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651.

Krishna cycled a distance of 90 km at a certain speed. If he cycled 3 km/h slower, he would have taken 5 more hours to reach his destination. What is the speed in km/hr at which Krishna actually cycled?

A. 18
B. 15
C. 9
D. 7.5
Answer» D. 7.5
652.

A car travels at a speed of 50 m/s. for 5 hours. What is the distance (in km.) travelled by the car?

A. 1000
B. 900
C. 990
D. 500
Answer» C. 990
653.

A person goes from point A to B and comes back. His average speed for the whole journey is 30 km/hr. If his speed while going from A to B is 24 km/hr, then what will be the speed of the person (in km/hr) while coming back from B to A?

A. 35
B. 40
C. 45
D. 38
Answer» C. 45
654.

A boat goes 15 km upstream and 21 km downstream in 90 minutes. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/h, what is the speed of the boat in still water in km/h?

A. 20
B. 18
C. 16
D. 24
Answer» E.
655.

A train runs at 54 kmph. If it takes 15 seconds to cross a pole, then what is the length of the train in meters?

A. 250 m
B. 125 m
C. 370 m
D. 225 m
Answer» E.
656.

A starts from a point at a speed of 30 m/s. After 3 seconds, B starts chasing A from the same point with a speed of 50 m/s. What will be the total distance (in metres) travelled by A and B before A is caught by B?

A. 360 m
B. 450 m
C. 600 m
D. 720 m
Answer» C. 600 m
657.

A man goes uphill at an average speed of 24 kmph. and comes down at an average speed of 30 kmph., the distance travelled in both the cases being the same. The average speed of the entire journey is

A. 30 kmph.
B. 30.8 kmph
C. 26.6 kmph
D. 32.6 kmph
Answer» D. 32.6 kmph
658.

A train passes two bridges of length 400 metres and 200 metres in 80 seconds and 60 seconds respectively. What is the length (in metres) of the train?

A. 200
B. 400
C. 350
D. 720
Answer» C. 350
659.

A man can row 12 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the current is 3 km/hr, he takes 4 hours more in upstream than in the downstream. What is the distance (in km)?

A. 30
B. 45
C. 60
D. 90
Answer» E.
660.

A person covers 40% of a distance with a speed of 60 km/h and the remaining with a speed of 40 km/h. what is his average speed for the whole journey in km/h?

A. 500/11
B. 500/13
C. 600/13
D. 600/11
Answer» D. 600/11
661.

If the speed of a train is 32 km / hr, then the distance covered by the train in 9 seconds is

A. 95 m
B. 88 m
C. 92 m
D. 80 m
Answer» E.
662.

B starts 4.5 minutes after A from the same point, for a place at a distance of 3.5 miles from the starting point. A on reaching the destination turns back and walks a mile where he meets B. If A’s speed is a mile in 6 minutes, then B’s speed is a mile in _______ minutes.

A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 9
Answer» E.
663.

A train takes 52 seconds to cross the 204 m long bridge. If the same train takes 18 seconds to cross a board, then tell the length of the train. (In meters)

A. 109
B. 108
C. 106
D. 107
Answer» C. 106
664.

Find the distance covered by a man walking for 12 min at a speed of 3.5 km/h.

A. 700 m
B. 1200 m
C. 600 m
D. 800 m
Answer» B. 1200 m
665.

A 480 metres long train is running at the speed of 36 km/hr. If it crosses a bridge in 64 seconds, then what is the length of the bridge ?

A. 240 metres
B. 320 metres
C. 160 metres
D. 140 metres
Answer» D. 140 metres
666.

A man can row his boat at speed of 4 km/hr and he finds that the time taken rowing upstream is double to that taken downstream. Find the speed of the stream (in km/hr).A. 1.5B. 1.3C. 2D. 1

A. D
B. A
C. B
D. C
Answer» D. C
667.

A man goes to a place on the car at a speed of 160 km/h and comes back at a lower speed. If the average speed is 64km/h in total, then return speed (in km/h) is:

A. 25
B. 40
C. 80
D. 60
Answer» C. 80
668.

A train moves past a telegraph post and a 264 m long bridge in 8 sec and 20 sec respectively. What is the speed of the train?

A. 69.5 km/hr
B. 70 km/hr
C. 79 km/hr
D. 79.2 km/hr
Answer» E.
669.

A car travels at a speed of 60 km/hr and covers a particular distance in one hour. How long will it take for another car to cover the same distance at 40 km/hr?

