437 + Mcqs in Speed Time And Distance Page 3 McqOptions

101.	A person, who can walk down a hill at the rate of $$4\frac{1}{2}$$ km/hr and up the hill at the rate of 3 km/hr. He ascends and comes down to his starting point in 5 hours. How far did he ascend ?
A.	3.5 km
B.	km
C.	5 km
D.	km
Answer» E.

Discussion

102.	Two trains of equal length take 10 sec and 15 sec respectively to cross a telegraph post. If the length of each train be 120 metres, in what time (in seconds) will they cross each other travelling in opposite direction ?
A.	6 sec
B.	5 sec
C.	2 sec
D.	0 sec
Answer» D. 0 sec

Discussion

103.	A and B are 15 km apart and when travelling towards each other meet after half an hour where as they meet two and a half hours later if they travel in the same direction. The faster of the two travels at the speed of :
A.	5 km/hr
B.	8 km/hr
C.	0 km/hr
D.	km/hr
Answer» C. 0 km/hr

Discussion

104.	A car completed a journey of 400 km in $$12\frac{1}{2}$$ hrs. The first $$\frac{3}{4}$$ of the journey was done at 30 km/hr. Calculate the speed for the rest of the journey.
A.	5 km/hr
B.	0 km/hr
C.	5 km/hr
D.	0 km/hr
Answer» C. 5 km/hr

Discussion

105.	A, B and C start at the same time in the same direction to run around a circular stadium. A completes a round in 252 sec, B in 308 sec and C in 198 sec, all starting from the same point. After what time will they again meet at thestating point again ?
A.	6 min 12 sec
B.	5 min
C.	2 min 36 sec
D.	6 min 18 sec
Answer» B. 5 min

Discussion

106.	A man travels some distance at a speed of 12 km/hr and returns at a speed of 9 km/hr. If the total time taken by him is 2 hr 20 min, the distance is :
A.	5 km
B.	1 km
C.	km
D.	2 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

107.	The distance between place A and B is 999 km. An express train leaves place A at 6 am and runs at a speed of 55.5 km/hr. The train stops on the way for 1 hour 20 minutes. It reaches B at :
A.	.20 am
B.	2 pm
C.	am
D.	1 pm
Answer» B. 2 pm

Discussion

108.	A train travelling at a speed of 30 m/sec crosses a platform, 600 metres long in 30 seconds. The length (in metres) of train is :
A.	20 metres
B.	50 metres
C.	00 metres
D.	00 metres
Answer» E.

Discussion

109.	Rubi goes to a multiplex at the speed of 3 km/hr to see a movie and reaches 5 minutes late. If she travels at the speed of 4 km/hr she reaches 5 minutes early. The the distance of the multiplex from her starting point is :
A.	km
B.	km
C.	m
D.	m
Answer» B. km

Discussion

110.	A train 300 metres long takes 40 seconds to cross a platform 900 metres long. The speed of the train in, km per hour is :
A.	02 km/hr
B.	04 km/hr
C.	06 km/hr
D.	08 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

111.	A train 150 metres long takes 20 seconds to cross a platform 450 metres long. The speed of the train in, km per hour is :
A.	00 km/hr
B.	06 km/hr
C.	08 km/hr
D.	04 km/hr
Answer» D. 04 km/hr

Discussion

112.	A student walks from his house at a speed of $$2\frac{1}{2}$$ km per hour and reaches his school 6 minutes late. The next day he increases his speed by 1 km per hours and reaches 6 minutes before school time. How far is theschool from his house ?
A.	$\frac{5}{4}$$ km
B.	$\frac{7}{4}$$ km
C.	$\frac{9}{4}$$ km
D.	$\frac{11}{4}$$ km
Answer» C. $\frac{9}{4}$$ km

Discussion

113.	A boy rides his bicycle 10 km at an average speed of 12 km/hr and travells 12 km at an average speed of 10 km/hr. His average speed for the entire trip is approximately :
A.	0.4 km/hr
B.	0.8 km/hr
C.	1.0 km/hr
D.	2.2 km/hr
Answer» C. 1.0 km/hr

Discussion

114.	A constable is 114 metre behind a thief. The constable runs 21 metres per minute and the thief runs 15 metres in a minute. In what time will the constable catch the thief ?
A.	9 min
B.	8 min
C.	7 min
D.	6 min
Answer» B. 8 min

Discussion

115.	A train is moving at a speed of 80 km/hr and covers a certain distance in 4.5 hours. The speed of the train to cover the same distance in 4 hours is :
A.	00 km/hr
B.	0 km/hr
C.	5 km/hr
D.	0 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

116.	Two cars start at the same time from in point and move alone two roads, at right angle to each other. The speeds are 36 km/hr and 48 km/hr respectively. After 15 sec distance between them will be :
A.	00 m
B.	50 m
C.	00 m
D.	50 m
Answer» E.

