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51.	Walking at6th of his usual speed a man 7 is 25 minutes late. His usual time to cover this distance is
A.	2 hours 30 minutes
B.	2 hours 15 minutes
C.	2 hours 25 minutes
D.	2 hours 10 minutes
Answer» B. 2 hours 15 minutes

Discussion

52.	Walking at3of his usual speed,4 a man is 11hours late. His usual time to2cover the same distance, (in hours) is
A.	4
B.	5
Answer» B. 5

Discussion

53.	By walking at3of his usual speed, 4a man reaches his office 20 minutes later than his usual time. The usual time taken by him to reach his office is
A.	75 minutes
B.	60 minutes
C.	40 minutes
D.	30 minutes
Answer» C. 40 minutes

Discussion

54.	A car travelling with5 of its usual speed covers 742 km in 1 hour 40 min 48 sec. What is the usual speed of the car?
A.	35 km/hr
B.	25 km/hr
C.	30 km/hr
Answer» C. 30 km/hr

Discussion

55.	A man goes from Mysore to Bangalore at a uniform speed of 40 km/hr and comes back toMysore at a uniform speed of 60 km/hr. His average speed for the whole journey is
A.	48 km/hr
B.	50 km/hr
C.	54 km/hr
D.	55 km/hr
Answer» B. 50 km/hr

Discussion

56.	A car completed a journey of 400 km in 121hrs.2The first 3th of the journey was done at 30 km/hr.4Calculate the speed for the rest of the journey.
A.	45 km/hr
B.	25 km/hr
C.	40 km/hr
D.	30 km/hr
Answer» D. 30 km/hr

Discussion

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

Discussion

58.	The ratio of length of two trains is 5 : 3 and the ratio of their speed is 6 : 5. The ratio of timetaken by them to cross a pole is
A.	5 : 6
B.	11 : 8
C.	25 : 18
D.	27 : 16
Answer» D. 27 : 16

Discussion

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

Discussion

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

Discussion

61.	A truck covers a distance of 550 metre in one minute where as a buscovers a distance of 33 km in3hour.4 Then the ratio of their speeds is :
A.	1 : 3
B.	2 : 3
C.	3 : 4
D.	1 : 4
Answer» D. 1 : 4

Discussion

62.	It takes 8 hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes20 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.	2 : 3
B.	3 : 2
C.	3 : 4
D.	4 : 3
Answer» D. 4 : 3

Discussion

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

Discussion

64.	A train running at 7 its own speed reached a place 11in 22 hours. How much time could be saved if the train would run at its own speed?
A.	14 hours
B.	7 hours
C.	8 hours
D.	16 hours
Answer» D. 16 hours

Discussion

65.	A man with3of his usual speed reaches 5 the destination 21hours late. 2 Find his usual time to reach the destination.
A.	4 hours
B.	3 hours
Answer» D.

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66.	How many seconds will a 500 metre long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3km/hr. in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr ?
A.	25 sec
B.	30 sec
C.	40 sec
D.	45 sec
Answer» C. 40 sec

Discussion

67.	The lengths of a train and that of a platform are equal. If with a speed of 90 km/hr the traincrosses the platform in one minute, then the length of the train (in metres) is
A.	500
B.	600
C.	750
D.	900
Answer» D. 900

Discussion

68.	A train 270 metres long is running at a speed of 36 km per hour, then it will cross a bridge oflength 180 metres in :
A.	40 sec
B.	45 sec
C.	50 sec
D.	35 sec
Answer» C. 50 sec

Discussion

69.	A train, 110m long , is running at a speed of 60km/hr. How many seconds does it take tocross another train, 170 m long, standing on parallel track ?
A.	15.6 sec
B.	16.8 sec
C.	17.2 sec
D.	18 sec
Answer» C. 17.2 sec

Discussion

70.	A train travelling with uniform speed crosses two bridges of lengths 300 m and 240 m in 21seconds and 18 seconds respectively. The speed of the train is :
A.	72 km/hr
B.	68 km/hr
C.	65 km/hr
D.	60 km/hr
Answer» B. 68 km/hr

Discussion

71.	A train passes two bridges of lengths 800 m and 400 m in 100 seconds and 60 secondsrespectively. The length of the train is :
A.	80 m
B.	90 m
C.	200 m
D.	150 m
Answer» D. 150 m

