Time Speed Distance

1. Three cars leave A for B in equal time intervals. They reach B simultaneously
and then leave for Point C which is 240 km away from B. The first car arrives at
C an hour after the second car. The third car, having reached C, immediately
turns back and heads towards B. The first and the third car meet a point that is
80 km away from C. What is the difference between the speed of the first and
the third car?

60 kmph 20 kmph 40 kmph 80 kmph

2. A swimming pool is of length 50 m. A and B enter a 300 m race starting

simultaneously at one end of the pool at speeds of 3 m/s and 5 m/s. How many
times will they meet while travelling in opposite directions before B completes
the race?

Twice Thrice Once 5 Times

3. A car of length 4m wants to overtake a trailer truck of length 20m travelling

at 36km/hr within 10 seconds. At what speed should the car travel?

12 m/s 14.8 m/s 12.4 m/s 7.6 m/s

4. Mr. Ravi completes a certain journey by a car. If he covered 40% of the

distance at the speed of 20kmph, 50% of the distance at 25 kmph and the
remaining of the distance at 10 kmph, then what will be the speed?

a. 15 kmph b. 20 kmph c. 18 kmph d. 14 kmph e. None of these

5. Rani started walking to the station half a km from her home at 1 kmph to
catch the train in time. After 6 minutes she realized that she had forgotten her
purse at home and returned with increased, but constant speed to get it
succeeded in catching the train. Find her latter speed in kmph.

a. 1.5 kmph b. 1.2 kmph c. 2.2 kmph d. 3.5 kmph e. None of these

6. A starts from a place at 11 am and travels at a speed of 4kmph, B starts at 1

pm and travels with a speed of 1kmph for 1st hour, 2kmph for next 1 hour and
so on. At what time B catch up with A ?

a.9.26pm b.9.45pm c.9.54pm d.10.45pm e. None of these

7.Two friends Ram and Ravi are travelling from point A to B, which are 600km
apart. Travelling at a certain speed Ram takes 1hr more than Ravi to reach point
B. If Ram doubles his speed he will take 1hr 30mins less than ravi to reach
point B. At what speed was Ram driving from point A to B?

a. 150km/hr b. 120km/hr c. 80km/hr d. 45 km/hr e. 92 km/hr

8. Two places A and B are at a certain distance. Ramu started from A towards B
at a speed of 40 kmph. After 2 hours Raju started from B towards A at a speed
of 60 kmph. If they meet at a place C then ratio of ratio of time taken by Raju to
Ramu to reach Place C is 2:3. Then what is the distance between A and B?

a. 300 Km b. 400 Km c. 480 Km d. 600 Km e. Cannot be determined

9. Ramu started from A towards B at a speed of 20Km/hr and Raju started from
B towards A. They crossed each other after one hour. Raju reached his
destination 5/6 hour earlier than Ramu reached his destination.Then what is the
distance between A and B?

a. 40 Km b. 50 Km c. 60 Km d. 80 Km e. Cannot be determined

10. Two Cars started at same time, same place and towards same direction. First
Car goes at uniform speed of 12Km/hr. Second Car goes at speed of 4 Km/hr in
first hour and increases it speed by 1 Km/hr for every hour. Then what is the
distance traveled by car B when the both the Cars meet for the first time?

a. 196 Km b. 198 Km c. 200 Km d. 204 Km e. None

11. A police saw a Thief at a distance of 2km. When Police started chasing him
Thief also started running. If the ratio of Speeds of Police to Thief is 5:4. Then
thief was caught at a certain distance then how many Kms did police run to
catch the Thief?

a. 5 Km b. 6 Km c. 8 Km d. 10 Km e. Cannot be determined
 TRAINS

1. Train X departs from station A at 11 a.m. for station B, which is 180 km so

far. Train Y departs from station B at 11 a.m. for station A. Train X travels at an
average speed of 70 km/hr and does not stop anywhere until it arrives at station
B. Train Y travels at an average speed of 50 km/hr, but has to stop for 15 min at
station C, which is 60 km away from station B enroute to station A. Ignoring the
lengths of the trains, what is the distance, to the nearest kilometre, from station
A to the point where the trains cross each other?

