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Topic Average speed
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2023–2025), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 2 years (2023–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2023 → GEO 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2025
A man walks at a speed of 6 km/hr for 1 km and 8 km/hr for the next 1 km. What is the average speed for the walk of 2 km?
- A 6·86 km/hr ✓
- B 14 km/hr
- C 3·5 km/hr
- D 1·4 km/hr
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
NDA2023
Ram records the odometer readings of his car for the distance covered from 2000 km at the start of his journey and 2400 km at the end of the journey after 8 hours. What is the average speed of the car ?
- A 50 km/h ✓
- B 60 km/h
- C 70 km/h
- D 80 km/h
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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