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451.

A man can swim at the rate of 4 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the water is 2 km/hr, then the time taken by him to swim 10 km upstream is -

A. 2 1/2 hr
B. 3 hr
C. 5 hr
D. 4 hr
Answer» D. 4 hr
452.

Ramesh walked 6 km to reach the station from his house, then he boarded a train whose average speed was 60 km/h and thus he reached his destination. In this way he took a total time of 3 hours. If the average speed of the entire journey was 32 km/h then the average speed of walking is:

A. 5 km/h
B. 8 km/h
C. 2 km/h
D. 4 km/h
Answer» E.
453.

In a 4-kilometer long race, A wins B by 400 meters. In the same race, B gives a start of 400 meters to C. If A and C want to complete the 4 km race together, then how many meters does A give C start?

A. 225 meter
B. 450 meter
C. 760 meter
D. 800 meter
Answer» D. 800 meter
454.

If a man travels with a speed of 2/5 times of his original speed and he reached his office 15 minutes late to the fixed time, then the time taken with his original speed will be?

A. 10 min
B. 15 min
C. 20 min
D. 25 min
Answer» B. 15 min
455.

If a train runs with the speed of 36 km/h, it reaches its destination 15 minutes late. However, if its speed is 45 km/h, it is late by only 4 minutes. The correct time to cover its journey in minutes is∶

A. 22
B. 27
C. 25
D. 40
Answer» E.
456.

A and B participate in a 1 km race. The ratio of their speeds 9 : 10. A is given a handicap of 100 meters. What will be the distance between the two when the winner breasts the tape?

A. 20 m
B. 15 m
C. 0 m
D. 10 m
Answer» D. 10 m
457.

A 300-metre-long train crosses a 700-metre-long platform. If the speed of train 72 km/hr, then what is the time taken (in seconds) to cross the platform?

A. 50
B. 75
C. 72
D. 45
Answer» B. 75
458.

Ram swims in an 88 m long pool. He covers 176 m in one minute by swimming from one end to the other and back along the same straight path. Find his average speed.

A. 2.67 ms-1
B. 2.93 ms-1
C. 2.60 ms-1
D. 3.67 ms-1
Answer» C. 2.60 ms-1
459.

A man goes to a place at a speed of 50 km/hr and comes back with a different speed. If the average speed is 75 km/hr, then what is the return speed (in km/hr)?

A. 125
B. 180
C. 160
D. 150
Answer» E.
460.

A person goes to his office by scooter at the speed of 50 km/hr and reaches 10 minutes earlier. If he goes at the speed 40 km/hr, then he reaches 20 minutes late. What will be the speed (in km/hr) of the scooter to reach on time?

A. \(47\frac{4}{{13}}\)
B. \(46\frac{2}{{13}}\)
C. \(48\frac{2}{{13}}\)
D. \(47\frac{2}{{13}}\)
Answer» C. \(48\frac{2}{{13}}\)
461.

A person can row with the stream at 8 km/hr and against the stream at 6 km/hr. the speed of current in km/hr is:

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» B. 2
462.

An aeroplane flies along the four sides of a square field at the speed of 400, 600, 800 and 200 km/hr. find the average speed of the plane around the field.

A. 324 km/hr
B. 360 km/hr
C. 384 km/hr
D. 396 km/hr
Answer» D. 396 km/hr
463.

A train crosses a stationary pole in 3 minutes. It crosses a 600 meter long platform in 5 minutes. What are the length and the speed of the train?

A. 900 m, 18 km/h
B. 900 m, 15 km/h
C. 3600 m, 18 km/h
D. 1200 m, 15 km/h
Answer» B. 900 m, 15 km/h
464.

A man goes from C to D at 40 km/h and he returns from D to C at x km/h. If the average speed of the man for the whole journey is 60 km/h, then what is the value of x?

A. 100
B. 120
C. 80
D. 110
Answer» C. 80
465.

Anil, Sunil and Ravi run along a circular path of length 3 km, starting from the same point at the same time, and going in the clockwise direction, If they run at speeds of 15 km/hr, 10 km/hr, and 8km/hr respectively, how much distance in km will Ravi have run when Anil and Sunil meet again for the first time at the starting point?

A. 5.2
B. 4.6
C. 4.8
D. 4.2
Answer» D. 4.2
466.

A person has to cover a distance of 150 km in 15 hours. If he traveled with the speed of 11.8 km/hr for 10 hours. At what speed he has to travel to cover the remaining distance in the remaining time?

A. 6 km/hr
B. 8 km/hr
C. 6.5 km/hr
D. 6.4 km/hr
Answer» E.
467.

A train crossed a 110 m long platform in 13.5 seconds and a 205 m long platform in 18.25 seconds. What was the speed of the train?

