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1351.	An athelete runs 200meters race in 24 seconds. His speed (in km/hr) is
A.	10
B.	20
C.	30
D.	15
Answer» D. 15

Discussion

1352.	A man crosses a road 250m wide in 75 seconds. His speed in km/hr is
A.	12
B.	14
C.	10
D.	8
Answer» B. 14

Discussion

1353.	If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The actual distance traveled by him is?
A.	50 km
B.	56 km
C.	70 km
D.	80 km
Answer» B. 56 km

Discussion

1354.	With a uniform speed a car covers the distance in 8 hours. Had the speed been increased by 4 km/hr, the same distance could have been covered in 7 1/2 hours. What is the distance covered?
A.	420 km
B.	480 km
C.	640 km
D.	Cannot be determined
Answer» C. 640 km

Discussion

1355.	In a covering a certain distance, the speeds of A and B are in the ratio of 3:4. A takes 30 minutes more than B to reach the destination. The time taken by A to reach the destination is?
A.	1 hour
B.	1 1/2 hour
C.	2 hour
D.	2 1/2 hour
Answer» D. 2 1/2 hour

Discussion

1356.	Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 km/hr and including stoppages, it is 45 km/hr. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
A.	9
B.	10
C.	12
D.	20
Answer» C. 12

Discussion

1357.	A person covered some distance in 12 hours. He covered half the distance by rail @ 75 km per hour and the rest by car @ 45 km/hr. The total distance covered by him was
A.	100 km
B.	325 km
C.	500 km
D.	675 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

1358.	A car covers a distance of 715 km at a constant speed. If the speed of the car would have been 10 km/hr more, then it would have taken 2 hours less to cover the same distance. What is the original spe
A.	55 km/hr
B.	60 km/hr
C.	65 km/hr
D.	70 km/hr
Answer» B. 60 km/hr

Discussion

1359.	Two cars P and Q start at the same time from A and B which are 120 km apart. If the two cars travel in opposite directions, they meet after one hour and if they travel in same direction (from A toward
A.	60 km/hr
B.	70 km/hr
C.	120 km/hr
D.	Data inadequate
Answer» C. 120 km/hr

Discussion

1360.	A walks around a circular field at the rate of one round per hour while B runs around it at the rate of six rounds per hour. They start in the same direction from the same point at 7.30 a.m. They shal
A.	7.42 a.m.
B.	7.48 a.m.
C.	8.10 a.m.
D.	8.30 a.m.
Answer» B. 7.48 a.m.

Discussion

1361.	The speed of a truck is 1/3rd the speed of a train. The train covers 1230kms in 5 hours. What is the speed of the truck ?
A.	58 kmph
B.	62 kmph
C.	78 kmph
D.	82 kmph
Answer» E.

Discussion

1362.	A man can row 12 km/h in still water. If the river is running at 3 km/h, it takes 6 hours more upstream than to go downstream for the same distance. How far is the place ?
A.	130 km
B.	135 km
C.	140 km
D.	145 km
Answer» C. 140 km

Discussion

1363.	If the total distance of a journey is 120 km .If one goes by 60 kmph and comes back at 40kmph what is the average speed during the journey?
A.	42 kmph
B.	44 kmph
C.	48 kmph
D.	50 kmph
Answer» D. 50 kmph

Discussion

1364.	By how much per cent must a motorist increase his speed in order to reduce by 20%, the time taken to cover a certain distance?
A.	25
B.	35
C.	45
D.	55
Answer» B. 35

Discussion

1365.	If 13 men can complete a piece of work in 36 days, then in how many days will 18 men complete the same work?
A.	19 days
B.	21 days
C.	26 days
D.	29 days
Answer» D. 29 days

Discussion

1366.	A car finishes a journey in 20 hours at the speed of 60 km/hr. If the same distance is to be covered in 10 hours, How much speed does the car gain?
A.	80 kmph
B.	50 kmph
C.	120 kmph
D.	70 kmph
Answer» D. 70 kmph

Discussion

1367.	If B takes 20% less time than A, to cover the same distance. What should be the speed of B, if A works at a rate of 10 km/hr?
A.	12.5 km/hr
B.	10 km/hr
C.	15 km/hr
D.	20 km/hr
Answer» B. 10 km/hr

Discussion

1368.	A person covers a distance in 6 minutes. If runs at a speed of 12 km per hour on an average. Find the speed at which he must run to reduce the time of journey to 5 minutes.
A.	18 m/s
B.	4 m/s
C.	15 m/s
D.	10 m/s
Answer» C. 15 m/s

Discussion

1369.	A man is walking at a speed of 6 km per hour. After every km he takes rest for 6 minutes. How much time will he take to cover a distance of 12 km.
A.	3 hr
B.	5 hr 42 min
C.	4 hrs. 10 min
D.	3 hr. 6 min
Answer» E.

