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1.

Shantanu drives a motorcycle and covers a distance of 715 km at a constant speed.
If the speed of the motorcycle had been 10 km/h more, he would have taken 2 h less to cover the same distance. What is the original speed of the motorcycle?

A. 65 km/h
B. 55 km/h
C. 60 km/h
D. 36 km/h
Answer» C. 60 km/h
Discussion
2.

The distance between two station 'X' and 'Y' is 450 km. A train L starts at 6:00 pm from X and moves towards Y at an average speed of 60 km/h. Another train M starts from Y at 5:20 pm
and moves towards X at an average speed of 80 km/h How far from X will the two trains meet and at what time ?

A. 170 km, 8 : 50 pm
B. 150 km, 7 : 50 pm
C. 170 km, 6 : 50 pm
D. 150 km, 9 : 50 pm
Answer» B. 150 km, 7 : 50 pm
Discussion
3.

A soldier fired two bullets at an interval of 335 seconds moving at a uniform speed v1. A terrorist who was running ahead of the soldier in the same direction, hears the two shots at an interval of 330 seconds? If the speed of sound is 1188 km/h, then who is the faster and by how much?

A. Soldier, 22 km/h
B. Terrorist, 25 km/h
C. Soldier, 18 km/h
D. Terroist, 20 km/h
Answer» D. Terroist, 20 km/h
Discussion
4.

A train runs for 3 h at the speed of 40 km/h and then for 41/2 h at the speed of 60 km/h. Thus, it covers 3/5th part of the whole distance. It wants to cover the remaining distance in 4 h, find the average speed of the train for remaining distance ?

A. 45 km/h
B. 35 km/h
C. 80 km/h
D. 65 km/h
Answer» E.
Discussion
5.

A student walks from his house at 21/2 km/h and reaches his school late by 6 min. Next day, he increase his speed by 1 km/h and reaches 6 min before school time. How far is the school form his house?

A. 5/4 km
B. 7/4 km
C. 9/4 km
D. 11/4 km
Answer» C. 9/4 km
Discussion
6.

A man covers a certain distance on scooter. Had he moved 3 km/h faster, he would have taken 40 min less. If he had moved 2 km/ slower, he would have taken 40 min more. The distance (in
km) is ?

A. 42.5
B. 36
C. 37.5
D. 40
Answer» E.
Discussion
7.

A man started 20 min late and travelling at a speed of 11/2 times of his usual speed reaches his office in time. The time taken by the man to reach his office at his usual speed is ?

A. 40 min
B. 1 h 20 min
C. 1 h
D. 30 min
Answer» D. 30 min
Discussion
8.

A person can row 71/2 km/h in still water. It takes him twice as long to row up a distance as to row down the same distance. Find the speed of the stream ?

A. 2 km/h
B. 2.2 km/h
C. 2.5 km/h
D. 2.7 km/h
Answer» D. 2.7 km/h
Discussion
9.

A train leaves manipur at 6:00 am and reaches Dispur at 10:00 am. Another train leaves Dispur at 8:00 am and reaches Manipur at 11:00 am. At what time do the two trains cross each
other ?

A. 7 : 56 am
B. 7 : 56 pm
C. 8 : 56 am
D. 8 : 56
Answer» D. 8 : 56
Discussion
10.

A bullock cart has to cover a distance of 120 km. in 15 hours. If it covers half of the
journey in
3
th time, the speed to cover
5
the remaining distance in the time left has to be

A. 6.4 km/hr
B. 6.67 km/hr
C. 10 km/hr
D. 15 km/hr
Answer» D. 15 km/hr
Discussion
11.

A bullock cart has to cover a distance of 80 km. in 10 hours. If it cover half of journey in 3/5th time, what should be its speed to cover the remaining distance in time left ?

A. 8 km/hr.
B. 20 km/hr.
C. 6.4 km/hr.
D. 10 km/hr.
Answer» E.
Discussion
12.

Laxman has to cover a distance of 6 km in 45 minutes . If he cover one half of the distance in 2/3rd time . what should be his speed to cover the remaining distance in the remaining time?

