky ls nkSM+rk gS Q, vkSj

b ehVj@ lsdaM (a) After 6.75 minutes seconds in a 400 m race, but
dh pky ls nkSM+rk gSA ;fn os o`Ùkkdkj iFk (b)ijAfter 6.05 minutes
bl

both finish the race at the

same time. Find the time
Bhd nks fcanqvksa ij ,d nwljs dks dkVrs(c) gSaAfter 5.04 minutes
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taken by P to finish the race if

vkSjb ,d çkÑr la[;k gS] tks6 ls de gS] (d) After 4.56 minutes
the speed of Q is 2 m/sec.
rksb ds fdrus eku gks ldrs gSa\ 15. In a 1500 m race, X bets Y by
an

P, Q dks400 ehVj dh nkSM+ 2 lsdaM

esa dh
on

100 m and X beat Z by 240 m.

(a) 2 (b) 1 'kq#vkr(head-start) nsrk gS] ysfdu nksuksa
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By what distance does Y beat Z

(c) 4 (d) 3 in the same race?
,d gh le; esa nkSM+ iwjh djrs gSaA
Q dh ;fn
am

12. A, B and C run simultaneously, pky 2 ehVj@lsdaM gS

P }kjk
rks nkSM+ iwjh
1500 eh dh jslesa X, Y dks100 eh ls djus esa fy;k x;k le; Kkr dhft,A
starting from a point, around a
vkSjZ dks240 ehVj ls gjkrk gSA mlh jsl (a) 198 sec (b) 199 sec
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circular track of length 1200m,

at respective speeds of 2m/s, esaY, Z dks fdruh nwjh ls gjk;sxk\ (c) 200 sec (d) 195 sec
4m/s and 6m/s. A and B run in (a) 160 m (b) 140 m 20. In a 200m linear race, if A gives
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the same direction, while C runs (c) 150 m (d) 200 m B a start of 25 m, then A wins the
in the opposite direction to the 16. In a 1170 m race, Raman reaches race by 10 seconds. Alternatively,
other two. After how much time if A gives B a start of 45 m, the
the final point in 65 seconds and race ends in a dead heat. How
will they meet for the first time? Mohan reaches the final point in long does A take to run 200m?
A, B vkSjC ,d lkFk ,d lkeku fcanq ls 90 seconds. By how much
200m dh jSf•d nkSM+ esa] A, ;fn
B dks
nkSM+uk'kq:djrs1200
gSA m osehVj yackbZ distance does Raman beat 25m dk LVkVZ ('kq#vkrh ykHk) nsrk gS
ds o`Ùkkdkj VªSd ds ifjr%
2 ehVj@lsdsaM]
Øe'k% Mohan?
A nkSM+ 10 dkslsdaM ls thr tkrk gSA
4 ehVj@lsdsaM 6 ehVj@lsdsaM
vkSj dh pky ls 1170 eh dh nkSM esa 65 jeulsdaM es oSdfYid :i ls] ;fn A, B dks45m dk
nkSM+rsA vkSj
gSaA vafre fcanq ij igqaprk gS vkSj90eksgu LVkVZ ('kq#vkrh ykHk) nsrk gS] rks nkSM
B ,d gh fn'kk esa nkSM+rs gSa]
tcfd C vU; nks ds foijhr fn'kk esa nkSM+rklsdaM esa vafre fcanq ij igqaprk gSA jeu](cjkcjh) esa lekIr gks tkrh AgSA dks
gSA os igyh ckj fdrus le; ckn feysaxs\ eksgu dks fdruh nwjh ls gjkrk gS\ 200m nkSM+us esa fdruk le; yxrk gS\
(a) 10 min (b) 9 min (a) 325 m (b) 300 m (a) 78 sec (b) 77 sec
(c) 12 min (d) 11 min (c) 375 m (d) 350 m (c) 78.5 sec (d) 77.5 sec

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21. Having started from the same
point and at the same time, two
runners - P and Q - are running
around a circular track of length
500 m in opposite directions with
the speeds of 6 m/s and 10 m/s,
respectively. If they exchange
their speeds after meeting for the
first time, who will reach the
starting point first?
,d gh fcanq ls vkSj ,d gh le; ij nkSM+uk jke vkSj ';ke ,d xksykdkj VªSd ij nkSM+ jgs
'kq: dj ds nks /kodP vkSjQ& Øe'k%
6m/s vkSj10 m/s dh pky ls 500m
yacs ,d o`rdkj VªSd ds ifjr% foijhr fn'kkvksagh fcanq ls ,d lkFk nkSM+ 'kq: djus ds ckn]
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simultaneously, Ram meets 24. A circular running path is 1452
Shyam for the first time at the m in circumference. Two men
end of the 8th minute. If Ram start from the same point and
and Shyam start the race again walk in opposite direction at
from the same starting point the speed of 7.5 km/h and 9
simultaneously, then the time km/h, respectively. When will
taken by Shyam to finish the they meet for the first time?
race is: (given that the length ,d o`Ùkkdkj iFk dh ifjf/
1452 ehVj gSA
of the race is same as the nks vkneh ,d gh fcanq ls pyuk 'kq: djrs gSa
length of the track)
vkSj foijhr fn'kkvksa esa7.5
Øe'k%
fdeh@?kaVk
vkSj9 fdeh@?kaVk dh pky ls pyrs gSaA
gSaA jke dh xfr ';ke dh xfr ls rhu xquk gSAfdruh nsj ckn os igyh ckj feysaxs\
o`Ùkkdkj VªSd dh yackbZ 1440 ehVj gSA ,d
(a) 5.17 min (b) 5.28 min

