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This section includes 437 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Arithmetic Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
301. |
Two trains 105 meters and 90 meters long, run at the speeds of 45 kmph and 72 kmph respectively, in opposite directions on parallel tracks. The time which they take to cross each other, is:%! |
A. | 8 seconds |
B. | 6 seconds |
C. | 7 seconds |
D. | 5 seconds |
Answer» C. 7 seconds | |
302. |
In a 1-kilometre race, A can beat B by 30 meters, while in a 500-meter race B can beat C by 25 meters. By how many meters will A beats C in a 100-meter race?%! |
A. | 7.85 |
B. | 7.25 |
C. | 7.15 |
D. | 7.03 |
Answer» B. 7.25 | |
303. |
A person can row 7(1/2) km an hour in still water. Finds that it takes twice the time to row upstream than the time to row downstream. The speed of the stream is:%! |
A. | 2 kmph |
B. | 2.5 kmph |
C. | 3 kmph |
D. | 4 kmph |
Answer» C. 3 kmph | |
304. |
A runs 7/4 times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 300 m, how far must the winning post be if both A and B have to end the race at same time?%! |
A. | 1400 m |
B. | 700 m |
C. | 350 m |
D. | 210 m |
Answer» C. 350 m | |
305. |
*$_A runs 7/4 times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 300 m, how far must the winning post be if both A and B have to end the race at same time?? |
A. | 1400 m |
B. | 700 m |
C. | 350 m |
D. | 210 m |
Answer» C. 350 m | |
306. |
*$_A is twice fast as B and B is thrice fast as C. The journey covered by C in 78 minutes will be covered by A in :? |
A. | 13 min |
B. | 15.5 min |
C. | 17 min |
D. | 12 min |
Answer» B. 15.5 min | |
307. |
*$_The average speed of a train is 20% less on the return journey than on onward journey. The train halts for half an hour at the destination station before starting on the return journey. If the total time taken for the to and fro journey is 23 hours, covering a distance of 1000 km, the speed of the train on the return journey is:? |
A. | 60 km/hr |
B. | 50 km/hr |
C. | 40 km/hr |
D. | 55 km/hr |
Answer» D. 55 km/hr | |
308. |
*$_A car travels 50% faster than a bike. Both start at the same time from A to B. The car reaches 25 minutes earlier than the bike. If the distance from A to B is 100 km, find the speed of the bike.? |
A. | 120 km |
B. | 100 km |
C. | 80 km |
D. | 75 km |
Answer» D. 75 km | |
309. |
*$_A train without stopping travels 60 km/h and with stoppage 40 km/. What is the time taken for stoppage on a route 300 km?? |
A. | 10 hours |
B. | 20 hours |
C. | 5 hours |
D. | 2.5 hours |
Answer» E. | |
310. |
*/*_In a 1-kilometre race, A can beat B by 30 meters, while in a 500-meter race B can beat C by 25 meters. By how many meters will A beats C in a 100-meter race?? |
A. | 7.85 |
B. | 7.25 |
C. | 7.15 |
D. | 7.03 |
Answer» B. 7.25 | |
311. |
*/*_A person can row 7(1/2) km an hour in still water. Finds that it takes twice the time to row upstream than the time to row downstream. The speed of the stream is:? |
A. | 2 kmph |
B. | 2.5 kmph |
C. | 3 kmph |
D. | 4 kmph |
Answer» C. 3 kmph | |
312. |
*/*_Two trains 105 meters and 90 meters long, run at the speeds of 45 kmph and 72 kmph respectively, in opposite directions on parallel tracks. The time which they take to cross each other, is:? |
A. | 8 seconds |
B. | 6 seconds |
C. | 7 seconds |
D. | 5 seconds |
Answer» C. 7 seconds | |
313. |
*/*_A motorboat in still water travels at speed of 36 kmph. It goes 56 km upstream in 1 hour 45 minutes. The time taken by it to cover the same distance down the stream will be:? |
A. | 2 h, 25 min. |
B. | 3 h |
C. | 1 h, 24 min. |
D. | 2 h, 21 min. |
Answer» D. 2 h, 21 min. | |
314. |
*/*_A man covers half of his journey at 6km/h and the remaining half at 3 km/h. His average speed is? |
A. | 9 km/h |
B. | 4.5 km/h |
C. | 4 km/h |
D. | 3 km/h |
Answer» D. 3 km/h | |
315. |
*/*_A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km.? |
A. | 220 km |
B. | 224 km |
C. | 230 km |
D. | 234 km |
Answer» C. 230 km | |
316. |
*/*_Robert is travelling on his cycle and has calculated to reach point A at 2 P.M. if he travels at 10 kmph, he will reach there at 12 noon if he travels at 15 kmph. At what speed must he travel to reach A at 1 P.M.?? |
A. | 8 kmph |
B. | 11 kmph |
C. | 12 kmph |
D. | 14 kmph |
Answer» D. 14 kmph | |
317. |
