A train running at certain speed crosses a stationary engine in 20 seconds. To find out the speed of the train, which of the following information is necessary:

Either the length of the engine or the length of the train

Both the length of the train and the length of the engine

Either the length of the engine or the length of the train

526 + Mcqs in Problems on Trains Page 7 McqOptions

301.	A train 120 m long is running with a speed of 62 kmph. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 8 kmph in the same direction in which the train is going
A.	5 sec
B.	6 sec
C.	7 sec
D.	8 sec
Answer» E.

Discussion

302.	A train of length 120 meters takes 40 seconds to cross a tunnel of length 320 meters. What is the speed of the train in km/hr
A.	8 m/sec
B.	9 m/sec
C.	11 m/sec
D.	13 m/sec
Answer» D. 13 m/sec

Discussion

303.	Bombay Express left Delhi for Bombay at 14:30hrs travelling at a speed of 60kmph and Rajdhani Express left Delhi for Bombay on the same day at 16:30hrs travelling at a speed of 80kmph. How far away fr
A.	120km
B.	360km
C.	480km
D.	500km
Answer» D. 500km

Discussion

304.	A train starts with the speed of 50km/hr with its speed increasing every two hours by 20kmph. In how many hours will it cover 330 kms
A.	4 hrs
B.	5 hrs
C.	6 hrs
D.	4 ½ hrs
Answer» C. 6 hrs

Discussion

305.	A motor car starts with the speed of 70km/hr with its speed increasing every two hours by 10kmph. In how many hours will it cover 345 kms
A.	4 hrs
B.	5 hrs
C.	6 hrs
D.	4 ½ hrs
Answer» E.

Discussion

306.	A man performs 1/2 of the total journey by rail, 1/3 by bus and the remaining 4km on foot. His total journey is
A.	16km
B.	10km
C.	12km
D.	24km
Answer» E.

Discussion

307.	A 225 metre long train crosses a 45 metre platform in 18 seconds. What is the speed of the train in km./hr. ?
A.	53 kmph
B.	54 kmph
C.	55 kmph
D.	56 kmph
Answer» C. 55 kmph

Discussion

308.	A man performs 3/5 of the total journey by rail, 17/20 by bus and the remaining 6.5km on foot. His total journey is
A.	65km
B.	100km
C.	120km
D.	130km
Answer» E.

Discussion

309.	Two trains start from p and q respectively and travel towards each other at a speed of 50km/hr and 40km/hr respectively. By the time they meet, the first train has travelled 1ookm more than the second
A.	500km
B.	600km
C.	700km
D.	900km
Answer» E.

Discussion

310.	Two Trains starting at same time from two stations 320km apart and going in opposite directions cross each other at a distance of 140km from first stations. What is the ratio of their speeds
A.	6:7
B.	4:7
C.	7:9
D.	7:11
Answer» D. 7:11

Discussion

311.	A 168m-long train crosses a 32-metre-long platform in 16 sec. What is the speed of the train in kmph ?
A.	41 kmph
B.	45 kmph
C.	48 kmph
D.	51 kmph
Answer» C. 48 kmph

Discussion

312.	A man sitting in a train which is traveling at 50 kmph observes that a goods train, traveling in opposite direction, takes 9 seconds to pass him. If the goods train is 280 m long, find its speed
A.	52 kmph
B.	56 kmph
C.	58 kmph
D.	62 kmph
Answer» E.

Discussion

313.	A train running at 54 kmph takes 20 seconds to pass a platform. Next it takes.12 sec to pass a man walking at 6 kmph in the same direction in which the train is going. Find the length of the train and
A.	120m
B.	125m
C.	132m
D.	140m
Answer» E.

