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This section includes 96 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Time & Distance knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
If a man can cover 12 metres in one second, how many kilometres can he cover in 3 hours 45 minutes? |
A. | 168 |
B. | 162 |
C. | 150 |
D. | 156 |
Answer» C. 150 | |
2. |
A person takes 20 minutes more to cover a certain distance by decreasing his speed by 20%. What is the time taken to cover the distance at his original speed? |
A. | 1 hour 30 minutes |
B. | 1 hour 15 minutes |
C. | 1 hour 20 minutes |
D. | 2 hours |
Answer» D. 2 hours | |
3. |
Convert the 13/36 m/s into kilometers per hour? |
A. | 1.5 |
B. | 1.2 |
C. | 1.3 |
D. | 1.4 |
Answer» D. 1.4 | |
4. |
Two trains of length 120 m and 280 m are running towards each other on parallel lines at 42 kmph and 30 kmph respectively. In what time will they be clear of each other from the moment they meet? |
A. | 14 sec |
B. | 21 sec |
C. | 17 sec |
D. | 20 sec |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
A 600 meter long train crosses a signal post in 40 seconds. How long will it take to cross a 3 kilometer long bridge, at the same speed? |
A. | 4 min |
B. | 5 min |
C. | 3 min 4 sec |
D. | Data inadequate |
Answer» B. 5 min | |
6. |
A motorcyclist goes from Bombay to Pune, a distance of 192 kms at an average of 32 kmph speed. Another man starts from Bombay by car 2 hours after the first, and reaches Pune hour earlier. What is the ratio of the speed of the motorcycle and the car? |
A. | 1:2 |
B. | 1:3 |
C. | 10:27 |
D. | 5:4 |
Answer» B. 1:3 | |
7. |
A train of 24 carriages, each of 60 meters length, when an engine also of 60 meters length is running at a speed of 60 kmph. In what time will the train cross a bridge 1.5 km long? |
A. | 1 mins |
B. | 3 mins |
C. | 3 mins |
D. | 7 mins |
Answer» C. 3 mins | |
8. |
The distance between Delhi and Mathura is 110 kms. A starts from Delhi with a speed of 20 kmph at 7 a.m. for Mathura and B starts from Mathura with a speed of 25 kmph at 8 p.m. from Delhi. When will they meet? |
A. | 10.30 a.m. |
B. | 10.00 a.m. |
C. | 9.30 a.m. |
D. | 9.00 a.m. |
Answer» C. 9.30 a.m. | |
9. |
Two trains 121 meters and 165 meters in length respectively are running in opposite directions, one at the rate of 80 km and the other at the rate of 65 kmph. In what time will they be completely clear of each other from the moment they meet? |
A. | 7 sec |
B. | 8.12 sec |
C. | 7.25 sec |
D. | 7.15 sec |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
How long does a train 165 meters long running at the rate of 54 kmph take to cross a bridge 660 meters in length? |
A. | 45 sec |
B. | 75 sec |
C. | 55 sec |
D. | 54 sec |
Answer» D. 54 sec | |
11. |
A train leaves Delhi at 9 a.m. at a speed of 30 kmph. Another train leaves at 2 p.m. at a speed of 40 kmph on the same day and in the same direction. How far from Delhi, will the two trains meet? |
A. | 300 km |
B. | 400 km |
C. | 600 km |
D. | None |
Answer» D. None | |
12. |
Excluding stoppages, the speed of a train is 45 kmph and including stoppages it is 36 kmph. Of how many minutes does the train stop per hour? |
A. | 10 min |
B. | 11 min |
C. | 12 min |
D. | 13 min |
Answer» D. 13 min | |
13. |
A 180 meter long train crosses a man standing on the platform in 6 sec. What is the speed of the train? |
A. | 90 kmph |
B. | 108 kmph |
C. | 120 kmph |
D. | 88 kmph |
Answer» C. 120 kmph | |
14. |
One train is traveling 45 kmph and other is at 10 meters a second. Ratio of the speed of the two trains is? |
A. | 5:4 |
B. | 4:5 |
C. | 9:2 |
D. | 2:9 |
Answer» B. 4:5 | |
15. |
Two trains of length 100 m and 200 m are 100 m apart. They start moving towards each other on parallel tracks, at speeds 54 kmph and 72 kmph. In how much time will the trains cross each other? |
A. | 57/7 sec |
B. | 80/7 sec |
C. | 20/7 sec |
D. | 60/7 sec |
Answer» C. 20/7 sec | |
16. |
Two trains are moving in the same direction at 72 kmph and 36 kmph. The faster train crosses a man in the slower train in 27 seconds. Find the length of the faster train? |
A. | 270 m |
B. | 250 m |
C. | 280 m |
D. | 220 m |
Answer» B. 250 m | |
17. |