A. 12 km/hr.
B. 16 km/hr.
C. 3 km/hr.
D. 8 km/hr.
Answer» D. 8 km/hr.
Discussion
13.

A train running at the speed of 72 km/hr passes a tunnel completely in 3 minutes. While inside the tunnel, it meets another
train of
3
of its length coming from opposite
4
direction at the speed of 90km/hr and passes it completely in
3
1
 seconds. Find the length of the tunnel.
2
A. 3510 metre
B. 3500 metre
C. 3400 metre
D. 3600 metre
Answer» B. 3500 metre
Discussion
14.

If speed of 31/3 m/s is converted to km/h, then it would be

A. 8 km/h
B. 9 km/h
C. 10 km/h
D. 12 km/h
Answer» E.
Discussion
15.

In a 200 metre race, A beats B by 20 metres; while in a 100 metres race, B beats C by 5
metres. Assuming that the speed of A, B and C remain the same in various races, by how many metres will A beat C in one kilometre race ?

A. 140 metre
B. 145 metre
C. 135 metre
D. 125 metre
Answer» D. 125 metre
Discussion
16.

A motor-boat goes 2 km upstream in a stream flowing at 3 km per hr. and then returns
downstream to the starting point in 30 minutes. Find the speed of the motor-boat in still water.

A. 9.5 kmph
B. 8.5 kmph
C. 9 kmph
D. 8 kmph
Answer» D. 8 kmph
Discussion
17.

A man standing on a 170 metre long platform watches that a train takes
7
1
seconds to pass him and 21 seconds to cross
2
the platform. Find the speed of train.

A. 12.5 m/sec.
B. None of these
Answer» B. None of these
Discussion
18.

A train overtakes two person walking at 2 km per hr. and 4 km per hr. respectively and
passes completely them in 9 sec. and 10 sec. respectively. What is the length of the train?

A. 65 metres
B. 60 metres
C. 55 metres
D. 50 metres
Answer» E.
Discussion
19.

A train travelling at the rate of 60 km per hr, while inside a tunnel, meets another train of half its length travelling at 90 km per hr.
and passes completely in 4
1
seconds.
2
Find the length of the tunnel if the first train passes completely
through it in 4 minutes 37
1
seconds.
2
A. 5 km
B. 3.5 km
C. 4.5 km
D. 6 km
Answer» D. 6 km
Discussion
20.

Two trains 200 metres and 175 metres long are running on parallel lines.
They take 7
1
 seconds.when running in opposite directions
2
and 37
1
seconds when running in the same direction
2
to pass each other. Find their speeds in km per hour.

A. 118 kmph ; 75 kmph
B. 108 kmph ; 72 kmph
C. 120 kmph ; 75 kmph
D. 125 kmph ; 80 kmph
Answer» C. 120 kmph ; 75 kmph
Discussion
21.

A man is standing on a railway bridge which is 50 metres long. He finds that a train crosses the bridge
in 4
1
seconds but himself in 2 seconds.
2
Find the length of the train and its speed.

A. 60 m ; 20 m/sec
B. 40 m ; 20 kmph
C. 40 m ; 20 m/sec
D. 40 m ; 25 m/sec
Answer» D. 40 m ; 25 m/sec
Discussion
22.

Two men set out the same time to walk towards each other from two points A and B, 72 km apart. The first man walks at the rate of 4 km per hr. The second man walks 2 km in the first hour,
2
1
km in the second hour, 3 km in the third hour and so on.
2
Find the time after which the two men will meet.

A. 8 hours
B. 9 hours
C. 8.5 hours
D. 9.5 hours
Answer» C. 8.5 hours
Discussion
23.

A is twice as fast as B, and B is thrice as fast as C is. The journey covered by
C in 1
1
hours will be covered by A in
2
A. 15 minutes
B. 30 minutes
C. 1 hour
D. 10 minutes
Answer» B. 30 minutes
Discussion
24.

Walking at
3
of his usual speed, a man reaches
4
his office 20 minutes late. Then his usual time for walking to his office is :

A. 1 hour
B. 30 minutes
C. 45 minutes
D. 40 minutes
Answer» B. 30 minutes
Discussion
25.

A person, who can walk down a
hill at the rate of 4
1
 km/hour
2
and up the hill at the rate of 3 km/hour, ascends and comes
down to his starting point in 5 hours. How far did he ascend ?

