TIME, DISTANCE AND SPEED – 1 – Practice Questions

By: Subhash Vaddepally

Ph: 96666 56650
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01. A boy goes to school at a speed of 5 km/hr and returns to the village at a speed of 3 km/hr. If he takes 8 hour in all, what
is the distance between the village and the school ?
a.12 km b. 15km c. 18 km d.None
02. Walking 5/6th of his usual speed, a person is 12 min late to his office. Find his usual time to cover the distance ?
a.60 min b. 72 min c. 48min d. None
03. While covering a certain distance of a person increases his speed from 50kmph to 60kmph, he saves 5 minute. The
distance covered by him is?
a. 30km. b. 25km. c. 35km. d. 24km.
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04. Anil can cover a certain distance in 1 hour 24 minute by covering of the distance at 4 kmph and rest at 5kmph. The
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total distance is?
a. 5km. b. 6km. c. 8km. d. 9km.
05. A If a man travels at 3/4th of his usual speed he is late to his office by 25 minute. If he walks at 5/3 times the original
speed, how much time he can save?
a. 45min b. 30min c. 60min d. None
06. A train covered 1/3rd of the distance at 40kmph and the remaining at 20kmph. The average speed of the train covering
the entire journey is
a. 24kmph. b. 42kmph. c. 28kmph. d. 24m/s.
07. Runa covers the distance from P to Q at a uniform speed of 60 kmph and the distance from Q to R at a uniform speed of
40 kmph. What is her average speed for the entire journey if the ratio of the distances PQ and QR is 3 : 2?
a. 40kmph b. 45 kmph c. 60kmph d. None
08. A person travels three successive miles at a speeds of 20 mph , 30 mph and 60 mph Respectively. Find his average speed
for the entire journey ?
a. 20mph b. 30 mph c. 45 mph d. None
09. Jane covered a distance of 340 miles between city A and city B taking a total of 5 hours. If part of the distance was
covered at 60 miles per hour speed and the balance at 80 miles per hour speed, how many hours did she travel at
60 miles per hour?
a. 2 hr 30 min b. 3 hr c. 2 hr d.1 hr 45 min e. None of these
10. Ramesh and Suresh start from the same point walking at a speed of 4 km/hr and 5 km/hr respectively. How many km will
they be apart at the end of 5 hours if they are walking in opposite direction ?
a. 40 km b. 35 km c. 50km d. None
11. P and Q are running on a track of 1000m starting from the same point and same time meet each other after 100s if
speed of P is 25m/s. Find the speed of Q if they run in same direction ?
a. 12 m/sec b. 15 m/sec c. 10 m/se d. None
12. The length of a circular track is 24km. Two persons start at the same time with speeds of 6kmph and 2kmph and such in
the same direction. After what time do they meet again?
a. 2hr b. 4hr c. 6hr d. cannot meet at all
13. A man completes 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. 220 km b. 224 km c. 230km d. 234 km
14. Four people walk along the circumference of the park. They walk at 20m/min, 10m/min, 25m/min and 30m/min
respectively. The circumference of the park is 1200m. After how long will they be at the starting point together if they
have started all at the same time?
a. 480min b. 240min c.120min d. 160min
15. Ram started from a place with the speed of 10km/hr. After 6 hr Shyam started from the same place with the speed of
15 km/hr in the same direction. After how many hours will Shyam meet ram ?
a. 10 b. 12 c. 15 d. Cannot meet at all
16. A Train 100m long passes a bridge at the rate of 72km/hr in 25sec. Then length of the bridge is
a. 300m b. 150m c. 200m d. 400m
17. Two trains are leaving in the same direction at respective speeds of 60kmph and 40kmph. The faster train passes a man
sitting in the slower train in 9 sec. What is the length of the faster train?
a. 240m b. 50m c. 320m d. 300m
18. A Train crosses a platform of length 110m in 42 sec and a man standing on the platform in 20 sec. Find the ratio of the
length of the train to the length of the platform.
