Question

The train for Patna leaves every two and a half hours from New Delhi Railway Station. An announcement was made at the station that the train for Patna had left 40 minutes ago and the next train will leave at 18.00 hrs. At what time was the announcement made?

• A. 16.10 hrs.
• B. 17.15 hrs.
• C. 15.30 hrs.
• D. 15.15 hrs.

Hint:

When dealing with time-based sequences, subtract or add intervals based on reference points like "next train" or "last train."

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The train leaves every 2.5 hours. If the next train is at 18.00 hrs, the previous train would have left at 15.30 hrs.
If the announcement said the train left 40 minutes ago, then: 15.30 hrs + 40 minutes = 16.10 hrs.
Thus, the announcement was made at 16.10 hrs.