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This section includes 19 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Arithmetic knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The ratio of the length of two trains X and Y is 4 : 7 and the ratio of the time taken by both trains to cross a man standing on a platform is 2 : 3. If the speed of the train X is 36 km/h find the speed of the train Y in m/s. |
| A. | 35 m/s 3 |
| B. | 30 m/s |
| C. | 20 m/s 3 |
| D. | 15 m/s |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 30 m/s | |
| 2. |
A train of length 500 m crosses a platform of length 50% more than the length of the train in 50 seconds. Find the time taken by this train to cross another train of same length running with double the speed of first train in the opposite direction. |
| A. | 13 sec |
| B. | 15 1 sec 2 |
| C. | 13 1 sec 2 |
| D. | 13 1 sec 3 |
| E. | 14 sec |
| Answer» E. 14 sec | |
| 3. |
Two trains are running on parallel lines in the same direction at speeds of 60 km/h and 35 km/h respectively. The faster train crosses a man in the slower train in 54 second. If the length of the slower train is 4/5th of the faster train, find the length of the slower train. |
| A. | 250 m |
| B. | 375 m |
| C. | 450 m |
| D. | 396 m |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 4. |
A goods train leaves a station at a certain time and at a fixed speed. After 8 hours, an express train leaves the same station and moves in the same direction at a uniform speed of 120 kmph, this train catches up the goods train in 7 hours. Find the speed of the goods train. |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 48 |
| C. | 56 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» D. 60 | |
| 5. |
A train 150 metres long crosses a milestone in 15 seconds and crosses another train of the same length travelling in the opposite direction in 12 seconds. The speed of the second train in km/hr is |
| A. | 52 km/hr |
| B. | 56 km/hr |
| C. | 54 km/hr |
| D. | 58 km/hr |
| Answer» D. 58 km/hr | |
| 6. |
A train 105 m long passes a person, running at 2 kmph in the direction opposite to that of the train, in 2 seconds. The speed of the train is: |
| A. | 100 kmph |
| B. | 123 kmph |
| C. | 187 kmph |
| D. | 144 kmph |
| Answer» D. 144 kmph | |
| 7. |
A train 75 m long passes a person, running at 6 kmph in the same direction in which the train is going in 15 seconds. The speed of the train is: |
| A. | 10 kmph |
| B. | 14 kmph |
| C. | 24 kmph |
| D. | 35 kmph |
| Answer» D. 35 kmph | |
| 8. |
Two trains is moving in opposite directions at 70 kmph and at 80 kmph. Their lengths are 1.3 km and 0.7 km respectively. The time taken by the slower train to cross the faster train in seconds is: |
| A. | 24 sec |
| B. | 48 sec |
| C. | 76 sec |
| D. | 102 sec |
| Answer» C. 76 sec | |
| 9. |
Two trains 165 m and 135 m long run at the speed of 70 km/hr and 38 km/hr respectively in opposite directions on parallel tracks. The time (in seconds) which they take to cross each other is: |
| A. | 4 sec |
| B. | 5 sec |
| C. | 10 sec |
| D. | 13 sec |
| Answer» D. 13 sec | |
| 10. |
A train moves past a terminal in 20 sec and a station 300 m long in 50 sec. Its length is: |
| A. | 100 m |
| B. | 200 m |
| C. | 300 m |
| D. | 500 m |
| Answer» C. 300 m | |
| 11. |
A 240 meter long train passes a platform in 45 sec while it passes a signal board in 16 sec. What is the length of the platform? |
| A. | 250 m |
| B. | 175 m |
| C. | 275 m |
| D. | 435 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
A train passes a station 120 m long in 60 sec. at a speed of 72 km/hr. The time taken by the train to pass an electric perch is: |
| A. | 12 sec |
| B. | 34 sec |
| C. | 54 sec |
| D. | 64 sec |
| Answer» D. 64 sec | |
| 13. |
A 240 m long train crosses a platform twice its length in 2 min. what is the speed of the train? |
| A. | 8 m/s |
| B. | 4 m/s |
| C. | 6 m/s |
| D. | Can’t be determined |
| Answer» D. Can’t be determined | |
| 14. |
A 420 m long train crosses a pole in 70 seconds. What is the speed of the train? |
| A. | 5 m/s |
| B. | 7 m/s |
| C. | 4.5 m/s |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Two trains of lengths 160 m and 200 m travel at the speeds of 48 m/s and 52 m/s respectively in opposite direction to each other. What is the total time taken by them to cross each other? |
| A. | 3.6 sec |
| B. | 4 sec |
| C. | 5.2 sec |
| D. | 6.8 sec |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 4 sec | |
| 16. |
A train 125 m long passes a person, running at 8 kmph in the same direction in which the train is going in 25 seconds. The speed of the train is: |
| A. | 22 |
| B. | 36 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 26 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 17. |
A pilot flies an aircraft at a certain speed for a distance of 800 km. He could have saved 40 min by increasing the average speed of the plane by 40 km/h. Find the average speed of the aircraft. |
| A. | 200 km/h |
| B. | 300 km/h |
| C. | 240 km/h |
| D. | 160 km/h |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 300 km/h | |
| 18. |
A train started from point A at a speed of 60 km/hr and after 2 hours another train of same length started from A at a speed of 80 km/hr in the same direction as the first one. After how much time the second train will meet the first train? |
| A. | 5 hours |
| B. | 3 hours |
| C. | 6 hours |
| D. | 8 hours |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 8 hours | |
| 19. |
The ratio of the speeds of the train and the man is 6 : 1. The length of the train is 650m and crosses a pole in 1 minute 5 seconds. In how much time will the man cross the 240m long platform? |
| A. | 1 minute 24 seconds |
| B. | 2 minutes 30 seconds |
| C. | 2 minutes |
| D. | 2 minutes 24 seconds |
| E. | 3 minutes |
| Answer» E. 3 minutes | |