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151. |
Kapil travels for 4.5 hours at a speed of 50 km / h and 7.5 hours at a speed of 70 km / h. At the end of it, he finds that he covered only 6/7 of the total distance. At what average speed should he travel so that the remaining distance traveled in 5 hours? |
A. | 32 km/h |
B. | 25 km/h |
C. | 30 km/h |
D. | 40 km/h |
Answer» C. 30 km/h | |
152. |
A train travels 20% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B, 180 km away at the same time. On the way the train takes 30 minutes for stopping at the stations. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the train? |
A. | 56 |
B. | 66 |
C. | 72 |
D. | 80 |
Answer» D. 80 | |
153. |
A boy swims a certain distance in 15 min at the rate of 24 km/h. How much time will he take if his speed reduces to 20 km/h to cover the same distance? |
A. | 18 min |
B. | 12.5 min |
C. | 16.5 min |
D. | 13 min |
Answer» B. 12.5 min | |
154. |
A man can row 9 Kmph in still water and finds that it takes him thrice as much time to row up than as to row down the same distance in the river. The speed of the current is |
A. | \(3\frac{1}{3}\) kmph |
B. | \(3\frac{1}{9}\) kmph |
C. | \(4\frac{2}{3}\) kmph |
D. | \(4\frac{1}{2}\) kmph |
Answer» E. | |
155. |
A boat can cover a distance of 7.2 km downstream and 3.2 km upstream in 2 hours. It can also cover 1.5 km downstream and 0.6 km upstream in 24 minutes. What is the speed of the boat when going downstream (in km/h)? |
A. | 5 |
B. | \(7\frac{1}{2}\) |
C. | \(4\frac{1}{2}\) |
D. | 6 |
Answer» E. | |
156. |
A train of 120 m long is running with a speed of 65 kmph. In what time will it pass a man who is running at a speed of 5 kmph in the same direction in which the train is running. |
A. | 5.8 sec |
B. | 6.6 sec |
C. | 8.4 sec |
D. | 7.2 sec |
Answer» E. | |
157. |
Dinesh is travelling on his bike. He will reach point P at 6 p. m. if he travels at 20 km/h. He will reach point P at 2 p. m. if he travels at 30 km/h. At what speed must he travel to reach point P at 4 p. m.? |
A. | 32 km/h |
B. | 24 km/h |
C. | 21 km/h |
D. | 28 km/h |
Answer» C. 21 km/h | |
158. |
A and B move towards each other at the same time at the speeds of 10 km/h and 20 km/h, respectively and the distance between them is 49 km. How much is the distance between them, in m, 5 minutes before they meet? |
A. | 2500 |
B. | 1600 |
C. | 1800 |
D. | 2000 |
Answer» B. 1600 | |
159. |
A car covers 630 km in 20 hours. Calculate its average speed in meters/second? |
A. | 8.25 |
B. | 7.75 |
C. | 8.75 |
D. | 7.25 |
Answer» D. 7.25 | |
160. |
A train running at a speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train? |
A. | 324 m |
B. | 180 m |
C. | 150 m |
D. | 120 m |
Answer» D. 120 m | |
161. |
A person travels a distance of 240 km, partly by train and the rest by bus. He takes \(3\frac{1}{2}\) hours if he travels 150 km by train and the rest by bus. If he travels 140 km by bus and the rest by train, he takes \(3\frac{2}{3}\) hours. What is the speed of the train? |
A. | 70 km/h |
B. | 75 km/h |
C. | 72 km/h |
D. | 80 km/h |
Answer» C. 72 km/h | |
162. |
A train is running at an average speed of 82 km/hr. How much distance will it cover in 24 minutes? |
A. | 29.4 km |
B. | 31.2 km |
C. | 32.8 km |
D. | 28.6 km |
Answer» D. 28.6 km | |
163. |
One person travels at a speed of 24 kmph, 36 kmph and 72 kmph on the surface of an equilateral triangle. Find its average speed. |
A. | 45 kmph |
B. | 24 kmph |
C. | 30 kmph |
D. | 36 kmph |
Answer» E. | |
164. |
If the speed of A is 45 km/h and the speed of B is 60 km/h. A starts at 9 ∶ 00 A.M., and B starts at 10 ∶ 00 A.M. in the opposite direction of A. If they both meet at the half of total distance then find the distance covered by A in the journey. |
A. | 180 km |
B. | 90 km |
C. | 360 km |
D. | 120 km |
Answer» B. 90 km | |
165. |
A train without stoppage travels with an average speed of 80 km/h and with stoppage, it travels with an average speed of 72 km/h. For how many minutes does the train stop on an average per hour? |
A. | 7 |
B. | 6 |
C. | 9 |
D. | 8 |
Answer» C. 9 | |
166. |
A train passes 2 scooters moving in the same direction. If the 2 scooters travels at a speed of 60 kmph in 30 sec and 90 kmph in 45 sec, then what is the length of the train? |
A. | 800 m |
B. | 520 m |
C. | 600 m |
D. | 750 m |
Answer» E. | |
167. |
