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51.	A person travels on his car from a place A to a place B with an average speed of 60 kmph and he is late by 30 minutes than the time he usually takes. During his return journey, with an average speed of 80 kmph, he reached his destination 5 minutes earlier. Then the distance (in km) between A and B is
A.	160
B.	150
C.	140
D.	120
Answer» D. 120

Discussion

52.	I walk a certain distance and ride back, taking \(\frac{{13}}{2}\) hours in total. I could walk both ways in a total of \(\frac{{31}}{4}\) hours. How long will it take me to ride both ways?
A.	6 h 15 min
B.	5 h 55 min
C.	4 h 15 min
D.	5 h 15 min
Answer» E.

Discussion

53.	A train is moving at a speed of 132 kmph. If the length of the train is 110 meters, how long will it take to cross a railway platform 165 meters long?
A.	7.5 seconds
B.	15 seconds
C.	5 second
D.	10 seconds
Answer» B. 15 seconds

Discussion

54.	A 400 metres long train crosses a bridge 600 metres long in 50 seconds. What is speed (in km/hr) of the train?
A.	75
B.	72
C.	74
D.	78
Answer» C. 74

Discussion

55.	A bus runs at 80 km per hour and reaches its destination 40 minutes late. If it had moved at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour, it would have reached only 8 minutes late. The right time in which the bus completes it's journey is:A. 248 minutesB. 340 minutesC. 212 minutesD. 315 minutes
A.	C
B.	B
C.	A
D.	D
Answer» D. D

Discussion

56.	A man is walking at a speed of 12 km per hour. After every kilometre, he takes rest for 4 minutes. How much time (in minutes) will he take to cover a distance of 8 kilometres?
A.	68
B.	72
C.	64
D.	60
Answer» B. 72

Discussion

57.	A person covers the first 176 kilometers at a speed of 16 kilometers/hour and the next 64 kilometers at a speed of 32 kilometers/hour. What would be the approximate average speed for the first 240 kilometers of the journey?A. 13 Km/hB. 27 Km/hC. 18.5 Km/hD. 21 Km/h
A.	B
B.	D
C.	A
D.	C
Answer» E.

Discussion

58.	Kiran needs to travel 300 km in 5 hours. She travels for some time @ 75 km/hr and the rest of the time @ 55 km/hr. How long did Kiran travel at the higher speed?
A.	1 hour 10 mins
B.	1 hour 35 mins
C.	1 hour 15 mins
D.	1 hour 25 mins
Answer» D. 1 hour 25 mins

Discussion

59.	A train travels at a speed of 75 km per hour. How many kms will it travel in 45 minutes?
A.	50 km
B.	60 km
C.	56.25 km
D.	55.5 km
Answer» D. 55.5 km

Discussion

60.	A train travelling at the speed of x km/h crossed a 300 m long platform in 30 seconds, and overtook a man walking in the same direction at 6 km/h in 20 seconds. What is the value of x?
A.	102
B.	48
C.	60
D.	96
Answer» E.

Discussion

61.	A person takes 8 hour to complete a certain distance, when he travels at 5 Km/h. If he uses bike in the place of cycle, then he takes 2 hour less to cover same distance. If speed of bike is 1/3 of the speed of bus, then what is the speed of bus?
A.	30 Km/h
B.	40 Km/h
C.	20 Km/h
D.	85 Km/h
Answer» D. 85 Km/h

Discussion

62.	A man can row 7.5 km per hours in still water. If in a river running at 1.5 km an hour, it takes him 50 minutes to row to a place and back, how far off is the place?
A.	3 km
B.	4 km
C.	2 km
D.	5 km
E.	7 km
Answer» B. 4 km

Discussion

63.	A bike covers a certain distance at a speed of 56 km/hr in 16 hours. How much time it will take to cover the same distance at the speed of 64 km/hr?
A.	14 hr
B.	18 hr
C.	16 hr
D.	12 hr
Answer» B. 18 hr