*/*_A runs twice as fast as B and B runs thrice as fast as C. The distance covered by C in 72 minutes, will be covered by A in:? |
A. | 18 minutes |
B. | 24 minutes |
C. | 16 minutes |
D. | 12 minutes |
Answer» E. | |
318. |
*/*_The speed of A and B are in the ratio 3:4. A takes 20 minutes more than B to reach a destination. Time in which A reach the destination?? |
A. | 1(1/3) hours |
B. | 2 hours |
C. | 2(2/3) hours |
D. | 1(2/3) hours |
Answer» B. 2 hours | |
319. |
*/*_A certain distance is covered at a certain speed. If half of this distance is covered in double the time, the ratio of the two speed is :? |
A. | 1:16 |
B. | 4:1 |
C. | 2:1 |
D. | 1:4 |
Answer» C. 2:1 | |
320. |
*/*_A train travelling at 48 kmph crosses another train, having half of its length and travelling in opposite direction at 42 kmph, in 12 seconds. It also passes a railway platform in 45 seconds. The length of railway platform is:? |
A. | 200m |
B. | 300m |
C. | 350m |
D. | 400m |
Answer» E. | |
321. |
*/*_In a race of 200 meters, B can gives a start of 10 meters to A, and C can gives a start of 20 meters to B. the starts that C can gives to A, in the same race is:? |
A. | 30 meter |
B. | 25 meter |
C. | 29 meter |
D. | 27 meter |
Answer» D. 27 meter | |
322. |
*/*_A man goes downstream with a boat to some destination and returns upstream to his original place in 5 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water and the stream are 10 kmph and 4 kmph respectively, the distance of the destination from the starting place is:? |
A. | 16km |
B. | 18 km |
C. | 21 km |
D. | 25 km |
Answer» D. 25 km | |
323. |
%_A train met with an accident 120 km from station A. It completed the remaining journey at 5/6 of its previous speed and reached 2 hour late at station B. Had the accident taken place 300 km further, it would have been only 1 hour late. What is the speed of the train?_% |
A. | 100 km/h |
B. | 12 km/h |
C. | 60 km/h |
D. | 50 km/h |
Answer» D. 50 km/h | |
324. |
_ A certain distance is covered at a certain speed. If half of this distance is covered in double the time, the ratio of the two speed is :$? |
A. | 1:16 |
B. | 4:1 |
C. | 2:1 |
D. | 1:4 |
Answer» C. 2:1 | |
325. |
_ The area of square park is 25 sq. Km. Time taken to complete a round of the field once, at a speed of 3 kmph is:$? |
A. | 4 hours 60 minutes |
B. | 4 hours 50 minutes |
C. | 6 hours 40 minutes |
D. | 5 hours 40 minutes |
Answer» D. 5 hours 40 minutes | |
326. |
_ A starts 3 Minutes after B for a place 4.5km distant. B, on reaching his destination, immediately returns and after walking a km meets A. If A can walk 1 Km in 18 minutes,then what is B's speed?$? |
A. | 4 km/h |
B. | 6 km/h |
C. | 7 km/h |
D. | 5 km/h |
Answer» E. | |
327. |
_ Without stoppage, a train travels a certain distance with an average speed of 60 km/h, and with stoppage it covers the same distance with an average speed of 40 km/h. On an average, how many minutes per hour does train stop during the journey ?$? |
A. | 20 min/h |
B. | 15 min/h |
C. | 10 min/h |
D. | 12 min/h |
Answer» B. 15 min/h | |
328. |
_ In a race of 200 meters, B can gives a start of 10 meters to A, and C can gives a start of 20 meters to B. the starts that C can gives to A, in the same race is:$? |
A. | 30 meter |
B. | 25 meter |
C. | 29 meter |
D. | 27 meter |
Answer» D. 27 meter | |
329. |
_ A man goes downstream with a boat to some destination and returns upstream to his original place in 5 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water and the stream are 10 kmph and 4 kmph respectively, the distance of the destination from the starting place is:$? |
A. | 16km |
B. | 18 km |
C. | 21 km |
D. | 25 km |
Answer» D. 25 km | |
330. |
_ A train travelling at 48 kmph crosses another train, having half of its length and travelling in opposite direction at 42 kmph, in 12 seconds. It also passes a railway platform in 45 seconds. The length of railway platform is:$? |
A. | 200m |
B. | 300m |
C. | 350m |
D. | 400m |
Answer» E. | |
331. |
_ A runs twice as fast as B and B runs thrice as fast as C. The distance covered by C in 72 minutes, will be covered by A in:$? |
A. | 18 minutes |
B. | 24 minutes |
C. | 16 minutes |
D. | 12 minutes |
Answer» E. | |
332. |
_ The speed of A and B are in the ratio 3:4. A takes 20 minutes more than B to reach a destination. Time in which A reach the destination?$? |
A. | 1(1/3) hours |
