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IPMAT Time, Speed and Distance Questions 2026
IPMAT Time, Speed and Distance questions are an important part of the IPMAT Quant section. These questions test how well you understand basic time, speed, and distance concepts used in different problem types like trains, boats and streams, average speed, relative speed, and problems based on meeting or crossing.
You may get time, speed and distance questions as direct formula-based sums or as part of longer word problems. The good thing is, they become much easier once your basics are clear and you know which formula to apply. You do not need very advanced math, just a strong understanding of concepts, regular practice, and careful calculation.
In this blog, you will find a simple formula PDF, a set of practice questions with answers, and some extra questions to solve on your own. You will also learn about common mistakes students make and a few easy tips to save time in the exam.
Important Formulas for IPMAT Time, Speed and Distance Questions
You only need a few basic formulas to solve most time, speed and distance questions in IPMAT. These formulas help you find distance, speed, time, average speed, and relative speed.
You can download the full formula PDF from the link above. Here is a quick look at some of the main ones:
Concept | Formula |
Basic Formula | Distance = Speed × Time |
Speed Formula | Speed = Distance / Time |
Time Formula | Time = Distance / Speed |
Average Speed | Total Distance / Total Time |
Conversion | 1 km/hr = 5/18 m/s |
Conversion | 1 m/s = 18/5 km/hr |
Relative Speed (same direction) | Difference of speeds |
Relative Speed (opposite direction) | Sum of speeds |
These formulas are useful for solving questions on moving objects, trains, boats and streams, races, and other distance-based problems that often appear in IPMAT.
Top 5 Common Mistakes to Avoid in IPMAT Time, Speed and Distance Questions
Forgetting basic formulas: Make sure you remember the correct formulas for speed, distance, time, and average speed.
Using wrong units: Always check whether speed is given in km/hr or m/s before solving the question.
Ignoring unit conversion: Many students forget to convert the units properly, which leads to wrong answers.
Confusing relative speed: Read carefully and use the correct rule for same direction or opposite direction.
Making calculation errors: Even when the method is correct, small mistakes in division or multiplication can give the wrong answer. Solve step by step.
List of IPMAT Time, Speed and Distance Questions
Here’s a short set of IPMAT-style time, speed and distance questions to help you practice. These include all common types of questions based on speed, distance, time, trains, average speed, and relative speed. Practice these regularly to become faster and more confident before your IPMAT exam.
Question 1
Guru and Chela walk around a circular path of 115 km in circumference, they start together from the same point. If they walk at speed of 4 and 5 kmph respectively, also they walk in the same direction, when will they meet?
correct answer:- 1
Question 2
Two small insects, which are x metres apart, take u minutes to pass each other when they are flying towards each other, and v minutes to meet each other when they are flying in the same direction. Then, the ratio of the speed of the slower insect to that of the faster insect is
correct answer:- 3
Question 3
In a 400-metre race, Ashok beats Bipin and Chandan respectively by 15 seconds and 25 seconds. If Ashok beats Bipin by 150 metres, by how many metres does Bipin beat Chandan in the race?
correct answer:- 2
Question 4
A helicopter flies along the sides of a square field of side length 100 kms. The first side is covered at a speed of 100 kmph, and for each subsequent side the speed is increased by 100 kmph till it covers all the sides. The average speed of the helicopter is
correct answer:- 3
Question 5
Two swimmers, Ankit and Bipul, start swimming from opposite ends of a swimming pool at the same time. Ankit can cover the length of the pool once in 10 minutes. Bipul can cover the length of the pool once in 15 minutes. They swim back and forth for 80 minutes without stopping. The number of times they meet each other is-
correct answer:- 1
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Question 6
A train left point A at 12 noon. Two hours later, another train started from point A in the same direction. It overtook the first train at 8 PM. It is known that the sum of the speeds of the two trains is 140 km/hr. Then, at what time would the second train overtake the first train, if instead the second train had started from point A in the same direction 5 hours after the first train? Assume that both the trains travel at constant speeds.
correct answer:- 3
Question 7
Two friends run a 3 kilometer race along a circular course of length 300 meters.
If their speeds are in ratio 3:2, the number of times the winner passes the other is _____________.
correct answer:- 3
Question 8
A clock strikes 4 taking 9 seconds. In order to strike 12 at the same rate, the time taken is
correct answer:- 1
Question 9
When Geeta increases her speed from 12 km/hr to 20 km/hr, she takes one hour less than the usual time to cover the distance between her home and office. The distance between her home and office is________km.
correct answer:- 30
Question 10
Vinita drives a car which has four gears. The speed of the car in the fourth gear is five times its speed in the first gear. The car takes twice the time to travel a certain distance in the second gear as compared to the third gear. In a 100 km journey, if Vinita travels equal distances in each of the gears, she takes 585 minutes to complete the journey. Instead, if the distances covered in the first, second, third, and fourth gears are 4 km, 4 km, 32 km, and 60 km, respectively, then the total time taken, in minutes, to complete the journey, will be______.
correct answer:- 312
Question 11
A boat goes 96 km upstream in 8 hours and covers the same distance moving downstream in 6 hours. On the next day it starts from point A, goes downstream for 1 hour, then upstream for 1 hour, and repeats this for four more times, that is, 5 upstream and 5 downstream journeys. Then the boat would be
correct answer:- 2
Question 12
In a 1000 meter race Rishi beats Koustab by 50 meters. In the same race, by what time margin Koustab beat Pandey who runs at 4 meter per second?
correct answer:- 5
