1801 + Mcqs in Time, Speed and Distance in General Aptitude Page 1 McqOptions

1.	Places A and B are 396 km apart. Train X leaves from A for B and train Y leaves from B for A at the same time on the same day on parallel tracks. Both trains meet after \(5\frac{1}{2}\) hours. The speed of Y is 10 km/h more than that of X. What is the speed (in km/h) of Y?
A.	54
B.	31
C.	41
D.	56
Answer» D. 56

Discussion

2.	A train of length 150 meters passes a pole in 15 seconds and crosses another train of the same length travelling in opposite direction in 12 seconds. The speed of the second train would be :
A.	20 km/h
B.	40 km/h
C.	54 km/h
D.	60 km/h
E.	None of these
Answer» D. 60 km/h

Discussion

3.	A swimmer can swim at a speed of 0.5 m/s in still water. How much distance will he cover in 25 minutes?
A.	450 m
B.	600 m
C.	500 m
D.	750 m
Answer» E.

Discussion

4.	A train travels at a speed of 72 km/h. How may metres will it travel in 12 min?
A.	15540
B.	12000
C.	13220
D.	14400
Answer» E.

Discussion

5.	A man swims downstream 12 kmph and upstream 4 kmph; his speed in still water is:
A.	8 kmph
B.	10 kmph
C.	4 kmph
D.	5 kmph
Answer» B. 10 kmph

Discussion

6.	A boat takes half time in rowing a certain distance downstream than upstream. What is the ratio of the speed of boat in still water to the speed of current?
A.	1 : 2
B.	2 : 1
C.	1 : 3
D.	3 : 1
Answer» E.

Discussion

7.	A train of length 212 m is running at 45 km/h. In what time (in seconds) will it cross a platform of length 188 m?
A.	36
B.	42
C.	32
D.	40
Answer» D. 40

Discussion

8.	A man in a train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in one minute. If they are known to be 50 meters apart, then at what speed is the train running?
A.	57 km/hr
B.	55 km/hr
C.	63 km/hr
D.	60 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

9.	A train X travelling at 60 km/h overtakes another train Y, 225 m long, and completely passes it in 72 seconds. If the trains had been going in opposite directions, they would have passed each other in 18 seconds. The length (in m) of X and the speed (in km/h) of Y are, respectively:
A.	255 and 36
B.	255 and 40
C.	245 and 54
D.	245 and 45
Answer» B. 255 and 40

Discussion

10.	Raja and Gopal are at a distance of 48 km. They start at the same time to meet each other traveling at a rate of 7 km/hr and 5 km/hr respectively. They meet after the time _________.
A.	3 hours
B.	7 hours
C.	5 hours
D.	4 hours
Answer» E.

Discussion

11.	A man has to cover a distance of 40 kms. He walks 16 kms at the speed of 4 km/hr and the rest is covered by Tonga. If he had covered 16 kms by Tonga and the rest by walking at the speed of 4 km/hr, then he would have taken 1 hour more. Find the speed of Tonga.
A.	16 km/h
B.	8 km/h
C.	12 km/h
D.	10 km/h
Answer» C. 12 km/h

Discussion

12.	A person covers 700 m distance in 6 minutes. What is his speed in km/h?
A.	4.23 km/h
B.	3.45 km/h
C.	7 km/h
D.	6 km/h
Answer» D. 6 km/h

Discussion

13.	A train crossed a 120 m long platform in 12 seconds and 165 m long platform in 15 seconds. The speed of the train was:
A.	66 km/h
B.	54 km/h
C.	49 km/h
D.	72 km/h
Answer» C. 49 km/h

Discussion

14.	A 110 m long train crosses a pole in 12 seconds. What is the speed of the train in km/h?
A.	33 km/h
B.	27 km/h
C.	30 km/h
D.	49 km/h
Answer» B. 27 km/h

Discussion

15.	A train 300 m long travelling at 120 kmph crosses a bridge in 45 seconds. How long is the bridge?
A.	1500 m
B.	1200 m
C.	900 m
D.	1000 m
Answer» C. 900 m

Discussion

16.	A person covers a distance of 390 km in 3.25 hours. His speed, in m/sec, is:
A.	\(33\frac{1}{3}\;\)
B.	24
C.	\(30\frac{2}{3}\)
D.	25
Answer» B. 24

Discussion

17.	If I walk at 7/6 of my usual speed, then I reach my office 15 minutes early. What is the usual time taken (in minutes) by me to reach the office?
A.	60
B.	75
C.	90
D.	105
Answer» E.

Discussion

18.	A person can row downstream 20 km in 2 hours and upstream 4 km in 2 hours. What is the speed of the current?
A.	2 km/hour
B.	2.5 km/hr
C.	3 km/hr
D.	4 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

19.	1/3 part of a certain journey is covered with the speed of 25 km/hr, 1/2 part of the journey is covered with the speed of 45 km/hr and the remaining part covered with the speed of 37.5 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the whole journey?
A.	37.08
B.	34.61
C.	43
D.	56
Answer» C. 43

Discussion

20.	A boy in a train notice that he can count 31 telephone posts in 60 seconds. The distance between two posts is 60 meters. Calculate the speed of the train?
A.	90 km/hr
B.	108 km/hr
C.	60 km/hr
D.	120 km/hr
Answer» C. 60 km/hr

Discussion

21.	If an airplane covers a distance of 980 km in 35 minutes then in what time it will cover a distance of 1470 km.
A.	1/2 hours
B.	\(1\frac{1}{8}hours\)
C.	7/8 hours
D.	\(1\frac{1}{6}hours\)
Answer» D. \(1\frac{1}{6}hours\)

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22.	A thief steals a car at 10 a.m. and drives it at 60 kmph. The theft is discovered at 11 a.m., and the owner sets off in another car. At what speed should the owner runs the car to catch the thief at 12.30 p.m.?
A.	70 kmph
B.	75 kmph
C.	80 kmph
D.	100 kmph
Answer» E.

Discussion

23.	If Rohit can cover a distance of 1188 km in 22 hours, then what is the speed of Rohit?
A.	54 m/s
B.	25 m/s
C.	15 m/s
D.	48 m/s
Answer» D. 48 m/s

Discussion

24.	A 75 metre long train is moving at 20 kmph. It will cross a man standing on the platfrom in:
A.	14 seconds
B.	15.5 seconds
C.	12 seconds
D.	13.5 seconds
Answer» E.

Discussion

25.	Chandan travelled equal distance with speed of 3 km/hr, 4 km/hr and 8 km/hr and takes a total time of 42.5 minutes. Find the total distance in km.
A.	4
B.	2
C.	1
D.	3
Answer» E.

Discussion

26.	A train without stoppage travels with an average speed of 50 km/h, and with stoppage, it travels with an average speed of 40 km/h. For how many minutes does the train stop on an average per hour?
A.	13
B.	14
C.	12
D.	15
Answer» D. 15

Discussion

27.	In a map drawn to a scale of 1 cm = 18.5 km, the distance between places A and B = 22.25 cm. Find the actual distance in kilometer?
A.	411.625
B.	425.615
C.	412.625
D.	405.615
Answer» B. 425.615

Discussion

28.	A train 100 meter long meets a man going in opposite direction at 5 km/h and passes him in \(7 \frac{1} 5\) seconds. The speed of the train is
A.	40 km/h
B.	45 km/h
C.	36 km/h
D.	52 km/h
Answer» C. 36 km/h

Discussion

29.	A jogger covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 3 km / hr faster, he would have taken 20 minutes less. If he had moved 1 km / hr slower, he would have taken 10 minutes more. What is the distance (in km) that he jogged?
A.	9
B.	10
C.	12
D.	8
Answer» D. 8

Discussion

30.	A man, rowing a boat, covers a distance of 16 km in two hours downstream. He covers half the distance in the same amount of time when rowing upstream. Calculate the speed of the stream.A. 4 km/hrB. 2 km/hrC. 3 km/hrD. 1 km/hr
A.	C
B.	A
C.	D
D.	B
Answer» E.

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31.	A person covers a certain distance at a speed of 15 kmph in 10 minutes. If he wants to cover the same distance in 6 minutes, then his speed (in kmph) is
A.	20
B.	25
C.	30
D.	24
Answer» C. 30

Discussion

32.	A motor boat travels at a speed of 18 km per hour. How much time will it take to go 90 km?
A.	0.5 hour
B.	5 hours
C.	3 hours
D.	2 hours
Answer» C. 3 hours

Discussion

33.	A train of length 350 m crosses a bridge of length 250 m in 20 seconds. What is the speed of the train (in km/h)
A.	72
B.	95
C.	108
D.	88
Answer» D. 88

Discussion

34.	P, Q and R are three towns on a River which flows uniformely. Q is equidistance from P and R. A man rows from P to Q and return in 10 hour. He can row P to R in downstream in 4 hour. Find the Ratio of speed of man in still water to that of current(River).
A.	3 : 5
B.	5 : 3
C.	1 : 2
D.	2 : 1
E.	None of the above
Answer» C. 1 : 2

Discussion

35.	In the same time-span, Mark Spitz can swim twice the distance downstream than upstream. The speed of the current is 2 kmph. How long would he take to swim 3 km in still water?
A.	Cannot be determined
B.	48 min
C.	30 min
D.	24 min
Answer» D. 24 min

Discussion

36.	A train of length 342 m is running at 54 km/h. In how much time (in seconds) will it cross a bridge of length 438 m?
A.	48
B.	50
C.	54
D.	52
Answer» E.

