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951.

How long does a train 110 m long running at a speed of 72 km/h take to cross a bridge 132 metres in length?

A. 14.3 seconds
B. 12.42 seconds
C. 9.8 seconds
D. 12.1 seconds
Answer» E.
952.

Arun travels a distance of 15 km in 1 hour. In how many hours will he travel a distance of 165 km?

A. 14 hours
B. 12 hours
C. 11 hours
D. 13 hours
Answer» D. 13 hours
953.

In a 1000 meters race, A beats B by 100 metres and C by 190 meters. Then the distance (in meters) by which B beats C in finishing that race is:

A. 110
B. 90
C. 100
D. 120
Answer» D. 120
954.

A train travelling at 44 km/h crosses a man walking with a speed of 8 km/h, in the same direction, in 15 seconds. If the train crosses a woman coming from the opposite direction in 10 seconds, then what is the speed (in km/h) of the woman?

A. 8.5
B. 9
C. 10.5
D. 10
Answer» E.
955.

A train travels at an average speed of 50 km/h for 3 hr, and then travels at a speed of 75 km/h for 2 hr. How far did the train travel in the entire 5 hr?

A. 300 km
B. 275 km
C. 250 km
D. none of the above
Answer» B. 275 km
956.

Ajay can row his boat in still water, at a speed of 6 kmph.If the speed of the stream is 4 kmph, how long will he take to a distance of 30 km downstream?

A. 2 hours
B. 5 hours
C. 4 hours
D. 3 hours
Answer» E.
957.

A man standing near a railway track can see up to a distance of 600 m. he watches a train of length 150 m coming and disappearing in 45 seconds. Find the speed of the train.

A. 90 km/h
B. 72 km/h
C. 108 km/h
D. 126 km/h
Answer» D. 126 km/h
958.

In covering a distance of 30 km, A takes 2 hours more than B. If A doubles his speed, then he would take 1 hour less than B. A’s speed is ______.

A. 5 km/hr
B. 5 \(\frac{1}{2}\)km/hr
C. 6 km/hr
D. 6 \(\frac{1}{2}\)km/hr
Answer» B. 5 \(\frac{1}{2}\)km/hr
959.

Bala travels first one-third of the total distance at the speed of 10 km/h and the next one-third distance at the speed of 20 km/h and the last one – third distance at the speed of 60 km/h. What is the average speed of Bala?

A. 18 km/h
B. 19 km/h
C. 16 km/h
D. 12 km/h
Answer» B. 19 km/h
960.

A man can row 10 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the current is 2 km/hr, he takes 3 hours more in upstream than in the downstream. What is the distance (in km)?

A. 36
B. 72
C. 48
D. 24
Answer» C. 48
961.

A man is standing on a bridge which is 120 m long. He finds that a train crosses the bridge in 10 seconds but it crosses him in 4 seconds. Find the speed of the train in km/h.

A. 72 km/h
B. 80 km/h
C. 70 km/h
D. 90 km/h
Answer» B. 80 km/h
962.

A person walks from his house to this office at a speed of X1 km/h and return by the same route at the speed of X2 km/h. His average speed is

A. \(\frac{X_1 + X_2}{2}\)
B. \(\frac{X_1 + X_2}{2}2\)
C. \(\frac{3}{4} \ (\frac{X_1X_2}{X_1 + X_2})\)
D. \(\frac{{2{{\rm{X}}_1}{{\rm{X}}_2}}}{{{{\rm{X}}_1} + {\rm{\;}}{{\rm{X}}_2}}}\)
Answer» E.
963.

A train moving with a uniform speed clears a platform 110 metres long in 10 seconds and passes a telephone post in 5 seconds. The speed of the train is

A. 80 km/hr
B. 81 km/hr
C. 82 km/hr
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
964.

A train x running at 74 km/h crosses another train y running at 52 km/h in the opposite direction in 12 seconds. If the length of y is two-thirds that of x, then what is the length of y (in m) ?

A. 210
B. 200
C. 168
D. 252
Answer» D. 252
965.

A person reaches the college with a speed of 45 km/hr from the hostel till 5 minutes late. If he runs a bike at 60 kmph and he reaches 4 minutes early. Find the distance between the hostel and the college.

A. 23 km
B. 27 km
C. 25 km
D. 35 km
Answer» C. 25 km
966.

If Dheeraj can cross a 100 metres wide road in 25 seconds, then what is the speed of Dheeraj?

A. 12 m/s
B. 6 m/s
C. 14 m/s
D. 4 m/s
Answer» E.
967.

A person travelled a distance of 50 km in 8 hours. He covered a part of the distance on foot at the rate of 4 km per hour and a part on a bicycle at the rate of 10 km per hour. How much distance did he travel on foot ?