A) 112 KM B) 118KM C) 120KM D) NONE OF THESE

2. A train approaches a tunnel AB. Inside the tunnel is a cat located at a point
that is 3/8 of the distance AB measured from the entrance A. When the train
whistles the cat runs. If the cat moves to the entrance of the tunnel A, the train
catches the cat exactly at the entrance. If the cat moves to the exit B, the train
catches the cat at exactly the exit. What is the ratio of speed of train and cat ? a)
3 : 1 b) 4 :1 c) 5 : 1 d) None of these

3. Navjivan Express from Ahmedabad to Chennai leaves Ahmedabad at 6:30

am and travels at 50km per hour towards Baroda situated 100 kms away. At
7:00 am Howrah – Ahmedabad express leaves Baroda towards Ahmedabad and
travels at 40 km per hour. At 7:30 Mr. Shah, the traffic controller at Baroda
realises that both the trains are running on the same track. How much time does
he have to avert a head-on collision between the two trains?

a) 15 minutes b) 20 minutes c) 25 minutes d) 30 minutes

4. Only a single rail track exists between stations A and B on a railway line.
One hour after the northbound super fast train N leaves station A for station B, a
south-bound passenger train S reaches station A from station B. The speed of
the super fast train is twice that of a normal express train E, while the speed of a
passenger train S is half that of E. On a particular day, N leaves for B from A,
20 min behind the normal schedule. In order to maintain the schedule, both N
and S increased their speeds. If the super fast train doubles its speed, what
should be the ratio (approximately) of the speeds of passenger train to that of
the super fast train so that the passenger train S reaches exactly at the scheduled
time at A on that day?

a) 1 : 3 b) 1 : 4 c) 1 : 5 d) 1 : 6
5.Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the
platform in 54 seconds and 32 seconds respectively and they cross each other in
44 seconds. Find the ratio of their speeds .

a. 4:7 b. 6:5 c. 9:7 d. 5:3 e. 7:5

6. A train traveling at 96 km/h completely crosses another train having half its
length and traveling in the opposite direction at 84 km/h in 6 s. It also passes a
railway platform in 45 s. The length of the platform is:

a. 400 m b. 500 m c. 660 m d. 350 m e. None of these

7. Two stations A and B are 310 km apart on a straight line. One train starts
from A at 10 a.m. and travels towards B at 40 km/hr. Another train starts from
B at 11 a.m. and travels towards A at a speed of 50 km/hr. At what time will
they meet?

A.3 pm B.1 pm C.2 pm D.4 pm E.None of these

8. A train passes two persons who are walking in the direction opposite to the
direction of train at the rate of 10 m/s and 20 m/s respectively in 12 seconds and
10 seconds, respectively. Find the length of the train.

500 metr 900 metr 400 metre 600 metre 650 metre

9. A train departs Kolkata at 6 a.m. at a speed of 40 kmph. After one hour,

another train departs Kolkata in the same direction as that of the first train at a
speed of 50 kmph. When and at what distance from Kolkata do the two trains
meet?

a. 10 a.m. & 200 km b. 10 a.m& 122 km c. 10:10 a.m& 210 km

d. 11 a.m& 200 km e. None of these

10. A train started from station A and proceeded towards station B at a speed of
96 kmph. 45 minutes later, another train started from station B and proceeded
towards station A at 100 km/h. If the distance between the two stations is 464
km, at what distance from station A will the trains meet?

216km 288km 264km 200km None of these

 BOATS & STREAMS

1. A boat can travel 55 km downstream in 66 min. The ratio of the speed of the
boat in still water to the speed of the stream is 4: 1. How much time will the
boat take to cover 72 km upstream?

a. 2 hour 48 min b. 3 hour 12 min c. 2 hour 24 min d. 3 hour 28 min e.