Discussion

64.	A and B are travelling towards each other from the points P and Q respectively. After crossing each other, A and B take \(6\frac{1}{8}\) hours and 8 hours, respectively, to reach their destinations Q and P, respectively. If the speed of B is 16.8 km/h, then the speed (in km/hr) of A is:
A.	20.4
B.	20.8
C.	19.2
D.	19.8
Answer» D. 19.8

Discussion

65.	A boat travels from P to Q along the current and Q to P against the current in 3 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water is 4 km/hr, then the distance between P and Q is
A.	8 km
B.	6 km
C.	Data is inadequate
D.	None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above

Discussion

66.	Mohan covers a distance of 2.5 km by scooter at the rate of 30 km/h. The time taken by Mohan to cover he given distance in minute is:
A.	8
B.	10
C.	5
D.	6
Answer» D. 6

Discussion

67.	A person commutes to his office at 5 km/h and returns home at a speed of 1 km/h. If the total time taken is 6 hours, then what is the distance between his house and the office?
A.	7 km
B.	5 km
C.	8 km
D.	6 km
Answer» C. 8 km

Discussion

68.	A bus covers a distance of 1.8 km in 3 minutes. How much faster (in m/s) is it than a young athlete who runs 200 m in 25 s?
A.	2
B.	1
C.	2.5
D.	1.5
Answer» B. 1

Discussion

69.	A train passes the platform in 18 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 8 seconds. If the length of the train is 100 metres, the length of the platform is:
A.	125 m
B.	140 m
C.	150 m
D.	130 m
Answer» B. 140 m

Discussion

70.	If a man is running at a speed of 18 kmph, what is the distance traveled by the man in 5 min?
A.	1000 m
B.	1500 m
C.	2000 m
D.	2500 m
Answer» C. 2000 m

Discussion

71.	A person travels from the hostel to the college with a speed of 15 kmph from the bicycle and reaches a 4.5 minute delay. If he runs a bike with a speed of 20 kmph, then it reaches 4.5 minutes early. Describe the distance between hostel and college. (In km)
A.	8
B.	6
C.	9
D.	7
Answer» D. 7

Discussion

72.	Mohan and Sohan walk at average speed of 1 km/hr and 2.4 km/hr respectively. If Mohan walks in South direction and Sohan in East direction beginning from the same origin at the same time, what will be the distance between the two after 5 hours?
A.	13 km
B.	30 km
C.	√10 km
D.	17 km
Answer» B. 30 km

Discussion

73.	A train covers certain distance between two places at a uniform speed. If the train moved 10 km/hr faster it would take 2 hours less. And, if the train were slower by 10 km/hr, it would take 3 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the distance covered by the train.
A.	300 kms
B.	600 kms
C.	800 kms
D.	1200 kms
Answer» C. 800 kms

Discussion

74.	A person travels a certain distance at a speed of 18 km/h and returns to the starting point at 12 km/h. If he takes 2 hours 55 minutes for the whole journey, the distance one way is:
A.	18 km
B.	21 km
C.	24 km
D.	25 km
Answer» C. 24 km

Discussion

75.	Excluding the stoppage of the metro station, the speed of the metro train is 60 kilometers per hour and including the station stop, it is 48 kilometers per hour. How many minutes does the metro train stop every hour?A. 9 minutesB. 8 minutesC. 12 minutesD. 14 minutes
A.	B
B.	C
C.	D
D.	A
Answer» C. D

Discussion

76.	A car covers a certain distance in 8 hours at a speed of 50 kmph. What should be the increase in speed to cover the same distance in 5 hours?
A.	50 kmph
B.	40 kmph
C.	30 kmph
D.	80 kmph
Answer» D. 80 kmph

Discussion

77.	A train traveling at a speed of 66 km/hr crosses a 465 m long bridge in 33 seconds. How long was the train?
A.	240 m
B.	160 m
C.	180 m
D.	140 m
Answer» E.