Discussion

117.	A car can finish a certain journey in 10 hours at a speed of 42 kmph. In order to cover the same distance in in 7 hours, the speed of the car (km/h) must be increased by :
A.	2 km/hr
B.	5 km/hr
C.	8 km/hr
D.	4 km/hr
Answer» D. 4 km/hr

Discussion

118.	A man travelled a distance of 72 km in 12 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 5 km/hr and partly on bicycle at 10 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is :
A.	0 km
B.	8 km
C.	2 km
D.	6 km
Answer» C. 2 km

Discussion

119.	A man travelled a certain distance train at the rate of 25 kmph and walked back at the rate of 4 kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hours 48 minutes, the distance was :
A.	5 km
B.	0 km
C.	0 km
D.	5 km
Answer» D. 5 km

Discussion

120.	If a train with a speed of 60 km/hr. crosses a pole in 30 seconds. The length of the train (in metres) is :
A.	000 metres
B.	00 metres
C.	50 metres
D.	00 metres
Answer» E.

Discussion

121.	A man completed a certain journey by a car. If he covered 30% of the distance at the speed of 20 km/hr, 60% of the distance at 40 km/hr and the remaining distance at 10 km/hr, his average speed for the whole journey was :
A.	5 km/hr
B.	8 km/hr
C.	0 km/hr
D.	3 km/hr
Answer» B. 8 km/hr

Discussion

122.	How much time does a train 50 m long, moving at 68 km/hr takes to pass another train 75 m long moving at 50 km/hr in the same direction ?
A.	sec
B.	0 sec
C.	0 sec
D.	5 sec
Answer» E.

Discussion

123.	A man is walking at a speed of 10 kmph. After every km, he takes rest for 5 minutes. How much time will he take to cover a distance of 5 km ?
A.	0 min
B.	0 min
C.	5 min
D.	0 min
Answer» C. 5 min

Discussion

124.	The ratio of lengths of two trains is 5 : 3 and the ratio of their speeds is 6 : 5. The ratio of time taken by them to cross a pole is ?
A.	: 6
B.	1 : 8
C.	5 : 18
D.	7 : 16
Answer» D. 7 : 16

Discussion

125.	Raj and Prem walk in opposite direction at the rate 3 km/hr and 2 km per hour respectively. How far will they be from each other after 2 hrs ?
A.	km
B.	0 km
C.	km
D.	1 km
Answer» C. km

Discussion

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

Discussion

127.	Two trains 180 metres and 120 metresin length are running towards each other on parallel tracks, one at the rate 65 km/hr and another at 55 km/hr. In how many seconds will they be cross each other from the moment they meet ?
A.	seconds
B.	seconds
C.	2 seconds
D.	5 seconds
Answer» C. 2 seconds

Discussion

128.	A 120 metres long train is running at a speed of 90 km per hour. It will cross a railway platform 230 m long in ?
A.	$4\frac{4}{5}$$ sec
B.	$9\frac{1}{5}$$ sec
C.	sec
D.	4 sec
Answer» E.

Discussion

129.	A man can cover a certain distance in 3 hours 36 minutes If he walks at the rate of 5 km/hr. If he covers the same distance on cycle at the rate of 24 km/hr, then the time taken by him in minutes is :
A.	0 minutes
B.	5 minutes
C.	0 minutes
D.	5 minutes
Answer» C. 0 minutes

Discussion

130.	A man cycles at the speed of 8 km/hr and reaches office at 11 am and when he cycles at the speed of 12 km/hr, he reaches office at 9 am. At what speed should he cycle so that he reaches his office at 10 am ?
A.	.6 km/hrs
B.	0 km/hrs
C.	1.2 km/hrs
D.	annot be determined
Answer» B. 0 km/hrs