a. 10:11 b. 11:10 c. 6:5 d. 5:6
19. 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. 70 km/hr b. 75 km/hr c. 84 km/hr d. 87.5 km/hr
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Key: 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. b 6. a 7. d 8. b 9. b 10. d 11. b 12. c 13.b

14. b 15. b 16. d 17. b 18. a 19. d
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 TIME, DISTANCE AND SPEED – 2 – Practice Questions
By: Subhash Vaddepally
Ph: 96666 56650
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01. A train 270 meters long is moving at a speed of 25 kmph. It will cross a man coming from the opposite direction at a
speed of 2 kmph in:
a) 36sec b) 32sec c) 28sec d) 24sec e) None
02. A train 300 m long crossed a plot form 900m long in 1 minute 12sec. the speed of the train in km/hr was:
a) 45sec b) 50sec c) 54sec d) 60sec e) None
03. Lisa Lilly was the best runner in the eighth grade. She ran 100m in 40 s, 200m in 1 min and 10 s and 200 m over hurdles in
one and a half min. How many more seconds it took her to run 200m over hurdles than it did to 200m dash?
a. 15s b. 18s c. 20s d. 30s
04. A motorcycle stunt man rides over the vertical walls of a circular well at an average speed of 54 km/h for 5 minutes.
If the radius of the well is 5 meters then the distance traveled is:
a. 2.5 km b. 3.5 km c. 4.5 km d. 5.5 km e. None of the above
05. At 10 a.m. two trains started traveling toward each other from stations 287 miles apart. They passed each other at
1:30 p.m. the same day. If the average speed of the faster train exceeded the average speed of the slower train by 6 miles
per hour, which of the following represents the speed of the faster train, in miles per hour?
a. 38 b. 40 c. 44 d. 48 e. 50
06. The director came to the office to attend a meeting at 15min past 12 and he he came 25min before his steno who in turn
was late by 30min to the meeting. At what time was the meeting suppose to start?
a. 12.00 b. 12.15 c. 12.10 d. 12.20 e. 12.30
07. The ratio of speeds of three trains is 3:4:5, then the ratio of the times taken by them to travel the same distance is….
a. 5:4:3 b. 12:15:20 c. 3:4:5 d. 20:15:12 e. 3:4:5
08. A boat travels upstream at a speed of 30 mph and then downstream at a speed of 45 mph. What is the speed of the boat
in still water and what is the speed of the stream?
a. b. c. d. e.
09. 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. 240 mt b. 360 mt c. 420 mt d. 600 mt e. Cannot be determined
10. 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. 1777 mt b. 1822 mt c. 400 mt d. 1111 mt e. None of these
11. Jim travels the first 3 hours of his journey at 60 mph speed and the remaining 5 hours at 24 mph speed. What is the
average speed of Jim's travel in mph?
a. 42 mph b. 36 mph c. 37.5 mph d. 42.5 mph e. 48 mph
12. Jane covered a distance of 340 miles between city A and city taking a total of 5 hours. If part of the distance was covered
at 60 miles per hour speed and the balance at 80 miles per hour speed, how many hours did she travel at 60 miles per
hour?
a. 2 hr 30 min b. 3 hr c. 2 hr d.1 hr 45 min e. None of these
13. Steve traveled the first 2 hours of his journey at 40 mph and the remaining 3 hours of his journey at 80 mph. What is his
average speed for the entire journey?
a. 60 mph b. 56.67 mph c. 53.33 mph d. 64 mph e. 66.67 mph
14. P and Q run around a circular track of radius 49 meters starting from the same point at the same time and in the same
direction. If 'P' runs at a speed of 15m/min and 'Q' runs at a speed of 10m/min, when will they meet again for the first
time?
a. 1hr 1min 36sec b. c. d. e.
15. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?
a. 3.6 b. 7.2 c. 8.4 d. 10
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16. An aero plane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 1 hours, it
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must travel at a speed of:
a. 300 km b. 360 km c. 600 km d. 720 km
17. If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The actual distance travelled by
him is:
a. 50 km b. 56 km c. 70 km d. 80 km
18. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does
the bus stop per hour?
a. 9 b. 10 c. 12 d. 20
19. 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 km b. 6 km c. 6.25 km d. 7.5 km
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Key: 1. 2. 3. c 4. 5. 6. c 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
14. a 15. 16. 17. 18 . 19.