Discussion

37.	A car covers a certain distance at a speed of 48 km/hr in 14 hours. How much time will it take to cover the same distance at the speed of 84 km/hr?
A.	6 hr
B.	8 hr
C.	9 hr
D.	12 hr
Answer» C. 9 hr

Discussion

38.	A bus starts running with the initial speed of 33 km/hr and its speed increases every hour by certain amount. If it takes 7 hours to cover a distance of 315 km, then what will be hourly increment (in km/hr) in the speed of the bus?
A.	1
B.	2
C.	3
D.	4
Answer» E.

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39.	Rajesh can walk at 5m/s or cycle at 20 m/s. He takes 45 s to cover a distance of 600 m using a combination of the two modes of transport. How long did Rajesh cycle?
A.	15 s
B.	20 s
C.	25 s
D.	26 s
Answer» D. 26 s

Discussion

40.	If a train runs at 60 km/h, it reaches its destination 15 minutes late. But, if it runs at 80 km/h, it is late by 7 minutes only. The right time for the train to cover its journey is∶
A.	18 minutes
B.	17 minutes
C.	20 minutes
D.	21 minutes
Answer» C. 20 minutes

Discussion

41.	A boat can travel 60 km in 3 hours while going downstream, it can travel 90 km in 5 hours while going upstream. What is the ratio of the speed of boat in still water to the speed of the stream?
A.	10 : 9
B.	4 : 1
C.	6 : 1
D.	19 : 1
Answer» E.

Discussion

42.	Arun went to a nearby city at a speed of 25 km/h and returned at 20 km/h. If the total time for the trip was 1 hour 48 minutes, what is the distance of his place from the city?
A.	22 km
B.	18 km
C.	20 km
D.	40 km
Answer» D. 40 km

Discussion

43.	A covers a certain distance at a certain speed. If he covers one-third of the distance in three times then the ratio of this speed to the original speed is:
A.	4 : 5
B.	9 : 1
C.	1 : 4
D.	1 : 9
Answer» E.

Discussion

44.	In an hour a boat travels 11 km along the stream and 5 km against the stream. Find the speed of the boat in still water in km/h?
A.	9 km/h
B.	5 km/h
C.	6 km/h
D.	8 km/h
Answer» E.

Discussion

45.	A man travelled a distance of 99 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 9 km/hr and partly on bicycle @ 18 km/hr. What is distance (in kms) travelled on foot?
A.	36
B.	54
C.	63
D.	45
Answer» D. 45

Discussion

46.	A bus runs at an speed of 45 km/hr. If it completes 405 km long-journey with a break of 1 hour, what is the total time taken during the journey?
A.	9 hrs
B.	10 hrs
C.	11 hrs
D.	12 hrs
Answer» C. 11 hrs

Discussion

47.	A train running at a speed of 72 km/hr takes 25 seconds to cross an electric pole. What is the length of the train?
A.	250 metres
B.	750 metres
C.	500 metres
D.	1000 metres
Answer» D. 1000 metres

Discussion

48.	A man rows down a river 18 km in 4 hours with the stream and returns in 10 hours. Consider the following statements:(1) The speed of the man against the stream is 1.8 km/h(2) The speed of the man in still water is 3.15 km/h(3) The speed of the stream is 1.35 km/hWhich of the above statements are correct?
A.	1 and 2 only
B.	2 and 3 only
C.	1 and 3 only
D.	1, 2 and 3
Answer» E.

Discussion

49.	Abhi finishes a journey by car in 9 hours. He travels the first half of the journey at a speed 40 km/h and the second half of the journey at a speed of 50 km/h. The total distance covered is:
A.	350 km
B.	450 km
C.	400 km
D.	300 km
Answer» D. 300 km

Discussion

50.	A ship developed a leak 15 km from the shore and yet could travel towards the shore at a speed of 10 km/hr for a maximum time of 18 min. A rescue vessel that was immediately sent from the shore to rescue the passengers would take 6 min to complete the rescue once it reaches the ship. What should be the minimum speed of the rescue vessel in order to be able to successfully evacuate everyone onboard the ship?
A.	72 km/hr
B.	70 km/hr
C.	68 km/hr
D.	65 km/hr
Answer» E.

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