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1.	How many seconds will a 500 metre long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3 km/hr in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr?
A.	25
B.	30
C.	40
D.	45
Answer» C. 40

Discussion

2.	A train travelling at a speed of 75 mph enters a tunnel 3 miles long. The train is mile long. How long does it take for the train to pass through the tunnel from the moment the front enters to the moment the rear emerges?
A.	2.5 min
B.	3 min
C.	3.2 min
D.	3.5 min
Answer» C. 3.2 min

Discussion

3.	How many seconds will a 500 metre long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3 km/hr in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr?
A.	25
B.	30
C.	40
D.	45
Answer» C. 40

Discussion

4.	A train travelling at a speed of 75 mph enters a tunnel 3 miles long. The train is mile long. How long does it take for the train to pass through the tunnel from the moment the front enters to the moment the rear emerges?
A.	2.5 min
B.	3 min
C.	3.2 min
D.	3.5 min
Answer» C. 3.2 min

Discussion

5.	A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?
A.	120 metres
B.	180 metres
C.	324 metres
D.	150 metres
Answer» E.

Discussion

6.	A train speeds past a pole in 15 seconds and a platform 100 m long in 25 seconds. Its length is:
A.	50 m
B.	150 m
C.	200 m
D.	Data inadequate
Answer» C. 200 m

Discussion

7.	A train moves past a telegraph post and a bridge 264 m long in 8 seconds and 20 seconds respectively. What is the speed of the train?
A.	69.5 km/hr
B.	70 km/hr
C.	79 km/hr
D.	79.2 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

8.	A train 800 metres long is running at a speed of 78 km/hr. If it crosses a tunnel in 1 minute, then the length of the tunnel (in meters) is:
A.	130
B.	360
C.	500
D.	540
Answer» D. 540

Discussion

9.	A 300 metre long train crosses a platform in 39 seconds while it crosses a signal pole in 18 seconds. What is the length of the platform?
A.	320 m
B.	350 m
C.	650 m
D.	Data inadequate
Answer» C. 650 m

Discussion

10.	A train overtakes two persons walking along a railway track. The first one walks at 4.5 km/hr. The other one walks at 5.4 km/hr. The train needs 8.4 and 8.5 seconds respectively to overtake them. What is the speed of the train if both the persons are walking in the same direction as the train?
A.	66 km/hr
B.	72 km/hr
C.	78 km/hr
D.	81 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

11.	Two, trains, one from Howrah to Patna and the other from Patna to Howrah, start simultaneously. After they meet, the trains reach their destinations after 9 hours and 16 hours respectively. The ratio of their speeds is:
A.	2 : 3
B.	4 : 3
C.	6 : 7
D.	9 : 16
Answer» C. 6 : 7

Discussion

12.	A train overtakes two persons who are walking in the same direction in which the train is going, at the rate of 2 kmph and 4 kmph and passes them completely in 9 and 10 seconds respectively. The length of the train is:
A.	45 m
B.	50 m
C.	54 m
D.	72 m
Answer» C. 54 m

Discussion

13.	A train travelling at 48 kmph completely crosses another train having half its length and travelling in opposite direction at 42 kmph, in 12 seconds. It also passes a railway platform in 45 seconds. The length of the platform is
A.	400 m
B.	450 m
C.	560 m
D.	600 m
Answer» B. 450 m

Discussion

14.	Two trains are running at 40 km/hr and 20 km/hr respectively in the same direction. Fast train completely passes a man sitting in the slower train in 5 seconds. What is the length of the fast train?
A.	23 m
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D.	29 m
Answer» D. 29 m

Discussion

15.	Two stations A and B are 110 km apart on a straight line. One train starts from A at 7 a.m. and travels towards B at 20 kmph. Another train starts from B at 8 a.m. and travels towards A at a speed of 25 kmph. At what time will they meet?
A.	9 a.m.
B.	10 a.m.
C.	10.30 a.m.
D.	11 a.m.
Answer» C. 10.30 a.m.

Discussion

16.	How many seconds will a 500 metre long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3 km/hr in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr?
A.	25
B.	30
C.	40
D.	45
Answer» C. 40

Discussion

17.	Two trains are running in opposite directions with the same speed. If the length of each train is 120 metres and they cross each other in 12 seconds, then the speed of each train (in km/hr) is:
A.	10
B.	18
C.	36
D.	72
Answer» D. 72

Discussion

18.	Two trains of equal lengths take 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to cross a telegraph post. If the length of each train be 120 metres, in what time (in seconds) will they cross each other travelling in opposite direction?
A.	10
B.	12
C.	15
D.	20
Answer» C. 15

Discussion

19.	Two trains 140 m and 160 m long run at the speed of 60 km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively in opposite directions on parallel tracks. The time (in seconds) which they take to cross each other, is:
A.	9
B.	9.6
C.	10
D.	10.8
Answer» E.

Discussion

20.	A train 110 metres long is running with a speed of 60 kmph. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 6 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going?
A.	5 sec
B.	6 sec
C.	7 sec
D.	10 sec
Answer» C. 7 sec

Discussion

21.	Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at 46 km/hr and 36 km/hr. The faster train passes the slower train in 36 seconds. The length of each train is:
A.	50 m
B.	72 m
C.	80 m
D.	82 m
Answer» B. 72 m

Discussion

22.	A train 360 m long is running at a speed of 45 km/hr. In what time will it pass a bridge 140 m long?
A.	40 sec
B.	42 sec
C.	45 sec
D.	48 sec
Answer» B. 42 sec

Discussion

23.	Two trains are moving in opposite directions @ 60 km/hr and 90 km/hr. Their lengths are 1.10 km and 0.9 km respectively. The time taken by the slower train to cross the faster train in seconds is:
A.	36
B.	45
C.	48
D.	49
Answer» D. 49

Discussion

24.	The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can cross in 30 seconds, is:
A.	200 m
B.	225 m
C.	245 m
D.	250 m
Answer» D. 250 m

Discussion

25.	Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. The ratio of their speeds is:
A.	1 : 3
B.	3 : 2
C.	3 : 4
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 3 : 4

Discussion

26.	A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform?
A.	120 m
B.	240 m
C.	300 m
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 300 m

Discussion

27.	A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 km/hr in the same direction in which the train is going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is:
A.	45 km/hr
B.	50 km/hr
C.	54 km/hr
D.	55 km/hr
Answer» C. 54 km/hr

Discussion

28.	Two trains, each 100 m long, moving in opposite directions, cross each other in 8 seconds. If one is moving twice as fast the other, then the speed of the faster train is:
A.	30 km/hr
B.	45 km/hr
C.	60 km/hr
D.	75 km/hr
Answer» D. 75 km/hr

Discussion

29.	A train travelling at a speed of 75 mph enters a tunnel 3 miles long. The train is mile long. How long does it take for the train to pass through the tunnel from the moment the front enters to the moment the rear emerges?
A.	2.5 min
B.	3 min
C.	3.2 min
D.	3.5 min
Answer» C. 3.2 min

Discussion

30.	A 270 metres long train running at the speed of 120 kmph crosses another train running in opposite direction at the speed of 80 kmph in 9 seconds. What is the length of the other train?
A.	230 m
B.	240 m
C.	260 m
D.	320 m
E.	None of these
Answer» B. 240 m

Discussion

31.	A train 108 m long moving at a speed of 50 km/hr crosses a train 112 m long coming from opposite direction in 6 seconds. The speed of the second train is:
A.	48 km/hr
B.	54 km/hr
C.	66 km/hr
D.	82 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

32.

What is the length of a running train crossing another 180 metre long train running in the opposite direction?
I.
The relative speed of the two trains was 150 kmph.
II.
The trains took 9 seconds to cross each other.

A.

I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer

B.

II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer

C.

Either I or II alone sufficient to answer

D.

Both I and II are not sufficient to answer

E.

Both I and II are necessary to answer

Answer» F.

Discussion

33.	A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m long?
A.	65 sec
B.	89 sec
C.	100 sec
D.	150 sec
Answer» C. 100 sec

Discussion

34.

What is the speed of the train whose length is 210 metres?
I.
The train crosses another train (Howrah Express/12869) of 300 metres length running in opposite direction in 10 seconds.
II.
The train crosses another train (Howrah Express/12869) running in the same direction at the speed of 60 km/hr in 30 seconds.

A.

I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer

B.

II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer

C.

Either I or II alone sufficient to answer

D.

Both I and II are not sufficient to answer

E.

Both I and II are necessary to answer

Answer» F.

Discussion

35.

What is the length of a running train?
I.
The train crosses a man in 9 seconds.
II.
The train crosses a 240 metre long platform in 24 seconds.

A.

I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer

B.

II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer

C.

Either I or II alone sufficient to answer

D.

Both I and II are not sufficient to answer

E.

Both I and II are necessary to answer

Answer» F.

Discussion

36.

What is the speed of the train?
I.
The train crosses a signal pole in 18 seconds.
II.
The train crosses a platform of equal length in 36 seconds.
III.
Length of the train is 330 metres.

A.

I and II only

B.

II and III only

C.

I and III only

D.

III and either I or II only

E.

Any two of the three

Answer» E. Any two of the three

Discussion

37.

What is the speed of the train?
I.
The train crosses a tree in 13 seconds.
II.
The train crosses a platform of length 250 metres in 27 seconds.
III.
The train crosses another train running in the same direction in 32 seconds.

A.

I and II only

B.

II and III only

C.

I and III only

D.

Any two of the three

E.

None of these

Answer» B. II and III only

Discussion

38.

At what time will the train reach city X from city Y?
I.
The train crosses another train of equal length of 200 metres and running in opposite directions in 15 seconds.
II.
The train leaves city Y at 7.15 a.m. for city X situated at a distance of 558 km.
III.
The 200 metres long train crosses a signal pole in 10 seconds.

A.

I only

B.

II only

C.

III only

D.

II and III only

E.

All I, II and III are required.

Answer» E. All I, II and III are required.

Discussion

39.

What is the length of a running train P crossing another running train Q?
I.
These two trains take 18 seconds to cross each other.
II.
These trains are running in opposite directions.
III.
The length of the train Q is 180 metres.

A.

I only

B.

II only

C.

III only

D.

All I, II and III are required

E.

Even with I, II and III, the answer cannot be obtained.

Answer» F.

Discussion

40.	A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track in 240 metres ahead of the engine of a 120 metres long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In how much time will the train pass the jogger?
A.	3.6 sec
B.	18 sec
C.	36 sec
D.	72 sec
Answer» D. 72 sec

Discussion

41.	Two goods train each 500 m long, are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. Their speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively. Find the time taken by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster one.
A.	12 sec
B.	24 sec
C.	48 sec
D.	60 sec
Answer» C. 48 sec

Discussion

42.	A goods train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 250 m long platform in 26 seconds. What is the length of the goods train?
A.	230 m
B.	240 m
C.	260 m
D.	270 m
Answer» E.

Discussion

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