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 TIME, DISTANCE AND SPEED – 3 – Practice Questions
By: Subhash Vaddepally
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01. Two trains of length 130m and 110m run on parallel rails. If they move in the same direction, the longer train crosses the
other in 20sec. If they travel in opposite directions, they cross each other in 12sec. Then the speeds of the two trains are
(in m/sec)
a. 6, 10 b. 8, 6 c. 16, 4 d. 12, 8
02. A train of length 140m moves at 72kmph. What is the time taken to cross a man jogging at 9kmph in the same direction?
a. 8sec b. 12sec c. 15sec d. 16sec
03. In how many second will a train of length 200m running at a speed of 30 m/s, cross another train of length 250m moving
with a speed of 15 m/s in the same direction?
a. 40 b. 15 c. 20 d. 30
04. Two trains one from Delhi to Hyderabad and Hyderabad to Delhi start simultaneously. After they meet, the trains reach
their destinations after 9 hrs and 16 hrs respectively. The ratio of their speeds is _____________
a. 2:3 b. 4:3 c. 6:7 d. 9:16
05. Two trains of equal length are on parallel lines in the same direction at 46 km/hr and 36 km/hr. The faster train passes
the slower train in 36 Second. The length of each train is __________
a. 50 m b. 72 m c. 80 m d. 82 m
06. Two trains of length 120 m & 80 m are running in the same direction with velocities of 40 kmph & 50 kmph respectively.
The time taken by them to cross each other is __________
a. 60 Sec b. 72 Sec c. 75 Sec d. 80 Sec
07. A train left a place 14:30 hrs, travelling at a speed of 60 kmph and another train left from the same place on the same day
16:30 hrs travelling at a speed of 80 kmph. How far do they meet from the starting in kms _________
a. 480 km b. 120 km c. 360 km d. 500 km
08. A Train starts from Hyderabad at 9 am with a speed of 54km/hr and another train starts from there on the same day
1p.m in the same direction with a speed of 72km/hr. Find at what distance from Hyderabad both the trains will meet and
also find the time of their meeting?
a. 864km, 1a.m b. 800km, 12Noon c. 832km, 11p.m d. 720km, 10p.m
09. Hyderabad is at a distance of 340km from Vijayawada. A Train starts from Hyderabad to Vijayawada at 4a.m with a speed
of 60km/hr. Another Train starts from Vijayawada to Hyderabad at 5a.m with speed of 80km/hr. At what distance from
Hyderabad will the two trains cross each other and also find the time when they cross each other?
a. 180km, 7a.m b. 160km, 7a.m c. 200km, 8a.m d. 220km, 6a.m
10. A train crosses two platforms of L1m and L2m in t1sec and t2sec respectively. If the length of train is Lt, then
Lt Lt + L1 Lt + L2
a. =t1+t2 b. Lt(L1-L2) = t1 x t2 c. = d. LtL1L2 = t1-t2
L1 + L2 t1 t2
11. The speeds of two trains are in the ratio 3:4. They are going in opposite direction along parallel tracks. If each takes 3sec
to cross a telegraph post, Find the time taken by the trains to cross each other completely?
a. 3sec b. 4sec c. 2sec d. 5sec
12. A Train after traveling 50km meets with an accident and then proceeds at ¾ of its former speed and arrives at its
destination 35min. late. Had the accident occurred 24km further, it would have reached the destination only 25min. late.
The speed of the train is
a. 48km/hr b. 54km/hr c. 72km/hr d. 60km/hr
13. In one hour, a boat goes 11 km along the stream and 5km against the stream. The speed of the boat in still water
(in km/hr) is:
a. 3 b. 5 c. 8 d. 9
14. A boat running downstream covers a distance of 16 km in 2 hours while for covering the same distance upstream,
it takes 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
a. 4 km/hr b. 6km/hr c. 8km/hr d. Data inadequate
15. A boat stream goes 2km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minute. How
long it will take to go 5km in stationary water?
a. 40 min b. 1 hour c. 1 hr 15 min d. 1 hr 30 min
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16. A man can row three – quarters of a km against the stream in 11 minutes and returns in 7 min. The speed (in km/hr) of
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the man in the still water is:
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
17. A man takes twice as a long to row a distance against the stream as to row the same distance in favour of the stream.
