627 + Mcqs in Speed, Time and Distance in Aptitude Page 10 McqOptions

451.	P travels for 6 hours at the rate of 5 km/ hour and for 3 hours at the rate of 6 km/ hour. The average speed of the journey in km/ hour is
A.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">3</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">5</td></tr></table>
B.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">5</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">3</td></tr></table>
C.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">1</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">9</td></tr></table>
D.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">2</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">5</td></tr></table>
Answer» C. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">1</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">9</td></tr></table>

Discussion

452.	A man covers the journey from a station A to station B at a uniform speed of 36 km/hr and
A.	40 km/hr
B.	40.5 km/hr
C.	41 km/hr
D.	42 km/hr
Answer» B. 40.5 km/hr

Discussion

453.	A motorist travels to a place 150 km away at an average speed of 50 km/hr and returns at 30 km/hr. His average speed for the whole journey in km/hr is
A.	37.5
B.	37
C.	35
D.	40
Answer» B. 37

Discussion

454.	A train runs from Howrah to Bandel at an average speed of 20 km/hr and returns at an average speed of 30 km/hr. The average speed (in km/hr) of the train in the whole journey is
A.	20
B.	22.5
C.	24
D.	25
Answer» D. 25

Discussion

455.	A and B are 20 km apart. A can walk at an average speed of 4 km/hour and B at 6 km/hr. If they start walking towards each other at 7 a.m., when they will meet ?
A.	8.00 a.m.
B.	8.30 a.m.
C.	9.00 a.m.
D.	10.00 a.m.
Answer» D. 10.00 a.m.

Discussion

456.	A train goes from Ballygunge to Sealdah at an average speed of 20 km/hour and comes back at an average speed of 30 km/hour. The average speed of the train for the whole journey is
A.	27 km/hr
B.	26 km/hr
C.	25 km/hr
D.	24 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

457.	The ratio of length of two trains is 5 : 3 and the ratio of their speed is 6 : 5. The ratio of time
A.	5 : 6
B.	11 : 8
C.	25 : 18
D.	27 : 16
Answer» D. 27 : 16

Discussion

458.	A car travels from A to B at the rate of 40 km/h and returns from B to A at the rate of 60 km/h. Its average speed during the whole journey is
A.	48 km/h
B.	50 km/h
C.	45 km/h
D.	60 km/h
Answer» B. 50 km/h

Discussion

459.	A train starts from A at 7 a.m. towards B with speed 50 km/h. Another train starts from B at 8 a.m. with speed 60 km/h towards A. Both of them meet at 10 a.m. at C. The ratio of the distance AC to BC is
A.	5 : 6
B.	5 : 4
C.	6 : 5
D.	4 : 5
Answer» C. 6 : 5

Discussion

460.	Gautam travels 160 kms at 32 kmph and returns at 40 kmph. Then his average speed is
A.	72 kmph
B.	71.11 kmph
C.	36 kmph
D.	35.55 kmph
Answer» E.

Discussion

461.	A cyclist, after cycling a distance of 70 km on the second day, finds that the ratio of distance covered by him on the first two days is 4 : 5. If he travels a distance of 42 km. on the third day, then the ratio of distance travelled on the third day and the first day is :
A.	4 : 3
B.	3 : 2
C.	3 : 4
D.	2 : 3
Answer» D. 2 : 3

Discussion

462.	A and B run a 5 km race on a round course of 400 m. If their speed are in the ratio 5 : 4, the
A.	1
B.	2
C.	3
D.	5
Answer» D. 5

Discussion

463.	Two trains started at the same time, one from A to B and the other from B to A. If they arrived at B and A respectively 4 hours and 9 hours after they passed each other, the ratio of the speed of the two trains was
A.	2 : 1
B.	3 : 2
C.	4 : 3
D.	5 : 4
Answer» C. 4 : 3

Discussion

464.	Three cars travelled distance in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. If the ratio of the time of travel is 3 : 2 : 1,
A.	3 : 9 : 1
B.	1 : 3 : 9
C.	1 : 2 : 4
D.	4 : 3 : 2
Answer» C. 1 : 2 : 4

Discussion

465.	The speed of two trains are in the ratio 6 : 7. If the second train runs 364 km in 4 hours, then
A.	60 km/hr
B.	72 km/hr
C.	78 km/hr
D.	84 km/hr
Answer» D. 84 km/hr

Discussion

466.	In covering a certain distance, the speed of A and B are in the ratio of 3 : 4. A takes 30 minutes more than B to reach the destination. The time taken by A to reach the destination is :
A.	1 hour
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C.	2 hours
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Answer» D. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">2</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">hours</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">2</td></tr></table>

Discussion

467.	Durga walks 5 km from her home to school in 60 minutes, then bicycles back to home along the same route at 15 km per hour. Her sister Smriti makes the same round trip, but does so at half of Durga s average speed. How much time does Smriti spend on her round trip ?
A.	120 minutes
B.	40 minutes
C.	160 minutes
D.	80 minutes
Answer» D. 80 minutes

Discussion

468.