A. 72 km/h
B. 66 km/h
C. 69 km/h
D. 75 km/h
Answer» B. 66 km/h
468.

A train, 175 m long, running at a speed of 63 kmph will pass a man in ______.

A. 8 sec
B. 10 sec
C. 6 sec
D. 12 sec
Answer» C. 6 sec
469.

A train crosses a platform in 45 seconds travelling with a speed of 36 km/h. If the length of the train be 200 metres, then what will be the length (in metres) of the platform?

A. 250
B. 200
C. 300
D. 350
Answer» B. 200
470.

A person clapped his hands near a cliff and heard the echo after 4 seconds. What is the distance of the cliff from the person when the speed of the sound is 344 m/s?

A. 344 m
B. 600 m
C. 300 m
D. 688 m
Answer» E.
471.

A train is moving with a speed of 180 km/hr. Its speed in m/sec is

A. 5 m/sec
B. 30 m/sec
C. 40 m/sec
D. 50 m/sec
Answer» E.
472.

In a car race, car A beats car B by 45 km, car B beats car C by 50 km, and car A beats C by 90 km. the distance (in km) over which the race has been conducted is

A. 550
B. 500
C. 475
D. 450
Answer» E.
473.

A train 90 m long is moving at a speed of 44 km/h. It crosses a train 120 m long coming from opposite direction along parallel tracks in 6 seconds. What is the speed of the second train?

A. 132 km/h
B. 82 km/h
C. 80 km/h
D. 56 km/h
Answer» C. 80 km/h
474.

Due to inclement weather, an aeroplane reduced its speed by 300 Km/hr and reached the destination of 1200 km late by 2 hrs. Then the schedule duration of the flight was.

A. 1 hour
B. 1.5 hour
C. 2 hour
D. 2.5 hour
Answer» D. 2.5 hour
475.

In one hour, a man rows his canoe against the stream at 11 km/h and along the stream at 23 km/h. What is the speed (in km/h) of stream?

A. 6
B. 5
C. 17
D. 16.5
Answer» B. 5
476.

A train without stoppage travels with an average speed of 65 km/h and with stoppage, it travels with an average speed of 52 km/h. For how many minutes does the train stop on an average per hour?

A. 12
B. 14
C. 15
D. 13
Answer» B. 14
477.

A man can row downstream a distance of 9 km in 2 hours and takes 6 hours while returning to the starting point. What is the speed (in km/h) of the stream?

A. 2
B. 2.5
C. 1.5
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
478.

A person travels from a place x to y by car at a speed of 32 km/h. Before reaching y, he returns to x from a place z, lying between x and y, at 72 km/h. If the time taken by him for the whole journey is \(6\frac{1}{2}\) hours, then the distance between z and x is∶

A. 108 km
B. 144 km
C. 180 km
D. 216 km
Answer» C. 180 km
479.

Mohan finishes a journey by scooter in 5 hours. He travels the first half of the journey at 30 km/h and the second half of the journey at 20 km/h. The distance covered by him is:

A. 130 km
B. 120 km
C. 140 km
D. 100 km
Answer» C. 140 km
480.

A motorcyclist covers a distance of 192 km at a speed of 32 km/h. A car starts from the same place as the motorcyclist 2.5 hours later but covers the same distance 0.5 hours earlier. What is the ratio of the speed of the car and the motorcycle?

A. 4 : 3
B. 3 : 1
C. 1 : 2
D. 2 : 1
Answer» E.
481.

A train of length 150 meters, moving towards north direction at a speed of 144 km/hr, can cross a 250 meters long bridge in

A. 20 seconds
B. 100 seconds
C. 45 seconds
D. 10 seconds
E. 28 seconds
Answer» E. 28 seconds
482.

A boat that sails at 12 km/hr in still water starts chasing another boat that sails at 4 km/hr in still water is 16 km ahead of it in the upstream direction. After how long it will catch up if the stream is following at 2 km/hr.

A. \(1hr\)
B. \(2\frac{2}{3}hr\)
C. 2hr
D. \(2\frac{1}{4}hr\)
Answer» D. \(2\frac{1}{4}hr\)
483.

An 800 meters long train crosses a 450 meter long bridge in 50 seconds. What is speed (in km/hr) of the train?

A. 90
B. 100
C. 80
D. 85
Answer» B. 100
484.

A man sitting in a train which is running at 50 Kmph observes that a goods train running in opposite direction takes 9 seconds to pass him. If the goods train is 280 m long, find its speed.