The ratio of the speed of the boat(in still water) and the stream is:
a. 2 : 1 b. 3 : 1 c. 3 : 2 d. 4 : 3
18. A boat running up stream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takes 4 hours to cover the same
distance running down stream. What is the ratio between the speed of the boat and speed of the water current
respectively?
a. 2 : 1 b. 3 : 2 c. 8 : 3 d. Cannot be determined e. None of these
19. A person can row 3/5 of a km in upstream in 10 min. and return in 6 min. find the speed of the man in still water?
a. 4.4kmph b. 4.5kmph c. 4.8kmph d. 4.9kmph e. None
20. A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the
boat to go 68 km downstream.
a. 2 hours b. 3 hours c. 4 hours d. 5 hours
21. A man can row at 5kmph in still water.If the velocity of current is 1 kmph and it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and
come back, how far is the place:
a. 2.4 km b. 2.5km c. 3 km d. 3.6 km
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22. A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in 1 hours. If the speed of the stream be
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3 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still water?
a. 12 kmph b. 13 kmph c. 14kmph d. 15 kmph
23. A motor boat, whose speed is 15km/ hr in still water goes 30km downstream and comes back in a total of 4hr 30 min.
The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is:
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 10
24. A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel 36 km downstream than to travel the same distance upstream. If the speed of the
boat in still water is 10kmph, The speed the stream is:
a. 2kmph b. 2.5 kmph c. 3 kmph d. 4 kmph
25. If a man swims downstream @ 30 KMPH and upstream @ 18 KMPH taking three hours each time, the speed of the
current is ____ kmph
a. 10 b. 8 c. 6 d. 4
26. A man can row 6km in the still water. If takes him twice as long as to row up as to row down the river. The rate of the
stream is ______ kmph
a. 5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 2
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27. A man can row 7 km in the still water and the river is running @1 kmph. How far is the place, if it takes 50 min to row
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to a place and come back.
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
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28. A man can row 7 kmph in the still water and sees that it takes twice as long as to row up as to row down the river. Rate
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of the stream is _______ kmph
a. 4.5 b. 3.5 c. 2.5 d. 1.5
29. A boat travels upstream from B to A and downstream from A to B in 3 hrs. If the speed of the boat in the still water is
9 kmph and that of the current is 3 kmph, the distance between A and B is _____km
a. 6 b. 8 c. 10 d. 12
30. There is a road besides a river. Two friends started from a place A, moved to a temple situated at another place B and
then returned to A again. One of them moves on a cycle at a speed of 12 km/hr, while the other sails on a boat at a speed
of 10km/hr. If the river flows at the speed of 4km/hr, which of the two friends will return to place A first?
a. Cyclist b. Boatman c. Both d. None
31. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200
km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 min. The duration of the flight is:
a. 1 hr b. 2 hr c. 3 hr d. 4 hr e. None
32. A man’s speed with the current is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr. the man’s speed against the
current is:
a. 8.5 km/hr b. 9km/hr c. 10 km/hr d. 12.5 km/hr
33. The average speed of a train is 3 times the average speed of a car. The car covers a distance of 520 kms in 8 hours .How
much distance will the train cover in 13 hours?
a. 2553 km b. 2585 km c. 2355 km d. 2535 km e. None
34. A train running at 52kpmh takes 36 sec to pass a platform, next it takes 24 sec to pass a man traveling at 10kmph in the
same direction. Find the length of the train and the platform ?
a. 800m,440m b. 280m,440m c. 280m,240m d. 260m,260m e. None
35. A truck covers a distance of 550 meters in 1 minute whereas a bus covers a distance of 33 kms in 45 minutes. The ratio of
their speed is
a. 3 :4 b. 4 :3 c. 3 : 5 d. 50 :3 e. None
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36. An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 1 hours, it
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must travel at a speed of
a. 300 kmph b. 360 kmph c. 600 kmph d. 720 kmph e. None

Key: 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. 5. a 6. b 7. a 8. a 9. a 10. c 11. a 12. 13. c

14. b 15. c 16. d 17. b 18. c 19. c 20. c 21. a 22. d 23. b 24. 25. c 26. d

27. 28. 29. 30. a 31. a 32. c 33. d 34. c 35. a 36. d
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