A train passes a station platform in 18 s and a man standing on the platform in 10 s. If the speed of the train is 108 km/h, find the length of the platform. |
A. | 225 m |
B. | 235 m |
C. | 230 m |
D. | 240 m |
E. | 260 m |
Answer» E. 260 m | |
168. |
A person goes from A to B with a speed of 30 km/h. He comes back from B to A with a speed of 20 km/h. What is his average speed for the entire journey? |
A. | 27.5 km/h |
B. | 26.5 km/h |
C. | 25 km/h |
D. | 24 km/h |
Answer» E. | |
169. |
A car covers the distance from Chennai to Coimbatore in 8 hours. The first half of the journey has been covered at a speed of 73 km/h and the second half at 81 km/h. What is the distance from Chennai to Coimbatore?A. 614.34 kmB. 600 kmC. 592 kmD. 632.65 km |
A. | A |
B. | B |
C. | C |
D. | D |
Answer» B. B | |
170. |
A 600 metres long train is running at the speed of 81 km/hr. If it crosses a platform in 40 seconds, then what is the length of the platform (in metres)? |
A. | 220 |
B. | 300 |
C. | 360 |
D. | 410 |
Answer» C. 360 | |
171. |
A car travels at a speed of 50 m/sec. for 7 hours. What is the distance (in km) travelled by the car? |
A. | 1250 |
B. | 1260 |
C. | 1300 |
D. | 1200 |
Answer» C. 1300 | |
172. |
If Raj drives faster by 10 km/h, he reaches his village 90 minutes early. If he drives slower by 10 km/h, he reaches the village 150 minutes late. Find the distance he travels. |
A. | 300 km |
B. | 600 km |
C. | 500 km |
D. | 400 km |
Answer» B. 600 km | |
173. |
A boat is sailing towards a lighthouse of height 20√3 m at a certain speed. The angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse changes from 30° to 60° in 10 seconds. What is the time taken (in seconds) by the boat to reach the lighthouse from its initial position? |
A. | 10 |
B. | 15 |
C. | 20 |
D. | 60 |
Answer» C. 20 | |
174. |
A 100 m long train is running at the speed of 30 km/hr. The time (in seconds) in which it passes a man standing near the railway line is: |
A. | 15 |
B. | 12 |
C. | 11 |
D. | 10 |
Answer» C. 11 | |
175. |
Bhumika takes a total of 8 hours 20 minutes in walking distance and cycling back to same place where she started. She could walk both ways in 12 hours 15 minutes. The time taken by her to cycle both ways is: |
A. | 4 hours 25 min |
B. | 4 hours 35 min |
C. | 4 hours 45 min |
D. | 4 hours 15 min |
Answer» B. 4 hours 35 min | |
176. |
A train whose average speed is 54 km/h, covers a distance in 200 min. At what speed (in km/h) should it run to reduce the journey time to 90 min? |
A. | 120 |
B. | 180 |
C. | 60 |
D. | 220 |
Answer» B. 180 | |
177. |
P and Q are at a distance of 240 km from each other at 9: 00 a.m. After 1 hour, P starts moving towards Q at a speed of 25 km/hr. At 11 a.m. Q starts moving towards P at the speed of 18 km/hr. At what time (in p.m.) will they meet? |
A. | 6 |
B. | 5 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» E. | |
178. |
A man can row a distance of 900 metres against the stream in 12 minutes and returns to the starting point in 9 minutes. What is the speed (in km/h) of the man in still water? |
A. | \(5\frac{1}{4}\) |
B. | \(4\frac{1}{2}\) |
C. | 6 |
D. | 5 |
Answer» B. \(4\frac{1}{2}\) | |
179. |
A car completes a journey in seven hours. It covered half of the distance at 40 kmph and the remaining half at 60 kmph speed. Then, the distance (in km) covered is: |
A. | 280 |
B. | 300 |
C. | 336 |
D. | 420 |
Answer» D. 420 | |
180. |
A train takes 18 seconds to pass completely through a station 162 m long and 15 seconds through another station 120 m long, at the same speed. What is the length of the train, in meters? |
A. | 70 |
B. | 80 |
C. | 90 |
D. | 100 |
Answer» D. 100 | |
181. |
A 156.5 m long train, traveling at 57 km/hr, crosses a platform in 39 seconds. What is the length of the platform? |
A. | 613.5 m |
B. | 476 m |
C. | 586 m |
D. | 461 m |
Answer» E. | |
182. |
A train passes a truck coming from the opposite direction in 9 sec. If the speed of the truck and the train is 90 kmph, then what is the length of the train? |
A. | 330 m |
B. | 450 m |
C. | 430 m |
D. | 300 m |
Answer» C. 430 m | |
183. |
A train running at the speed of 60 km / hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train? |
A. | 120 metres |
B. | 180 metres |
C. | 324 metres |
D. | 150 metres |
Answer» E. | |
184. |
A man walks at a speed of 3 kmph. He doubles his speed after reaching exactly halfway. He walks for 5 hours in all. What is the total distance travelled by him? |