B. | 2 hours |
C. | 2(2/3) hours |
D. | 1(2/3) hours |
Answer» B. 2 hours | |
333. |
_ In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the flight is:$? |
A. | 1 hour |
B. | 2 hours |
C. | 3 hours |
D. | 4 hours |
Answer» B. 2 hours | |
334. |
_ In covering a distance of 30 km, Abhay takes 2 hours more than Sameer. If Abhay doubles his speed, then he would take 1 hour less than Sameer. Abhay's speed is:$? |
A. | 5 kmph |
B. | 6 kmph |
C. | 6.25 kmph |
D. | 7.5 kmph |
Answer» B. 6 kmph | |
335. |
_A motor boat takes 2 hours to travel a distance of 9 km downstream and it takes 6 hours to travel the same distance against the current. The speed of the boat in still water and that of the current (in km/h) respectively are:$? |
A. | 6, 5 |
B. | 3, 1.5 |
C. | 8, 5 |
D. | 9, 3 |
Answer» C. 8, 5 | |
336. |
_A man reduces his speed from 20 kmph to 18 kmph. So, he takes 10 minutes more than the normal time. what is the distance traveled by him.$? |
A. | 30 km |
B. | 25 km |
C. | 50 km |
D. | 36 km |
Answer» B. 25 km | |
337. |
_A is twice fast as B and B is thrice fast as C is. The journey covered by C in 3/2 hours will be covered by A is:$? |
A. | 15 minutes |
B. | 20 minutes |
C. | 30 minutes |
D. | 1 hour |
Answer» B. 20 minutes | |
338. |
_The ratio between the speed of a bus and train is 15:27 respectively. Also, a car covered a distance of 720 km in 9 hours. The speed of the Bus is three-fourth the speed of the car. How much distance will the train cover in 7 hours?$? |
A. | 760 km |
B. | 756 km |
C. | 740 km |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. 740 km | |
339. |
_A railway passenger counts the telegraph poles on the rail road as he passes them. The telegraph poles are at a distance of 50 metres. What will be his count in 4 hours, if the speed of the train is 45 km per hour.$? |
A. | 600 |
B. | 2500 |
C. | 3600 |
D. | 5000 |
Answer» D. 5000 | |
340. |
_In a 100m race, Kamal defeats Bimal by 5 seconds. If the speed of Kamal is 18 kmph, then the speed of Bimal is:$? |
A. | 15.4 kmph |
B. | 14.5 kmph |
C. | 14.4 kmph |
D. | 14 kmph |
Answer» D. 14 kmph | |
341. |
_A train travelling with a speed of 60 kmph catches another train travelling in the same direction and then leaves it 120 m behind in 18 seconds. The speed of the second train is$? |
A. | 26kmph |
B. | 35 kmph |
C. | 36 kmph |
D. | 63 kmph |
Answer» D. 63 kmph | |
342. |
_Two trains of equal length, running in opposite directions, pass a pole in 18 and 12 seconds. The trains will cross each other in:$? |
A. | 14.4 seconds |
B. | 15.5 seconds |
C. | 18.8 seconds |
D. | 20.2 seconds |
Answer» B. 15.5 seconds | |
343. |
_In a race of 1000 m, A can beat B by 100m. In a 400m, B beats C by 40 m. In a race of 500m. A will beat C by$? |
A. | 95 m |
B. | 50 m |
C. | 45 m |
D. | 60 m |
Answer» B. 50 m | |
344. |
_Ravi and Ajay start simultaneously from a place A towards B 60 km apart. Ravi's speed is 4km/h less than that of Ajay. Ajay, after reaching B, turns back and meets Ravi at a places 12 km away from B. Ravi's speed is:$? |
A. | 12 km/h |
B. | 10 km/h |
C. | 8 km/h |
D. | 6 km/h |
Answer» D. 6 km/h | |
345. |
Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?$? |
A. | 9 |
B. | 10 |
C. | 12 |
D. | 20 |
Answer» C. 12 | |
346. |
A car travelling with 5/7 of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. Find the actual speed of the car.$? |
A. | 17 6/7 |
B. | 25 km/hr |
C. | 30 km/hr |
D. | 35 km/hr |
Answer» E. | |
347. |
A boat covers 48 km upstream and 72 km downstream in 12 hours, while it covers 72 km upstream and 48 km downstream in 13 hours The speed of stream is :$? |
A. | 2 kmph |
B. | 2.2 kmph |
C. | 2.5 kmph |
D. | 4 kmph |
Answer» B. 2.2 kmph | |
348. |
A minibus takes 6 hour less to cover 1680 km distance, if its speed is increased by 14 kmph ? What is the usual time of the minibus ?$? |
A. | 15 h |
B. | 24 h |
C. | 25 h |
D. | 30 h |
Answer» E. | |
349. |
A boat covers 48 km upstream and 72 km downstream in 12 hours, while it covers 72 km upstream and 48 km downstream in 13 hours The speed of stream is :? |
A. | 2 kmph |
B. | 2.2 kmph |
C. | 2.5 kmph |
D. | 4 kmph |
Answer» B. 2.2 kmph | |
350. |
A minibus takes 6 hour less to cover 1680 km distance, if its speed is increased by 14 kmph ? What is the usual time of the minibus ?? |
A. | 15 h |
B. | 24 h |
C. | 25 h |
D. | 30 h |
Answer» E. | |