A. 10 km
B. 20 km
C. 30 km
D. 40 km
Answer» C. 30 km
968.

A part of the journey is covered in 31.5 minutes at 80 km/h and the remaining part in 16 minutes at 75 km/h. The total distance of the journey is∶

A. 45 km
B. 38 km
C. 62 km
D. 54 km
Answer» D. 54 km
969.

A boy walks 15 m in 7 seconds and then walks back in 5 seconds. His average speed (in m/s) is∶

A. 6
B. 2.5
C. 3.25
D. 4
Answer» C. 3.25
970.

A car has an average speed of 60 km per hour while going from Delhi to Agra and has an average speed of y km per hour while returning to Delhi from Agra (by travelling the same distance). If the average speed of the car for the whole journey is 48 km per hour, what is the value of y?

A. 30 km per hour
B. 35 km per hour
C. 40 km per hour
D. 45 km per hour
Answer» D. 45 km per hour
971.

If a train crosses a km-stone in 12 seconds, how long will it take to cross 91 km stone completely if its speed is 60 km/h?

A. 1 h 30 min
B. 1 h 30 min 12 sec
C. 1 h 51 min
D. 1 h 1 min 3 sec
Answer» C. 1 h 51 min
972.

A map is drawn at a scale of 2 mm for 500 kms. Two places are marked at the distance of 3.6 mm; calculate the distance (in kms) between these two places?A. 900B. 800C. 750D. 860

A. D
B. A
C. C
D. B
Answer» C. C
973.

A takes 2 hours 30 minutes more than B to walk 40 km. If A doubles his speed, then he can make it in 1 hour less than B. How much time (in hours) does A require for walking a 40 km distance?

A. 9
B. 7
C. 5
D. 6
Answer» C. 5
974.

A boy running at 10/9th of his actual speed covers 39 km in 2 hours 20 minutes 24 seconds. Find the actual speed of the boy (approx).

A. 15 km/hr.
B. 50 km/hr.
C. 39 km/hr
D. 150 km/hr.
Answer» B. 50 km/hr.
975.

A train takes 67 seconds to cross the 266 m long bridge. If the same train takes 29 seconds to cross a board, then tell the length of the train.

A. 200 m
B. 205 m
C. 203 m
D. 215 m
Answer» D. 215 m
976.

A trip from Mumbai to Pune takes 4 hours 30 minutes at a speed of 60 km/hr. How long (in hours) will it take to complete, if the speed is 15 m/sec?

A. \(3 \frac{3}{4}\)
B. 5
C. \(4 \frac{2}{3}\)
D. 4
Answer» C. \(4 \frac{2}{3}\)
977.

After going 3/4th of my journey, I found that I have covered 16 km. How much journey is still left?

A. \(5 \frac{1}{3}\)
B. \(1 \frac{1}{3}\)
C. \(4 \frac{1}{3}\)
D. \(2\frac{1}{3}\)
Answer» B. \(1 \frac{1}{3}\)
978.

A certain distance is covered at a certain speed. If half the distance is covered in double the time, what is the ratio of the two speeds?

A. 3 : 2
B. 4 : 1
C. 2 : 1
D. 1 : 3
Answer» C. 2 : 1
979.

A train goes from P to Q with a speed u km/h, then from Q to R (QR = 2PQ) with a speed 3u km/h, and returns from R to P With a speed u/2 km/h. What is the average speed (in km/h) of the train for the entire journey starting from P and back to P?

A. 18u/23
B. 3u/2
C. 4u/3
D. 16u/23
Answer» B. 3u/2
980.

A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 100 m. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts chasing. If the speed of the thief is 8 km/hr and that of the policeman is 10 km/hr, then how far will the thief have to run before he is overtaken?

A. 200 m
B. 300 m
C. 400 m
D. 500 m
Answer» D. 500 m
981.

Each wheel of a bus is making 7 revolutions per second. If the diameter of a wheel is 56 cm, then the speed of the bus (in cm/sec) would be:

A. 616
B. 176
C. 1232
D. 1000
Answer» D. 1000
982.

Azhar can complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels the first half of the distance of the journey at a speed of 21 km/hr and the remaining at 24 km/hr. Find the total distance in km.

A. 234
B. 225
C. 224
D. 232
Answer» D. 232
983.

37 trees are planted in a straight line such that distance between any two consecutive trees is same. A car takes 20 seconds to reach the 13th tree. How much more time (in seconds) will it take to reach the last tree?