Two trains of length 100 m and 200 m are 100 m apart. They start moving towards each other on parallel tracks, at speeds 54 kmph and 72 kmph. After how much time will the trains meet? |
A. | 10/7 sec |
B. | 12/7 sec |
C. | 20/7 sec |
D. | 17/7 sec |
Answer» D. 17/7 sec | |
18. |
How much time will a train of length 200 m moving at a speed of 72 kmph take to cross another train of length 300 m, moving at 36 kmph in the same direction? |
A. | 50 sec |
B. | 25 sec |
C. | 40 sec |
D. | 65 sec |
Answer» B. 25 sec | |
19. |
A man goes from A to B at a speed of 20 kmph and comes back to A at a speed of 30 kmph. Find his average speed for the entire journey? |
A. | 20 kmph |
B. | 24 kmph |
C. | 50 kmph |
D. | 35 kmph |
Answer» C. 50 kmph | |
20. |
In how much time will a train of length 100 m, moving at 36 kmph cross an electric pole? |
A. | 15 sec |
B. | 22 sec |
C. | 18 sec |
D. | 10 sec |
Answer» E. | |
21. |
A man goes to Mumbai from Pune at a speed of 4 km/hr and returns to Pune at speed of 6km/hr. What is his average speed of the entire journey? |
A. | 4.8km/hr |
B. | 5 km/hr |
C. | 4.2 km/hr |
D. | 5.6 km/hr |
Answer» B. 5 km/hr | |
22. |
What distance will be covered by a bus moving at 72 kmph in 30 seconds? |
A. | 250 m |
B. | 600 m |
C. | 750 m |
D. | 400 m |
Answer» C. 750 m | |
23. |
A train 150 m long running at 72 kmph crosses a platform in 25 sec. What is the length of the platform? |
A. | 300 m |
B. | 500 m |
C. | 350 m |
D. | 250 m |
Answer» D. 250 m | |
24. |
A train 100 m long crosses a platform 125 m long in 15 sec; find the speed of the train? |
A. | 45 kmph |
B. | 50 kmph |
C. | 54 kmph |
D. | 60 kmph |
Answer» D. 60 kmph | |
25. |
How many seconds will a train 100 meters long take to cross a bridge 150 meters long if the speed of the train is 36 kmph? |
A. | 18 |
B. | 22 |
C. | 25 |
D. | 28 |
Answer» D. 28 | |
26. |
A train 100 meters long completely crosses a 300 meters long bridge in 45 seconds. What is the speed of the train is? |
A. | 32 kmph |
B. | 36 kmph |
C. | 40 kmph |
D. | 48 kmph |
Answer» B. 36 kmph | |
27. |
Two trains of equal length, running with the speeds of 60 and 40 kmph, take 50 seconds to cross each other while they are running in the same direction. What time will they take to cross each other if they are running in opposite directions? |
A. | 10 sec |
B. | 9 sec |
C. | 8 sec |
D. | 7 sec |
Answer» B. 9 sec | |
28. |
Two trains each 250 m in length are running on the same parallel lines in opposite directions with the speed of 80 kmph and 70 kmph respectively. In what time will they cross each other completely? |
A. | 10 sec |
B. | 11 sec |
C. | 12 sec |
D. | 14 sec |
Answer» D. 14 sec | |
29. |
Two trains travelling in the same direction at 40 and 22 kmph completely pass off another in 1 minute. If the length of the first train is 125 m, what is the length of the second train? |
A. | 125 m |
B. | 150 m |
C. | 175 m |
D. | 185 m |
Answer» D. 185 m | |
30. |
If a train, travelling at a speed of 90 kmph, crosses a pole in 5 sec, then the length of train is? |
A. | 104 m |
B. | 125 m |
C. | 140 m |
D. | 152 m |
Answer» C. 140 m | |
31. |
If I walk at 3 kmph, I miss the train by 2 min, if however, I walk at 4 kmph. I reach the station 2 min before the arrival of the train. How far do I walk to reach the station? |
A. | 4/5 km |
B. | 5/4 km |
C. | 6/5 km |
D. | 3/4 km |
Answer» B. 5/4 km | |
32. |
A thief goes away with a SANTRO car at a speed of 40 kmph. The theft has been discovered after half an hour and the owner sets off in a bike at 50 kmph when will the owner over take the thief from the start? |
A. | 2 hours |
B. | 2 hours 45 min |
C. | 2 hours 30 min |
D. | 2 hours 50 min |
Answer» B. 2 hours 45 min | |
33. |
A man leaves a point P at 6 a.m. and reaches the point Q at 10 a.m. another man leaves the point give at 8 a.m. and reaches the point P at 12 noon. At what time do they meet? |
A. | 8 a.m. |
B. | 8 p.m. |
C. | 9 a.m. |
D. | 9 p.m. |
Answer» D. 9 p.m. | |
34. |
Two cars cover the same distance at the speed of 60 and 64 kmps respectively. Find the distance traveled by them if the slower car takes 1 hour more than the faster car. |
A. | 906 km |
B. | 960 m |
C. | 960 km |
D. | 966 km |
Answer» D. 966 km | |
35. |
