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301.	The ratio between the speeds of two buses is 11:9. If the second bus runs 270 kms in 15 hours, then the speed of the first bus is?
A.	23 km/hr
B.	11 km/hr
C.	2 km/hr
D.	22 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

302.	The ratio of the speeds of a car, a jeeps and a tractor is 3 : 5 : 2. The speed of the jeep is 250 per cent of the speed of the tractor and tractor covers 360 km in 12 hours. What is the average speed of car and jeep together?
A.	50 kmph
B.	60 kmph
C.	70 kmph
D.	80 kmph
Answer» C. 70 kmph

Discussion

303.	The respective ratio between the speed of a bike, a vanÂ and lorry is 3 : 5 : 2. The speed of the van is 250 percent of the speed of the lorry which covers 360 km in 12 hours. What is the average speed of the bike and the van together?
A.	60 kmph
B.	62 kmph
C.	64 kmph
D.	63 kmph
Answer» B. 62 kmph

Discussion

304.	The ratio of speeds of X and Y is 5:7. Y covers a distance of 420 km in 3 hours. What is the speed of X?
A.	80 kmph
B.	90 kmph
C.	120 kmph
D.	100 kmph
Answer» E.

Discussion

305.	ThreeÂ cars A, B and CÂ startedÂ fromÂ aÂ point at 5Â pm, 6Â pmÂ and 7Â pm respectively and travelled at uniform speeds of 60 km/hr, 80 km/hr and x km/hr respectively in the same direction. If all the three met at another point at the same instant during their journey, then what is the value of x?
A.	120
B.	110
C.	105
D.	100
Answer» B. 110

Discussion

306.	The speed of car B is half the speed of car A. If car A covers a distance of 120 km in 1.5 hours, what is the speed of car B?
A.	40 kmph
B.	60 kmph
C.	30 kmph
D.	50 kmph
Answer» B. 60 kmph

Discussion

307.	The traffic lights at four different road crossings change after every 15 sec, 18 sec, 27 sec and 30 sec respectively. If they all change simultaneously at 6:10:00 hours, then at what time will they again change simultaneously?_x005F_x000D_
A.	6:14:30 hours
B.	6:40:00 hours
C.	6:14:00 hours
D.	10:40:00 hours
Answer» B. 6:40:00 hours

Discussion

308.	Three friends Rudra, Siva and Anvesh start to run around a circular stadium. They complete a revolution in 24, 36 and 30 seconds respectively. After how many minutes will they meet at the starting point ?
A.	60
B.	120
C.	360
D.	6
Answer» E.

Discussion

309.	The speed of car B is half the speed of car A. If car A covers a distance of 120 km in 1.5 hrs, what is the speed of car B?
A.	40 kmph
B.	60 kmph
C.	30 kmph
D.	50 kmph
Answer» B. 60 kmph

Discussion

310.	To cover a distance of 216 km in 3.2 hours, what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?
A.	67.5 m/s
B.	33.75 m/s
C.	37.5 m/s
D.	18.75 m/s
Answer» E.

Discussion

311.	Tilak rides on a cycle to a place at speed of 22 kmph and comes back at a speed of 20 kmph. If the time taken by him in the second case is 36 min. more than that of the first case, what is the total distance travelled by him (in km)?
A.	132 km
B.	264 km
C.	134 km
D.	236 km
Answer» C. 134 km

Discussion

312.	To cover a distance of 234 km in 1.6 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?
A.	40.625 m/s
B.	146.25 m/s
C.	73.125 m/s
D.	81.25 m/s
Answer» B. 146.25 m/s

Discussion

313.	To cover a distance of 225 km in 2.5 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?
A.	90 m/s
B.	45 m/s
C.	50 m/s
D.	25 m/s
Answer» E.