Discussion

1370.	Birju, Bankim and Boney begin to jog around a circular stadium. They complete their revolutions in 36 seconds, 48 seconds and 63 seconds respectively. After how many seconds will they be together at t
A.	108 sec.
B.	1008 sec.
C.	1008 min.
D.	1008 hrs.
Answer» C. 1008 min.

Discussion

1371.	A man covers a certain distance by car driving at 30 km/hr and he returns back to the starting point riding on a scooter at 10 km/hr. Find his average speed for the whole journey.
A.	8 Km/hr
B.	17 Km/hr
C.	15 Km/hr
D.	12 km/hr
Answer» D. 12 km/hr

Discussion

1372.	A car covers a distance of 720 km in10 hrs. What is its speed in mps.
A.	40 m/s
B.	25 m/s
C.	20 m/s
D.	15 m/s
Answer» D. 15 m/s

Discussion

1373.	The speed of a car is 90kmph. What is the speed in metres per second.
A.	25 m/s
B.	40 m/s
C.	35 m/s
D.	28 m/s
Answer» B. 40 m/s

Discussion

1374.	Sushil runs four kilometres every day. On Saturday and Sunday he runs one kilometre extra (on each day). How many kilometres does he run in 2 weeks ?
A.	40 km
B.	50 km
C.	60 km
D.	70 km
Answer» D. 70 km

Discussion

1375.	A train crosed a platform in 43 seconds. The length of the speed of the train ?
A.	235 kmph
B.	245 kmph
C.	255 kmph
D.	Cann't be determined
Answer» E.

Discussion

1376.	An athlete runs 200 metres race in 24 seconds. What is his speed?
A.	20 km/hr
B.	30 km/hr
C.	25 km/hr
D.	27.5 km/hr
Answer» C. 25 km/hr

Discussion

1377.	The distance between two cities A and B is 330 km. A train starts from A at 8 a.m. and travel towards B at 60 km/hr. Another train starts from B at 9 a.m. and travels towards A at 75 Km/hr. At what ti
A.	10.30 a.m
B.	11 a.m
C.	10 a.m
D.	12 noon
Answer» C. 10 a.m

Discussion

1378.	A man walking at the rate of 5 km/hr crosses a bridge in 15 minutes. What is the length of the bridge (in metres)?
A.	1250
B.	1280
C.	1320
D.	1340
Answer» B. 1280

Discussion

1379.	A train travelled at an average speed of 100 km/hr, stopping for 3 minutes after every 75 km. How long did it take to reach its destination 600 km from the starting point?
A.	5 hrs 22 min
B.	6 hrs 21 min
C.	7 hrs 14 min
D.	6 hrs
Answer» C. 7 hrs 14 min

Discussion

1380.	A man can row upstream at speed of 16 km/h and downstream at 6 km/h. What is his speed in still water ?
A.	10 km/h
B.	11 km/h
C.	12 km/h
D.	13 km/h
Answer» C. 12 km/h

Discussion

1381.	A person travels from A to B at a speed of 40 km/hr and returns by increasing his speed by 50%. What is his average speed for both the trips?
A.	48 km/hr
B.	56 km/hr
C.	60 km/hr
D.	52 km/hr
Answer» B. 56 km/hr

Discussion

1382.	A man in a train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in one minute. If they are known to be 50 metres apart, at what speed is the train travelling?
A.	61 km/hr
B.	60 km/hr
C.	56 km/hr
D.	63 km/hr
Answer» C. 56 km/hr

Discussion

1383.	A truck covers a distance of 550 metres in 1 minute whereas a train covers a distance of 33 kms in 45 minutes. What is the ratio of their speed?
A.	3 : 7
B.	4 : 7
C.	1 : 4
D.	3 : 4
Answer» E.