A. 13.5 km
B. 3 km
C. 15 km
D. 9 km
Answer» E.
Discussion
26.

A man walks a certain distance and rides back in 4 hours 30 minutes. He could ride both
ways in 3 hours. The time required by the man to walk both ways is

A. 4 hours 30 minutes
B. 4 hours 45 minutes
C. 5 hours
D. 6 hours
Answer» E.
Discussion
27.

A man can reach a certain place in 30 hours.
If he reduces his speed by
1
th, he goes
15
10 km less in that time. Find his speed per hour.

A. 6 km/hr
B. 4 km/hr
C. 5 km/hr
Answer» E.
Discussion
28.

From two places, 60 km apart, A and B start towards each other at the same time and meet each other after 6 hours.
Had A travelled with
2
 of his speed
3
and B travelled with double of his speed, they would have met after 5 hours. The speed of A is

A. 4 km/hr.
B. 6 km/hr.
C. 10 km/hr.
D. 12 km/hr.
Answer» C. 10 km/hr.
Discussion
29.

A man covers 20 kms in 2 hours.
Find the distance covered by him in 5
1
hours.
2
A. 50 km
B. 65 km
C. 55 km
D. 45 km
Answer» D. 45 km
Discussion
30.

A boy walks from his house at 4 km per hr. and reaches his school 9 minutes late. If his
speed had been 5 km per hr. he would have reached his school 6 minutes earlier. How far his school from house?

A. 6.5 km.
B. 5.5 km.
C. 6 km.
D. 5 km.
Answer» E.
Discussion
31.

Walking at
3
 of his usual speed a man is late by
4
2
1
 hours. The usual time would have been what?
2
A. 7 hours
B. 7.5 hours
C. 8 hours
D. 8.5 hours
Answer» C. 8 hours
Discussion
32.

A man travels 400 kms in 4 hours partly by air and partly by train. If he had travelled all the way by air,
he would have saved
4
 of the time he was in train
5
and would have arrived his destination 2 hours early. Find the distance he travelled by train.

A. 95 km.
B. 85 km.
C. 90 km.
D. 100 km.
Answer» E.
Discussion
33.

A train after travelling 100 kms from P meets with an accident and then proceeds
at
3
th of its original speed and arrives
4
at the terminus Q 90 minutes late. Had the accident occurred 60 kms further on, it would have reached 15 minutes sooner. Find the original speed of the train and the distance PQ.

A. 65 kmph; 480 km
B. 75 kmph; 450 km
C. 80 kmph; 460 km
D. 85 kmph; 460 km
Answer» D. 85 kmph; 460 km
Discussion
34.

A train met with an accident 3 hours after starting, which detains it for one hour, after which it proceeds at 75% of its original speed. It arrives at the destination 4 hours late. Had the accident taken place 150 km further along the railway line,
the train would have arrived only 3
1
hours late.
2
Find the length of the trip and the original speed of the train.

A. 1100 km ; 100 kmph
B. 1200 km ; 100 kmph
C. 1200 km ; 90 kmph
D. 1600 km ; 90 kmph
Answer» C. 1200 km ; 90 kmph
Discussion
35.

A train meets with an accident after travelling 30 kms, after which it moves
with
4
th of its original speed and arrives
5
at the destination 45 minutes late. Had the accident happened 18 kms further on, it would have been 9 minutes before. Find the distance of journey and original speed of the train.

A. 120 km ; 25 kmph
B. 125 km ; 25 kmph
C. 130 km ; 30 kmph
D. 120 km ; 30 kmph
Answer» E.
Discussion
36.

Ram starts his journey from Bombay to Pune and simultaneously Mohan starts from Pune to Bombay. After crossing each other they finish their remaining
journey in 6
1
and 4 hours respectively.
4
What is Mohan s speed if Ram s speed is 20 km per hr. ?

