Time, Speed and Distance Questions and Answers

Q1 :

A man covers 13 km against the flow of a river and 28 km along the flow, taking 5 hours in each direction. Find the speed of the current.

A

5 km p.h.

B

3 km p.h.

C

1.5 km p.h.

D

1 km p.h.

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Q2 :

Walking $frac{3}{4}$ of one's usual rate, a man is $1 frac{1}{2}$ hours late. Find the usual rate.

A

3 hrs

B

$4 frac{1}{2} text{ hrs}$

C

12 hrs

D

$5 frac{1}{2} text{ hrs}$

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Right Answer: B

$4 frac{1}{2} text{ hrs}$

Q3 :

A motor car does a journey in 10 hrs., the first half at 21 km per hour and the rest at 24 km per hour. Find the distance.

A

204 km

B

214 km

C

220 km

D

224 km

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Q4 :

How long does a train 110 m long running at the rate of 36 km an hour late to cross a bridge 132 m in lenght?

A

22.2 second

B

24.2 second

C

26.2 second

D

28.2 second

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Q5 :

A tractor is moving with a speed of 20 km/h, $x$ km ahead of a truck moving with a speed of 35 km/h. If it takes 20 minutes for the truck to overtake the tractor, then $x$ is equal to

A

5 km

B

10 km

C

15 km

D

20 km

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Q6 :

A man rides his bicycle from his residence to his workplace at $x_{1}$ km/h and makes the return trip at $x_{2}$ km/h. Calculate his average velocity for the entire journey.

$left(frac{x}{y} right)$

A

$frac{x_1 + x_2}{2}$

B

$frac{x_1 + x_2}{3}$

C

$frac{3}{4} left( frac{x_1x_2}{x_1 + x_2} right)$

D

$frac{2x_1 ;. ;x_2}{x_1 + x_2}$

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Right Answer: D

$frac{2x_1 ;. ;x_2}{x_1 + x_2}$

Q7 :

If a train running at 36 km/h takes 2 minutes and 20 seconds to cross a bridge, then the length of the bridge is

A

1.4 km

B

2.2 km

C

3.6 km

D

14 km

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Q8 :

A train requires 1.75 seconds to pass a telegraph pole and 1.5 seconds to overtake a cyclist moving at 10 m/s along a road parallel to the railway track. Determine the length of the train.

A

135 metres

B

125 metres

C

115 metres

D

105 metres

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Q9 :

A train measuring 110 metres in length clears a telegraph post in 3 seconds. Determine the time it will require to pass entirely over a railway platform that measures 165 metres in length.

A

4.5 seconds

B

5 seconds

C

7.5 seconds

D

10 seconds

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Q10 :

Two people begin their journey simultaneously from locations 27 km apart. When moving in the same direction, they come together after 9 hours, but when moving in opposite directions, they meet in just 3 hours. Determine their walking speeds.

A

2 km/h and 4 km/h

B

3 km/h and 5 km/h

C

4 km/h and 8 km/h

D

None of these

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Q11 :

If a man travels with a speed of $frac{2}{5}$ times of his original speed and he reached his office 15 min late to fixed time, then the time taken with his original speed, is

A

10 min

B

15 min

C

20 min

D

25 min

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Q12 :

Two trains of lengths 110 m and 130 m travel on parallel track. If they move in the same direction, the first one which is faster takes one minute to pass the other one completely. If they move in opposite directions then they pass each other in 3s, then the speed of the trains is

A

41 m/s and 39 m/s

B

32 m/s and 43 m/s

C

42 m/s and 38 m/s

D

None of these

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Time Speed and Distance Questions Answers