Discussion

314.	To cover a distance of 144 km in 3.2 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?
A.	12.5
B.	10
C.	7.5
D.	15
Answer» B. 10

Discussion

315.	To travel 612 km, an Express train takes 9 hours more than Rajdhani. If the speed of the Express train is doubled, it takes 3 hours less than Rajdhani. TheÂ speed (in km/hr) of Rajdhani is
A.	40.8
B.	51
C.	30.6
D.	61.2
Answer» B. 51

Discussion

316.	To cover a distance of 333 km in 2 hours by a car, what should be the average speed of the car (in meter/second)?
A.	166.5
B.	46.25
C.	83.25
D.	92.5
Answer» C. 83.25

Discussion

317.	To cover a distance of 90 km in 2.5 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?
A.	10
B.	20
C.	30
D.	40
Answer» B. 20

Discussion

318.	To travel 708 km, an Express train takes 6 hours more than Rajdhani train. If however, the speed of the Express train is doubled, it takes 3 hours lessÂ than Rajdhani train. What is the speed of Rajdhani train?
A.	59 km/hr
B.	78.7 km/hr
C.	39.3 km/hr
D.	98.3 km/hr
Answer» B. 78.7 km/hr

Discussion

319.	To cover a distance of 252 km in 2.5 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?
A.	100.8 m/s
B.	50.4 m/s
C.	28 m/s
D.	56 m/s
Answer» D. 56 m/s

Discussion

320.	Two bike riders ride in opposite directions around a circular track, starting at the same time from the same point. Biker A rides at a speed of 16 kmph and biker B rides at a speed of 14 kmph. If the track has a diameter of 40 km, after how much time (in hours) will the two bikers meet?
A.	6.52
B.	8.14
C.	4.18
D.	5.02
Answer» D. 5.02

Discussion

321.	Travelling at 4/5th of his usual speed, a man is 15 minutes late. What is his usual time to cover the same distance?
A.	15 min
B.	1 hr
C.	75 min
D.	45 min
Answer» C. 75 min

Discussion

322.	Two bikers A and B start and ride at 75 km/hr and 60 km/hr respectively towards each other. They meet after 20 minutes. How far (in km) were theyÂ from each other when they started?
A.	60
B.	45
C.	30
D.	15
Answer» C. 30

Discussion

323.	Tribeni bad to travel 175 km in 3.5 hours. However, she travelled at the rate of 58 km/hr for 2.5 hoursand then rested for 20 minutes before completing the journey. If Tribeni managed to reach on time, herspeed during the last stretch would have been .........
A.	36 km/hr
B.	30 km/hr
C.	42.5 km/hr
D.	45 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

324.	To travel 720 km, a Express train takes 6 hours more than Duronto. If however, the speed of the Express train is doubled, it takes 2 hours less thanÂ Duronto. The speed of Duronto (in km/hr) is?
A.	60
B.	72
C.	66
D.	78
Answer» C. 66

Discussion

325.	Two buses travel to a place at 45 km/hr and 60 km/hr respectively. If the second bus takes 51â„2 hours less than the first for the journey, the length of the journey is:
A.	900 km
B.	940 km
C.	990 km
D.	1300 km
Answer» D. 1300 km

Discussion

326.	Two cars A and B travel from one city to another, at speeds of 72 km/hr and 90 km/hr respectively. If car B takes 1 hour lesser than car A for theÂ journey, then what is the distance (in km) between the two cities?
A.	270
B.	360
C.	240
D.	400
Answer» C. 240

Discussion

327.	Two buses are moving towards each other with speed of 20 km/hr and 34 km/hr respectively. What will be the distance (in metres) between the two buses one second before they collide?_x005F_x000D_
A.	21
B.	18
C.	12
D.	15
Answer» E.

Discussion

328.	Two cars A and B travel from one city to another city, at speeds of 60 km/hr and 108 km/hr respectively. If car B takes 2 hours lesser time than car A for theÂ journey, then what is the distance (in km) between the two cities?
A.	240
B.	270
C.	300
D.	330
Answer» C. 300

Discussion

329.	Two cars, a Maruthi and a Toyato, start at the same time in opposite directions from two distinct points A and B. Starting from A, the Maruthi reaches B in 6 hrs 20 minutes and the Toyato starting from B, reaches A in 4 hrs 45 minutes. What is the speed of the Toyato, if the speed of the Maruthi is 60 Km/h?
A.	75 kmph
B.	80 kmph
C.	86 kmph
D.	90 kmph
Answer» C. 86 kmph