A. \(\frac{5}{2}\) hours
B. \(\frac{3}{2}\) hours
C. 1 hours
D. 2 hours
Answer» C. 1 hours
670.

A journey of 96 km takes one hour less by a fast train (A) than by a slow train (B). If the average speed of B is 16 km/h less than that of A, then the average speed (in km/h) of A is:

A. 64
B. 60
C. 48
D. 54
Answer» D. 54
671.

How much distance covered by a scooter in 1 minute at the speed of 54 km/hr?

A. 900 m
B. 1000 m
C. 115 m
D. 90 m
Answer» B. 1000 m
672.

Excluding stoppages, a bus covers 45 km in an hour and including stoppages, it covers 36 km. For how many minutes does the bus stop in an hour?

A. 10
B. 10.8
C. 12
D. 12.5
Answer» D. 12.5
673.

A cyclist moves non-stop from A to B, a distance of 14 km, at a certain average speed. If his average speed reduces by 1 km per hour, he takes 20 minutes more to cover the same distance. The original average speed of the cyclist is

A. 5 km/hour
B. 6 km/hour
C. 7 km/hour
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
674.

A boat covers 36 km downstream in 4 hours and 18 km upstream in 6 hours. Find the speed of boat in still water.

A. 12 km/hr
B. 9 km/hr
C. 6 km/hr
D. 5 km/hr
E. 3 km/hr
Answer» D. 5 km/hr
675.

A train leaves Delhi at 10 a.m. and reaches Jaipur at 4 p.m. on same day. Another train leaves Jaipur at 12 p.m. and reaches Delhi at 5 p.m. on same day. What is the time of day (approximately) when the two trains will meet?

A. 1 : 42 p.m.
B. 1 : 27 p.m.
C. 2 : 04 p.m.
D. 1 : 49 p.m.
Answer» E.
676.

A car covers 15 km, 20 km, 30 km and 12 km at speeds of 20 km/h, 30 km/h, 40 km/h and 30 km/h respectively. The average speed of the car for the total journey is:

A. 88 km/h
B. 60 km/h
C. 30 km/h
D. 40 km/h
Answer» D. 40 km/h
677.

A motorcyclist left \(6\frac{6}{9}\) minutes later than the scheduled time but in order to reach its destination 21 km away in time, he had to increase his speed by 12 kh/hr form the usual speed. What is usual speed (in km/hr) of the motorcyclist?

A. 28
B. 35
C. 42
D. 64
Answer» D. 64
678.

A train is travelling at the speed of 90 km/hr. How many seconds will it take to cover a distance of 2 km?

A. 70
B. 80
C. 60
D. 90
Answer» C. 60
679.

A man travels 75 km at speed 25 km/h and next 60 km at 20 km/h and thereafter travel 90 km at 15 km/h. His average speed is;

A. 15 km/h
B. 18.75 km/h
C. 20.25 km/h
D. 25.5 km/h
Answer» C. 20.25 km/h
680.

A train travels the distance between stations P and Q at a speed of 126 km/h, while in the opposite direction it comes back at 90 km/h. Another train travels the same distance at the average speed of the first train. The time taken by the second train to travel 525 km is:

A. 4 hours 20 min
B. 5 hours
C. 5 hours 20 min
D. 4 hours
Answer» C. 5 hours 20 min
681.

A train, 700 m long crosses a pole in 35 seconds. How much time does it take to cross a platform of length 740 m?

A. 1 min 12 sec
B. 1 min 20 sec
C. 1 min 24 sec
D. 1 min 30 sec
Answer» B. 1 min 20 sec
682.

A man travels from P to Q at the speed of 60 km/h and travels from Q to P at the speed of 90 km/h. What is the average speed of the man for the whole journey?

A. 75 km/h
B. 78 km/h
C. 70 km/h
D. 72 km/h
Answer» E.
683.

If Abhi travels a certain distance at 6 km/h, he reaches his destination 12 minutes early, but if he travels at 4 km/h, he reaches his destination 10 minutes late. The speed (in km/h) at which he should travel to reach his destination on time is ______.

A. \(4\frac{3}{7}\)
B. \(4\frac{5}{7}\)
C. \(5\frac{4}{4}\)
D. \(5\frac{1}{8}\)
Answer» C. \(5\frac{4}{4}\)
684.

A tractor can finish its journey in 10 hours at the speed of 36km/hr. If the same distance must be covered in 8 hours, what should be the speed of the tractor?

A. 60 km/hr
B. 50 km/hr
C. 45 km/hr
D. 55 km/hr
Answer» D. 55 km/hr
685.

Mr. Prasad travelled equal distances at speeds of 2 km/hr., 4 km/hr., and 6 km/hr., and took a total of 55 minutes to complete. Find the total distance he travelled, in km.