A car completed a journey of 400 km in 12 1 hrs.
2

A.

45 km/hr

B.

25 km/hr

C.

40 km/hr

D.

30 km/hr

Answer» D. 30 km/hr

Discussion

469.	A man goes to a place on bicycle at speed of 16 km/hr and comes back at lower speed. If the average speed is 6.4 km/hr in total journey, then the return speed (in km/hr) is :
A.	10
B.	8
C.	6
D.	4
Answer» E.

Discussion

470.	A car travels 80 km. in 2 hours and a train travels 180 km. in 3 hours. The ratio of the speed of the car to that of the train is :
A.	2 : 3
B.	3 : 2
C.	3 : 4
D.	4 : 3
Answer» B. 3 : 2

Discussion

471.	A truck covers a distance of 550 metre in one minute where as a bus
A.	1 : 3
B.	2 : 3
C.	3 : 4
D.	1 : 4
Answer» D. 1 : 4

Discussion

472.	It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes 20 minutes more, if 200 km is done by train and the rest by car. The ratio of the speed of the train to that of the car is :
A.	3 : 5
B.	3 : 4
C.	4 : 3
D.	4 : 5
Answer» C. 4 : 3

Discussion

473.	It takes 8 hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes
A.	2 : 3
B.	3 : 2
C.	3 : 4
D.	4 : 3
Answer» D. 4 : 3

Discussion

474.	A certain distance is covered by a cyclist at a certain speed. If a jogger covers half the distance in double the time, the ratio of the speed of the jogger to that of the cyclist is
A.	1 : 4
B.	4 : 1
C.	1 : 2
D.	2 : 1
Answer» B. 4 : 1

Discussion

475.	How much time does a train, 50 m long, moving at 68 km/ hour take to pass another train, 75 m long, moving at 50 km/hour in the same direction ?
A.	5 seconds
B.	10 seconds
C.	20 seconds
D.	25 seconds
Answer» E.

Discussion

476.	A train runs at an average speed of 75 km/hr. If the distance to be covered is 1050 kms, how long will the train take to cover it ?
A.	13 hrs
B.	12 hrs
C.	15 hrs
D.	14 hrs
Answer» E.

Discussion

477.	A man covers half of his journey at 6km/hr and the remaining half at 3km/hr. His average speed is
A.	9 km/hr
B.	4.5 km/hr
C.	4 km/hr
D.	3 km/hr
Answer» D. 3 km/hr

Discussion

478.	A moving train, 66 metres long, overtakes another train of 88 metres long, moving in the same direction in 0.168 minutes. If the second train is moving at 30 km/hr, at what speed is the first train moving ?
A.	85 km/hr.
B.	50 km/hr.
C.	55 km/hr.
D.	25 km/hr.
Answer» B. 50 km/hr.

Discussion

479.	A constable is 114 metres behind a thief. The constable runs 21 metres and the thief runs 15
A.	19 minutes
B.	18 minutes
C.	17 minutes
D.	16 minutes
Answer» B. 18 minutes

Discussion

480.	A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200m. The thief starts running and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10 km./hr and 11 km./hr respectively. What is the distance between them after 6 minutes ?
A.	100 m
B.	190 m
C.	200 m
D.	150 m
Answer» B. 190 m

Discussion

481.	The speeds of three cars are in the ratio of 1 : 3 : 5. The ratio among the time taken by these cars to travel the same distance is
A.	3 : 5 : 15
B.	15 : 3 : 5
C.	15 : 5 : 3
D.	5 : 3 : 1
Answer» D. 5 : 3 : 1

Discussion

482.	At an average of 80 km/hr Shatabdi Express reaches Ranchi from Kolkata in 7 hrs. The
A.	560 km.
B.	506 km.
C.	560 m.
D.	650 m.
Answer» B. 506 km.

Discussion

483.	A man travels 50 km at speed 25 km/h and next 40 km at 20 km/h and there after travels 90 km at 15 km/h. His average speed is :
A.	18 kmph.
B.	25 kmph.
C.	20 kmph.
D.	15 kmph.
Answer» B. 25 kmph.

Discussion

484.	Gautam goes to office at a speed of 12 kmph and returns home at 10 kmph. His average speed is :
A.	11 kmph
B.	22 kmph
C.	10.9 kmph
D.	12.5 kmph
Answer» D. 12.5 kmph

Discussion

485.	A bus travels 150 km in 3 hours and then travels next 2 hours at 60 km/hr. Then the average speed of the bus will be
A.	55 km/hr.
B.	54 km/hr.
C.	50 km/hr.
D.	60 km/hr.
Answer» C. 50 km/hr.

