A car starts from Bengaluru, goes 50 km in a straight line towards south, immediately turns around and returns to Bengaluru. The time taken for this round trip is 2 hours. The magnitude of the average velocity of the car for this round trip

cannot be calculated without knowing acceleration

1801 + Mcqs in Time, Speed and Distance in General Aptitude Page 5 McqOptions

201.	P travels from Surat to jaipur at a speed of x km/h and Jaipur to Surat at speed of y km/h. Find the average speed of P in the entire journey
A.	2xy/(2x + y)
B.	xy/(x + y)
C.	2xy/(x + y)
D.	2xy/(x + 2y)
Answer» D. 2xy/(x + 2y)

Discussion

202.	Josna takes 4 hrs 30 minutes in walking a distance and riding back to same place where she started. She could walk both ways in 5hr. 40 minutes. The time taken by her to ride back both ways is.A. 3 hr 20 minB. 3 hr 35 minC. 3 hr 45 minD. 3 hr 15 min
A.	B
B.	C
C.	A
D.	D
Answer» D. D

Discussion

203.	A boat can go 20 km downstream and 30 km upstream in 2 hours 20 minutes. Also, it can go 10 km downstream and 8 km upstream in 49 minutes. What is the speed of boat downstream in km/h?
A.	18
B.	20
C.	16
D.	24
Answer» E.

Discussion

204.	By walking at \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) of his usual speed Bholu reaches his office 20 minutes later than his usual time. The usual time taken by him to reach his office is:
A.	75 min
B.	60 min
C.	30 min
D.	40 min
Answer» C. 30 min

Discussion

205.	A boat covers a certain distance downstream in \(\frac{1}{2}\) hour, while it comes back in \(1\frac{1}{2}\) hours. If the speed of the stream be 5 kmph. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
A.	10 kmph
B.	12 kmph
C.	13 kmph
D.	15 kmph
Answer» B. 12 kmph

Discussion

206.	A car travels a distance of 600 km at a uniform speed. If the speed of the car is increased by 10 kmph, it takes 2 hours lesser for the car to cover the same distance. Then the original speed of the car was:
A.	35 km/h
B.	40 km/h
C.	45 km/h
D.	50 km/h
Answer» E.

Discussion

207.	A boat travels at a speed of 14 kmph upstream and 22 kmph downstream. What is the speed of the stream?
A.	4 kmph
B.	14 kmph
C.	8 kmph
D.	16 kmph
Answer» B. 14 kmph

Discussion

208.	I see an object 3 kms to east and 4 kms to north. It appears to be moving at 1 km per minute in south west direction. At what speed (km per minute) is it getting closer to me?
A.	\(\frac{1}{5\sqrt{2}}\)
B.	\(\frac{1}{5}\)
C.	\(\frac{7}{5\sqrt{2}}\)
D.	\(\frac{7}{5}\)
Answer» D. \(\frac{7}{5}\)

Discussion

209.	Express the speed of 18 m/s in km/h.
A.	5
B.	32.4
C.	64.8
D.	129.16
Answer» D. 129.16

Discussion

210.	A train is 120 m long and travels at the speed of 54 km/h. How long will it take for the train to cross a platform of 150 m in minutes?
A.	0.3
B.	0.4
C.	0.5
D.	0.9
Answer» B. 0.4

Discussion

211.	A car travels 60 km in the first hour, 65 km in the second hour, 70 km in the third hour, then the average speed of the car is
A.	66 km/hr
B.	62 km/hr
C.	56 km/hr
D.	65 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

212.	A cyclist covers a distance of 14 km in 25 minutes. How much distance will he cover in 18 minutes (in km)?
A.	9.4
B.	9.78
C.	10.26
D.	10.08
Answer» E.

Discussion

213.	An object travels 25 m in 4 s and then another 15 m in 2 s. What is the average speed of the object?
A.	6.67 s-1
B.	6.67 ms1
C.	6.67 m
D.	6.67 ms-1
Answer» E.

Discussion

214.	A tractor can finish its journey in 8 hours at the speed of 60 km/hr speed. If the same distance must be covered in 5 hours, what should be the speed of the tractor?
A.	96 km/hr
B.	90 km/hr
C.	80 km/hr
D.	86 km/hr
Answer» B. 90 km/hr

Discussion

215.	A 600-meter-long train crosses a bridge 300 meters long in 18 seconds. What is speed (in km/hr) of the train?
A.	200
B.	180
C.	220
D.	189
Answer» C. 220

Discussion

216.	Mr. Kumar drives to work at an average speed of 48 Km/hr. The time taken to cover the first 60% of the distance is 10 minutes more than the time taken to cover the remaining distance. How far is his office?
A.	30 Kms
B.	40 Kms
C.	45 Kms
D.	48 Kms
Answer» C. 45 Kms

