Speed, time & distance (1)
Speed, time & distance (1)
1. Lonavala and Khandala are two stations 600 km apart. A train starts from Lonavala and
moves towards Khandala at a rate of 25 km/hr. After two hours, another train starts from
Khandala at the rate of 335 km/hr. how far from Lonavala will they will cross each other ?
A. 250 km
B. 300 km
C. 279.16 km
D. 475 km
2. Alok walks to a viewpoint and returns to the starting point by his car and thus takes a total
time of 6 hours 45 minutes. He would have gained 2 hours by driving both ways. How long
would it have taken for him to walk both ways ?
A. 8 h 45 min
B. 7 h 45 min
C. 5 h 30 min
D. 6 h 45 min
3. Rishikant, during his journey, travels for 20 minutes at a speed of 30 km/hr, another 30
minutes at a speed of 50 km/h, and 1 hour at a speed of 60 km/h. what is the average speed ?
A. 51.18 km/h
B. 63 km/h
C. 39 km/h
D. 48 km/h
4. Narayan walking at a speed of 20 km/h reaches his college 10 minutes late. Next time he
increases his speed by 5 km/h, but finds that he is still late by 4 minutes. What is the distance
of his college from his house ?
A. 20 km
B. 6 km
C. 12 km
D. None of these
5. Sujit covers a distance in 40 minutes if he drives at a speed of 60 km/h on an average. Find
the speed at which he must drive at to reduce the time of the journey by 25% ?
A. 60 km/h
B. 70 km/h
C. 756 km/h
D. 80 km/h
6. Manish travels a certain distance by car at the rate of 12 km/h and walks back at the rate of
3 km/h. the whole journey took 5 hours. What is the distance he covered on the car ?
A. 12 km
B. 30 km
C. 15 km
D. 6 km
7. A railway passenger counts the telegraph poles on the rail road as he passes them. The
telegraph poles are at a distance of 50 m. what will be his count in 4 hours, if the speed of the
train is 45 km/hr ?
A. 600
B. 2500
C. 3600
D. 5000
8. A passenger train takes 2 h less for a journey of 300 km if its speed is increased by 5 km/hr
A. 10 km/h
B. 12 km/h
C. 20 km/h
D. 25 km/h
9. Walking at ¾ of his usual speed, a man is 16 minutes late for his office. The usual time taken
A. 48 minutes
B. 60 minutes
C. 42 minutes
D. 62 minutes
10. Two trains for Patna leave delhi at 6 a.m. and 6:45 a.m. and travel at 98 kmph and 136
kmph respectively. How many kilometres from Delhi will the two trains meet ?
A. 262.4 km
B. 260 km
C. 200 km
D. None of these
11. A man rows 6kmph in still water. If the river is running at 3 kmph, it takes him 45 minutes
A. 1.12 km
B. 1.25 km
C. 1.6875 km
D. 2.5 km