Discussion

78.	A man walking at the rate of 6 km/hr crosses the bridge in 15 minutes. The length of the bridge (in meters) is
A.	1250
B.	1500
C.	1450
D.	1600
Answer» C. 1450

Discussion

79.	A car travels at a speed of 80 km/h and covers a certain distance in 2 hrs 15 min. Another car running at a speed of 60 km/h will cover the same distance in how much time?
A.	2 hr 45 min
B.	3 hr 15 min
C.	3 hrs
D.	3.5 hrs
Answer» D. 3.5 hrs

Discussion

80.	A train moving at a rate of 48 km/h crosses a standing man in 12 sec. It will cross a 100 m long bridge in how much time?
A.	18 sec
B.	18.5 sec
C.	19 sec
D.	19.5 sec
Answer» E.

Discussion

81.	A train is 400 metres long and running at a speed of 60 km/hr. How much time (in seconds) will it take to cross a platform 1000 metres long?
A.	84
B.	72
C.	96
D.	108
Answer» B. 72

Discussion

82.	A motor car moves at a speed of 72 km/h and 54 km/h after and before repairing respectively. It covers X distance in 6 hours after repairing. How much time (in hours) will it take to cover 5X distance before repairing?
A.	30
B.	40
C.	45
D.	36
Answer» C. 45

Discussion

83.	A race has three parts. The speed and time required to complete the individual! parts for a runner is displayed on the following chart: Part IPart IIPart IIISpeed (kmph)987.5Time (minutes)5080100 What is the average speed of this runner?
A.	8.17 kmph
B.	8.00 kmph
C.	7.80 kmph
D.	7.77 kmph
Answer» C. 7.80 kmph

Discussion

84.	A student takes 1.25 hours to travel from home to school at a speed of 4km/h. By what percentage should he increase his speed to reduce the time by 25% to cover the same distance from school to home?
A.	50%
B.	25%
C.	45%
D.	\(33\frac{1}{3}\% \)
Answer» E.

Discussion

85.	A man riding on a bicycle at a speed of 15 km/h crosses a bridge in 5 min. Find the length of the bridge ?
A.	1.25 km
B.	2 km
C.	2\(1\over 2\) km
D.	1 km
Answer» B. 2 km

Discussion

86.	A and B started their journeys from X to Y and Y to X, respectively. After crossing each other, A and B completed the remaining parts of their journeys in \(6\frac{1}{8}\) h and 8 h respectively. If the speed of B is 28 km/h, then the speed (in km/h) of A is:
A.	42
B.	40
C.	32
D.	36
Answer» D. 36

Discussion

87.	A car covers a certain distance at a speed of 54 km/hr in 7 hours. What should be the speed of car to cover the same distance in 6 hours?
A.	72 km/hr
B.	56 km/hr
C.	63 km/hr
D.	54 km/hr
Answer» D. 54 km/hr

Discussion

88.	A train running at 7/11 of its own speed reached a place in 22 hrs. How much time could be saved if the train runs at its own speed?
A.	7 hrs
B.	8 hrs
C.	14 hrs
D.	16 hrs
Answer» C. 14 hrs

Discussion

89.	A goes to a mall from his house on a cycle at 8 km/h and comes back to his house on a cycle at 6 km/h. If he takes 1 hour 10 minutes in all, what is the distance between his house and the mall?
A.	8 km
B.	4 km
C.	5 km
D.	6 km
Answer» C. 5 km

Discussion

90.	If Vinay had run at a speed of 2 km/h faster, he would have taken 10 minutes less to cover 4 km, find the speed of Vinay?A. 7 km/hB. 5 km/hC. 4 km/hD. 6 km/h
A.	D
B.	B
C.	C
D.	A
Answer» B. B

Discussion

91.	A train travels some distance at a speed of 15 km/hr and returns at a speed of 9 km/hr. If the total time taken by the train is 8 hours, then what is the distance (in km)?
A.	45
B.	36
C.	42
D.	60
Answer» B. 36

Discussion

92.	From a point O, one car goes towards the east at a speed of 60 km/h and a second car goes towards the north at a speed of 80 km/h. What is the distance between them after 3 hours in kilometres?
A.	280 km
B.	300 km
C.	250 km
D.	400 km
Answer» C. 250 km

Discussion

93.	‘A’ walks around a circular field at the rate of one round per hour, while ‘B’ runs around it at the rate of six rounds per hour. They start in the same direction from the same point at 7.30 A.M. They shall first cross each other at
A.	8.30 A.M.
B.	8.10 A.M.
C.	7.48 A.M.
D.	7.42 A.M.
Answer» E.