A. 52 Kmph
B. 50 Kmph
C. 56 Kmph
D. 62 Kmph
Answer» E.
485.

If your car runs from A to B at 60 km/hr and on returning from B to A, it is 40 km/hr, then average speed in km/hr of the car will be

A. 60
B. 50
C. 40
D. 48
Answer» E.
486.

Pillars are standing in a line such that distance between any two consecutive pillars is same. A car travelling with uniform speed of 72 km/h takes 18 seconds to reach from 1st pole to 10th pole. What is the distance between 11th and 31st pole (in meters)?

A. 800
B. 820
C. 840
D. 910
Answer» B. 820
487.

A Person can row a distance of 4 km upstream in one hour 20 minutes and can row back to the starting point in just 24 minutes. How much time (in hours) will he take to row 13 km in still water?

A. 3
B. \(2\frac{1}{2}\)
C. \(3\frac{1}{2}\)
D. 2
Answer» E.
488.

A rabbit runs up to 6 km at a speed of 3 km/h. At what speed during the next 3 hours will the rabbit need to run so that its average speed is 6 km/h for the entire distance covered by it?

A. 12.5 km/h
B. 14 km/h
C. 1 km/h
D. 8 km/h
Answer» E.
489.

Driving @ \(48\frac{{km}}{{hr}}\) Barun reached the destination 2 minutes ahead of time. If he drove @\(42\frac{{km}}{{hr}}\) he would have been 1 minute late. What is the distance Barun drove?

A. 16.8 km
B. 16.4 km
C. 17.6 km
D. 17.2 km
Answer» B. 16.4 km
490.

A motorboat goes 24 km in 2 hour along the stream and 10 km in 1 hour against the stream. The speed of the motorboat in kilometres per hour, is:

A. 11
B. 10
C. 12
D. 14
Answer» B. 10
491.

A person on a bicycle travels from a place X to a place Y by speed 30 km/hr and coming back by speed 20 km/hr. What is the average speed of hte person in the tour?

A. 24 km/hr
B. 25 km/hr
C. 26 km/hr
D. 25.5 km/hr
Answer» B. 25 km/hr
492.

A man makes four trips of equal distances. His speed on first trip was 60 km/hr and in each subsequent trip his speed was half of the previous trip. What is the average speed (in km/hr) of the man in these four trips?

A. 16
B. 30
C. 28.125
D. 27.5
Answer» B. 30
493.

A bike consumes 20 mL of petrol per kilometre, if it is driven at a speed in the range of 25 – 50 km/hour and consumes 40 mL of petrol per kilometre at any other speed. How much petrol is consumed by the bike in travelling a distance of 50 km, if the bike is driven at a speed of 40 km/hour for the first 10 km, at a speed of 60 km/hour for the next 30 km and at a speed of 30 km/hour for the last 10 km?

A. 1 L
B. 1.2 L
C. 1.4 L
D. 1.6 L
Answer» E.
494.

Arjun by car takes double the time taken by bus to travel from Delhi to Agra. What is the Speed of the Bus if the Speed of Car is 40 km/hr?

A. 40 km / hr
B. 60 km / hr
C. 80 km / hr
D. 30 km / hr
Answer» D. 30 km / hr
495.

A took 10 minutes more than B in covering a certain distance. If their speeds are in the ratio 3 : 4, then what is the time taken by B to cover the same distance?

A. 50 minutes
B. 20 minutes
C. 40 minutes
D. 30 minutes
Answer» E.
496.

A fighter plane travels at 1440 km/h. How many meters does it travel in one second?

A. 385
B. 394
C. 400
D. 374
Answer» D. 374
497.

A bucket is drawn from a well by means of a rope which is wound around a wheel of radius 48 cm. If the bucket ascends in 1 minute 12 seconds at a speed of 1.2 m/sec, find the length of the rope.

A. 8.64 cm
B. 86.4 cm
C. 864 cm
D. 8640 cm
Answer» E.
498.

A train is traveling at a speed of 96 kilometers per hour. It takes 3 seconds to enter a tunnel and 30 seconds more to pass through it completely. Which of the following statements are correct?A. Length of the tunnel is 100 metersB. Tunnel is longer than trainC. Train is longer than the tunnelD. Length of the train is 80 metersE. Length of the tunnel is 800 metersChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

A. A, C and D only
B. A and B only
C. C and D only
D. B, D and E only
Answer» E.
499.

Aman can cover a certain distance in 30 hours, if he walks at the rate of 5 km/hr. If he covers the same distance on a scooter at the rate of 10 km/hr, then what is the time (in hours) taken by him?

A. 12
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
Answer» C. 20
500.

A man travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours, partly by walking at a speed of 4 km / hr and partly on bicycle at speed of 9 km / hr. The distance covered by walking is

A. 16 km
B. 25 km
C. 30 km
D. 45 km
Answer» B. 25 km