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SSC CGL – Combined Graduate Level Examination · Question 51

Train A leaves Station X at 5:00 AM at 50 km/h. Train B leaves Station Y at 7:30 AM at 80 km/h. Both trains move towards each other. Distance = 500 km. When do they meet?

  1. 10:30 AM
  2. 11:00 AM
  3. 10:23 AM
  4. 12:00 PM
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Answer: (C) 10:23 AM

Explanation

By 7:30 A has covered 125 km; the remaining 375 km at 130 km/h takes ≈ 2 h 53 min, so they meet at ≈ 10:23 AM.