Discussion

486.	On a journey across Kolkata, a taxi averages 50 km per hour for 50% of the distance, 40 km per hour for 40% of it and 20 km per hour for the remaining. The average speed (in km/hour) for the whole journey is :
A.	42
B.	40
C.	35
D.	45
Answer» C. 35

Discussion

487.	A train travels 500 m in first minute. In the next 4 minutes, it travels in each minute 125 m more than that in the previous minute. The average speed per hour of the train during those 5 minutes will be
A.	30 km/hr
B.	45 km/hr
C.	50 km/hr
D.	55 km/hr
Answer» C. 50 km/hr

Discussion

488.	A man walks from his house at an average speed of 5 km per hour and reaches his office 6 minutes late. If he walks at an average speed of 6 km/h he reaches 2 minutes early. The distance of the office from his house is
A.	6 km
B.	9 km
C.	12 km
D.	4 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

489.	A man covers a total distance of 100 km on bicycle. For the first 2 hours, the speed was 20 km/hr and for the rest of the journey, it came down to 10 km/hr. The average speed will be
A.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">12</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">km/hr</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">2</td></tr></table>
B.	13 km/hr
C.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">15</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">km/hr</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">8</td></tr></table>
D.	20 km/hr
Answer» B. 13 km/hr

Discussion

490.	When Alisha goes by car at 50 kmph, she reaches her office 5 minutes late. But when she takes her motorbike, she reaches 3 minutes early. If her office is 25 kms away, what is the approximate average speed at which she rides her motorbike ?
A.	68 kmph
B.	62 kmph
C.	58 kmph
D.	52 kmph
Answer» B. 62 kmph

Discussion

491.	The speed of a car is 54 km/hr. What is its speed in m/sec?
A.	15 m/sec
B.	19-44 m/sec
C.	194.4 m/sec
D.	150 m/sec
Answer» B. 19-44 m/sec

Discussion

492.	A car covers four successive 7 km distances at speeds of 10 km/hour, 20 km/hour, 30 km/
A.	30 km/hour
B.	20 km/hour
C.	60 km/hour
D.	40 km/hour
Answer» C. 60 km/hour

Discussion

493.	A car travels from P to Q at a constant speed. If its speed were increased by 10 km/h, it would have been taken one hour lesser to cover the distance. It would have taken further 45 minutes lesser if the speed was further increased by 10 km/h. The distance between the two cities is
A.	540 km
B.	420 km
C.	600 km
D.	620 km
Answer» C. 600 km

Discussion

494.	A train 150m long passes a km stone in 30 seconds and another train of the same length travelling in opposite direction in 10 seconds. The speed ot the second train is :
A.	90 km/hr
B.	125 km/hr
C.	25 km/hr
D.	75 km/hr
Answer» B. 125 km/hr

Discussion

495.

Walking 6 th of his usual speed, a man is 12 minutes
7

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

496.	A man standing on a platform finds that a train takes 3 seconds to pass him and another train of the same length moving in the opposite direction, takes 4 seconds. The time taken by the trains to pass each other will be
A.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">2</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>3</center></td><td rowspan="2">seconds</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">7</td></tr></table>
B.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">3</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>3</center></td><td rowspan="2">seconds</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">7</td></tr></table>
C.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">4</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>3</center></td><td rowspan="2">seconds</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">7</td></tr></table>
D.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">5</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>3</center></td><td rowspan="2">seconds</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">7</td></tr></table>
Answer» C. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">4</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>3</center></td><td rowspan="2">seconds</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">7</td></tr></table>

Discussion

497.	Two trains, one 160 m and the other 140 m long are running in opposite directions on parallel rails, the first at 77 km an hour and the other at 67 km an hour. How long will they take to cross each other?
A.	7 seconds
B.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">7</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">seconds</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">2</td></tr></table>
C.	6 seconds
D.	10 seconds
Answer» C. 6 seconds

Discussion

498.	Two trains 108 m and 112 m in length are running towards each other on the parallel lines at a speed of 45 km/hr and 54 km/ hr respectively. To cross each other after they meet, it will take
A.	12 sec
B.	9 sec
C.	8 sec
D.	10 sec
Answer» D. 10 sec

Discussion

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

Discussion

500.	Two men are standing on opposite ends of a bridge 1200 metres long. If they walk towards each other at the rate of 5m/minute and 10m/minute respectively, in how much time will they meet each other ?
A.	60 minutes
B.	80 minutes
C.	85 minutes
D.	90 minutes
Answer» C. 85 minutes

Discussion

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