A. 2
B. 1
C. 4
D. 3
Answer» E.
686.

Kishore covers 2/5 of the total distance by car, 8/15 by cycle and the remaining distance by walking, at 6 kilometers per hour, is covered in 40 minutes. The total distance traveled by him is …….

A. 60 kilometers
B. 67.5 kilometers
C. 65 kilometers
D. 69.5 kilometers
Answer» B. 67.5 kilometers
687.

An elevator descends into a mine shaft at the rate of 7.5 m/minute. If it descends from 35 m above the ground, how long will it take to reach the mine that is 430 m below ground?

A. 57.33 Minutes
B. 66 Minutes
C. 62 Minutes
D. 52.67 Minutes
Answer» D. 52.67 Minutes
688.

A train running at a speed of 60 km/hr, crosses a telephone pole. If the length of the train is 500 meters, then what is the time taken (in seconds) by the train to cross the pole?

A. 35
B. 401
C. 30
D. 32
Answer» D. 32
689.

A 240 m long train, moving at an average speed of 54 km / h, crosses a platform in 30 s. A man crosses the same platform in 120 s. What is the speed (in km / h) of the man?

A. 6.3
B. 7.2
C. 5.7
D. 6.8
Answer» B. 7.2
690.

A thief steals a car parked in a house and goes away with a speed of 40 kmph. The theft was discovered after half an hour and immediately the owner sets off in another car with a speed of 60 kmph. When will the owner meet the thief?

A. 55 km from the owner’s house and one hour after the theft
B. 60 km from the owner’s house and 1.5 hours after the theft
C. 60 km from the owner’s house and 1.5 hours after the discovery of the theft
D. 55 km from the owner’s house and 1.5 hours after the theft
Answer» C. 60 km from the owner’s house and 1.5 hours after the discovery of the theft
691.

A train crosses a man in 5 sec and a bridge of length 300 m in 20 sec. Find the speed and length of the train.

A. 25 m/s, 150 m
B. 25 m/s, 100 m
C. 20 m/s, 150 m
D. 20 m/s, 100 m
Answer» E.
692.

A car can cover a distance of 42 km in 7 hours. By how much the speed has to be increased to cover the same distance in 6 hours?

A. 7.5 km/h
B. 5 km/h
C. 1 km/h
D. 8 km/h
Answer» D. 8 km/h
693.

A 100-meter long train crosses a 200-meter long and 20-meter wide bridge in 20 seconds. What is the speed of the train in Km/hour?

A. 45
B. 36
C. 54
D. 57.6
Answer» D. 57.6
694.

Fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah's bowling speed is 140, 145, 119, 90 and 95 kmph respectively. what is the average speed of his bowling?

A. 117.8
B. 115
C. 119.2
D. 110.5
Answer» B. 115
695.

A motorist travels to a place 150 km away at an average speed of 50 km/h and returns at 30 km/h. His average speed for the whole journey in km per h is -

A. 35
B. 37
C. 37.5
D. 40
Answer» D. 40
696.

Ram and Bala start at the location x at a speed of 4.5 and 5 km per hour respectively. If they move in the same direction, what will be the distance between them after 7 hours?

A. 3.5 km
B. 35 km
C. 6.35 km
D. 63.5 km
Answer» B. 35 km
697.

A man went from A to B at 50 km/h and came back at 100 km/h. What is the average speed for the entire journey

A. 75 km/h
B. 33.33 km/h
C. 66.66 km/h
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
698.

A train meets with an accident 30 minutes after starting from station A. If it covers rest 7/8th of the distance i.e. 210 km with its usual speed, it is delayed by 30 minutes. In order to reach on time i.e. the time it should have reached had the train not met with the accident, then what should be the increase in speed of the train?

A. 30 kmph
B. 12 kmph
C. 12.5 kmph
D. 7.5 kmph
E. 10 kmph
Answer» F.
699.

A person left a city P to city Q in car at 8.00 a.m. He travelled at a speed of 90 km/hr for 3 hours. After that the speed was reduced to 80 km/hr. If the distance between the cities is 510 kms., at what time did he reach city Q ?

A. 1.00 p.m.
B. 1.30 p.m.
C. 2.00 p.m.
D. 12.30 p.m.
Answer» D. 12.30 p.m.
700.

A boat travels 60 kilometers downstream and 20 kilometers upstream in 4 hours. The same boat travels 40 kilometers downstream and 40 kilometers upstream in 6 hours. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the stream?

A. 24
B. 16
C. 18
D. 20
Answer» C. 18