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CAT Time, Speed & Distance (TSD) Practice Questions (140+ Questions)

Relative Speed, Races & Headstarts, Escalators, Circular Tracks, and Boats & Streams with Complete Derivations

140 Total Questions
MCQ: 106 (+3 / -1)
TITA: 34 (0 Negative Penalty)
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Updated for CAT 2026: 1 November 2026
Curated Practice Bank
140 Qs
106 MCQ + 34 TITA
99%ile Score Benchmark
28–31 Marks (out of 66 in QA, ~10 net correct questions)
Scoring Scheme
+3 / -1 / 0
Zero penalty on TITA
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IIM Exam Strategy & Score Maximization Directives
1Prioritize high-yield arithmetic & algebra questions first to secure the 85th percentile sectional cutoff in the first 20 minutes.
2TITA questions carry zero negative penalty (0 marks for wrong answers); attempt all TITA questions before the sectional timer runs out.
3Use the on-screen digital calculator only for complex 3-digit divisions; mental math approximations save 35–45 seconds per question.
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Exam Hall Pitfalls & Elimination Tactics: Time, Speed & Distance Practice Drills

  • 1Forgetting that effective escalator speed is person speed + escalator speed (or minus when moving against).
  • 2Ignoring units conversion between km/h and m/s.

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ThinkCAT Practice SetQAArithmetic • Time, Speed & DistanceEasy
Two trains leave a station at the same time, one traveling north at 60 km/h and the other traveling south at 40 km/h. How far apart are they after 2 hours?
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This module covers Time, Speed & Distance, Trains & Boats with 140 verified problems ranging from core foundation to high-difficulty CAT exam hall level.

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