Discussion

94.	A person travels at the equivalent triangle area along with the plains of the triangular area, at 18 kmph, 24 km, and 36 kmph. Tell the average speed of travel.
A.	22 kmph
B.	24 kmph
C.	18 kmph
D.	34 kmph
Answer» C. 18 kmph

Discussion

95.	A train running with a speed of 9 km/hr, crosses a telephone pole. If the length of train is 360 meters, then what is the time taken (in seconds) by the train to cross the pole?
A.	140
B.	125
C.	144
D.	150
Answer» D. 150

Discussion

96.	A delivery boy started from his office at 10 a.m. to deliver an article. He rode his scooter at a speed of 32 km / h. He delivered the article and waited for 15 minutes to get the payment. After the payment was made, he reached his office at 11.25 a.m., travelling at a speed of 24 km / h. Find the total distance travelled by the boy.
A.	35 km
B.	40 km
C.	32 km
D.	30 km
Answer» D. 30 km

Discussion

97.	A man covers 3/5 of the total journey by rail \(\frac{7}{{20}}\) by bus and the remaining 6.5 kms on foot. His total Journey is
A.	65 km
B.	120 kms
C.	100 km
D.	130 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

98.	It takes 10 hours for a person to travel a distance. If he reduces his speed by 20%, then what is the percentage increase in the time taken to cover the same distance?
A.	33.33%
B.	20%
C.	Can not be determined
D.	25%
Answer» E.

Discussion

99.	A train moving with a speed of 60 km per hour crosses an electric pole in 30 seconds. What is the length of train in meters?
A.	300
B.	400
C.	500
D.	600
Answer» D. 600

Discussion

100.	A cyclist leaves A at 10 am and reaches B at 11 am. Starting from 10:01 am, every minute a motorcycle leaves A and moves towards B. Forty-five such motorcycles reach B by 11 am. All motorcycles have the same speed. If the cyclist had doubled his speed, how many motorcycles would have reached B by the time the cyclist reached B?
A.	20
B.	23
C.	15
D.	22
Answer» D. 22

Discussion

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I walk a certain distance and ride back, taking \(\frac{{13}}{2}\) hours in total. I could walk both ways in a total of \(\frac{{31}}{4}\) hours. How long will it take me to ride both ways?

A train is moving at a speed of 132 kmph. If the length of the train is 110 meters, how long will it take to cross a railway platform 165 meters long?

A 400 metres long train crosses a bridge 600 metres long in 50 seconds. What is speed (in km/hr) of the train?

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A man is walking at a speed of 12 km per hour. After every kilometre, he takes rest for 4 minutes. How much time (in minutes) will he take to cover a distance of 8 kilometres?

A person covers the first 176 kilometers at a speed of 16 kilometers/hour and the next 64 kilometers at a speed of 32 kilometers/hour. What would be the approximate average speed for the first 240 kilometers of the journey?A. 13 Km/hB. 27 Km/hC. 18.5 Km/hD. 21 Km/h

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A train travels at a speed of 75 km per hour. How many kms will it travel in 45 minutes?

A train travelling at the speed of x km/h crossed a 300 m long platform in 30 seconds, and overtook a man walking in the same direction at 6 km/h in 20 seconds. What is the value of x?

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A man can row 7.5 km per hours in still water. If in a river running at 1.5 km an hour, it takes him 50 minutes to row to a place and back, how far off is the place?

A bike covers a certain distance at a speed of 56 km/hr in 16 hours. How much time it will take to cover the same distance at the speed of 64 km/hr?