Discussion

314.	A train 100 meters long takes 6 seconds to cross a man walking at 5 kmph in the direction opposite to that of the train. Find the speed of the train.
A.	45 kmph
B.	50 kmph
C.	55 kmph
D.	60 kmph
Answer» D. 60 kmph

Discussion

315.	Two trains 100 meters and 120 meters long are running in the same direction with speeds of 72 km/hr, 54 km/hr In how much time will the first train cross the second
A.	36 sec
B.	40 sec
C.	44 sec
D.	46 sec
Answer» D. 46 sec

Discussion

316.	Two trains 137 meters and 163 meters in length are running towards each other on parallel lines, one at the rate of 42 kmph and another at 48 kmpb. In what time will they be clear of each other from t
A.	8 sec
B.	10 sec
C.	12 sec
D.	14 sec
Answer» D. 14 sec

Discussion

317.	A train 220 m long is running with a speed of 59 kmph.. In what will it pass a man who is running at 7 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going
A.	8 sec
B.	10 sec
C.	12 sec
D.	14 sec
Answer» D. 14 sec

Discussion

318.	A train 150 m long is running with a speed of 98 kmph. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 8 kmph in the same direction in which the train is going
A.	5 sec
B.	6 sec
C.	7 sec
D.	8 sec
Answer» C. 7 sec

Discussion

319.	A man is standing on a railway bridge which is 180 m long. He finds that a train crosses the bridge in 20 seconds but himself in 8 seconds. Find the length of the train and its speed
A.	50 km
B.	52 km
C.	54 km
D.	56 km
Answer» D. 56 km

Discussion

320.	A train is moving at a speed of 132 km/hr. If the length of the train is 100 meters, how long will it take to cross a railway platform 175 meters long
A.	6 ½ sec
B.	7 ½ sec
C.	8 sec
D.	8 ½ sec
Answer» C. 8 sec

Discussion

321.	Two trains 120 meters and 150 meters long are running in the same direction with speeds of 92 km/hr, 56km/hr. In how much time will the first train cross the second
A.	37 sec
B.	22 sec
C.	27 sec
D.	35sec
Answer» D. 35sec

Discussion

322.	A train 200 m long is running with a speed of 54 kmph. In what will it pass a car whose speed at 36 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going
A.	8 sec
B.	10 sec
C.	12 sec
D.	14 sec
Answer» B. 10 sec

Discussion

323.	A train 100 m long is running at the speed of 30 km / hr. Find the time taken by it to pass a man standing near the railway line in seconds
A.	5 sec
B.	6 sec
C.	7 sec
D.	8 sec
Answer» C. 7 sec

Discussion

324.	A 120-metre -long train is running at a speed of 36 km/h. In how many seconds will it cross a 30-metre-long bridge ?
A.	12 sec.
B.	13 sec.
C.	15 sec.
D.	16 sec.
Answer» D. 16 sec.

Discussion

325.	Two trains 80 mtr. & 70 mtr. in length are running in same direction on parallel tracks. The speed of first train is 45 km/h & that of second train is 36 km/h. In what time will they be completely cle
A.	4 minute
B.	1 minute
C.	9 minute
D.	7 minute
Answer» C. 9 minute

Discussion

326.	A 120m-long train crosses a 30m-long bridge in 7.5 seconds. What is the speed of that train in km/h ?
A.	42 km/h
B.	72 km/h
C.	92 km/h
D.	112 km/h
Answer» C. 92 km/h

Discussion

327.	A train runs for five hours at a speed of 40 kmh-1 and for the next 20 hours at a speed of 30 kmh- 1 , covering 2/3 of the total distance. If the remaining distance is to be covered in 8 hours, what s
A.	50 kmh-1
B.	40 kmh-1
C.	30 kmh-1
D.	20 kmh-1
Answer» B. 40 kmh-1

Discussion

328.	2 hours after a freight train leaves Delhi a passenger train leaves the same station travelling in the same direction at an average speed of 16 km/hr. After traveling 4 hrs the passenger train overtak
A.	40
B.	50
C.	60
D.	70
Answer» B. 50

Discussion

329.	Find the length of the train, If a train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds
A.	120 m
B.	150 m
C.	170 m
D.	220 m
Answer» C. 170 m

Discussion

330.	A train crosses a platform 100 m long in 60 seconds at a speed of 45 km/hr. The time taken by the train to cross an electric pole is :
A.	24 sec.
B.	37 sec.
C.	43 sec.
D.	52 sec.
Answer» E.

