Top 20 PYQs (2022–2022) — with Solutions & Shortcuts
IBPS Clerk Time, Speed & Distance is one of the most frequently tested topics — 20 previous year questions from 2022–2022 papers are included on this page. Each question comes with a step-by-step solution, common trap identified, and a time-saving shortcut.
Train A and Train B start from the same station at the same time. Train A travels at 60 km/h and Train B travels at 40 km/h in the same direction. After how many hours will Train A be 100 km ahead of Train B?
Q2Exam PatternEasy
A bus travels 120 km in 3 hours. If it increases its speed by 20 km/h, how much time will it take to cover the same 120 km?
Q3Easy
A train of length 180 m passes a stationary pole in 9 seconds. How long will it take to pass another train of length 120 m moving in the opposite direction at the same speed?
Q4Exam PatternEasy
A man cycles at 15 km/h and a woman cycles at 10 km/h in the same direction on the same road. If the woman starts 30 km ahead, how long will it take the man to catch up with the woman?
Q5Easy
Train A crosses a platform of length 150 m in 20 seconds. If the train's length is 250 m, what is the speed of Train A?
Q6Exam PatternEasy
A cyclist travels at 15 km/h for 3 hours and then at 20 km/h for 2 hours. What is the average speed for the entire journey?
Q7Exam PatternEasy
A and B run on a circular track of 500 metres. A completes one lap in 50 seconds, while B completes one lap in 100 seconds. If they start together from the same point and run in the same direction, how many times will A lap B in 500 seconds?
Q8Exam PatternEasy
Two trains are moving towards each other on parallel tracks. Train X has a speed of 45 km/h and Train Y has a speed of 55 km/h. If they are 400 km apart, in how many hours will they meet?
Q9Exam PatternEasy
A boat travels 48 km downstream in 3 hours. If the speed of the stream is 2 km/h, what is the speed of the boat in still water?
Q10Exam PatternEasy
A man can row 36 km downstream in 4 hours and 32 km upstream in 8 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
Q11Easy
A boat takes 5 hours to travel 60 km downstream. If the boat's speed in still water is 11 km/h, what is the speed of the stream?
Q12Exam PatternEasy
A boat travels 80 km upstream in 10 hours. If the stream's speed is 2 km/h, what is the boat's speed in still water?
Q13Easy
A boatman rows 24 km downstream and 16 km upstream, taking 4 hours for the entire journey. If the stream's speed is 2 km/h, what is the boat's speed in still water?
Q14Exam PatternEasy
A boat's speed in still water is 10 km/h and the stream's speed is 3 km/h. How long will it take the boat to travel 91 km upstream?
Q15Exam PatternEasy
Two trains are moving towards each other on parallel tracks. Train A travels at 60 km/h and Train B travels at 40 km/h. If they are initially 500 km apart, how long will it take for them to meet?
Q16Exam PatternEasy
Two cyclists start from the same point on a circular track of 600 metres and cycle in opposite directions. Their speeds are 12 m/s and 8 m/s respectively. After how many seconds will they meet for the first time?
Q17Exam PatternEasy
A car covers 150 km in 2.5 hours. How long will it take to cover 450 km at the same speed?
Q18Exam PatternEasy
Two friends, P and Q, jog on a circular track of 300 metres. P's speed is 6 m/s and Q's speed is 4 m/s. They start from the same point at the same time, running in the same direction. After how many seconds will they meet again at the starting point?
Q19Exam PatternEasy
Two runners, A and B, start running on a circular track of length 400 metres at the same time from the same point. A runs at 8 m/s and B runs at 6 m/s in the same direction. After how many seconds will A lap B (i.e., be exactly one full lap ahead)?
Q20Easy
A man walks at 5 km/h and covers a certain distance in 4 hours. If he walks at 8 km/h, how much time will he save?
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