None of these

2. Mahesh can swim at 20 km/hr in still water. The river flows at 8 km/hr and it
takes 8 hours more upstream than downstream for the same distance. How far is
the place?

a. 168 km b. 152 km c. 140 km d. 124 km e. None of these

3. Speed of a man in still water is 16 km/hr and the river is running at 6 km/hr.
The total time taken to go to a place and come back is 8 hours. Find the distance
travelled by the man?

a. 146 km b. 110 km c. 142 km d. 133 km e. None of these

4. A Boat took 3 1/2 hours less to travel a distance downstream than to travel
the same distance upstream. If the speed of a boat in still water is 15 Km/hr and
speed of a stream is 7 Km/hr. In total how much distance traveled by boat?

a. 36 km b. 52 km c. 66 km d.44 km e. None of these

5. Speed of a boat in standing water is 12 km/hr and the speed of the stream is 3
km/hr. A man rows to a place at a distance of 630 km and comes back to the
starting point. The total time taken by him is?

a. 112 hrs b. 100 hrs c. 98 hrs d. 85 hrs e. None of these

6. A Boat took 8 hours less to travel a distance downstream than to travel the
same distance upstream. If the speed of a boat in still water is 9 Km/hr and
speed of a stream is 3 Km/hr. In total how much distance traveled by boat?

a. 96 Km b. 144 Km c. 164 Km d. 192 Km e. 216 Km

7. A Ship of Length 300m traveling from point A to B downstream passes a

Ghat along the river in 18 sec, while in return it passes the same Ghat in 24 sec.
If the rate of current is 9 Km/hr. Then what is the length of the Ghat?

a. 50 m b. 60 m c. 80 m d. 100 m e. Cannot be determined

8. A boat, while going downstream in a river covered a distance of 50 miles at
an average speed of 60 miles per hour. While returning, because of the water
resistance, it took 1 hr 15 minutes to cover the same distance. What was the
average speed during the whole journey?

a. 45 miles/h b. 52 miles/h c. 48 miles/h d. 46 miles/h e.

None of these

9. The respective ratio between the speed of the boat upstream and speed of the
boat downstream is 4: 9. What is the speed of the boat in still water if it covers
84 km downstream in 2 hours 20 minutes? (in km/h)

a. 24 b. 26 c. 22 d. 28 e. 30

10. Elite rowers can row upstream from Haridwar to Rishikesh in 5 hours. The
amount of time they take to row in still water for the same distance is 50 mins
more than the time they take to row downstream. What is the time taken by
them to row downstream from Rishikesh to Haridwar (given that it is greater
than 2 hours)?

a) 3.5 hours b) 2.25 hours c) 3 hours d) 2.5 hours

11. Vijay and Sujay start from two points P and Q on a river and travel towards
each other. If they had been travelling in still water they would have met at a
point R which is thrice as distant from Q as it is from P. If Sujay had been
travelling along the stream and Vijay against it they would have met in 1 hour.
What is the time (in minutes) they would take to meet if Vijay had been
travelling along the stream and Sujay against it?

60mins 20mins 30mins 120mins

 Time and work

1. A can complete three-fifth of the work in 6 days and B can complete the two-
seventh of the same work in 4 days. Then in how many days A and B together
complete the work?

a.6 ¾ days b.4 7/8 days c.5 5/6 days d.6 ½ days e.None of these

2.If 4 men or 7 women can reap a field in 49 days, then what will be the time
taken by 6 men and 14 women to reap the field?

a.12 days b.10 days c.16 days d.14 days e.None of these

3.P can do a piece of work in 18 days. Q is 20 percent more efficient than P.