A. 36
B. 40
C. 57.6
D. 60
Answer» C. 57.6
984.

Kishlay travelled equal distances at speeds of 10 km/hr, 30 km/hr and 2 km/hr and took total time of 38 minutes. Find the total distance in Km.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 1
D. 4
Answer» C. 1
985.

A person covers a distance of 300 km and then returns to the starting point. The time taken by him for the outward journey is 5 hours more than time taken for the return journey. If he returned at a speed of 10 km/h more than the speed of going. What was the speed (in km/h) for the outward journey?

A. 15 km/h
B. 20 km/h
C. 30 km/h
D. 25 km/h
Answer» C. 30 km/h
986.

If a man walks at the rate of 5 km/h, he misses a train by 7 minute. However, if he walks at the rate of 6 km/h, he reaches the station 5 minutes before the arrival of the train. Find the distance covered by him to reach the station.

A. 4 km
B. 6 km
C. 8 km
D. 10 km
Answer» C. 8 km
987.

A boat can cover 15 km upstream and 22 km downstream in 5 hours. It can cover 20 km upstream and 55/2 km downstream in 13/2 hours. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the stream?

A. 3
B. 5
C. 8
D. 11
Answer» B. 5
988.

A person travels equal distances with speeds of 4 km / h, 6 km / h and 8 km / h. He takes a total time of 32.5 minutes. Find the total distance travelled by him.

A. 3 km
B. 4.5 km
C. 7.5 km
D. 6 km
Answer» B. 4.5 km
989.

How many seconds does a dog take to cover a distance of 400 m, if he runs at a speed of 30 km/hr.?

A. 45 sec
B. 46 sec
C. 48 sec
D. 47 sec
Answer» D. 47 sec
990.

A 220 m long train running at the speed of 110 km/h crosses another train running in the opposite direction at the speed of 70 km/h in 7 seconds. What is the length of the other train?

A. 130 m
B. 150 m
C. 170 m
D. 100 m
Answer» B. 150 m
991.

In what time will a train 100 m long cross an electric pole, if its speed is 144 km/h?

A. 4.25 seconds
B. 5 seconds
C. 2.5 seconds
D. 12.5 seconds
Answer» D. 12.5 seconds
992.

A train can cross a pole and a bridge 75 meters long in 10 seconds and 25 seconds respectively. Find the length of the train.

A. 50 m
B. 60 m
C. 100 m
D. 80 m
Answer» B. 60 m
993.

A bus travels 2/5 of a total journey at its usual speed. The remaining distance was covered by bus at 6/7 of its usual speed. Due to slow speed it reaches its destination 50 minutes late. If the total distance is 200 kms, then what is the usual speed (in km/hr) of bus?

A. 20.57
B. 24
C. 28
D. 26.52
Answer» C. 28
994.

It takes 11 hours for a 600 km journey if 120 km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes 40 minutes more if 200 km are covered by train and the rest by car. What is the ratio of the speed of the car to that of the train?

A. 3 : 2
B. 2 : 3
C. 3 : 4
D. 4 : 3
Answer» B. 2 : 3
995.

Mohit starts moving from place A and reaches place B in 12 hours. He covers 1 / 5th part of the total distance at the speed of 6 km / hr and covers the remaining distance at the speed of 8 km / hr. What is the distance between A and B?

A. 90 km
B. 95 km
C. 60 km
D. 75 km
Answer» B. 95 km
996.

Rakesh walking at the speed of 8 km/h crosses a bridge in 30 minutes. What is the length of the bridge in kilometre?

A. 5 km
B. 2 km
C. 3 km
D. 4 km
Answer» E.
997.

A train is running with a speed of 54 km/h. if it crosses a 200 m long bridge in 22 seconds, what is the length of the train?

A. 135 m
B. 130 m
C. 120 m
D. 140 m
Answer» C. 120 m
998.

A and B start moving towards each other from places X and Y, respectively, at the same time on the same day. The speed of A is 20% more than that of B. After meeting on the way, A and B take p hours and \(7\frac{1}{5}\)hours, respectively, to reach Y and X, respectively. What is the value of p?

A. 5.5
B. 6
C. 4.5
D. 5
Answer» E.
999.

A motorbike crosses a 4.8 km long over bridge in 8 minutes. What is its speed in m per second?

A. 3.6
B. 10
C. 8.4
D. 7.2
Answer» C. 8.4
1000.

On a river, Q is the mid-point between two points P and R on the same bank of the river. A boat can go from P to Q and back in 12 hours, and from P to R in 16 hours 40 min. How long would it take to go from R to P?

A. \(3\frac{1}{3}\;hr\)
B. 5 hr
C. \(6\frac{2}{3}\;hr\)
D. \(7\frac{1}{3}\;hr\)
Answer» E.