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(c) 5.71 min (d) 5.82 min
esa nkSM+ jgs gSaA ;fn os igyh ckj feyus jkeds8osa feuV ds var esa igyh ckj ';ke ls
25. Sohan and Amit started a car

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ckn viuh pky ijLij cny ysrs gSa] rks feyrk gSA ;fn jke vkSj ';ke ,d gh çkjafHkd race from the same point in the
'kq#vkrh fcanq ij lcls igys dkSu igqapsxk\fcanq ls ,d lkFk fiQj ls nkSM+ 'kq: djrs gSa] same direction and at the same
(a) Q rks ';ke }kjk nkSM+ iwjh djus esa fy;k x;k time on a circular track of length
(b) P le; gS% (;g ns•rs gq, fd nkSM+ dh yackbZ 1125 m with speeds of 36 km/h
(c) Both P and Q will reach at the VªSd dh yackbZ ds leku gS) and 54 km/h, respectively. After
how much time (in seconds) will

p
same time (a) 7.5 min (b) 16 min
they meet for the first time since
P vkSjQ nksuksa leku le; ij igqapsaxsa (c) 30 min (d) 22.5 min
the start of the race?
(d) No one of the P and Q
P vkSjQ esa ls dksbZ ugha
22. Ram and Shyam are racing
along a circular track. The
speed of Ram is thrice the
ta
23. In 1 km linear race, P beats Q by
120 metres or 30 sec. What is the
time taken by P to cover the race?
1 fdeh dh lh/h nkSM+ P,esa]
Q dks120
ehVj ;k30 lsdaM ls gjk nsrkPgSA
a
n nkSM+
lksgu vkSj vfer us ,d gh fcanq ls ,d gh
fn'kk esa vkSj ,d gh le; esa

fdeh@?kaVk54vkSj
1125 ehVj
yackbZ ds ,do`Ùkkdkj VªSd ij36Øe'k%
fdeh@?kaVk dh pky ls
speed of Shyam. The length of dks iwjh djus esa fdruk le; fy;k gS\ ,d dkj jsl dh 'kq:vkr dhA nkSM+ 'kq: gksus
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the circular track is 1440 m.
(a) 220 sec (b) 250 sec
ds fdrus le; ckn (lsdaM esa) os igyh ckj
at

feysaxs\
Pr

After the start of the race from

the same point (c) 235 sec (d) 240 sec
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(a) 200 (b) 215

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(c) 210 (d) 225

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ANSWER KEY - BOAT AND STREAM

1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (d)
11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (a)
21. (c) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (d)

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Hints & Solutions (CGL)

6 5 Case II
SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I 72 : 66 : 6 Distance travel by P = 1500 m
×10 ×10 Distance travel by Q = 1100 m
Anil 1500 10 720 550 Time taken by both vehicle are
1. (a)   same.
Bakul 1350 9 Distance covered by bike C in
30 sec = 720 – 550 1500 1100
Bakul 1500 20 
  = 170 m
Charles 1425 19  1500 1300

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170 t t8
 Anil : Bakul : Charles  Speed of bike C = m/sec
10 : 9 : 30

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11(t  8)
20 : 19  t=
17 13
200 180 171 = m/s
3  13t –11t = 8
15 15 5. (b) B covers 50 m in 5 sec. 2t = 88
  t = 44 sec
2 2 50

p
1500m 1282.5  Speed of B = = 10m/sec  Time taken by P is
5
44 sec
Time taken by B to cover
A 500 10
2.
Beat by = 217.50m
(a) Time taken by A to complete

the race =
400
16
sec = 25 sec
950 m =
950
10

 Speed of A =
a ta
 95sec

1000 200
= m/s
8. (b) 
B 450


B 600 10
 
C 540 9
9

Distance covered by B = 95 19 n
A B C
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400 – 15 = 385 m Difference between their 10 9
at

Time taken by B =
Pr

200 10 9
25 + 10 = 35.sec speeds =  10
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19 10090 81
×4 ×4
bl

385
 Speed of B = m/sec 10
35 = m/s 400 324
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19
= 11 m/sec
Total distance
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Beat by 76 m
A 100 5 6. (b) Average speed =
3. (d)   Total time 9. (d) From 1st race
B 80 4
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Total distance covered by 4 Arjun : Balaji : Charan

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B 100 5 members = 4 × 5 1000 : 900

 
C 80 4 = 20 km 1000 : 900
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A : B : C 1 100 : 90 : 81
5 4 Total time = Hour
2
10
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5 4
25 : 20 : 16 20 From 2nd race
 Average speed = 1 Arjun : Balaji : Charan
×4 ×4
100 64 2 900 : 1000
= 40km/Hr 900 : 1000
7. (a) Case I 81 : 90 : 100
Beat by 36 m
Distance travel by P = 1500 m
A 1200 12 Distance travel by Q = 1300 m
4. (a)   So..... 10 × 2 = 20 m
B 1100 11
1500
B 600 6 Speed of P =
  t SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I
C 500 5
1300 10. (d) They are riding is the same
A B C Speed of Q =
t8 direction
12 11

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 Relative speed in same They will meet after =  Distance of the winning post
direction = 30 – 25 = 5 km/Hr = 32 × 8 = 256 m
693
19. (a) Time taken by Q to finish
75 41.25 seconds
 They will meet after = 400
5 18
the race = = 200 sec.
15 Hours 2
693 18
11. (b) P Q  sec. Since P gives a start of 2 sec.
41.25 to Q.
Speed  6 : b
= 302.4 sec. Hence, time taken by P to
Since they are running in same
direction and meet at two points.  5.04 minutes finish the race =
Hence difference of ratio of speed 15. (c) x y z 200 – 2 = 198 sec
of P and Q = 2 1500 1400 1260 20. (d) A
 6–b=2 21. (c) m Meeting

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b will be 2 (b < 6) 140 10 /3
m
6 : 2 In 1400 m race y beat z by 140m 10

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3 : 1 Race Beat by Q 6m
1
Diff = 2 (No. of times they meet) 1400m × 10 140m P 6m/s

 Only one value of b is

1 Start
possible. 1500m × 10 150m

p
12. (a) Relative speed of (A, B) = D=S×T
4 – 2 = 2 m/s. Here time is constant
1170
(A, B) will meet after =

1200
2
= 600 sec.
Speed of Mohan =
a ta
16. (a) Speed of raman =

1170
65
= 18 m/s
 D S

Speed  6
Distance 6
P Q
: 10
: 10
Relative speed of (A, C) = 90
n  
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2 + 6 = 8 m/s Speed of Q Speed of P
= 13 m/s
(A, C) will meet after =
at

for this for this

Pr

Their relative speed =

distance is distance
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1200 18 – 13 = 5 m/s
= 150 sec 6 m/s is 10 m/s
8
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Raman beats mohan by =

65 × 5 = 325 m Because they interchange
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(A, B, C) will meet after =

17. (d) I II their speed after meeting.
LCM [600, 150] sec
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 600 sec Speed  20 : 30 6 10

Hence, = 1 and =1
 10 min 2 : 3 6 10
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13. (b) A : B Since they are moving in opposite They will reach at same time
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T 200 : 250 direction hence the number of 22. (b) Ram Shyam
distinct points will be sum of the
4 : 5 Speed  3 : 1
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ratio of their speeds.

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D 5 : 4 Since they are riding in the

 No. of distinct points at which
1  800 they cross each other = 2 + 3 = 5 same direction.
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5  4000 18. (b) Ashok : Bharat  They will meet at (3 – 1) = 2

 4000 = 1000 sec di stance points. F irst ti me
Speed  8 : 3
they meet after 8 minutes.
×4 ×4
160m Hence 2nd time they meet after
16 km = 4000 sec the complection of race i.e.,
14. (c) Relative speed in opposite Ashok Bharat after 16 min.
8 m/s 3 m/s
5 Hence Shyam will finish the
direction = 2.85 ×  1.5 Their relative speed = race in 16 min.
18
8 – 3 = 5 m/s
1000m
14.25 Time taken by Ashok to catch the 23. (b) P
 1.5 120
18 880
160 Q
Bharat or finish the race = =
14.25  27 41.25 5 120 m distance is covered by P
= m/s 32 sec.
18 18 in 30 sec

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 Speed of P = = 4 m/sec  seconds
30 82.5
 P will complete the race =  316.8 seconds
1000 316.8
= 250 sec  = 5.28 min
4 60
24. (b) Relative speed in opposite 25. (d) Relative speed in same
direction = 7.5 + 9=16.5km/hr direction = 54 – 36 = 18 km/Hr
5 5
= 16.5 × m/sec.  18 m/s = 5 m/s
18 18
82.5 They will meet for the first time
= m/sec.

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18 1125
after =
They will meet for the first time 5

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after = 225 seconds
1452
 82.5 seconds
18

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