Then in how many days three-fourth of the work is completed when both are
working simultaneously?

a. 7 5/13 days b. 9 4/7 days c. 6 3/22 days d. 8 6/17 days e. None of these

4.Ganesh and Ragu can separately do a piece of work in 25 and 20 days

respectively. They worked together for 8 days, after which Ragu was replaced
by Rohit. If the work was finished in next 3 1/2 days, then the number of days
in which Rohit alone could do the work will be?

a. 28 days b. 21 days c. 30 days d. 25 days e. None of these

5. A, B and C all together can do a piece of work in 5 5/11 days. A takes 2 days
less than the no of days taken by B and C together then find the no of days taken
by A alone?

a. 12 b. 15 c. 10 d. 16 e. 20

6. Efficiency of A is 50% more than B and B takes 21 days to complete a piece

of work. A started the work alone and then B joined with him in 5 days before
actual completion of the work. For how many days A worked alone?

a. 6 days b. 4 1/2 days c. 5 2/3 days d. 7 days

7.A and B alone can do a piece of work in x and (x+10) days respectively and
they work together can finish the work in 9 3/8 days. Then find the efficiency
ratio of A and B?
a. 2:7 b. 5:3 c. 2:3 d. 1:3 e. 4:5

8. A alone completes the work in 80 days, B alone complete the work in 64 days
and C alone complete the work in 160 days. If A, B and C together can started
the work, after20 days A left the work and B left the work 15 days before
completion of the work, in how many days the work is completed?

A.36 days B.45 days C.27 days D.48 days E.32 days

9. A, B and C can complete the work in 32 days, 24 days and 30 days

respectively. If they started the work together, B left 12 days before completion
of the work and C left 6 days before completion of the work and A finished the
work. In how many days is the work completed?

A.12 B.14 C.16 D.18 E.20

10. 50 men can do a piece of work in 40 days. They start the work after some
days 10 men left the work. The remaining work will be completed in 40 days.
Find after how many days, 10 men left from the work?

A.6 days B.7 days C.8 days D.9 days E.10 days

11. A completes one-third of the work in 20 days and B completes half of the
work in 15 days. In how many days required to A and B together can complete
the work?

A.10 days B.15 days C.18 days D.20 days E.None of these

12. A alone completes the work in 30 days and the efficiency of A is 300%
more than the efficiency of B. If A, B and C together can complete the work in
16 days and they got the total wages of Rs.27000, then what is the wages of C?

A.Rs.9000 B.Rs.12000 C.Rs.10000 D.Rs.6000 E.None of these

13. A alone complete the work in x days and A and B together can complete the
work in (x – 4) days. Efficiency of A is double of the efficiency of B. Find the
value of x.

A.12 B.15 C.18 D.20 E.None of these

14. 24 men were appointed to complete the work in 40 days. But after 20 days,
it was found that only one third of the work was completed. In how many extra
men needed to complete the work in time?
A.20 B.22 C.24 D.28 E. None of these

15. A can complete the work in 18 days and A and B together can complete the
half of the work in 6 days. C is 20% more efficiency than B. In how many days
A, B and C together can complete the 84% of the work?

A.6.5 days B.7.2 days C.8.1 days D.4.5 days E. None of these
 PIPES & CISTERENS

1. A can complete the work in 18 days and A and B together can complete the
half of the work in 6 days. C is 20% more efficiency than B. In how many days
A, B and C together can complete the 84% of the work?

A.6.5 days B.7.2 days C.8.1 days D.4.5 days E. None of these

2. A water tank has three taps A, B and C. A fills four buckets in 24 minutes, B
fills 8 buckets in 1 hour and C fills 2 buckets in 20 minutes. If all the taps are
opened together a full tank is emptied in 2 hours. If a bucket can hold 5 liters of
water, what is the capacity of the tank?

a. 120 liters b. 240 liters c. 180 liters d. 60 liters e. None of these

3. Tap A fills a tank in 20 minutes while C empties it at 1/3rd the rate at which
A fills it. At 12 : 00 noon, A and C are simultaneously started and when the tank
is 50% full, tap A is turned off. At what time will the tank be empty?

a. 12 : 35 pm b. 12 : 45 pm c. 12 : 30 pm d. 12 : 55 pm e. None of these

4.Pipe A basically used as inlet pipe and pipe B is used as outlet pipe. Pipes A
and B both are opened simultaneously, all the time. When pipe A fills the tank
and B empty the tank, it will take double the time than when both the pipe fill
the tank. When pipe B is used for filling the tank, its efficiency remains
constant. What is the ratio of efficiency of pipe A and pipe B respectively?

a.3 : 1 b.5 : 2 c.1 : 3 d.3 : 2 e. None of these

5. Pipe A can fill an empty tank in 30 hours while B can fill it in 45 hours. Pipe
A and B are opened and closed alternatively i.e., first pipe A is opened, then B,
again A and then B and so on for 1 hour each time without any time lapse. In
how many hours the tank will be filled if it was empty, initially?