A and B are travelling towards each other from the points P and Q respectively. After crossing each other, A and B take \(6\frac{1}{8}\) hours and 8 hours, respectively, to reach their destinations Q and P, respectively. If the speed of B is 16.8 km/h, then the speed (in km/hr) of A is:

A boat travels from P to Q along the current and Q to P against the current in 3 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water is 4 km/hr, then the distance between P and Q is

Mohan covers a distance of 2.5 km by scooter at the rate of 30 km/h. The time taken by Mohan to cover he given distance in minute is:

A person commutes to his office at 5 km/h and returns home at a speed of 1 km/h. If the total time taken is 6 hours, then what is the distance between his house and the office?

A bus covers a distance of 1.8 km in 3 minutes. How much faster (in m/s) is it than a young athlete who runs 200 m in 25 s?

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Mohan and Sohan walk at average speed of 1 km/hr and 2.4 km/hr respectively. If Mohan walks in South direction and Sohan in East direction beginning from the same origin at the same time, what will be the distance between the two after 5 hours?

A train covers certain distance between two places at a uniform speed. If the train moved 10 km/hr faster it would take 2 hours less. And, if the train were slower by 10 km/hr, it would take 3 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the distance covered by the train.

A person travels a certain distance at a speed of 18 km/h and returns to the starting point at 12 km/h. If he takes 2 hours 55 minutes for the whole journey, the distance one way is:

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A car covers a certain distance in 8 hours at a speed of 50 kmph. What should be the increase in speed to cover the same distance in 5 hours?

A train traveling at a speed of 66 km/hr crosses a 465 m long bridge in 33 seconds. How long was the train?

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A train moving at a rate of 48 km/h crosses a standing man in 12 sec. It will cross a 100 m long bridge in how much time?

A train is 400 metres long and running at a speed of 60 km/hr. How much time (in seconds) will it take to cross a platform 1000 metres long?

A motor car moves at a speed of 72 km/h and 54 km/h after and before repairing respectively. It covers X distance in 6 hours after repairing. How much time (in hours) will it take to cover 5X distance before repairing?

A race has three parts. The speed and time required to complete the individual! parts for a runner is displayed on the following chart: Part IPart IIPart IIISpeed (kmph)987.5Time (minutes)5080100 What is the average speed of this runner?

A student takes 1.25 hours to travel from home to school at a speed of 4km/h. By what percentage should he increase his speed to reduce the time by 25% to cover the same distance from school to home?

A man riding on a bicycle at a speed of 15 km/h crosses a bridge in 5 min. Find the length of the bridge ?

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A car covers a certain distance at a speed of 54 km/hr in 7 hours. What should be the speed of car to cover the same distance in 6 hours?

A train running at 7/11 of its own speed reached a place in 22 hrs. How much time could be saved if the train runs at its own speed?

A goes to a mall from his house on a cycle at 8 km/h and comes back to his house on a cycle at 6 km/h. If he takes 1 hour 10 minutes in all, what is the distance between his house and the mall?

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A train travels some distance at a speed of 15 km/hr and returns at a speed of 9 km/hr. If the total time taken by the train is 8 hours, then what is the distance (in km)?

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‘A’ walks around a circular field at the rate of one round per hour, while ‘B’ runs around it at the rate of six rounds per hour. They start in the same direction from the same point at 7.30 A.M. They shall first cross each other at

A person travels at the equivalent triangle area along with the plains of the triangular area, at 18 kmph, 24 km, and 36 kmph. Tell the average speed of travel.

A train running with a speed of 9 km/hr, crosses a telephone pole. If the length of train is 360 meters, then what is the time taken (in seconds) by the train to cross the pole?

A man covers 3/5 of the total journey by rail \(\frac{7}{{20}}\) by bus and the remaining 6.5 kms on foot. His total Journey is

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A train moving with a speed of 60 km per hour crosses an electric pole in 30 seconds. What is the length of train in meters?