TCS NQT 2026: Time and Distance || Boat & Stream

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Question 1

A train can pass a pole in 18 second, another train of same length can pass it in 12 second. What time will both train take to cross each other if they are travelling in opposite direction?

  • A

    14

  • B

    13.6

  • C

    14.4

  • D

    17.2

Question 2

You travel along the perimeter of a square of 10 km. Your speed were 10 km/hr, 20 km/hr, 30 km/hr and 40 km/hr while travelling the first, second, third and fourth side respectively. Find your average speed.

  • A

    20 km/hr

  • B

    19.6 km/hr

  • C

    19.2 km/hr

  • D

    18.6 km/hr

Question 3

The distance between the police and the thief is 114 metres where the thief can run 21 metres and the police can run 15 metres in a minute. Starting from this moment, in what time will the police be able to catch the thief?

  • A

    20

  • B

    18

  • C

    19

  • D

    Cannot be determined.

Question 4

Atul and Aman in their pesonal vehicles are travelling towards each other at a speed of 40 km/hr and 60 km/hr respectively. The distance travelled by Aman is 120 km more than the distance travelled by Atul, when they meet. Find the total distance between them initially.
  • A
    480
  • B
    540
  • C
    600
  • D
    240

Question 5

If Arun walks at 75% of his usual speed, he would reach his home 16 minutes late. What is the actual time that he takes to reach home.
  • A
    15
  • B
    36
  • C
    50
  • D
    48

Question 6

The first quarter of the distance was travelled at a speed of 10 kmph, the next quarter was travelled at a speed of 20 kmph, the next at 30 kmph and the last quarter at 60 kmph. Find the average speed.
  • A
    15 kmph
  • B
    20 kmph
  • C
    22 kmph
  • D
    17.5 kmph

Question 7

Two friends X and Y started the journey from location A to location B if Y reached the destination 20 minutes earlier than X. You are told that the ratio of the speed of X and Y is 3:4. Now, you need to calculate the time taken by X to reach the destination.

  • A

    80 minutes

  • B

    60 minutes

  • C

    45 minutes

  • D

    30 minutes

Question 8

There are two cars A and B. If car A can travel 160 km in 2 hours and car B can travel 270 km in 3 hours. Find the ratio of their speed.

  • A

    1:2

  • B

    8:9

  • C

    2:3

  • D

    5:6

Question 9

A circular race course is of 400 m. A race of 4 km is organised on the race course. The ratio of the speed of two runners are 5:4. Find the number of times the winner passes the other
  • A
    6
  • B
    2
  • C
    4
  • D
    3

Question 10

Going downstream, a distance of 20 km is covered in 2 hours by a boat. While going upstream the same distance is covered in 5 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water.
  • A
    5
  • B
    7
  • C
    3
  • D
    8

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