A. 28 kmph
B. 24 kmph
C. 25 kmph
D. 30 kmph
Answer» D. 30 kmph
Discussion
37.

By walking
5
of usual speed a student
3
reaches school 20 minutes earlier. Find his usual time.

A. 45 minutes
B. 50 minutes
C. 60 minutes
D. None of these
Answer» C. 60 minutes
Discussion
38.

Walking
3
 of my usual speed, a late
4
is marked on my cards by 10 minutes. Find my usual time.

A. 30 minutes
B. 35 minutes
C. 32 minutes
D. 36 minutes
Answer» B. 35 minutes
Discussion
39.

Ram travelled 1200 km by air which formed
2
of his trip.
5
He travelled one-third of the trip by car and the rest by train. The distance (in km) travelled by train was

A. 480
B. 800
C. 1600
D. 1800
Answer» C. 1600
Discussion
40.

A and B started at the same time from the same place for a certain destination.
B walking at
5
 of A s speed reached the destination
6
1 hour 15 minutes after A. B reached the destination in

A. 6 hours 45 minutes
B. 7 hours 15 minutes
C. 7 hours 30 minutes
D. 8 hours 15 minutes
Answer» D. 8 hours 15 minutes
Discussion
41.

A student goes to school at the rate of
2
1
km/h and reaches 6 minutes late.
2
If he travels at the speed of 3 km/h. he is 10 minutes early. The distance (in km) between the school and his house is

A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 1
Answer» C. 3
Discussion
42.

A car can cover a certain distance in 4
1
 hours.
2
If the speed is increased by 5 km/hour, it would take
1
 hour less to cover the same distance.
2

Find the slower speed of the car.

A. 50 km/hour
B. 40 km/hour
C. 45 km/hour
D. 60 km/hour
Answer» C. 45 km/hour
Discussion
43.

Two trains are running with speed 30 km/hr and 58 km/hr in the same direction. A man in
the slower train passes the faster train in 18 seconds. The length (in metres) of the faster train is :

A. 70
B. 100
C. 128
D. 140
Answer» E.
Discussion
44.

A constable is 114 metres behind a thief. The constable runs 21 metres and the thief runs 15
metres in a minute. In what time will the constable catch the thief ?

A. 19 minutes
B. 18 minutes
C. 17 minutes
D. 16 minutes
Answer» B. 18 minutes
Discussion
45.

A train 100 metres long meets a man going in opposite direction at 5 km/hr and
passes him in 7
1
seconds.
5
What is the speed of the train (in km/hr) ?

A. 45 km/hr
B. 60 km/hr
C. 55 km/hr
D. 50 km/hr
Answer» B. 60 km/hr
Discussion
46.

A train running at the speed of 84 km/hr passes a man walking in opposite direction at the
speed of 6 km/hr in 4 seconds. What is the length of train (in metre) ?

A. 150
B. 120
C. 100
D. 90
Answer» D. 90
Discussion
47.

A car covers four successive 7 km distances at speeds of 10 km/hour, 20 km/hour, 30 km/
hour and 60 km/hour respectively. Its average speed over this distance is

A. 30 km/hour
B. 20 km/hour
C. 60 km/hour
D. 40 km/hour
Answer» C. 60 km/hour
Discussion
48.

Walking
6
th of his usual speed, a man is 12 minutes
7
late. The usual time taken by him to cover that distance is

A. 1 hour
B. 1 hour 12 minutes
C. 1 hour 15 minutes
D. 1 hour 20 minutes
Answer» C. 1 hour 15 minutes
Discussion
49.

A car covers a certain distance in 25 hours.
If it reduces the speed by
1
th,the car covers 200 km.
5
less in that time. The speed of car is

A. 60 km./hr.
B. 30 km./hr.
C. 40 km./hr.
D. 50 km./hr.
Answer» D. 50 km./hr.
Discussion
50.

A man covers the journey from a station A to station B at a uniform speed of 36 km/hr and
returns to A with a uniform speed of 45 km/hr. His average speed for the whole journey is :

A. 40 km/hr
B. 40.5 km/hr
C. 41 km/hr
D. 42 km/hr
Answer» B. 40.5 km/hr
Discussion