Speed Time And Distance MCQs

Speed Time And Distance MCQs

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1: The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train is?

A.   74.5

B.   87.5

C.   65.5

D.   90.5

2: A monkey tries to ascend a greased pole 14 m high. He ascends 2 m in first two minutes and slips 1 m in alternate minute. If he continues to ascend in this fashion, how long does he take to reach the top?

A.   25 min

B.   22 min

C.   24 min

D.   26 min

3: A train traveling at 100 kmph overtakes a motorbike traveling at 64 kmph in 40 seconds. What is the length of the train in meters?

A.   1111 meters

B.   1777 meters

C.   None of these

D.   400 meters

E.   1822 meters

4: It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes 20 minutes more, if 200 km is done by train and the rest by car. The ratio of the speed of the train to that of the cars is?

A.   3: 2

B.   2 : 3

C.   4 : 3

D.   None of these

E.   3 : 4

5: Busses start from a bus terminal with a speed of 20 km/hr at intervals of 10 minutes. What is the speed of a man coming from the opposite direction towards the bus terminal if he meets the buses at intervals of 8 minutes?

A.   4 km/hr

B.   5 km/hr

C.   None of these

D.   7 km/hr

E.   3 km/hr

6: Two trains of equal length, running in opposite directions, pass a pole in 18 s and 12 s. The trains will cross each other in

A.   15.5 s

B.   18.8 s

C.   20.2 s

D.   14.4 s

7: A truck covers a distance of 550 metres in 1 minute whereas a bus covers a distance of 33 kms in 45 minutes. The ratio of their speed is

A.   50 : 3

B.   3 : 4

C.   4 : 3

D.   3 : 5

8: In covering a distance of 30 km, Abhay takes 2 hours more than Sameer. If Abhay doubles his speed, then he would take 1 hour less than Sameer. Abhay's speed is?

A.   5 kmph

B.   6 kmph

C.   None of these

D.   7.5 kmph

E.   6.25 kmph

9: A dog takes 4 leaps for every 5 leaps of a hare but 3 leaps of a dog are equal to 4 leaps of the hare. Compare their speeds.

A.   12:13

B.   16:15

C.   15:16

D.   13:12

10: A train traveling at 72 kmph crosses a platform in 30 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 18 seconds. What is the length of the platform in meters?

A.   360 meters

B.   600 meters

C.   Cannot be determined

D.   420 meters

E.   240 meters

11: A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km?

A.   None of these

B.   224 Km

C.   200 Km

D.   248 Km

E.   222 Km

12: A 300 meter long train crosses a platform in 39 seconds while it crosses a signal pole in 18 seconds. What is the length of the platform?

A.   320 m

B.   650 m

C.   350 m

D.   Data inadequate

13: Two trains are moving on two parallel tracks but in opposite directions. A person sitting in the train moving at the speed of 80 km/hr passes the second train in 18 seconds. If the length of the second train is 1000 m, its speed is?

A.   100 km/hr

B.   None of these

C.   140 km/hr

D.   150 km/hr

E.   120 km/hr

14: A and B are two stations 390 km apart. A train starts from A at 10 a.m. and travels towards B at 65 kmph. Another train starts from B at 11 a.m. and travels towards A at 35 kmph. At what time do they meet?

A.   2:00 pm

B.   2:15 am

C.   2:00 am

D.   2:15 pm

15: If a train runs at 40 km/hour, it reaches its destination late by 11 minutes. But if it runs at 50 km/hour, it is late by 5 minutes only. The correct time (in minutes) for the train to complete the journey is?

A.   None of these

B.   13

C.   21

D.   15

E.   19

16: Two trains start from A & B and travel towards each other at speed of 50kmph and 60kmph resp. At the time of the meeting the second train has traveled 120km more than the first.the distance between them?

A.   1320 km

B.   1360 km

C.   1240 km

D.   1450 km

17: A runs 25% faster than B and is able to allow B a lead of 7 meters to end a race in dead heat. What is the length of the race?

A.   35 meters

B.   10 meters

C.   45 meters

D.   15 meters

E.   25 meters

18: A person croses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?

A.   3.6

B.   7.2

C.   10

D.   8.4

19: A train 200 m long running at 36 kmph takes 55 seconds to cross a bridge. The length of the bridge is

A.   325 m

B.   375 m.

C.   300 m.

D.   350 m.