Q1 A train of length 150 m takes 10 s to pass over.

Another train 100 m long coming

km
from the opposite direction. If the speed of the first train is 36 the speed of
h
the second train is
km km km km
a) 36 b) 48 c) 54 d) 65
h h h h
e) none of these

km km
Q.2 A man can row upstream at 7 and downstream at 11 . What is the man’s
h h
rate in still water?
km km
a) 9 b) 9.4
h h
km km
c) 10 d) 10.4
h h
e) none of these

km km
Q.3 A man can row up stream at 4 and downstream at 7 .What is the rate of
h h
the current?
km km
a) 1.5 km/h b) 1.8 c) 2.1 km/h d) 2.4
h h
e) none of these

km
Q.4 A boatman can row 48km downstream in 4 h. If the speed of the current is 3 .
h
then find in what time will he be able to cover 15 km upstream?
a)1 h 45 min b) 2 h 30 min c) 3 h 12 min d) 3 h 40 min
e) None of these

km
Q.5 In a stream running at 2 a motor boat goes 32 km upstream and back again to
h
the starting. Point in 12 h. Find the speed of the motor boat in still water.
km km km km
a)6 b) 8 c) 10 d) 12
h h h h
e) None of these

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Read the following information and answer question given below it. Two men A
and B start together from the same point to walk around a circular path 9km long.
A walks 5km and B walks 2 km an hour in the same direction.

Q.6 When will they first meet?

a)3 h b) 4 h c) 5 h d) 6 h
e) none of these

Q.7 When will they first meet at the starting point?

 a) 4 h b) 6 h c) 9 h d) 12 h
e) None of these

Q.8 A 320 m long train takes 80 s more to cross a platform twice its length then it takes
m
to cross a pole at the same speed. What is the speed of the train in ?
s
a) 16
b) 10
c) 6
d) Can’t be determine
e) none of these

Q.9 Amit, Sucheat and Neeti started running, around a circular track and complete
one round in 18, 24, and 32 seconds respectively. In how many second will the
three meet again at the starting point if they all have started running at the same
time?
a) 196
b) 288
c) 324
d) Can’t be determine
e) None of these
Q.10 A 180 m long train crosses a platform of equal length in 18s.What is the speed of
the train?
m m m m
a) 22 b) 10 c) 15 d) 18
s s s s
e) None of these

Q.11 Two trains start at the same time from Aligarh and Delhi and proceed towards each
other at the rate of 16 km and 21 km per hour respectively. When they meet, it is
found that one train has travelled 60 km more than the other. The distance between
two stations is
a) 445 km b) 444 km c) 440 km d) 450 km

Q.12 A monkey climbing up a greased pole ascends 10 m and slips down 3 m in alternate
minutes. If the pole is 63 m high, how long will it take him to reach the top?
a) 16 min 42 sec b) 16 min 40 sec
c) 18 min 42 sec d) None of these

Q.13 For covering a distance X km, a man takes t hours. If he moves 3 kmph faster, he
takes 40 min less. But if he moves 2 kmph slower, he takes 40 more min. Then X is
equal to
a) 20 km b) 36 km
c) 37.5 km d) 40 km

Q.14 In the above problem, the original speed of the man is

m
a) 18 kmph b) 12
sec
c) 3.33 m/sec d) 16 kmph
Q.15 A thief sports a policemen 100 m away and takes to his heels. If the policeman gives
a chase immediately, then how far would the thief have run before he is overtaken?
The speeds of the thief and policeman are 8 and 10 kmph respectively.
a) 500 m b) 200 m
c) 400 m d) 2 km

Q.16 A train leaves Indore at 6 am and reaches Bhopal at 10 am. Another train leaves
Bhopal at 8 am and reaches Indore at 11.30 am. At what time do the two trains
cross one another? (Assume uniform speeds throughout.)
a) 8 : 56 am b) 8 : 52 am
c) 7 : 56 am d) 7 : 52 am

Q.17 Two trains travel in opposite directions at 36 kmph and 45 kmph and a man sitting
in slower train passes the faster train in 8 seconds. The length of the faster train
is:
a) 80 m b) 100 m
c) 120 m d) 180 m

Q.18 Two trains, each 100 m long, moving in opposite direction, cross each other in 8
seconds. If one is moving twice as fast the other, then the speed of the faster train
is:
km km
a) 30 b) 45
hr hr
km km
c) 60 d) 75
hr hr

Q.19 A train 150 m long passes a km stone in 15 seconds and another train of the same
length travelling in opposite direction in 8 seconds. The speed of the second train
is:
km km
a) 60 b) 66
hr hr
km km
c) 72 d) 99
hr hr

Q.20 A train X starts from Meerut at 4 p.m. and reaches Ghaziabad at 5 p.m. while
another train Y starts from Ghaziabad at 4 p.m. and reaches Meerut at 5.30 p.m.
The two trains will cross each other at:
a) 4.36 p.m. b) 4.42 p.m.
c) 4.48 p.m. d) 4.50 p.m.

Q.21 The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr and the rate of current is 3 km/hr.
The distance travelled downstream in 12 minutes is:
a) 1.2 km b) 1.8 km
c) 2.4 km d) 3.6 km
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Q.22 A man can row 9 kmph in still water and finds that it takes him thrice as much
3
time to Row up than as to row down the same distance along the river. What is
the speed of the river?
1 km 1 km
a) 3 b) 3
3 hr 9 hr
2 km 1 km
c) 4 d) 4
3 hr 2 hr

km
Q.23 The speed of a boat in still water is 10 . If it can travel 26 km downstream and
hr
14 km upstream in the same time, the speed of the stream is:
km km
a) 2 b) 2.5
hr hr
km km
c) 3 d) 4
hr hr

Q.24 A boat covers 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 6 hours while it covers

36 km upstream and 24 km downstream in
1
6 hours. The speed of the current is:
2
km km
a) 1 b) 1.5
hr hr
km km
c) 2 d) 2.5
hr hr

Q.25 A person divides his total route of journey into three equal parts and decides to
travel the three parts at the speeds of 80 kmph, 60 kmph and 30 kmph
respectively. What is the average speed during the journey?
a) 40 kmph b) 45 kmph
c) 48 kmph d) 49 kmph

Q.26 A bus travels 3 hrs at 60 kmph, 4 hrs at 50 kmph and next 5 hrs at 59 kmph. Find
its average speed.
a) 52 kmph
b) 46 kmph
c) 50 kmph
d)56.25 kmph

Q.27 A train traveling at 72 km/hr 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) 220m b) 260m
c) 240m d) 200m

Q.28 In a kilometer race, A beats B by 100 m or 15 seconds. How long does A take to
complete the race?
 a) 200s b) 125s
c) 135s d) 155s

Q.29 A man is late by 30 minutes if he travels the distance from his house to office at a
speed of 50 km/hr. If he increases his speed by 25 km/hr, he reaches his office 20
minutes early. Find the distance between his house and office, and also the speed
required to reach the office in time.
a) 125km; 75kmph
b) 125km; 62.5kmph
c) 180km; 75kmph
d) 180km; 72.5kmph
e) 180km; 80kmph

Q.30 In a 1 km race, A beats B by 200m and C by 360 m. In a race of 500m, by how many
meters would B beat C?
a) 90m b) 80m
c) 100m d) 40m
e) 120m