Discussion

72.	The length of a train and that of a platform are equal. If with a speed of 90 km/hr the traincrosses the platform in one minute, then the length of the train (in metres) is :
A.	500
B.	600
C.	750
D.	900
Answer» D. 900

Discussion

73.	To cover a certain distance with a speed of 60 km/hr, a train takes 15 hours. If it covers thesame distance in 12 hours, what will be its speed?
A.	65 km/h
B.	70 km/h
C.	75 km/h
D.	80 km/h
Answer» D. 80 km/h

Discussion

74.	A man travels3 th of the distance4 of his journey by bus,1 th by rickshaw 6 and 2 km on foot. The total distance travelled by the man is :
A.	12 km
B.	18 km
C.	20 km
D.	24 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

75.	Two buses travel to a place at 45 km./hr. and 60 km./hr. respectively. If the second bus takes 5 1 hours2 less than the first for the journey, the length of the journey is :
A.	900 km.
B.	945 km.
C.	990 km.
D.	1350 km.
Answer» D. 1350 km.

Discussion

76.	A student goes to school at the rate of 21km/hr and reaches 6 minutes late.2 If he travels at the speed of 3 km/hr. he is 10 minutes early. What is the distance to the school?
A.	4 km
B.	1 km
Answer» B. 1 km

Discussion

77.	A man starts from a place P and reaches the place Q in 7 hours.He travels 1th of the distance at 10 km/hour4 and the remaining distance at 12 km/hour. The distance between P and Q is
A.	72 km
B.	90 km
C.	80 km
D.	70 km
Answer» D. 70 km

Discussion

78.	A student starting from his house walks at a speed of 21km/hour and reaches his 2 school 6 minutes late. Next day starting atthe same time he increases his speed by 1 km/hour and reaches 6 minutes early. The distance between the school and his house is
A.	4 km
B.	6 km
Answer» D.

Discussion

79.	A journey takes 4 hours 30 minutes at a speed of 60 km/hr. If the speed is 15 m/s, then thejourney will take
A.	5 hours
B.	5 hours 30 minutes
C.	6 hours
D.	6 hours 15 minutes
Answer» B. 5 hours 30 minutes

Discussion

80.	A student goes to school at the rate of5km/hr and reaches 6 minutes late. 2 If he travels at the speed of 3 km/hr, he reaches 10 minutes earlier. The distance of the school is
A.	45 km
B.	20 km
C.	10 km
D.	4 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

81.	A truck travels at 90 km/hr for the first 11hours. After that it travels at 70 km/hr.2 Find the time taken by the truck to travel 310 kilometres.
A.	2.5 hrs
B.	3 hrs
C.	3.5 hrs
D.	4 hrs
Answer» E.

Discussion

82.	A is twice as fast as B and B is thrice as fast as C is. The journey covered by C in 11hours will be covered by A in2
A.	15 minutes
B.	20 minutes
C.	30 minutes
D.	1 hour
Answer» B. 20 minutes

Discussion

83.	Motor-cyclist P started his journey at a speed of 30 km/hr. After 30 minutes, motor-cyclist Qstarted from the same place but with a speed of 40 km/hr. How much time (in hours) will Q take to overtake P ?
A.	1
B.	2
Answer» C.

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84.	Sarita and Julie start walking from the same place in the opposite directions. If Julie walks at a speed of 21km/hr and Sarita at a speed2 of 2 km/hr, in how much time will they be 18 km apart ?
A.	4.0 hrs
B.	4.5 hrs
C.	5.0 hrs
D.	4.8 hrs
Answer» B. 4.5 hrs

Discussion

85.	A man covers2of the total journey15 by train,9by bus and the remaining 20 10 km on foot. His total journey (in km) is
A.	15.6
B.	24
C.	16.4
D.	12.8
Answer» C. 16.4

Discussion

86.	The speed 31m/sec when expressed3 in km/hour becomes
A.	8
B.	9
C.	10
D.	12
Answer» E.

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87.	An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 km hour in 5 hours. To cover thesame distance in 12hours, it must3travel at a speed of :
A.	300 km./hr.
B.	360 km./hr.
C.	600 km./hr.
D.	720 km./hr.
Answer» E.