Discussion

331.	Find the length of each train, If 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.
A.	40
B.	50
C.	60
D.	70
Answer» C. 60

Discussion

332.	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 meters, in what time (in seconds) will they cross each other trave
A.	180 m
B.	185 m
C.	190 m
D.	195 m
Answer» B. 185 m

Discussion

333.	A man sees a train passing over a bridge 1 km long. The length of the train is half that of the bridge. If the train clears the bridge in 2 minutes, the speed of the train is :
A.	43 kmph
B.	44 kmph
C.	45 kmph
D.	46 kmph
Answer» D. 46 kmph

Discussion

334.	A train crosses a pole in 15 seconds, while it crosses 100 meter long platform in 25 seconds. The length of the train is -
A.	156 m
B.	159 m
C.	164 m
D.	172 m
Answer» C. 164 m

Discussion

335.	Two trains starting at thesame time from two stations 200 kmapart and going in opposite directions cross each other at a distance of 110 km from one of the stations. What isthe ratio of their speeds?
A.	9 : 11
B.	11 : 9
C.	9 : 17
D.	17 : 9
Answer» C. 9 : 17

Discussion

336.	A train covers a distance of 12 km in 10 minutes. it takes 6 seconds to pass a telegraph post, then what is the length of the train ?
A.	60 m
B.	80 m
C.	100 m
D.	120 m
Answer» E.

Discussion

337.	Find the length of the train (in meters), If the length of a train and that of a platform are equal. If with a speed of 90 k/hr, the train crosses the platform in one minute.
A.	750
B.	760
C.	770
D.	780
Answer» B. 760

Discussion

338.	Find the speed of the train, If a train 132 m long pass a pole in 6 seconds.
A.	75.8 kmph
B.	78.1 kmph
C.	79.2 kmph
D.	88 kmph
Answer» D. 88 kmph

Discussion

339.	Two trains are running in opposite directions with the same speed. If the length of each train is 120 m and they cross each other in 12 sec, then the speed of each train is?
A.	33 km/hr
B.	34 km/hr
C.	35 km/hr
D.	36 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

340.	Two trains of equal lengths take 10 sec and 15 sec respectively to cross a telegraph post. If the length of each train be 120 m, in what time will they cross other travelling in opposite direction?
A.	8 sec
B.	12 sec
C.	18 sec
D.	20 sec
Answer» C. 18 sec

Discussion

341.	A train 110 meters 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.	2 sec
B.	5 sec
C.	6 sec
D.	9 sec
Answer» D. 9 sec

Discussion

342.	The length of a train and that of a platform are equal. If with a speed of 90 k/hr, the train crosses the platform in one minute, then the length of the train (in meters) is:
A.	820 m
B.	640 m
C.	600 m
D.	750 m
Answer» E.

Discussion

343.	A 300 meter 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.	330 m
C.	340 m
D.	350 m
Answer» E.

Discussion

344.	A train is running at rate of 60 kmph. A man is also going in same direction on track parallel to the rails at speed of 45 kmph. If the train crosses man in 48 sec, the length of the train is :
A.	100 m
B.	200 m
C.	300 m
D.	400 m
Answer» C. 300 m

Discussion

345.	Two trains are running in opposite directions towards each other with speeds of 54 kmph & 48 kmph. If the length of one train is 250 m & they cross each other in 18 sec, the length of the other train
A.	45 m
B.	150 m
C.	260 m
D.	370 m
Answer» D. 370 m

Discussion

346.	Two trains running in the same direction at 65 kmph and 47 kmph, completely pass one another in 1 minute. If the length of the first train is 125 m, the length of the second train is :
A.	175 m
B.	180 m
C.	185 m
D.	190 m
Answer» B. 180 m