Discussion

131.	Two trains, one 160 m and the other 140 m long are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks, 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.	sec
B.	$7\frac{1}{2}$$ sec
C.	sec
D.	0 sec
Answer» C. sec

Discussion

132.	At an average speed of 80 km/hr Shatabdi Express reaches Ranchi from Kolkata in 7 hrs. Then the distance between Kolkata and Ranchi is :
A.	60 km
B.	06 km
C.	60 m
D.	50 m
Answer» B. 06 km

Discussion

133.	In a 100 metres race, Kamal defeats Bimal by 5 seconds. If the speed of Kamal is 18 kmph, then the speed of Bimal is :
A.	5.4 kmph
B.	4.5 kmph
C.	4.4 kmph
D.	4 kmph
Answer» D. 4 kmph

Discussion

134.	A thief steals a car at 1.30 pm and drive it off 40 km/hr. The theft is discovered at 2 pm and the owner sets off in another car at 50 km/hr he will catch the thief at :
A.	pm
B.	pm
C.	.30 pm
D.	pm
Answer» C. .30 pm

Discussion

135.	A thief, pursued by a policeman, was 100 m ahead at the start. If the ratio of the speed of the policeman to that of the thief was 5 : 4, then how far could the thief go before he was caught by the policeman ?
A.	0 m
B.	00 m
C.	00 m
D.	00 m
Answer» D. 00 m

Discussion

136.	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.	km/hr
B.	km/hr
C.	.25 km/hr
D.	.5 km/hr
Answer» B. km/hr

Discussion

137.	A car travelling with $$\frac{5}{7}$$ of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. Find the actual speedof the car.
A.	$17\frac{6}{7}$$ km/hr
B.	5 km/hr
C.	0 km/hr
D.	5 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

138.	A person travels 285 km in 6 hours in two stages. In the first part of the journey, he travels by bus at the speed of 40 km per hour. In the second part of the journey, he travels by train at the speed of 55 km per hour. How much distance did he travel by train ?
A.	45 km
B.	65 km
C.	85 km
D.	05 km
Answer» C. 85 km

Discussion

139.	A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour ?
A.	.6 km/hr
B.	.2 km/hr
C.	.4 km/hr
D.	0 km/hr
Answer» C. .4 km/hr

Discussion

140.	A is faster than B. A and B each walk 24 km. The sum of their speeds is 7 km/hr and the sum of times taken by them is 14 hours. Then, A's speed is equal to:
A.	km/hr
B.	km/hr
C.	km/hr
D.	km/hr
Answer» C. km/hr

Discussion

141.	A boy goes three equal distance, each of length x km, with speed of y km/hr, $$\frac{3\text{y}}{5}$$ km/hr and $$\frac{2\text{y}}{5}$$ respectively. If the total time taken is 1 hour, then x : y is equal to :
A.	: 13
B.	: 23
C.	: 31
D.	: 37
Answer» D. : 37

Discussion

142.	A man covered a distance of 180 km in 4 hours on a bike. How much distance will be cover on a bicycle in 8 hours if he rides the bicycle at one-sixth the speed of the bike ?
A.	4 km
B.	0 km
C.	2 km
D.	4 km
E.	one of these
Answer» C. 2 km

Discussion

143.	A vehicle travels at the rate of 80 kmph. What distance will will it travel in 15 minutes ?
A.	0000 metres
B.	5000 metres
C.	4000 metres
D.	2000 metres
Answer» B. 5000 metres

Discussion

144.	Two trains start from stations A and B and travel towards each other at a speed of 50 kmph and 60 kmph respectively. A the time of their meeting, the second train had travelled 120 km more then the first. The distance between A and B is :
A.	00 km
B.	320 km
C.	440 km
D.	660 km
Answer» C. 440 km

Discussion

145.	A motor car starts with the speed of 70 km/hr with its speed increasing every two hours by 10 kmph. In how many hours will it cover 345 kms ?
A.	$2\frac{1}{2}$$ hrs
B.	hrs 5 min
C.	$4\frac{1}{2}$$ hrs
D.	annot be determined
E.	one of these
Answer» D. annot be determined

Discussion

146.	Which of the following trains is the fastest ?
A.	5 m/sec
B.	500 m/min
C.	0 km/hr
D.	ll of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

147.	Kim and Om are travelling from points A to B, which are 400 km apart. Travelling at a certain speed Kim takes one hour more than Om to reach point B. If Kim doubles her speed she will take 1 hour 30 mins less than Om to reach point B. At what speed was Kim driving from point A to B ? (In kmph)
A.	0 kmph
B.	0 kmph
C.	60 kmph
D.	0 kmph
Answer» E.