Discussion

330.	Two cars start from a house at an interval of 10 min and travel at a speed of 20 kmph. With how much speed should a woman coming from the opposite direction towards the house travel, to meet the cars at an interval of 8 min?
A.	5
B.	6
C.	7
D.	4
Answer» B. 6

Discussion

331.	Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 30 and 36 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 3 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey,Â then the distance between City A and City B is
A.	648 km
B.	810 km
C.	432 km
D.	540 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

332.	Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 30 and 44 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 3.5 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, thenÂ the distance between City A and City B is
A.	330 km
B.	396 km
C.	495 km
D.	264 km
Answer» B. 396 km

Discussion

333.	Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 24 and 32 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 2.5 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey,Â then the distance between City A and City B is
A.	288 km
B.	360 km
C.	240 km
D.	192 km
Answer» D. 192 km

Discussion

334.	Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 30 and 45 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 2.5 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey,Â then the distance between City A and City B is:
A.	270 km
B.	338 km
C.	180 km
D.	225 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

335.	Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 36 and 54 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 3.5 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, then the distance between City A and City B is
A.	454 km
B.	567 km
C.	302 km
D.	378 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

336.	Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 30 and 48 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 3 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, then the distance between City A and City B is
A.	288 km
B.	240 km
C.	360 km
D.	192 km
Answer» C. 360 km

Discussion

337.	Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 42 and 60 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 2 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, thenÂ the distance between City A and City B is:
A.	336 km
B.	280 km
C.	420 km
D.	224 km
Answer» C. 420 km

Discussion

338.	Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 36 and 48 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 3 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, thenÂ the distance between City A and City B is
A.	518 km
B.	432 km
C.	648 km
D.	346 km
Answer» C. 648 km

Discussion

339.	Two cyclists A and B start cycling at 21 km/hr and 24 km/hr towards each other. They meet after 1 hour and 12 minutes. How far (in km) were they fromÂ each other when they started?
A.	48
B.	42
C.	54
D.	36
Answer» D. 36

Discussion

340.	Two cycles start from a house with a speed of 24kmph at interval of 15 min. With how much more speed in kmph the woman coming from the opposite direction towards the house has to travel to meet the cycles at an interval of 10 minutes?
A.	13
B.	11
C.	12
D.	14
Answer» D. 14

Discussion

341.	Two cyclists P and Q cycle at 20 km/hr and 16 km/hr towards each other respectively. What was the distance (in kms) between them when they startedÂ if they met after 40 minutes?
A.	36
B.	30
C.	25
D.	24
Answer» E.

Discussion

342.	Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 60 and 108 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 2 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey,Â then the distance between City A and City B?
A.	270 km
B.	324 km
C.	405 km
D.	216 km
Answer» B. 324 km

Discussion

343.	Two cyclists P and Q cycle at 20 km/hr and 25 km/hr towards each other. What was the distance (in kms) between them when they started if they metÂ after 56 minutes?
A.	36
B.	39
C.	42
D.	45
Answer» D. 45

Discussion

344.	Two donkeys are standing 400 meters apart. First donkey can run at a speed of 3 m/sec and the second can run at 2 m/sec. If two donkeys run towardsÂ each other after how much time (in sec) will they bump into each other?
A.	60
B.	80
C.	400
D.	40
Answer» C. 400

Discussion

345.	Two motor bikes cover the same distance at the speed of 60 and 64 kmps respectively. Find the distance traveled by them if the slower bike takes 1 hour more than the faster bike ?
A.	1102 km
B.	1060 km
C.	960 km
D.	1250 km
Answer» D. 1250 km

Discussion

346.	Two motorcycles are moving towards each other with the speeds of 38 km/hr and 88 km/hr respectively. One second before the collision what will be the distance (in metres) between the two motorcycles?
A.	42
B.	40
C.	34
D.	35
Answer» E.