Discussion

347.	A train X starts from Meerut at 4 P.M. & reaches Ghaziabad at 5 P.M. while another train Y starts from Ghaziabad at 4 P.M. & reaches Meerut, at 5.30 PM. The two trains will cross each other at :
A.	3.36 P.M
B.	4.36 P.M
C.	5.36 P.M
D.	6.36 P.M
Answer» C. 5.36 P.M

Discussion

348.	A train overtakes two persons who are walking in same direction in which the train is going, at rate of 2 kmph & 4 kmph and passes them completely in 9 & 10 sec. The length of train is :
A.	36 m
B.	41 m
C.	47 m
D.	50 m
Answer» E.

Discussion

349.	A train running at certain speed crosses a stationary engine in 20 seconds. To find out the speed of the train, which of the following information is necessary:
A.	Only the length of the train
B.	Only the length of the engine
C.	Both the length of the train and the length of the engine
D.	Either the length of the engine or the length of the train
Answer» D. Either the length of the engine or the length of the train

Discussion

350.	Two trains travel in opposite directions at 36 kmph and 45 kmph and a man sitting in slower train passes the fasten train in 8 seconds. The length of the faster train is :
A.	178 m
B.	179 m
C.	180 m
D.	181 m
Answer» D. 181 m

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in General Aptitude.

A train 120 m long is running with a speed of 62 kmph. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 8 kmph in the same direction in which the train is going

A train of length 120 meters takes 40 seconds to cross a tunnel of length 320 meters. What is the speed of the train in km/hr

Bombay Express left Delhi for Bombay at 14:30hrs travelling at a speed of 60kmph and Rajdhani Express left Delhi for Bombay on the same day at 16:30hrs travelling at a speed of 80kmph. How far away fr

A train starts with the speed of 50km/hr with its speed increasing every two hours by 20kmph. In how many hours will it cover 330 kms

A motor car starts with the speed of 70km/hr with its speed increasing every two hours by 10kmph. In how many hours will it cover 345 kms

A man performs 1/2 of the total journey by rail, 1/3 by bus and the remaining 4km on foot. His total journey is

A 225 metre long train crosses a 45 metre platform in 18 seconds. What is the speed of the train in km./hr. ?

A man performs 3/5 of the total journey by rail, 17/20 by bus and the remaining 6.5km on foot. His total journey is

Two trains start from p and q respectively and travel towards each other at a speed of 50km/hr and 40km/hr respectively. By the time they meet, the first train has travelled 1ookm more than the second

Two Trains starting at same time from two stations 320km apart and going in opposite directions cross each other at a distance of 140km from first stations. What is the ratio of their speeds

A 168m-long train crosses a 32-metre-long platform in 16 sec. What is the speed of the train in kmph ?

A man sitting in a train which is traveling at 50 kmph observes that a goods train, traveling in opposite direction, takes 9 seconds to pass him. If the goods train is 280 m long, find its speed

A train running at 54 kmph takes 20 seconds to pass a platform. Next it takes.12 sec to pass a man walking at 6 kmph in the same direction in which the train is going. Find the length of the train and

A train 100 meters long takes 6 seconds to cross a man walking at 5 kmph in the direction opposite to that of the train. Find the speed of the train.

Two trains 100 meters and 120 meters long are running in the same direction with speeds of 72 km/hr, 54 km/hr In how much time will the first train cross the second

Two trains 137 meters and 163 meters in length are running towards each other on parallel lines, one at the rate of 42 kmph and another at 48 kmpb. In what time will they be clear of each other from t

A train 220 m long is running with a speed of 59 kmph.. In what will it pass a man who is running at 7 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going

A train 150 m long is running with a speed of 98 kmph. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 8 kmph in the same direction in which the train is going

A man is standing on a railway bridge which is 180 m long. He finds that a train crosses the bridge in 20 seconds but himself in 8 seconds. Find the length of the train and its speed

A train is moving at a speed of 132 km/hr. If the length of the train is 100 meters, how long will it take to cross a railway platform 175 meters long

Two trains 120 meters and 150 meters long are running in the same direction with speeds of 92 km/hr, 56km/hr. In how much time will the first train cross the second

A train 200 m long is running with a speed of 54 kmph. In what will it pass a car whose speed at 36 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going

A train 100 m long is running at the speed of 30 km / hr. Find the time taken by it to pass a man standing near the railway line in seconds

A 120-metre -long train is running at a speed of 36 km/h. In how many seconds will it cross a 30-metre-long bridge ?

Two trains 80 mtr. & 70 mtr. in length are running in same direction on parallel tracks. The speed of first train is 45 km/h & that of second train is 36 km/h. In what time will they be completely cle

A 120m-long train crosses a 30m-long bridge in 7.5 seconds. What is the speed of that train in km/h ?

A train runs for five hours at a speed of 40 kmh-1 and for the next 20 hours at a speed of 30 kmh- 1 , covering 2/3 of the total distance. If the remaining distance is to be covered in 8 hours, what s

2 hours after a freight train leaves Delhi a passenger train leaves the same station travelling in the same direction at an average speed of 16 km/hr. After traveling 4 hrs the passenger train overtak

Find the length of the train, If a train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds

A train crosses a platform 100 m long in 60 seconds at a speed of 45 km/hr. The time taken by the train to cross an electric pole is :

Find the length of each train, If 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.

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 meters, in what time (in seconds) will they cross each other trave

A man sees a train passing over a bridge 1 km long. The length of the train is half that of the bridge. If the train clears the bridge in 2 minutes, the speed of the train is :

A train crosses a pole in 15 seconds, while it crosses 100 meter long platform in 25 seconds. The length of the train is -

Two trains starting at thesame time from two stations 200 kmapart and going in opposite directions cross each other at a distance of 110 km from one of the stations. What isthe ratio of their speeds?

A train covers a distance of 12 km in 10 minutes. it takes 6 seconds to pass a telegraph post, then what is the length of the train ?

Find the length of the train (in meters), If the length of a train and that of a platform are equal. If with a speed of 90 k/hr, the train crosses the platform in one minute.

Find the speed of the train, If a train 132 m long pass a pole in 6 seconds.

Two trains are running in opposite directions with the same speed. If the length of each train is 120 m and they cross each other in 12 sec, then the speed of each train is?

Two trains of equal lengths take 10 sec and 15 sec respectively to cross a telegraph post. If the length of each train be 120 m, in what time will they cross other travelling in opposite direction?

A train 110 meters 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?

The length of a train and that of a platform are equal. If with a speed of 90 k/hr, the train crosses the platform in one minute, then the length of the train (in meters) is:

A 300 meter 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 train is running at rate of 60 kmph. A man is also going in same direction on track parallel to the rails at speed of 45 kmph. If the train crosses man in 48 sec, the length of the train is :

Two trains are running in opposite directions towards each other with speeds of 54 kmph & 48 kmph. If the length of one train is 250 m & they cross each other in 18 sec, the length of the other train

Two trains running in the same direction at 65 kmph and 47 kmph, completely pass one another in 1 minute. If the length of the first train is 125 m, the length of the second train is :

A train X starts from Meerut at 4 P.M. & reaches Ghaziabad at 5 P.M. while another train Y starts from Ghaziabad at 4 P.M. & reaches Meerut, at 5.30 PM. The two trains will cross each other at :

A train overtakes two persons who are walking in same direction in which the train is going, at rate of 2 kmph & 4 kmph and passes them completely in 9 & 10 sec. The length of train is :

A train running at certain speed crosses a stationary engine in 20 seconds. To find out the speed of the train, which of the following information is necessary:

Two trains travel in opposite directions at 36 kmph and 45 kmph and a man sitting in slower train passes the fasten train in 8 seconds. The length of the faster train is :