Discussion

88.	A man travelled a certain distance by train at the rate of 25 kmph. and walked back at therate of 4 kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hours 48 minutes, the distance was
A.	25 km
B.	30 km
C.	20 km
D.	15 km
Answer» D. 15 km

Discussion

89.	A person started his journey in the morning. At 11 a.m. he covered3 of the journey and on the8 same day at 4.30 p.m. he covered5of the journey.6He started his journey at
A.	6.00 a.m.
B.	3.30 a.m.
C.	7.00 a.m.
D.	6.30 a.m.
Answer» E.

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90.	A train is travelling at the rate of 45km/hr. How many seconds itwill take to cover a distance of4km ?5
A.	36 sec.
B.	64 sec.
C.	90 sec.
D.	120 sec.
Answer» C. 90 sec.

Discussion

91.	Ram travels a certain distance at 3 km/hr and reaches 15 min late. If he travels at 4 km/hr he reaches 15 min earlier. The distance he has to travel is ?
A.	4.5 km.
B.	6 km.
C.	7.2 km.
D.	12 km.
Answer» C. 7.2 km.

Discussion

92.	A train 350 m long is moving at the speed of 20 km/h. It will cross a man coming from the opposite direction at the speed of 1 km/h in ?
A.	27 sec
B.	35 sec
C.	45 sec
D.	60 sec
Answer» E.

Discussion

93.	A thief steals a car at 1:30 p.m. and drives it at 45 km an hour. The theft is discovered at 2 p.m. and the owner sets off in another car at 50 km an hour. He will overtake the thief at ?
A.	3:30 p.m.
B.	4 p.m.
C.	4:30 p.m.
D.	6 p.m.
Answer» C. 4:30 p.m.

Discussion

94.	A hunter fired two shots from the branch of a tree at an interval of 76 seconds. A tiger separating too fast hears the two shots at an interval of 83 seconds. If the velocity of the sound is 1195.2 km/h, then find the speed of tiger?
A.	112.8 km/h
B.	100.8 km/h
C.	80.16 km/h
D.	none of these
Answer» C. 80.16 km/h

Discussion

95.	The length of Lucknow mail is 120m and that of punjab mail is 80 m. These two trains are running in the same direction with velocities of 40 km/h and 50 km/h respectively. The time taken by them to cross each other is ?
A.	8 sec.
B.	72 sec.
C.	11.5 sec.
D.	12.5 sec.
Answer» C. 11.5 sec.

Discussion

96.	Soniya and Priyanka started from Amethi and Bellari for Bellari and Amethi, which are 645 km apart. They meet after 15 hours. After their meeting, Sonia increased her speed by 3 km/h and priyanka reduced her speed by 3 km/h, they arrived at Bellari and Amethi respectively at the same time. What is their initial speeds?
A.	24 km/h and 30 km/h
B.	25 km/h and 18 km/h
C.	18 km/h and 21 km/h
D.	20 km/h and 23 km/h
Answer» E.

Discussion

97.	Two train start at the same time Aligarh and Delhi and processed toward each other at 16 km/hr and 21 km/hr respectively when they meet, it is found that one train has travelled 60 km more than the other. The distance between two station is ?
A.	445 km.
B.	444 km.
C.	440 km.
D.	450 km.
Answer» C. 440 km.

Discussion

98.	Akbar and Birbal setout at the same time to walk towards each other respectively from Agra and Banaras 144 km apart. Akbar walks at the constant speed of 8 km/h, while Birbal walks 4 km in the first hour, 5 km in the second hour, 6 km in the third hour and so on. Then the Akbar and Birbal will meet ?
A.	In 6 hr.
B.	In 8 hr.
C.	Midway between Agra and Banaras
D.	80 km away from Banaras
Answer» D. 80 km away from Banaras

Discussion

99.	A tiger is 50 of its own leaps behind a deer. The tiger takes 5 leaps per minute to the deer's 4. If the tiger and the deer cover 8 m and 5 m per leap respectively, what distance will the tiger have to run before it catches the deer?
A.	600 m
B.	700 m
C.	800 m
D.	1000 m
Answer» D. 1000 m

Discussion

100.	Two boys begin together to write out a booklet containing 817 lines. The first boy start with first line, writing at rate of 200 lines an hour and the second boys start with a last line. He writes line 817 and so on backwards proceeding at the rate of 150 lines an hour. An what line will they meet ?
A.	466th
B.	465th
C.	467th
D.	468th
Answer» D. 468th

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