A. | 18 km |
B. | 15 km |
C. | 20 km |
D. | 9 km |
Answer» D. 9 km | |
185. |
A and B walk at average speed of 2 km/hr and 3 km/hr respectively. If A walks in North direction and B in East direction beginning from the same origin at the same time, what will be the distance between the two after 2 hours? |
A. | 10 km |
B. | 2√13 km |
C. | √13/2 km |
D. | √26 km |
Answer» C. √13/2 km | |
186. |
A train of length 200 m is running at the speed of 60 km/hr. What is the time (in seconds) taken by the train to pass a man standing at the station? |
A. | 12 |
B. | 10 |
C. | 11 |
D. | 15 |
Answer» B. 10 | |
187. |
A train travelled at one-thirds of its usual speed, and hence reached the destination 30 minutes after the scheduled time. On its return journey, the train initially travelled at its usual speed for 5 minutes but then stopped for 4 minutes for an emergency. The percentage by which the train must now increase its usual speed so as to reach the destination at the scheduled time, is nearest to |
A. | 58 |
B. | 61 |
C. | 50 |
D. | 67 |
Answer» E. | |
188. |
A person covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 6 km/h faster, he would have taken 30 minutes less. If he had moved 4 km/h slower, he would have taken 30 minutes more. What is his original speed (in km/h)? |
A. | 21 |
B. | 24 |
C. | 28 |
D. | 36 |
Answer» C. 28 | |
189. |
A train covers the first 10 hours of its journey at 24 km/h and the remaining 6 hours at a speed of 60 km/h. What will be the average speed of the train? |
A. | 42.5 km/h |
B. | 36 km/h |
C. | 37.5 km/h |
D. | 42 km/h |
Answer» D. 42 km/h | |
190. |
Kamal covers 4/5 of the total distance by train and the remaining 15 km by bus. What is his total journey (in km)? |
A. | 50 |
B. | 75 |
C. | 85 |
D. | 35 |
Answer» C. 85 | |
191. |
A train passes two bridges of length 600 metres and 300 metres in 120 seconds and 80 seconds respectively. What is the length (in metres) of the train? |
A. | 200 |
B. | 250 |
C. | 300 |
D. | 450 |
Answer» D. 450 | |
192. |
A train passes over a 600 m long bridge. If the speed of the train is 30 m/s and the train takes 30 s to cross the bridge, the length of the train is |
A. | 900 m |
B. | 300 m |
C. | 600 m |
D. | 150 m |
Answer» C. 600 m | |
193. |
A runs \(1 \frac{2}{3}\) times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 80 m, how far must the winning post be so that A and B might reach it at the same time? |
A. | 200 m |
B. | 400 m |
C. | 300 m |
D. | 160 m 80. |
Answer» B. 400 m | |
194. |
A boy walking at the speed of 3 km/hr covers a certain distance in 3 hours 40 minutes. If he covers the same distance by cycle in 11 hours, then what is the speed (in km/hr) of cycle? |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» B. 2 | |
195. |
A train of length 110 metre is moving with a speed of 36 kilometre/hour. The time taken by the train to cross a bridge of length 122 metre is: |
A. | 23.2 seconds |
B. | 24.2 seconds |
C. | 11.0 seconds |
D. | 16.4 seconds |
Answer» B. 24.2 seconds | |
196. |
A truck covers a distance of 384 km at a certain speed. If the speed is decreased by 16 km/h, it will take 2 hours more to covers the same distance. 75% of its original speed (in km/h) is: |
A. | 42 |
B. | 45 |
C. | 48 |
D. | 54 |
Answer» D. 54 | |
197. |
A train of length 100 m crosses another train of length 150 m, running on a parallel track in the opposite direction in 9 seconds. If the speed of train having length 150 m is 40 km/hr, then what is the speed (in km/hr) of the other train? |
A. | 30 |
B. | 48 |
C. | 50 |
D. | 60 |
Answer» E. | |
198. |
One person travels on through the sides of an equilateral triangle at a speed of 12 kmph 24 kmph, and 8 kmph, Find the average speed of it. (In kmph) |
A. | 14 |
B. | 13 |
C. | 12 |
D. | 11 |
Answer» D. 11 | |
199. |
Jai travels from his house to school at a speed of 10 km/hr and reaches late by 5 minutes. If he increases his speed by 3 km/hr, he will reach the school 4 minutes early. What is the distance between his house and the school? |
A. | 4.8 km |
B. | 2.5 km |
C. | 6.5 km |
D. | 2 km |
Answer» D. 2 km | |
200. |
A man travels 450 km to his home partly by train and partly by car. He takes 8 hrs 40 mins if he travels 240 km by train and rest by car. He takes 20 mins more if he travels 180 km by train and the rest by car. The speed of the car in km/hr is |
A. | 45 |
B. | 50 |
C. | 60 |
D. | 48 |
Answer» B. 50 | |