Discussion

217.	A train covers a distance of 2 km in 2 minutes. If its speed is decreased by 5 km/h, then the time taken by it to cover the distance of 22 km will be:
A.	24 minutes
B.	20 minutes
C.	22 minutes
D.	18 minutes
Answer» B. 20 minutes

Discussion

218.	Gopal covers 100 km. He travels at a speed of 60 kmph for the first 40 km and the rest of the distance at 40 kmph. What is his average speed in kmph?
A.	44.20 km/hr
B.	45.20 km/hr
C.	46.20 km/hr
D.	47.20 km/hr
Answer» D. 47.20 km/hr

Discussion

219.	A train passes a pole in 15 seconds and a platform of length 350 m in 40 seconds. The length of the train is:
A.	200 m
B.	210 m
C.	180 m
D.	240 m
Answer» C. 180 m

Discussion

220.	A 300 m long train crosses a platform in 39 seconds while it crosses a single pole in 18 seconds. What is the length of the platform?
A.	680 m
B.	320 m
C.	350 m
D.	650 m
Answer» D. 650 m

Discussion

221.	A boy travelled from his home to school at a speed of 10 km/h and came back at a speed of 6 km/h. If the time taken by him to complete the journey is 3 hours, what is the total distance travelled by him?
A.	11.25 km
B.	22.25 km
C.	22.5 km
D.	11.5 km
Answer» D. 11.5 km

Discussion

222.	An athlete runs 400 m in 20 s. Calculate the average speed of the athlete.
A.	2 ms-1
B.	40 ms-1
C.	20 ms-1
D.	4 ms -1
Answer» D. 4 ms -1

Discussion

223.	A straight road connects points A and B Car 1 travels from A to B and Car 2 travels from B to A, both leaving at the same time. After meeting each other, they take 45 minutes and 20 minutes, respectively, to complete their journeys. If Car 1 travels at the speed of 60 km/hr, then the speed of Car 2, in km/hr, is
A.	100
B.	80
C.	90
D.	70
Answer» D. 70

Discussion

224.	A person goes to his office at 1/4th of the speed at which he returns from his office. If the average speed during the whole trip is 15 km/h, then what is the speed of the person while he was going to his office?
A.	15/2 km/h
B.	17/3 km/h
C.	75/8 km/h
D.	9 km/h
Answer» D. 9 km/h

Discussion

225.	A car can cover a distance of 18 km in 24 minutes. The speed of a bus is twice that of the car. In how many minutes can the bus cover a distance of 135 km?
A.	90 minutes
B.	48 minutes
C.	50 minutes
D.	75 minutes
Answer» B. 48 minutes

Discussion

226.	A car starts from Bengaluru, goes 50 km in a straight line towards south, immediately turns around and returns to Bengaluru. The time taken for this round trip is 2 hours. The magnitude of the average velocity of the car for this round trip
A.	is 0
B.	is 50 km/hr
C.	is 25 km/hr
D.	cannot be calculated without knowing acceleration
Answer» B. is 50 km/hr

Discussion

227.	Govinda usually leaves his home every day at 8 am and travels at a certain speed to reach office on time. One day, he travelled at \(\frac{4}{5}\) of the usual speed and hence arrived 22.5 min late. How much time does Govinda usually take to reach his office?
A.	1 hr 15 min
B.	1 hr 20 min
C.	1 hr 25 min
D.	1 hr 30 min
Answer» E.

Discussion

228.	A car goes 10 metres in a second. Find the speed in km/hr.
A.	40
B.	32
C.	48
D.	36
Answer» E.

Discussion

229.	A man by cycling goes from hostel to college at 15 km/hr and gets late by 2 minutes. He runs the bike at 20 km/hr, it will arrive 2 minutes early. Find the distance between hostel and college distance. (In KM)
A.	4
B.	3
C.	2
D.	1
Answer» B. 3

Discussion

230.	A boat goes 4 km upstream and 4 km downstream in 1 hour. The same boat goes 5 km downstream and 3 km upstream in 55 minutes. What is the speed (in km/hr) of boat in still water?
A.	6.5
B.	7.75
C.	9
D.	10.5
Answer» D. 10.5

Discussion

231.	If Sonu is driving a car at a speed of 20 m/s, then in how much time Sonu will cover a distance of 936 km?
A.	18 hr
B.	46.8 hr
C.	21 hr
D.	13 hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

232.	A train is moving at a speed of 56 km/hr covers a certain distance in 8 hours. If the same distance is to be covered in 7 hours, then what will be the speed (in km/hr) of the train?
A.	64
B.	54
C.	48
D.	63
Answer» B. 54

Discussion

233.	A person travelled a distance of 60 km and then returned to the starting point. The time taken by him for the return journey was \(\frac{1}{2}\) hour more than the time taken for the outward journey, and the speed during the return journey was 10 km/h less than that during the outward journey. His speed during the outward journey (in km/h) was:
A.	24
B.	40
C.	36
D.	30
Answer» C. 36