Discussion

1384.	A person has to cover a distance of 6 km in 45 minutes. If he covers one-half of the distance in two-thirds of the total time; to cover the remaining distance in the remaining time, what should be his
A.	12 km/hr
B.	14 km/hr
C.	10 km/hr
D.	8 km/hr
Answer» B. 14 km/hr

Discussion

1385.	A car covers a distance of 744 kms. in 12 hours. What is the speed of the ,-ar in kms/hr ?
A.	48 kmph
B.	51 kmph
C.	56 kmph
D.	62 kmph
Answer» E.

Discussion

1386.	A car covers a distance of 666 km in 9 hours What is the speed of the car ?
A.	70 kmph
B.	72 kmph
C.	74 kmph
D.	76 kmph
Answer» D. 76 kmph

Discussion

1387.	A car covers a distance from Town A to Town B at the speed of 58 kmph and from Town B to Town A at the speed of 52 kmph. What is the approximate average speed of the car ?
A.	55 kmph
B.	56 kmph
C.	57 kmph
D.	58 kmph
Answer» E.

Discussion

1388.	A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?
A.	7.2
B.	4.2
C.	6.1
D.	7.2
Answer» B. 4.2

Discussion

1389.	The speed of a bus increases by 2 km after every one hour. If the distance travelling in the first one hour was 35 km. what was the total distance travelled in 12 hours?
A.	552 km
B.	502 km
C.	492 km
D.	422 km
Answer» B. 502 km

Discussion

1390.	Sound is said to travel in air at about 1100 feet per second. A man hears the axe striking the tree, 11/5seconds after he sees it strike the tree. How far is the man from the wood chopper?
A.	2420 ft
B.	2810 ft
C.	1800 ft
D.	1820 ft
Answer» B. 2810 ft

Discussion

1391.	A bike covers a distance of 1856 km in 29 hours. What is the speed of the bike ?
A.	64 kmph
B.	67 kmph
C.	71 kmph
D.	76 kmph
Answer» B. 67 kmph

Discussion

1392.	A van covers a distance of 636 km in 16 hours. How much distance will it cover in 12 hours?
A.	447 km
B.	457 km
C.	467 km
D.	477 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

1393.	A car covers a distance of 1450 km in 25 hours. What is the speed of the car ?
A.	56 kmph
B.	58 kmph
C.	60 kmph
D.	62 kmph
Answer» C. 60 kmph

Discussion

1394.	A car completes a journey in 11 hrs. It covers the first half of the journey at the rate of 50 km/hr and the second half at the rate of 60 km/hr. The distance of total journey is
A.	600 kms
B.	700 kms
C.	800 kms
D.	900 kms
Answer» B. 700 kms

Discussion

1395.	A car covers a distance of 690 km in 30 hours. What is the average speed of the car ?
A.	21 kmph
B.	22 kmph
C.	23 kmph
D.	24 kmph
Answer» D. 24 kmph

Discussion

1396.	A man takes 6 hours and 35 minutes in walking to a certain place and riding back. He would have taken 2 hours less by riding both ways. What would be the time he would take to both ways ?
A.	4hours and 35 minutes
B.	8hours and 35minutes
C.	10hours
D.	8hours and 45minutes
Answer» C. 10hours

Discussion

1397.	Raman droves from home to a neighbouring town at a speed of 50km/hr and on his returning journey. He drove at a speed of 45km/hr and also took an hour longer to reach home. what distance did he cover
A.	450km
B.	400km
C.	350km
D.	500km
Answer» B. 400km

Discussion

1398.	A car covers a distance of 816kms in 12 hours. What is the speed of the car?
A.	62km
B.	58km
C.	68km
D.	52km
Answer» D. 52km

Discussion

1399.	The speeds of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4. A takes 20min more than B to reach a destination. In what time does A reach the destination ?
A.	4/3 hours
B.	3hours
C.	2hours
D.	5/3 hours
Answer» B. 3hours

Discussion

1400.	With a uniform speed, a car covers the distance in 8 hours. Had the speed been increased by 4km/hr, the same distance could have been covered in 15/2 hours. What is the distance covered ?
A.	600km
B.	400km
C.	520km
D.	480km
Answer» E.

Discussion

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