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Q113 (IAS/1996) Science & Technology › Basic Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) › Data interpretation graphs Answer Verified

Distance-time graph in respect of a race among four persons is shown in the given figure. Consider the following statements in this regard : I. ‘A’ stood first in the race. II. ‘C led all the way. III. ‘D’ ran faster than others in the later part of the race. Of these statements

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: C
Explanation

On a distance–time graph the competitor with the greatest distance at the finish is the winner; being “ahead” at a given time means having covered more distance in the same time; a steeper line segment indicates higher speed (so a runner getting steeper later is running faster in the later part) [2]. Applying these rules to the figure: A reaches the largest distance at the finish, so I is true. C is not the lead runner at every instant (it is overtaken), so II is false. D’s line becomes the steepest in the later portion, indicating D ran faster than the others then, so III is true. Thus I and III are true and II is false.

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  1. [1] Science-Class VII . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 8: Measurement of Time and Motion > 8.2 Slow or Fast > p. 113
  2. [2] https://vetmed.tamu.edu/peer/wp-content/uploads/sites/72/2020/04/motion_graphs.pdf
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