Discussion

234.	Rahul and Raghav are 110 km apart from each other and they started horse-riding towards each other at the same time at a speed of 20 km/hr. and 24 km/hr. After how many hours of riding will they be a distance of 22 km?A. 1 hourB. 1 hour 30 minC. 2 hourD. 2 hours 30 min
A.	D
B.	C
C.	B
D.	A
Answer» C. B

Discussion

235.	A man covers a distance of 22 km in 4 hours by initially walking and then jogging at speed of 4 km/hour and 10 km/hour, respectively. The distance covered by him during walking is
A.	10 km
B.	12 km
C.	15 km
D.	18 km
Answer» C. 15 km

Discussion

236.	A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 300 m. The thief starts running and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at a speed of 14 km and 16 km per hour, respectively. What is the distance between them after 6 minutes?
A.	100 m
B.	90 m
C.	150 m
D.	95 m
Answer» B. 90 m

Discussion

237.	Mahesh can cover a certain distance in 24 hours if he walks at the rate of 16 km/hr. If he covers the same distance by a car at the rate of 32 km/hr, then what is the time (in hours) taken by him?
A.	12
B.	9
C.	15
D.	18
Answer» B. 9

Discussion

238.	An object travels 15 m in 4 s and then another 16 m in 3 s. What is the average speed of the object?
A.	5.17 ms-1
B.	4.43 ms-1
C.	5.00 s-1
D.	6.17 ms-1
Answer» C. 5.00 s-1

Discussion

239.	A boat takes 80 minutes to row 12 km upstream and 60 minutes to row 15 km downstream. How long will it take to row a distance of 36 km in still water?
A.	4 hours
B.	2.5 hours
C.	3 hours
D.	2 hours
Answer» D. 2 hours

Discussion

240.	Raman goes to a place at a speed of 6 km/hr and returns back at 4 km/hr. What is his average speed (in km/hr)?
A.	4.4
B.	4.2
C.	4.8
D.	4
Answer» D. 4

Discussion

241.	A man can row at 9 km/hr in still water. If the stream speed is 6 km/hr and it takes him 14 hours to row to a place and back, how far is the place?
A.	90 km
B.	112.5 km
C.	135 km
D.	35 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

242.	In a 100 m race, A runs at a speed of 5/3 m/s. If A gives a start of 4 m to B and still beats him by 12 seconds, what is the speed of B?
A.	5/4 m/s
B.	7/5 m/s
C.	4/3 m/s
D.	6/5 m/s
Answer» D. 6/5 m/s

Discussion

243.	A boat can go 5 km upstream and \(7\frac{1}{2}\) km downstream in 45 minutes. It can go 5 km downstream and 2.5 km upstream in 25 minutes. How much time (in minutes) will it take to go 12 km upstream?
A.	48
B.	60
C.	84
D.	72
Answer» E.

Discussion

244.	A man travels a certain distance at a speed of 40 kmph and returns by increasing his speed by 50%. What is his average speed for the whole journey?
A.	50 kmph
B.	46 kmph
C.	48 kmph
D.	52 kmph
Answer» D. 52 kmph

Discussion

245.	A person goes from point L to point M and comes back. His average speed for the entire journey is 50 km/hr. If his speed while going from L to M is 35 km/hr,then what will be the speed of the person (in km/hr) while coming back from M to L?
A.	62.5
B.	75
C.	87.5
D.	67.5
Answer» D. 67.5

Discussion

246.	A man travels 3 hours of the journey at a speed of 100 km/hr and remaining 2 hours of the journey at 120 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) of the entire journey?
A.	105 km/hr
B.	110 km/hr
C.	108 km/hr
D.	107 km/hr
E.	112 km/hr
Answer» D. 107 km/hr

Discussion

247.	A man walks at a speed of 8 km / h. After every kilometre, he takes a rest for 4 minutes. How much time will he take to cover a distance of 6 km?
A.	70 minutes
B.	69 minutes
C.	65 minutes
D.	60 minutes
Answer» D. 60 minutes

Discussion

248.	A car covers the first 30 km at a speed of 60 kmph and the next 20 km at 80 kmph. Find the average speed?
A.	65.67 kmph
B.	65.33 kmph
C.	66.33 kmph
D.	66.67 kmph
Answer» E.

Discussion

249.	One person is traveling at a speed of 12 kmph, 24 kmph and 10 kmph on the equal sides of a triangle. What is the average speed of the entire journey? (In Kmph)
A.	14.33
B.	13.33
C.	15.33
D.	12.33
Answer» C. 15.33

Discussion

250.	A square playground measures 1127.6164 sq.m. If a man walks \(2\frac{9}{{20}}m\) a minute, the time taken by him to walk one round around it is approximately:
A.	50.82 min
B.	54.82 min
C.	54.62 min
D.	50.62 min
Answer» C. 54.62 min

Discussion

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