UPSC PYQPrelims 2026

Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 69

A train has to complete a journey of 800 km. If it meets a minor accident, its speed becomes half of the existing speed. If there is a mechanical defect, the speed becomes one-fourth of the existing speed. On its way, the train meets with a minor accident after 200 km; and 400 km thereafter, it develops a mechanical defect. Had the train developed the mechanical defect after 200 km and met the minor accident 400 km thereafter, it would have taken 4 more hours to reach its destination. What was the original speed of the train in km per hour?

  1. 200
  2. 190
  3. 150
  4. 100
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (A) 200

व्याख्या

Actual: 200/v + 400/(v/2) + 200/(v/8) = 2600/v. Hypothetical: 200/v + 400/(v/4) + 200/(v/8) = 3400/v. The difference 800/v = 4, so v = 200 km/h.