Discussion

148.	A man in a train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in one minutes. If they are known to be 50 metres apart, then at what speed is the train travelling ?
A.	5 km/hr
B.	7 km/hr
C.	0 km/hr
D.	3 km/hr
Answer» D. 3 km/hr

Discussion

149.	A car covers 650 kmps in 12 hours and the other 850 kms in 18 hours. Find the average sped of the car ?
A.	7 kmps
B.	0 kmps
C.	8 kmps
D.	2 kmps
Answer» C. 8 kmps

Discussion

150.	Two trains starting at the same time from two stations 200 km apart and going in opposite directions cross each other at a distance of 110 km from one of the stations. What is the ratio of their speeds ?
A.	: 20
B.	1 : 9
C.	1 : 20
D.	one of these
Answer» C. 1 : 20

Discussion

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

Two trains of equal length take 10 sec and 15 sec respectively to cross a telegraph post. If the length of each train be 120 metres, in what time (in seconds) will they cross each other travelling in opposite direction ?

A and B are 15 km apart and when travelling towards each other meet after half an hour where as they meet two and a half hours later if they travel in the same direction. The faster of the two travels at the speed of :

A car completed a journey of 400 km in $$12\frac{1}{2}$$ hrs. The first $$\frac{3}{4}$$ of the journey was done at 30 km/hr. Calculate the speed for the rest of the journey.

A, B and C start at the same time in the same direction to run around a circular stadium. A completes a round in 252 sec, B in 308 sec and C in 198 sec, all starting from the same point. After what time will they again meet at thestating point again ?

A man travels some distance at a speed of 12 km/hr and returns at a speed of 9 km/hr. If the total time taken by him is 2 hr 20 min, the distance is :

The distance between place A and B is 999 km. An express train leaves place A at 6 am and runs at a speed of 55.5 km/hr. The train stops on the way for 1 hour 20 minutes. It reaches B at :

A train travelling at a speed of 30 m/sec crosses a platform, 600 metres long in 30 seconds. The length (in metres) of train is :

Rubi goes to a multiplex at the speed of 3 km/hr to see a movie and reaches 5 minutes late. If she travels at the speed of 4 km/hr she reaches 5 minutes early. The the distance of the multiplex from her starting point is :

A train 300 metres long takes 40 seconds to cross a platform 900 metres long. The speed of the train in, km per hour is :

A train 150 metres long takes 20 seconds to cross a platform 450 metres long. The speed of the train in, km per hour is :

A student walks from his house at a speed of $$2\frac{1}{2}$$ km per hour and reaches his school 6 minutes late. The next day he increases his speed by 1 km per hours and reaches 6 minutes before school time. How far is theschool from his house ?

A boy rides his bicycle 10 km at an average speed of 12 km/hr and travells 12 km at an average speed of 10 km/hr. His average speed for the entire trip is approximately :

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

A train is moving at a speed of 80 km/hr and covers a certain distance in 4.5 hours. The speed of the train to cover the same distance in 4 hours is :

Two cars start at the same time from in point and move alone two roads, at right angle to each other. The speeds are 36 km/hr and 48 km/hr respectively. After 15 sec distance between them will be :

A car can finish a certain journey in 10 hours at a speed of 42 kmph. In order to cover the same distance in in 7 hours, the speed of the car (km/h) must be increased by :

A man travelled a distance of 72 km in 12 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 5 km/hr and partly on bicycle at 10 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is :

A man travelled a certain distance train at the rate of 25 kmph and walked back at the rate of 4 kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hours 48 minutes, the distance was :

If a train with a speed of 60 km/hr. crosses a pole in 30 seconds. The length of the train (in metres) is :

A man completed a certain journey by a car. If he covered 30% of the distance at the speed of 20 km/hr, 60% of the distance at 40 km/hr and the remaining distance at 10 km/hr, his average speed for the whole journey was :

How much time does a train 50 m long, moving at 68 km/hr takes to pass another train 75 m long moving at 50 km/hr in the same direction ?

A man is walking at a speed of 10 kmph. After every km, he takes rest for 5 minutes. How much time will he take to cover a distance of 5 km ?

The ratio of lengths of two trains is 5 : 3 and the ratio of their speeds is 6 : 5. The ratio of time taken by them to cross a pole is ?

Raj and Prem walk in opposite direction at the rate 3 km/hr and 2 km per hour respectively. How far will they be from each other after 2 hrs ?

A distance is covered by a cyclist at a certain speed. If a jogger covers half of the distance in double the time, the ratio of the speed of the jogger to that of the cyclist is :

Two trains 180 metres and 120 metresin length are running towards each other on parallel tracks, one at the rate 65 km/hr and another at 55 km/hr. In how many seconds will they be cross each other from the moment they meet ?

A 120 metres long train is running at a speed of 90 km per hour. It will cross a railway platform 230 m long in ?

A man can cover a certain distance in 3 hours 36 minutes If he walks at the rate of 5 km/hr. If he covers the same distance on cycle at the rate of 24 km/hr, then the time taken by him in minutes is :

A man cycles at the speed of 8 km/hr and reaches office at 11 am and when he cycles at the speed of 12 km/hr, he reaches office at 9 am. At what speed should he cycle so that he reaches his office at 10 am ?

Two trains, one 160 m and the other 140 m long are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks, the first at 77 km an hour and the other at 67 km an hour. How long will they take to cross each other ?

At an average speed of 80 km/hr Shatabdi Express reaches Ranchi from Kolkata in 7 hrs. Then the distance between Kolkata and Ranchi is :

In a 100 metres race, Kamal defeats Bimal by 5 seconds. If the speed of Kamal is 18 kmph, then the speed of Bimal is :

A thief steals a car at 1.30 pm and drive it off 40 km/hr. The theft is discovered at 2 pm and the owner sets off in another car at 50 km/hr he will catch the thief at :

A thief, pursued by a policeman, was 100 m ahead at the start. If the ratio of the speed of the policeman to that of the thief was 5 : 4, then how far could the thief go before he was caught by the policeman ?

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 car travelling with $$\frac{5}{7}$$ of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. Find the actual speedof the car.

A person travels 285 km in 6 hours in two stages. In the first part of the journey, he travels by bus at the speed of 40 km per hour. In the second part of the journey, he travels by train at the speed of 55 km per hour. How much distance did he travel by train ?

A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour ?

A is faster than B. A and B each walk 24 km. The sum of their speeds is 7 km/hr and the sum of times taken by them is 14 hours. Then, A's speed is equal to:

A boy goes three equal distance, each of length x km, with speed of y km/hr, $$\frac{3\text{y}}{5}$$ km/hr and $$\frac{2\text{y}}{5}$$ respectively. If the total time taken is 1 hour, then x : y is equal to :

A man covered a distance of 180 km in 4 hours on a bike. How much distance will be cover on a bicycle in 8 hours if he rides the bicycle at one-sixth the speed of the bike ?

A vehicle travels at the rate of 80 kmph. What distance will will it travel in 15 minutes ?

Two trains start from stations A and B and travel towards each other at a speed of 50 kmph and 60 kmph respectively. A the time of their meeting, the second train had travelled 120 km more then the first. The distance between A and B is :

A motor car starts with the speed of 70 km/hr with its speed increasing every two hours by 10 kmph. In how many hours will it cover 345 kms ?

Which of the following trains is the fastest ?

Kim and Om are travelling from points A to B, which are 400 km apart. Travelling at a certain speed Kim takes one hour more than Om to reach point B. If Kim doubles her speed she will take 1 hour 30 mins less than Om to reach point B. At what speed was Kim driving from point A to B ? (In kmph)

A man in a train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in one minutes. If they are known to be 50 metres apart, then at what speed is the train travelling ?

A car covers 650 kmps in 12 hours and the other 850 kms in 18 hours. Find the average sped of the car ?

Two trains starting at the same time from two stations 200 km apart and going in opposite directions cross each other at a distance of 110 km from one of the stations. What is the ratio of their speeds ?