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351.	Walking at a speed of 6 km per hour, a man takes 5 hours to complete his journey. How much time will he need to complete the same journey at the rate of 8 km per hr.?
A.	<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">hours</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">4</td></tr></table>
B.	3 hours
C.	<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">hours</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">4</td></tr></table>
D.	3.5 hours
Answer» B. 3 hours

Discussion

352.	A car runs at 60 km per hr. A man runs at one-third the speed of the car and reaches office from his house in 15 minutes. How far is his office from his house?
A.	7 km
B.	5.5 km
C.	6 km
D.	5 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

353.	Ravi can walk a certain distance in 40 days when he rests 9 hours a day. How long will he take to walk twice the distance, twice as fast and rest twice as long each day?
A.	80 days
B.	100 days
C.	90 days
D.	95 days
Answer» C. 90 days

Discussion

354.	On increasing the speed of a train at the rate of 10 km per hr, 30 minutes is saved in a journey of 100 kms. Find the initial speed of train.
A.	40 kmph
B.	45 kmph
C.	42 kmph
D.	44 kmph
Answer» B. 45 kmph

Discussion

355.	A man travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours, partly on foot at the rate of 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle at the rate of 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot was
A.	12 km
B.	16 km
C.	20 km
D.	24 km
Answer» C. 20 km

Discussion

356.	P and Q are 27 km away. Two trains with speed of 24 km/hr and 18 km/hr respectively start simultaneously from P and Q and travel in the same direction. They meet at a point R beyond Q. Distance QR is
A.	126 km
B.	81 km
C.	48 km
D.	36 km
Answer» C. 48 km

Discussion

357.	From two places, 60 km apart, A and B start towards each other at the same time and meet each other after 6 hours.
A.	4 km/hr.
B.	6 km/hr.
C.	10 km/hr.
D.	12 km/hr.
Answer» C. 10 km/hr.

Discussion

358.	A man completed a certain journey by a car. If he covered 30% of the distance at the speed of 20km/hr, 60% of the distance at 40km/hr and the remaining distance at 10km/hr; his average speed for the whole journey was
A.	25 km/hr
B.	28 km/hr
C.	30 km/hr
D.	33 km/hr
Answer» B. 28 km/hr

Discussion

359.	A man travels 400 kms in 4 hours partly by air and partly by train. If he had travelled all the way by air,
A.	95 km.
B.	85 km.
C.	90 km.
D.	100 km.
Answer» E.

Discussion

360.	Two cars start at the same time from one point and move along two roads at right angles to each other. Their speeds are 36 km/ hour and 48 km/hour respectively. After 15 seconds the distance between them will be
A.	400 m
B.	150 m
C.	300 m
D.	250 m
Answer» E.

Discussion

361.	A and B run a kilometre and A wins by 25 sec. A and C run a kilometre and A wins by 275 m. When B and C run the same distance, B wins by 30 sec. The time taken by A to run a kilometre is
A.	2 min 25 sec
B.	2 min 50 sec
C.	3 min 20 sec
D.	3 min 30 sec
Answer» B. 2 min 50 sec

Discussion

362.	A car completes a journey in 10 hours. If it covers half of the journey at 40 kmph and the remaining half at 60 kmph, the distance covered by car is
A.	400 km
B.	480 km
C.	380 km
D.	300 km
Answer» C. 380 km

Discussion

363.	Two trains 125 metres and 115 metres in length, are running towards each other on parallel lines, one at the rate of 33 km/hr and the other at 39 km/hr. How much time (in seconds) will they take to pass each other from the moment they meet ?
A.	8
B.	10
C.	12
D.	15
Answer» D. 15

Discussion

364.	A goods train starts running from a place at 1 P.M. at the rate of 18 km/hour. Another goods train starts from the same place at 3 P.M. in the same direction and overtakes the first train at 9 P.M. The speed of the second train in km/hr is
A.	24
B.	30
C.	15
D.	18
Answer» B. 30

Discussion

365.	Two trains, 80 metres and 120 metres long, are running at the speed of 25 km/hr and 35 km/hr respectively in the same direction on parallel tracks. How many seconds will they take to pass each other ?
A.	48
B.	64
C.	70
D.	72
Answer» E.