36 54 48 60 None of These

6. One filling pipe A is 5 times faster than second filling pipe B. If B can fill a
cistern in 36 minutes, the find the time when the cistern will be full if both fill
pipes are opened together.

a. 6 minutes b. 8 minutes c. 4 minutes d. 12 minutes e. None of these

7. One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another pipe. If together the two
pipes can fill the tank in 36 minutes, then the slower pipe alone will be able to
fill the tank in:

a. 81 min b. 108 min c. 144 min d. 192 min e. 156 min

8.Pipe A and B can fill an empty tank in 8 hours. Pipe B and C together can fill
the same tank in 9 3/5 hours. Pipe A opened for first one hour, Pipe B opened
for second one hour and pipe C opened for third one hour and this process is
repeated until the tank filled completely. How many hours required filling half
of the tank if A is twice efficient as B?

a. 10 hrs b. 12 hrs c. 6 hrs d. 9 hrs e. 8hrs

9. Pipe A and Pipe B can fill a tank in 12 hours and 15 hours respectively while
Pipe C can empty the full tank in 18 hours. If pipe A is opened at 7 am, Pipe B
opened at 8:30 am and Pipe C at 10 am, then after 10 am, how much more time
will be taken by all three pipes together to fill the tank?

a. 5 12/17 hour b. 6 hour c. 6 15/17 hour d. 7 12/17 hour e. None of these

10. A, B and C can fill the tank in 36, 48 and 42 min respectively. A and C
could fill the tank in 6 min and then A and C stopped. Then B started to fill the
tank, It fills the tank for some min and again A and C started 10 min before
filling the tank. For how long B opened to fill the tank?

a. 7 7/20 min b. 8 8/21 min c. 8 9/20 min d. 6 6/17 min e. None of these

11. Question 1: A hole can empty a full tank in 60 minutes. To maintain the
level of water in the tank, 3 filling pipes of equal efficiency are required. How
many more such filling pipes will be required so that an empty tank gets filled
in 180 minutes?

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

12. Five pipes A, B, C, D, and E can fill a tank in 60 minutes, 20 minutes, 30

minutes, 8 minutes, 32 minutes respectively. Out of these five pipes, two have
now been converted into emptying pipes such that there efficiency remains the
same. When only one of filling pipes and one of the emptying pipes operate, the
tank can be filled in 60 minutes while another combination of emptying and
filling pipe empties it in 8/45 th of the time taken by the previous combination
to fill the tank. Which pipes are converted into emptying pipes?
a) A and D b) C and D c) B and D d) Cannot be determined

13. An empty tank can be filled in 70 minutes by water flowing from a pipe of
square cross section of side 3 cm at the rate of 4 cm/sec. Now another pipe of a
circular cross section is added at the bottom of the tank which empties the tank
at the rate of 7 cm/sec. When both the pipes are present the tank when empty
gets filled completely in 180 minutes. What is the radius of the circular pipe at
the bottom of the tank (in cm)?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) None of these

14. Three Pipes A, B and C can fill the tank in 12 hours, 15 hours and 30 hours
respectively. Pipe A and B started fill the tank and after 6 hours pipe C also
opened. In how many hours the tank is filled completely?

15. Pipe A is 10 times more efficient in than B. Pipe B fill the tank in 60
minute fine the in how many hours tank will filled when both the pipe is
opened?

A.10.8 B.12.3 C.11/85 D.14/6 E.60/11