Discussion

347.	Two men A and B start from place X walking at 4 Â½ kmph and 5 Â¾ kmph respectively. How many km apart they are at the end of 3 Â½ hours if they are walking in the same direction ?
A.	2 9/7 km
B.	3 7/5 km
C.	1 3/4 km
D.	4 3/8 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

348.	Two persons start running simultaneously around a circular track of length 600 m from the same point at speeds of 25 kmph and 35 kmph. When will they meet for the first time any where on the track Â ?
A.	54 sec
B.	36 sec
C.	72 sec
D.	11 sec
Answer» C. 72 sec

Discussion

349.	Two runners A and B start running at 12 km/hr and 16 km/hr towards each other. They meet after 1 hour and 30 minutes. How far (in km) were they fromÂ each other when they started?
A.	42
B.	36
C.	40
D.	45
Answer» B. 36

Discussion

350.	Two stations A and B are 200 km apart on a straight track. One train starts from A at 7 a.m. and travels towards B at 20 kmph. Another train starts from B at 8 a.m. and travels towards A at a speed of 25 kmph. At what time will they meet?
A.	12 a.m.
B.	1 p.m.
C.	11 a.m.
D.	12 p.m.
Answer» E.

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Arithmetic Ability.

The ratio between the speeds of two buses is 11:9. If the second bus runs 270 kms in 15 hours, then the speed of the first bus is?

The ratio of the speeds of a car, a jeeps and a tractor is 3 : 5 : 2. The speed of the jeep is 250 per cent of the speed of the tractor and tractor covers 360 km in 12 hours. What is the average speed of car and jeep together?

The respective ratio between the speed of a bike, a vanÂ and lorry is 3 : 5 : 2. The speed of the van is 250 percent of the speed of the lorry which covers 360 km in 12 hours. What is the average speed of the bike and the van together?

The ratio of speeds of X and Y is 5:7. Y covers a distance of 420 km in 3 hours. What is the speed of X?

The speed of car B is half the speed of car A. If car A covers a distance of 120 km in 1.5 hours, what is the speed of car B?

The traffic lights at four different road crossings change after every 15 sec, 18 sec, 27 sec and 30 sec respectively. If they all change simultaneously at 6:10:00 hours, then at what time will they again change simultaneously?_x005F_x000D_

Three friends Rudra, Siva and Anvesh start to run around a circular stadium. They complete a revolution in 24, 36 and 30 seconds respectively. After how many minutes will they meet at the starting point ?

The speed of car B is half the speed of car A. If car A covers a distance of 120 km in 1.5 hrs, what is the speed of car B?

To cover a distance of 216 km in 3.2 hours, what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?

Tilak rides on a cycle to a place at speed of 22 kmph and comes back at a speed of 20 kmph. If the time taken by him in the second case is 36 min. more than that of the first case, what is the total distance travelled by him (in km)?

To cover a distance of 234 km in 1.6 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?

To cover a distance of 225 km in 2.5 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?

To cover a distance of 144 km in 3.2 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?

To travel 612 km, an Express train takes 9 hours more than Rajdhani. If the speed of the Express train is doubled, it takes 3 hours less than Rajdhani. TheÂ speed (in km/hr) of Rajdhani is

To cover a distance of 333 km in 2 hours by a car, what should be the average speed of the car (in meter/second)?

To cover a distance of 90 km in 2.5 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?

To travel 708 km, an Express train takes 6 hours more than Rajdhani train. If however, the speed of the Express train is doubled, it takes 3 hours lessÂ than Rajdhani train. What is the speed of Rajdhani train?

To cover a distance of 252 km in 2.5 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?

Two bike riders ride in opposite directions around a circular track, starting at the same time from the same point. Biker A rides at a speed of 16 kmph and biker B rides at a speed of 14 kmph. If the track has a diameter of 40 km, after how much time (in hours) will the two bikers meet?

Travelling at 4/5th of his usual speed, a man is 15 minutes late. What is his usual time to cover the same distance?

Two bikers A and B start and ride at 75 km/hr and 60 km/hr respectively towards each other. They meet after 20 minutes. How far (in km) were theyÂ from each other when they started?