Discussion

366.	Two trains, of same length, are running on parallel tracks in the same direction with speed 60 km/hour and 90 km/hour respectively. The latter completely crosses the former in 30 seconds. The length of each train (in metres) is
A.	125
B.	150
C.	100
D.	115
Answer» B. 150

Discussion

367.	Two trains 180 metres and 120 metres in length are running towards each other on parallel tracks, one at the rate 65 km/hour and another at 55 km/hour. In how many seconds will they be clear of each other from the moment they meet ?
A.	6
B.	9
C.	12
D.	15
Answer» C. 12

Discussion

368.	A train B speeding with 100 kmph crosses another train C, running in the same direction, in 2 minutes. If the length of the train B and C be 150 metre and 250 metre respectively, what is the speed of the train C (in kmph)?
A.	75
B.	88
C.	95
D.	110
Answer» C. 95

Discussion

369.	The distance between two places A and B is 60 km. Two cars start at the same time from A and B, travelling at the speeds of 35 km/h and 25 km/h, respectively. If the cars run in the same direction, then they will meet after ( in hours)
A.	6.5
B.	6.2
C.	6
D.	6.52
Answer» D. 6.52

Discussion

370.	Two trains start from stations A and B and travel towards each other at speeds of 50 kmph and 60 kmph respectively. At the time of their meeting, the second train has travelled 120 km more than the first. The distance between A and B is
A.	1200 km
B.	1440 km
C.	1320 km
D.	990 km
Answer» D. 990 km

Discussion

371.	Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at the rate of 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

372.	A thief steals a car at 1.30 p.m. and drives it off at 40 km/hr. The theft is discovered at 2 p.m. and the owner sets off in another car at 50 km/hr. He will overtake the thief at
A.	5 p.m.
B.	4 p.m.
C.	4.30 p.m.
D.	6 p.m.
Answer» C. 4.30 p.m.

Discussion

373.	When a person cycled at 10 km per hour he arrived at his office 6 minutes late. He arrived 6 minutes early, when he increased his speed by 2 km per hour. The distance of his office from the starting place is
A.	6 km
B.	7 km
C.	12 km
D.	16 km
Answer» D. 16 km

Discussion

374.	If a train runs at 70 km/hour, it reaches its destination late by 12 minutes. But if it runs at 80 km/ hour, it is late by 3 minutes. The correct time to cover the journey is
A.	58 minutes
B.	2 hours
C.	1 hour
D.	59 minutes
Answer» D. 59 minutes

Discussion

375.	A train travelling at a speed of 55 km/hr travels from place X to place Y in 4 hours. If its speed is increased by 5 km/hr., then the time of journey is reduced by
A.	25 minutes
B.	35 minutes
C.	20 minutes
D.	30 minutes
Answer» D. 30 minutes

Discussion

376.	A car can cover a certain distance in 41 hours.2
A.	50 km/hour
B.	40 km/hour
C.	45 km/hour
D.	60 km/hour
Answer» C. 45 km/hour

Discussion

377.	If a boy walks from his house to school at the rate of 4 km per hour, he reaches the school 10 minutes earlier than the scheduled time. However, if he walks at the rate of 3 km per hour, he reaches 10 minutes late. Find the distance of his school from his house.
A.	5 km
B.	4 km
C.	6 km
D.	4.5 km
Answer» C. 6 km

Discussion

378.	A walks at a uniform rate of 4 km an hour; and 4 hours after his start, B bicycles after him at the uniform rate of 10 km an hour. How far from the starting point will B catch A ?
A.	16.7 km
B.	18.6 km
C.	21.5 km
D.	26.7 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

379.	Walking at a speed of 5 km/hr, a man reaches his office 6 minutes late. Walking at 6 km/hr, he reaches there 2 minutes early. The distance of his office is
A.	3 km
B.	4 km
C.	3.5 km
D.	2 km
Answer» C. 3.5 km

Discussion

380.	A moving train passes a platform 50 metres long in 14 seconds and a lamp-post in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is
A.	24 km/hr.
B.	36 km/hr.
C.	40 km/hr.
D.	45 km/hr.
Answer» E.

Discussion

381.	A person standing on a railway platform noticed that a train took 21 seconds to completely pass through the platform which was 84 m long and it took 9 seconds in passing him. The speed of the train was
A.	25.2 km/hour
B.	32.4 km/hour
C.	50.4 km/hour
D.	75.6 km/hour
Answer» B. 32.4 km/hour

Discussion

382.	A train passes a man standing on a platform in 8 seconds and also crosses the platform which is 264 metres long in 20 seconds. The length of the train (in metres) is :
A.	188
B.	176
C.	175
D.	96
Answer» C. 175

Discussion

383.	Points A and B are 70 km apart on a highway. A car starts from A and another from B at the same time. If they travel in the same direction, they meet in 7 hours, but if they travel towards each-other, they meet in one hour. Find the speed of the two cars (in km/hr).
A.	20, 30
B.	40, 30
C.	30, 50
D.	20, 40
Answer» C. 30, 50

Discussion

384.	A train crosses a pole in 15 seconds and a platform 100 metres long in 25 seconds. Its length (in metres) is
A.	50
B.	100
C.	150
D.	200
Answer» D. 200

Discussion

385.	A train passes a platform 110 m long in 40 seconds and a boy standing on the platform in 30 seconds . The length of the train is
A.	100 m
B.	110 m
C.	220 m
D.	330 m
Answer» E.

Discussion

386.	A moving train crosses a man standing on a platform and a bridge 300 metres long in 10 seconds and 25 seconds respectively. What will be the time taken by the train to cross a platform 200 metres long ?
A.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">16</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td><td rowspan="2">seconds</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">3</td></tr></table>
B.	18 seconds
C.	20 seconds
D.	22 seconds
Answer» D. 22 seconds

Discussion

387.	A train crosses a platform in 30 seconds travelling with a speed of 60 km/h. If the length of the train be 200 metres, then the length (in metres) of the platform is
A.	400
B.	300
C.	200
D.	500
Answer» C. 200

Discussion

388.	A train leaves a station A at 7 am and reaches another station B at 11 am. Another train leaves B at 8 am and reaches A at 11.30 am. The two trains cross one another at
A.	8:36 am
B.	8:56 am
C.	9:00 am
D.	9:24 am
Answer» E.

Discussion

389.	A train moving at a rate of 36 km/hr. crosses a standing man in 10 seconds. It will cross a platform 55 metres long, in :
A.	6 seconds
B.	7 seconds
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">seconds</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">2</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>1</center></td><td rowspan="2"> seconds </td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">2</td></tr></table>
Answer» D. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">5</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>

Discussion

390.	A train passes by a lamp post on a platform in 7 sec. and passes by the platform completely in 28 sec. If the length of the platform is 390 m, then length of the train (in metres) is
A.	120
B.	130
C.	140
D.	150
Answer» C. 140

Discussion

391.	Two trains 100 metres and 95 metres long respectively pass each other in 27 seconds when they run in the same direction and in 9 seconds when they run in opposite directions. Speed of the two trains are
A.	44 km/hr, 22 km/hr
B.	52 km/hr, 26 km/hr
C.	36 km/hr. 18 km/hr
D.	40 km/hr, 20 km/hr
Answer» C. 36 km/hr. 18 km/hr

Discussion

392.	In a race of one kilometre, A gives B a start of 100 metres and still wins by 20 seconds. But if A gives B a start of 25 seconds, B wins by 50 metres. The time taken by A to run one kilometre is
A.	17 seconds
B.	<table><tr><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>500</center></td><td rowspan="2">seconds</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">29</td></tr></table>
C.	<table><tr><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1200</center></td><td rowspan="2">seconds</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">29</td></tr></table>
D.	<table><tr><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>700</center></td><td rowspan="2">seconds</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">29</td></tr></table>
Answer» C. <table><tr><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1200</center></td><td rowspan="2">seconds</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">29</td></tr></table>

Discussion

393.	In a one-kilometre race A, B and C are the three participants. A can give B a start of 50 m. and C a start of 69 m. The start, which B can allow C is
A.	17 m.
B.	20 m.
C.	19 m.
D.	18 m.
Answer» C. 19 m.

Discussion

394.	A train 110 metre 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 seconds
B.	6 seconds
C.	7 seconds
D.	10 seconds
Answer» C. 7 seconds

Discussion

395.	If a man reduces his speed to 2/3, he takes 1 hour more in walking a certain distance. The time (in hours) to cover the distance with his normal speed is :
A.	2
B.	1
C.	3
D.	1.5
Answer» B. 1

Discussion

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

Discussion

397.	A thief is stopped by a policeman from a distance of 400 metres. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. Assuming the speed of the thief as 5 km/h and that of policeman as 9 km/h, how far the thief would have run, before he is over taken by the policeman ?
A.	400 metre
B.	600 metre
C.	500 metre
D.	300 metre
Answer» D. 300 metre

Discussion

398.	Two trains start from a certain place on two parallel tracks in the same direction. The speed of the trains are 45 km/hr. and 40 km/hr respectively. The distance between the two trains after 45 minutes will be
A.	2.5 km.
B.	2.75 km.
C.	3.7 km.
D.	3.75 km.
Answer» E.

Discussion

399.	A passenger train running at the speed of 80 kms./hr leaves the railway station 6 hours after a goods train leaves and overtakes it in 4 hours. What is the speed of the goods train?
A.	32 kmph
B.	50 kmph
C.	45 kmph
D.	64 kmph
Answer» B. 50 kmph

Discussion

400.	A man can reach a certain place in 30 hours.
A.	6 km/hr
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><td rowspan="2">km/hr</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">2</td></tr></table>
C.	4 km/hr
D.	5 km/hr
Answer» E.

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