Two trains are moving at 50 kmph and 70 kmph in opposite directions. Their lengths are 150 m and 100 m respectively. The time they will take to pass each other completely is? |
A. | 3 sec |
B. | 4 sec |
C. | 5 sec |
D. | 7 sec |
Answer» E. | |
36. |
A train passes a man standing on the platform. If the train is 170 meters long and its speed is 72 kmph, how much time it took in doing so? |
A. | 10 sec |
B. | 9 sec |
C. | 8 sec |
D. | 8 sec |
Answer» E. | |
37. |
How long does a train 110 m long traveling at 60 kmph takes to cross a bridge of 170 m in length? |
A. | 1.68 sec |
B. | 15 sec |
C. | 16 sec |
D. | 16.8 sec |
Answer» E. | |
38. |
A train sets off at 2 p.m. at the speed of 70 kmph. Another train starts at 3:30 p.m. in the same direction at the rate of 85 kmph. At what time the trains will meet? |
A. | 9.30 p.m. |
B. | 8.30 p.m. |
C. | 10.30 p.m. |
D. | 10.45 p.m. |
Answer» D. 10.45 p.m. | |
39. |
Two passenger trains start at the same hour in the day from two different stations and move towards each other at the rate of 16 kmph and 21 kmph respectively. When they meet, it is found that one train has traveled 60 km more than the other one. The distance between the two stations is? |
A. | 445 km |
B. | 444 km |
C. | 440 km |
D. | 450 km |
Answer» C. 440 km | |
40. |
A train 540 meters long is running with a speed of 54 kmph. The time taken by it to cross a tunnel 180 meters long is? |
A. | 40 sec |
B. | 44 sec |
C. | 48 sec |
D. | 52 sec |
Answer» D. 52 sec | |
41. |
Surendra travels from home to office by car. With an average speed of 50 km/hr, he is late by 30 minutes. But when he comes with a speed of 60 km/h, he reaches his office 10 minutes earlier. How far is his office from his home? |
A. | 60 km |
B. | 80 km |
C. | 200 km |
D. | 100 km |
Answer» D. 100 km | |
42. |
Surendra covers a distance by cycle at 18 km/h. He returns to the starting point in a bus at a speed of 45 km/h. Find the average speed for the entire journey. |
A. | 27.39 km/hr |
B. | 25.71 km/hr |
C. | 27 km/hr |
D. | 31.5km/hr |
Answer» C. 27 km/hr | |
43. |
Rohit drives from his home at a speed of 30 km/hr and reaches his bank 20 minutes late. Then the next day he increases his speed by 15 km/hr but still he is late by 8 minutes. How far is his bank from his home? |
A. | 18 km |
B. | 35 km |
C. | 20 km |
D. | 27 km |
Answer» B. 35 km | |
44. |
A boy increases his speed to 9/5 times of his original speed. By this he reaches his school 30 minutes before the usual time. How much time does he takes usually? |
A. | 70.50 min |
B. | 54 min |
C. | 66.67 min |
D. | 67.50 min |
Answer» E. | |
45. |
Pratik travels 96 km at a speed of 16 km/hr using a bike, 124 km at 31 km/h by car and another 105 km at 7 km/h in horse cart. Then, find his average speed for the entire distance travelled? |
A. | 18 km/hr |
B. | 14.25 km/hr |
C. | 13 km/hr |
D. | 16.75 km/hr |
Answer» D. 16.75 km/hr | |
46. |
A car travelling with 5/7th of its actual speed covers 42km in 1hr. 40mins. 48 secs. Find the actual speed of the car. |
A. | 17(6/7) km/hr |
B. | 35 km/hr |
C. | 25 km/hr |
D. | 30 km/hr |
Answer» C. 25 km/hr | |
47. |
Rohit covers one-fourth of the total distance at 20 km/hr, one-fourth at 10 km/h and rest of his journey at 80 km/h. Find Rohit s average speed for the whole distance? |
A. | 22.85 km/hr |
B. | 25.15 km/hr |
C. | 50 km/hr |
D. | 40 km/hr |
Answer» B. 25.15 km/hr | |
48. |
P, Q and R are in a cycle race of 4500 meters. P cycles twice as fast as Q. R cycles 1/3rd as fast as Q. R completes the race in 45 minutes. Then where was Q from the finishing line when P finished the race? |
A. | 300 m |
B. | 1500 m |
C. | 2250 m |
D. | 3000 m |
Answer» D. 3000 m | |
49. |
A cab on its way to Bangalore overtakes an auto also going in the same direction at 11 am. The cab reaches Bangalore at 1.30 pm and starts the return journey after taking a break of 1 hour. On its way back it meets the auto at 3 pm. At what time will the auto reach Bangalore? |
A. | 3 p.m. |
B. | 3.30 p.m. |
C. | 5 p.m |
D. | 4 p.m |
Answer» E. | |
50. |
A squirrel can climb 5 metres of a pole in one minute but slips 2 metres in the next minute. How much time will the squirrel take to climb 26 metres? |
A. | 14 minutes |
B. | 12 minutes |
C. | 15 minutes |
D. | 18 minutes |
Answer» D. 18 minutes | |