Tribeni bad to travel 175 km in 3.5 hours. However, she travelled at the rate of 58 km/hr for 2.5 hoursand then rested for 20 minutes before completing the journey. If Tribeni managed to reach on time, herspeed during the last stretch would have been .........

To travel 720 km, a Express train takes 6 hours more than Duronto. If however, the speed of the Express train is doubled, it takes 2 hours less thanÂ Duronto. The speed of Duronto (in km/hr) is?

Two buses travel to a place at 45 km/hr and 60 km/hr respectively. If the second bus takes 51â„2 hours less than the first for the journey, the length of the journey is:

Two cars A and B travel from one city to another, at speeds of 72 km/hr and 90 km/hr respectively. If car B takes 1 hour lesser than car A for theÂ journey, then what is the distance (in km) between the two cities?

Two buses are moving towards each other with speed of 20 km/hr and 34 km/hr respectively. What will be the distance (in metres) between the two buses one second before they collide?_x005F_x000D_

Two cars A and B travel from one city to another city, at speeds of 60 km/hr and 108 km/hr respectively. If car B takes 2 hours lesser time than car A for theÂ journey, then what is the distance (in km) between the two cities?

Two cars start from a house at an interval of 10 min and travel at a speed of 20 kmph. With how much speed should a woman coming from the opposite direction towards the house travel, to meet the cars at an interval of 8 min?

Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 30 and 36 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 3 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey,Â then the distance between City A and City B is

Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 30 and 44 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 3.5 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, thenÂ the distance between City A and City B is

Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 24 and 32 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 2.5 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey,Â then the distance between City A and City B is

Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 30 and 45 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 2.5 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey,Â then the distance between City A and City B is:

Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 36 and 54 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 3.5 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, then the distance between City A and City B is

Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 30 and 48 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 3 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, then the distance between City A and City B is

Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 42 and 60 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 2 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, thenÂ the distance between City A and City B is:

Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 36 and 48 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 3 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, thenÂ the distance between City A and City B is

Two cyclists A and B start cycling at 21 km/hr and 24 km/hr towards each other. They meet after 1 hour and 12 minutes. How far (in km) were they fromÂ each other when they started?

Two cycles start from a house with a speed of 24kmph at interval of 15 min. With how much more speed in kmph the woman coming from the opposite direction towards the house has to travel to meet the cycles at an interval of 10 minutes?

Two cyclists P and Q cycle at 20 km/hr and 16 km/hr towards each other respectively. What was the distance (in kms) between them when they startedÂ if they met after 40 minutes?

Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 60 and 108 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 2 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey,Â then the distance between City A and City B?

Two cyclists P and Q cycle at 20 km/hr and 25 km/hr towards each other. What was the distance (in kms) between them when they started if they metÂ after 56 minutes?

Two donkeys are standing 400 meters apart. First donkey can run at a speed of 3 m/sec and the second can run at 2 m/sec. If two donkeys run towardsÂ each other after how much time (in sec) will they bump into each other?

Two motor bikes cover the same distance at the speed of 60 and 64 kmps respectively. Find the distance traveled by them if the slower bike takes 1 hour more than the faster bike ?

Two motorcycles are moving towards each other with the speeds of 38 km/hr and 88 km/hr respectively. One second before the collision what will be the distance (in metres) between the two motorcycles?

Two men A and B start from place X walking at 4 Â½ kmph and 5 Â¾ kmph respectively. How many km apart they are at the end of 3 Â½ hours if they are walking in the same direction ?

Two persons start running simultaneously around a circular track of length 600 m from the same point at speeds of 25 kmph and 35 kmph. When will they meet for the first time any where on the track Â ?

Two runners A and B start running at 12 km/hr and 16 km/hr towards each other. They meet after 1 hour and 30 minutes. How far (in km) were they fromÂ each other when they started?

Two stations A and B are 200 km apart on a straight track. One train starts from A at 7 a.m. and travels towards B at 20 kmph. Another train starts from B at 8 a.m. and travels towards A at a speed of 25 kmph. At what time will they meet?

Two buses travel to a place at 45 km/hr and 60 km/hr respectively. If the second bus takes 51â„2 hours less than the first for the journey, the length of the journey is: