1

TIME AND DISTANCE

NATIONALISED BANKS is half that of the boat, what is the speed of
& IBPS PO/MT/SO that boat in kmph ?
1. A motor starts with the speed of 70 kmph (1) 15
with its speed increasing every two hours (2) 5
by 10 kmph. In how many hours will it cover (3) 10
345 kms ? (4) Cannot be determined
1 (5) None of these
(1) 2 hours (Indian Overseas Bank PO
4
Exam. 15.06.2008)
1 6. Samir drove at the speed of 45 kmph. from
(2) 4 hours home to a resort. Returning over the same
2
(3) 4 hours 5 minutes route, he got stuck in traffic and took an
(4) Cannot be determined hour longer, also he could drive only at the
(5) None of these speed of 40 kmph. How many kilometres
(Canara Bank PO Exam. 09.02.2003) did he drive each way ?
2. A train running at the speed of 20 metres/ (1) 250 kms. (2) 300 kms.
second crosses a pole in 24 seconds less (3) 310 kms. (4) 275 kms.
than the time it requires to cross a platform (5) None of these
thrice its length at the same speed. What (Bank Of Baroda Specialist
is the length of the train ? Officer Exam. 05.10.2008)
(1) 270 metres 7. A 240 metres long train crosses a platform
(2) 340 metres twice its lenght in 40 seconds. What is the
(3) 180 metres speed of the train ?
(4) Cannot be determined (1) 6 metres/sec.
(5) None of these (2) 28 metres/sec.
(Union Bank of India PO (3) 18 metres/sec.
Exam. 27.11.2005) (4) 16 metres/sec.
3. A man takes 6 hours 35 minutes in walking (5) None of these
to a certain place and riding back. He would (PNB Agriculture Officer
have taken 2 hours less by riding both Exam. 04.01.2009)
ways. What would be the time he would 8. A boat running at the speed of 34 kmph
take to walk both ways ? downstream covers a distance of 4.8 kms,
(1) 4 hours 35 minutes in 8 minutes. The same boat while running
(2) 8 hours 35 minutes upstream at same speed covers the same
(3) 10 hours distance in 9 minutes. What is the speed
(4) 8 hours 25 minutes of the current ?
(5) None of these (1) 2.4 kmph (2) 3 kmph
(Bank Of Maharashtra PO (3) 2 kmph (4) 3.2 kmph
Exam. 25.05.2008) (5) None of these
4. A train travelling at the speed of 60 kmph (PNB Specialist Officer’s
crosses a platform in 20 seconds. What is Exam. 16.08.2009)
the length of the train ? 9. A bus started its journey from Ramgarh and
(1) 333 metres reached Devgarh in 44 minutes with its
(2) 300 metres average speed of 50 km/hour. If the average
(3) 336 metres speed of the bus is increased by 5 km/hour,
(4) Cannot be determined how much time will it take to cover the same
(5) None of these distance ?
(Indian Overseas Bank PO (1) 40 minutes (2) 38 minutes
Exam. 15.06.2008) (3) 36 minutes (4) 31 minutes
5. A boat running downstreams covers a (5) 49 minutes
distance of 30 kms in 2 hours. While coming (Corporation Bank PO
back the boat takes 6 hours to cover the Exam. 22.11.2009)
same distance. If the speed of the current 10. A man walked at a speed of 4 km/hr from
point A to B and came back from point B to
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A at the speed of 6 km/hr. What would be 15. The respective ratio between the speeds of
the ratio between the time taken by man in a car, a train and a bus is 5 : 9 : 4. The
walking from point A to B to point B to A average speed of the car, the bus and the
respectively ? train is 72 kmph together. What is the
(1) 5 : 3 (2) 2 : 3 average speed of the car and the train
(3) 2 : 1 (4) 4 : 3 together ?
(5) 3:2 (1) 82 kmph
(Corporation Bank P0 (2) 78 kmph
Exam. 22.11.2009) (3) 84 kmph
11. A bus covered a certain distance from (4) Cannot be determined
village A to village B at the speed of 60 km/ (5) None of these
hr. However on its return journey it got (Punjab & Slnd Bank PO
stuck in traffic and covered the same Exam. 16.05.2010)
distance at the speed of 40 km/hr. and took 16. The ratio between the speed of a train and
2 hours more to reach its destination. What a car is 16 : 15 respectively. Also, a bus
is the distance covered between village A covered a distance of 480 kms. in 8 hours.
and B ? The speed of the bus is three-fourth the
(1) 240 km. speed of the train. How much distance will
(2) 260 km. the car cover in 6 hours ?
(3) 200 km. (1) 450 km
(4) Cannot be determined (2) 480 km
(5) None of these (3) 360 km
(Indian Bank Rural Marketing (4) Cannot be determined
Officer Exam. 03.01.2010) (5) None of these
12. A train speeds past a pole in 20 seconds (Bank Of Baroda PO Exam. 30.05.2010)
and speeds past a platform 100 metres in 17. A man crosses a stationary train in 12
length in 30 seconds. What is the length of minutes. The same train crosses a man in
the train ? 54 seconds. What is the respective ratio be-
(1) 100 metre (2) 150 metre tween the speed of the train and the man ?
(3) 180 metre (4) 200 metre (1) 40 : 7
(5) None of these (2) 400 : 3
(Indian Bank Rural Marketing (3) 40 : 3
Officer Exam. 03.01.2010 (4) Cannot be determined
13. A 320 metre long train takes 80 seconds (5) None of these
more to cross a platform twice its length (Bank Of Baroda PO Exam. 30.05.2010)
than it takes to cross a pole at the same 18. Train-A crosses a stationary train -B in 50
speed. What is the speed of the train in seconds and a pole in 20 seconds with the
metre/second ? same speed. The length of the train-A is 240
(1) 16 metres. What is the length of the stationary
(2) 10 Train-B ?
(3) 6 (1) 360 metres
(4) Cannot be determined (2) 260 metres
(5) None of these (3) 300 metres
(Bank Of India Banking Officer (4) Cannot be determined
Exam. 24.01.2010) (5) None of these
14. A 180-metre long train crosses another (Central Bank Of India PO
270-metre long train running in the Exam. 25.07.2010)
opposite direction in 10.8 seconds. If the 19. The respective ratio between the speeds of
speed of the first train is 60 kmph., what is a car, a jeep and tractor is 3 : 5 : 2. The
the speed of the second train in kmph ? speed of the jeep is 250 percent of the speed
(1) 80 of the tractor which covers 360 km in 12
(2) 90 hours. What is the average speed of car and
(3) 150 jeep together ?
(4) Cannot be determined (1) 60 km/hr.
(5) None of these (2) 75 km/hr.
(Allahabad Bank PO Exam. 21.02.2010)
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(3) 40 km/hr. (4) Cannot be determined
(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these
(5) None of these (Bank Of Maharashtra
(Central Bank Of India Exam. 19.12.2010)
PO Exam. 25.07.2010) 25. A 300 metre long train moving with an
20. A man crosses a stationary bus in 18 average speed of 126 km/hr. crosses a
seconds. The same bus crosses a pole in 4 platform in 24 seconds. A man crosses the
seconds. What is the respective ratio Same platform in 5 minutes. What is the
between the speed of the bus and the speed speed of man in meter/second ?
of the man ? (1) 1.8 metre/second
(1) 9 : 2 (2) 1.2 metre/second
(2) 9 : 4 (3) 1.5 metre/second
(3) 18 : 5 (4) Cannot be determined
(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these
(5) None of these (Bank Of Maharashtra
(Syndicate Bank PO Exam. 29.08.2010) Exam. 19.12.2010)
21. The speed of a car is 1.5 times the speed of 26. Train-A crosses a stationary train B in 35
a bus. If the car travels at the speed of 60 seconds and a pole in 14 seconds with the
km/ hr., what will be the difference in the same speed. The length of the train-A is 280
time taken by the bus and the time taken metres. What is the length of the stationary
by the car to cover 720 km ? train-B ?
(1) 5 hours (2) 6 hours (1) 360 metres
(3) 4 hours (4) 8 hours (2) 480 metres
(5) None of these (3) 400 metres
(Punjab National Bank (4) Cannot be determined
Specialist Officer Exam. 24.10.2010) (5) None of these
22. A 320 metre long train crosses a platform (Bank Of Maharashtra
thrice its length in 40 seconds. What is the Exam. 19.12.2010)
speed of the train in km/hour ? 27. A car covers a distance of 540 km in 9
(1) 120.6 hours. Speed of a train is double the speed
(2) 115.2 of the car. Two-third of the speed of the train
(3) 108.4 is equal of a bike. How much distance will
(4) Cannot be determined the bike cover in 5 hours ?
(5) None of these (1) 450 km (2) 360 km
(United Bank Of India PO (3) 400 km (4) 500 km
Exam. 14.11.2010) (5) None of these
23. A bike covers a certain distance at the speed (Oriental Bank Of Commerce PO
of 64 km/hr. in 8 hours. If the bike was to Exam. 26.12.2010 (1st Sitting)
cover the same distance is approximately 28. Train-A crosses a pole in 25 seconds and
6 hours, at what approximate speed another Train-B crosses a pole in 1 minute
should the bike travel ? and 15 seconds. Length of train-A is half
(1) 80 kmph (2) 85 kmph length of train-B. What is the respective
(3) 90 kmph (4) 75 kmph ratio between the speeds of Train-A and
(5) 70 kmph Train-B ?
(PNB Management Trainee (1) 3 : 2
Exam. 28.11.2010) (2) 3 : 4
24. The ratio between the speed of a train and (3) 4 : 3
a car is 18 : 13 respectively. Also, a bus (4) Cannot be determined
covered a distance of 480 kms. in 12 hours. (5) None of these
The speed of the bus is five-ninth the speed (Union Bank Of India PO
of the train. How much distance will the Exam. 09.01.2001)
car cover in 5 hours ? 4
(1) 250 kms. 29. The average speed of a car is l times the
5
(2) 280 kms.
(3) 260 kms. average speed of a bus. A tractor covers 575

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km in 23 hours. How much distance will (2) 8 m/s
the car cover in 4 hours if the speed of the (3) 12 m/s
bus is twice the speed of the tractor ? (1) (4) Cannot be determined
340 km (2) 480 km (5) None of these
(3) 360 km (4) 450 km (Allahabad Bank PO Exam. 17.04.2011)
(5) None of these 3
(Corporation Bank PO 35. The average speed of a train is 1 times
7
Exam. 16.01.2011)
30. A car covers the first 39 km. of its journey the average speed of a car. The car covers a
in 45 minutes and covers the remaining 25 distance of 588 km in 6 hours. How much
km. in 35 minutes. What is the average distance will the train cover in 13 hours ?
speed of the car ? (1) 1750 km (2) 1760 km
(1) 40 kmph (2) 64 kmph (3) 1720 km (4) 1850 km
(3) 49 kmph (4) 48 kmph (5) None of these
(5) None of these (Indian Overseas Bank
(Punjab & Sind Bank PO PO Exam. 22.05.2011]
Exam. 23.01.2011) 36. Amit, Sucheta and Neeti start running
31. An aeroplane flies with an average speed of around a circular track and complete one
756 km/hr. A helicopter takes 48 hours to ro un d in 18, 24 and 32 secon ds
cover twice the distance covered by respectively. In how many seconds will the
aeroplane in 9 hours. How much distance three meet again at the starting point. if
will the helicopter cover in 18 hours ? they all have started running at the same
(assuming that flights are non-stop and time ?
moving with uniform speed) (1) 196
(1) 5014 km (2) 5140 km (2) 288
(3) 5130 km (4) 5103 km (3) 324
(5) None of these (4) Cannot be determined
(UCO Bank PO Exam. 30.01.2011) (5) None of these
32. A 320 metre long train moving with an (Bank Of India Banking
average speed of 120 km/hr crosses a Officer Exam. 24.01.2010
platform in 24 seconds. A man crosses the 37. Philip, Tom and Brad start jogging around
same platform in 4 minutes. What is the a circular field and complete a single round
speed of man in metre/second ? in 18, 22 and 30 seconds respectively In
(1) 2.4 (2) 1.5 how much time will they meet again at the
(3) 1.6 (4) 2.0 starting point ?
(5) None of these (1) 8 mins. 15 sees.
(Bank Of Baroda PO Exam. 13.03.2011) (2) 21 mins.
33. The ratio between the speed of a bus and (3) 16 mins. 30 sees.
train is 15 : 27 respectively. Also, a car (4) 12 mins.
covered a distance of 720 km. in 9 hours. (5) None of these
The speed of the bus is three-fourth of the (Indian Bank PO Exam. 02.01.2011)
speed of the car. How much distance will 38. A 320 metre long train crosses a pole in 50
the train cover in 7 hours ? seconds. What is the speed of train ?
(1) 760 km. (1) 4.6 m/sec
(2) 756 km. (2) 7.2 m/sec
(3) 740 km. (3) 5.4 m/sec
(4) Cannot be determined (4) 6.4 m/sec
(5) None of these (5) Cannot be determined
(Allahabad Bank PO Exam. 17.04.2011) (IBPS Specialist Officer
34. A 280 metre long train moving with an CWE 17.03.2013)
average speed of 108 km/hr crosses a 39. A car covers a distance of 525 km. in a
platform in 12 seconds. A man crosses the certain time at a speed of 66 km./hr. How
same platform in 10 seconds. What is the much distance would a truck cover at an
speed of the man in metre/ second ? average speed which is 24 km hr. less than
(1) 5 m/s that of the speed of the car in time which is
7 hours more than that taken by the car ?
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(1) 336 km. (2) 682 km. Exam. 14.02.1999)
(3) 598 km. (4) 630 km. 4. A man starts going for morning walk every
(5) None of these day. The distance walked by him on the first
(IBPS RRBs Office Assistant day was 2 kms. Everyday he walks half of
CWE Exam. 09.09.2012 the distance walked on the previous day.
40. A person travels from P to Q at a speed of What can be the maximum total distance
40 kmph and returns to Q by increasing walked by him in his life time ?
his speed by 50% . What is his average (1) 4 kms. (2) 120 kms.
speed for both the trips ? (3) 18 kms. (4) Data inadequate
(1) 36 kmph (2) 45 kmph (5) None of these
(3) 48 kmph (4) 50 kmph (SBI Banks PO Exam. 11.02.2001)
(5) None of these 5. A car covers its journey at the speed of 80
(IBPS Bank PO/MT km/hour in 10 hours. If the same distance
CWE-III 26.10.2013) is to be covered in 4 hours, by how much
41. A 320 metre long train crosses a pole in 16 the speed of car will have to increase ?
seconds. It stops five times of duration 18 (1) 8 km/hr (2) 10 km/hr
minutes each. What time will it take in (3) 12 km/hr (4) 16 km/hr
covering a distance of 576 km ? (5) None of these
1 (SBI PO Exam. 26.11.2006)
(1) 9 hours (2) 9 hours 6. A motor starts with the speed of 70 kmph
4
with its speed increasing every two hours
1 1 by 10 kmph. In how many hours will it cover
(3) 9 hours (4) 8 hours 345 kms ?
2 2
(5) None of these 1
(Corporation Bank Specialist (1) 2 hours
4
Officer (Marketing) Exam. 22.12.2014)
1
(2) 4 hours
SBI PO EXAMS 2
1. A 260 metre long train crosses a 120 meter (3) 4 hours 5 minutes
long wall in 19 seconds. What is the speed (4) Cannot be determined
of the train ? (5) None of these
(1) 27 km/hr (2) 49 km/hr (SBI Associate Banks PO
(3) 72 km/hr (4) 70 km/hr Exam. 07.01.2007)
(5) None of these 7. Raman drove from home to a neighbouring
(SBI Associate Banks PO town at the speed of 50 kms./hr and on his
Exam. 14.02.1999) returning journey, he drove at the speed of
2. Two cars starts at the same time from A 45 kms./hr. and also took an hour longer
and B which is 120 km apart. If the two to reach home. What distance did he cover
cars tarvel in opposite direction they meet each way ?
after one hour and if they travel in same (1) 450 kms. (2) 225 kms.
direction (from A towards B) then A meet B (3) 900 kms. (4) 500 kms.
after 6 hours. What is the speed of car (5) None of these
starting from A ? (SBI PO Preliminary (Tire-I)
(1) 70 kmph (2) 120 kmph. Exam. 27.04.2008)
(3) 60 kmph (4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these RBI GRADE-B OFFICER EXAMS
(SBI Associate Banks PO 1. Nitin rides a bicycle at the speed of 15 kms/
Exam. 14.02.1999) hr., but stops for 10 minutes to take rest
3. Find the speed of train in km/hr whose every 20 kms. How much time will he take
length is 200 m and crosses a platform of to cover a distance of 150 kms. ?
length 240 m in 22 seconds ? (1) 12 hours 30 minutes
(1) 60 (2) 48 (2) 11 hours 10 minutes
(3) 53 (4) Data inadequate (3) 10 hours 20 minutes
(5) None of these (4) 12 hours 10 minutes
(SBI Associate Banks PO (5) None of these
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(RBI Grade-B Officer Exam. 2008) (1)90 kms/hr.
2. A 280 metres long train, travelling at a (2)40 kms/hr.
uniform speed, crosses a platform in 60 (3)80 kms/hr.
seconds and a man standing on the (4)Data inadequate
platform in 20 seconds. What is the length (5)None of these
of the platform ? (LIC Assistant Administrative
(1) 640 metres Officer (AAO) Exam. 24.04.2005)
(2) 420 metres 4. An employee may claim Rs. 7.00 for each
(3) 280 metres km when he travels by taxi and Rs. 6.00 for
(4) Cannot be determined each km if he drives his own car. If in one
(5) None of these week he claimed Rs. 675 for travelling 90
(RBI Grade-B Officer Exam.06.02.2011) km, how many kms did he travel by taxi ?
3. Train A crosses a pole and platform in 18 (1) 135 (2) 155
secnds and 39 seconds respectively. The (3) 162 (4) 170
length of platform is 157.5 metre. What will (United India Insurance Co.
be the length of train B if it is equal to the (AAO) Exam. 11.03.2007)
sum of half of the length of train A and twice 5. A train B speeding with 120 kmph crosses
the length of the platform ? another train C running in the same
(1) 382.5 metre direction, in 2 minutes. If the lengths of the
(2) 328.5 metre trains B and C be 100 m and 200 m
(3) 238.5 metre respectively, what is the speed (in kmph)
(4) 315 metre of the train C ?
(5) None of these (1) 111 (2) 123
(3) 127 (4) 129
(RBI Officer Grade ‘B’ Online (United India Insurance Co.
Exam. 25.08.2013 (AAO) Exam. 11.03.2007)
6. A train crosses a 300 metre long platform
INSURANCE EXAMS in 38 seconds while it crosses a signal pole
1. A and B started towards each other at the in 18 seconds. What is the speed of the train
same time from places 114 kms. apart and in kmph ?
met in 8 hours. If ‘A’s rate was 6 kms. an (1) Cannot be determined
hour, what was ‘B’s ? (2) 72
(1) 14.25 km/hr. (2) 7 km./hr (3) 48
(4) 54
1 1 (5) None of these
(3) 7 km./hr (4) 8 km/hr.
8 2 (LIC Assistant Administrative
1 Officer Exam. 2008)
(5) 8 km/hr. 7. A man goes uphill with an average speed of
4
24 kmph. and comes down with an average
(United India Insurance Co. speed of 36 kmph. The distance travelled
AAO Exam. 21.04.2002) in both the cases being the same. The
2. Sunil left for city ‘x’ from city ‘y’ at 5.50a.m. average speed (in kmph) for the entire
He travelled at the speed of 80 kms/hr. for journey is :
2 hours 15 minutes. After that the speed (1) 30 (2) 28.8
was reduced to 60 kms/hour. If the dis- (3) 32.6 (4) 30.8
tance between two cities is 350 kms., at (LIC Assistant Administrative
what time did Sunil reach the city ‘Y? Officer (AAO) Exam. 07.06.2009)
(1) 10.05 a.m. (2) 10.35 a.m. 8. A train overtakes two persons who are
(3) 9.50 a.m. (4) 9.55 a.m. walking in the same direction in which the
(5) None of these train is going at the rate of 2 kmph and 4
(LIC Assistant Administrative kmph, and passes them completely in 9 and
Officer (AAO) Exam. 24.04.2005) 10 seconds respectively. The length of the
3. Two trains A and B of equal length of 200 train (in metres) is :
metres running in opposite direction cross (1) 72 (2) 54
each other in 16 seconds. What is the speed (3) 50 (4) 45
of train A ? (LIC Assistant Administrative
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Officer (AAO) Exam. 07.06.2009) he take to walk twice the distance, twice as
9. Train-A crosses a pole in 33 seconds and fast and rests twice as long each day ?
another Train-B crosses a pole in 55 (1) 40 days (2) 60 days
seconds. Length of Train-A is three-fourth (3) 80 days (4) 100 days
of Train-B. What is the respective ratio (Oriental Insurance Company
between the speed of Train-A and Train-B ? AAO Exam. 08.04.2012)
(1) 5 : 11 15. A person leaves a place A to place B at 6
(2) 5 : 4 a.m. and reaches place B at 10 a.m. Another
(3) 11 : 3 person leaves B at 7.30 a.m. and reaches A
(4) Cannot be determined at 11 a.m. They will meet each other at
(5) None of these (1) 7.40 a.m. (2) 8.20 a.m.
(United India Insurance (3) 8.40 a.m. (4) 9.20 a.m.
AO Exam. 27.03.2011) (Oriental Insurance Company
10. There is a hill behind a person’s house. He AAO Exam. 08.04.2012)
walks up the top of the hill at a speed of 16. A can walk a certain distance in 10 days
1 1 when he rests 9 hours a day. How long will
1 km/hour, but walks down it at 4 km/ he take to walk twice the distance, twice as
2 2
fast and rest twice as long each day ?
hour. If it takes him 6 hours for the entire (1) 4 days (2) 10 days
journey, the distance, in km, from his house (3) 15 days (4) 25 days
to the top of the hill is (United India Insurance AAO
1 Exam. 03.06.2012)
(1) 5 (2) 6 17. A 222 metre long train crosses a pole in 6
4
seconds. The same train crosses a man
3 running in the same direction in 10
(3) 6 (4) 9
4 seconds. What will be the speed of man ?
(New India Insurance AAO (1) 15 m/sec (2) 17 m/sec
Exam. 22.05.2011) (3) 18 m/sec (4) 14 m/sec
Directions (11-13): The cost of fuel running (5) None of these
the engine of an army tank is proportional to the (LIC Assistant Administrative
square of the speed and Rs. 64 per hour for a speed Officer (AAO) Exam. 12.05.2013)
of 16 kmph. Other costs amount to Rs. 400 per 18. How long (time in seconds) will a 450 metre
hour. The tank has to make a journey of 400 km at long train take to cross a girl walking with
a constant speed. a speed of 5 km/hr in the direction of the
(General Insurance Corporation moving train. The speed of the train is 65
AAO Exam. 11.12.2011) km/hr ?
11. The most economical speed for this journey (1) 27 (2) 28
is : (3) 30 (4) 29
(1) 20 kmph (2) 30 kmph (NICL (GIC) AO (Finance
(3) 35 kmph (4) 40 kmph Exam. 08.09.2013 (Paper-I)
12. The total cost for the journey at this most 19. An express train travelled at an average
economical speed is : speed of 100 km/hr stopping for 3 minutes
(1) Rs. 6000 (2) Rs. 8000 after 75 km. A local train travelled at a speed
(3) Rs. 10000 (4) Rs. 11000 of 50 km/hr, stopping for 1 minute after
13. Ravi can walk a certain distance in 40 days every 25 km. If the trains began travelling
when he rests 9 hours a day. How long will at the same time, how many kms did the
he take to walk twice the distance, twice as local train travel in the time it took the
fast and rest twice as long each day ? express train to travel 600 km ?
(1) 40 days (2) 80 days (1) 307.5 km (2) 900 km
(3) 50 days (4) 100 days (3) 1000 km (4) 1200 km
(New India Assurance AO (NICL (GIC) Administrative
Exam. 25.10.2009) Officer Exam. 15.12.2013)
14. A can walk a certain distance in 20 days 20. If a student walks from his house to school
when he rests 8 hours a day. How long will at 5 km/hr, he is late by 30 minutes.
However, if he walks at 6 km/hr, he is late

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by 5 minutes only. The distance of his 21. A plane left 30 minutes later than the
school from his house is. scheduled time and in order to reach the
(1) 2.5 km (2) 3.6 km destination 1500 km away in time, it had
(3) 5.5 km (4) 12.5 km to increase the speed by 250 km/hr from
(NICL (GIC) Administrative the usual speed. Its usual speed is:
Officer Exam. 15.12.2013) (1) 720 km/hr (2) 730 km/hr
(3) 740 km/hr (4) 750 km/hr
(NICL (GIC) AO (Finance)
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SHORT ANSWERS For next two hours speed of motor = 80
NATIONALISED BANKS kmph.
Distance covered in next 2 hours = 2 × 80
& IBPS PO/MT/SO
= 160 kms.
1. (2) 2. (5)
Distance covered in first 4 hours
3. (2) 4. (4)
= 140 + 160 = 300 Remaining distance =
5. (3) 6. (5)
345 - 300 = 45 km
7. (3) 8. (3)
This distance will be covered at the speed
9. (1) 10. (5)
of 90 kmph.
11. (1) 12. (4)
13. (5) 14. (2) 45 1
15. (3) 16. (1)  Time taken = =
2
hour
90
17. (3) 18. (1)  Total time
19. (1) 20. (1)
1 1
21. (2) 22. (2) =4+ = 4 hours
23. (2) 24. (3) 2 2
25. (1) 26. (5) 2. (5) Let the length of train be x metres.
27. (3) 28. (1) x
29. (3) 30. (4) Time taken in crossing the pole =
20
31. (4) 32. (4)
33. (2) 34. (2) Time taken in crossing the bridge
35. (5) 36. (2) 4x
37. (3) 38. (4) =
20
39. (4) 40. (3)
41. (3) 4x x
As given, - = 24
2 20
SBI PO EXAMS 3x 24  30
1. (3) 2. (1)  = 24  = 160 m
20 2
3. (5) 4. (1)
3. (2) Time taken in walking one way + riding
5. (5) 6. (2)
other way
7. (1)
= 6 hours 35 minutes ... (i)
Time taken in riding both ways
RBI GRADE-B OFFICER EXAMS = 4 hours 35 minutes ...(ii)
1. (2) 2. (5) By equation (i) × 2 - (ii),
3. (1) 2 × Time taken in walking one way
= 13 hours 10 minutes - 4 hours
INSURANCE EXAMS 35 minutes
1. (5) 2. (5) = 8 hours 35 minutes
3. (5) 4. (1) 4. (4) When a train crosses a platform, the
5. (1) 6. (4) distance covered
7. (2) 8. (3) = Length of platform and the train.
9. (2) 10. (3)
11. (4) 12. (2)
Length of (platform + train)
13. (4) 14. (1) Speed =
15. (3) 16. (4) Time taken
17. (1) 18. (1) Thus we have inadequate data.
19. (1) 20. (4) 5. (3) Let the speed of boat in still water = x
21. (4) kmph
x
EXPLANATIONS  Speed of current = 2 kmph
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1. (2) Initial speed of motor = 70 kmph.
x =2
Distance covered in first 2 hours = 2 × 70 x
= 140 kms. 2
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30  2 110 60
 = 2  6x = 60 = × = 40 minutes
3x 3 55
60 10. (5) Required ratio = 6 : 4 = 3 : 2
 x= = 10 kmph as time taken is inversely proportional to
6
the speed.
6. (5) Let the required distance be x km. 11. (1) Let the distance between villages A and
According to the question, B be x km.
x x x x 3x  2x
- =1 - =2  =2
40 45  120
40 60
9x  8 x  x = 2 × 120 = 240 km
 =1
360 12. (4) Let the length of train be x metre.
x x x  100
 =1  Speed of train = 20 =
360 30
 x = 360 km.  3x = 2x + 200
7. (3) Length of the train = 240 metre  x = 200 m = length of train
 Length of the platform = 480 metre 13. (5) Let the speed of the train be x m/sec.
We know that when a train crosses a
320  3 320
platform, it covers a distance equal to the  - = 80
sum of its length and that of platform. x x
 Speed of train 320  2
 = 80
 240  480  x
=  m/sec
 40  320  2
x= = 8 m/sec = Speed of train
720 80
=18 m/sec 14. (2) Time taken by trains in crossing each
40
8. (3) Let the speed of boat in still water be x Sum of lengths of trains
kmph and that of current be y kmph. other =
Relative speed
4.8 4.8  60 60  5 50
x + y = 8 = 60 kmph = = m/sec.
8 18 3
60 If the speed of other train be x m/sec. then,
 x + y = 36 ....(i) 180  270
10.8 = 50
4.8 4.8  60
and, x - y = x
9 = 9 3
60  180 + 10.8x = 450
 x - y = 32 ....(ii)  10.8x = 450 - 180 = 270
By equation (i)-(ii), 270
x + y- x + y x= = 25 metre/sec.
10.8
= 36 - 32 = 4
4 18
= 25 × kmph = 90 kmph
 2y = 4  y = 2
= 2 kmph 5
15. (3) 5x + 9x + 4x = 72 × 3
9. (1) Distance between Ramgarh and Devgarh
 18x = 72 × 3
50  44 110
= = km 72  3
60 3 x = = 12 kmph
New speed = 55 kmph 18

55 5 x  9x
= km/minute  Average speed of car and train = 2
60
= 7x = 7 × 12 = 84 kmph
Distance 16. (1) Tricky approach
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480  32  18 
Speed of the bus = = 60 kmph  5  kmph = 115.2 kmph
8  
4 23. (2) Distance = 64 × 8 = 512km.
 Speed of the train = 60 × = 80 kmph
3 Distance
 Required speed =
15 Time
 Speed of the car = × 80 = 75 kmph
16 512
 Required distance = Speed × time = = 85.33  85 kmph.
6
= 75 × 6 = 450 km.
24. (3) Speed of bus
17. (3) Tricky approach
If the length of the train be l metre, then Distance covered 480
= = = 40 kmph
l Time taken 12
l
Required ratio = : = 40 : 3
54 12  60 9
 Speed of train = × 40 = 72 kmph
18. (1) If the length of train-B be x metre, then 5
240  x 240  18  72
Speed of train = = 72
50 20
1  =4
18
240  x
 = 12  4 × 13 = 52 kmph = speed of car
50
Distance covered by car in 5 hours
 240 + x = 600 = 5 × 52 = 260 km
 x = 360 metre 25. (1) Let the length of the platform be x metre.
360 Speed of train =126 kmph
19. (1) Speed of tractor = = 30 kmph
12  126  5 
=   m/sec. = 35 m/sec.
250  18 
Speed of jeep = 30 × = 75 kmph
100 x  300
 Speed of train = 24
3
 Speed of car = × 75 = 45 kmph
5 x  300
 Average speed of car and jeep together  35 = 24
 75  45   35 × 24 = x + 300
=   kmph = 60 kmph
 2   840 = x + 300
20. (1) If the length of the bus be x metre, then  x = 840 - 300 = 540 metre
x x Distance
Required ratio = : =9:2  Speed of man =
4 18 Time
60 540
21. (2) Speed of bus = = 40 kmph = =1.8 m/sec.
1.5 5  60
26. (5) Let the length of train B be x metre.
 720 720 
 Required difference =  40  60  hours  Speed of train
 
Sum of lengths of trains
= (18 - 12) hours = 6 hours =
Time taken
22. (2) Speed of train
Length of (train + platform)
Length of train - A
=
= Time taken
Time taken
280  x 280
 320  3  320   =
=   metre/second 35 14
 40 
280  x
= 32 metre/second  = 20
35
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 x = 700 - 280 = 420 metre = 283.5 kmph
 Distance covered by helicopter in 18
Distance
27. (3) Speed of car = hours = (283.5 × 18) km = 5103 km
Time 32. (4) Speed of train = 120 kmph
540 120  5 100
= = 60 kmph = = m/sec
9 18 3
Speed of train = 2 × 60
= 120 kmph 100 (Length of train and platform)
 =
 Speed of bike 3 Time taken in crossirg
2 100 320  x
= × 120 = 80 kmph  =
3 3 24
 Distance covered by bike in 5 hours Where x = length of platform
= 5 × 80 = 400 km
24  100
28. (1) If the length of train A be x metre, then  = 320 + x
length of train B = 2x metre. 3
When a train crosses a pole, it covers a  800 = 320 + x
distance equal to its own length.  x = 800 - 320 = 480 m
x 2x  Man’s speed
 Required ratio = 25 : 480
75 = = 2 m/sec
4  60
1 2
= × 75 : × 75 = 3 : 2 33. (2) Speed of car
25 75
Distance covered
Distance =
29. (3) Speed of tractor = Time taken
Time
720
575 = = 80 kmph
= = 25 kmph 9
23
3
 Speed of bus = 50 kmph  Speed of bus = × 80 = 60 kmph
 Speed of car 4

9 27
= × 50 = 90 kmph  Speed of train = × 60 = 108 kmph
5 15
 Distance covered by car in 4 hours  Distance covered by train in 7 hours
= 4 × 90 = 360 km = 7 × 108 = 756 km.
30. (4) Average speed 34. (2) Speed of train =108 kmph

Total distance 108  5

= = = 30 m/second
Total time 18
If the length of platfrom be x metre, then
 39  25  km x  280
= 45  35 minute
  12
= 30

64  x + 280 = 30 × 12 = 360
= kmph  x = 360 - 280 = 80 metre
80
60 Distance
 Man’speed =
Time
 64  60 
=  80
 80 
= = 8 m/second
= 48 kmph 10
31. (4) Distance covered by aeroplane in 9 35. (5) Average speed of car
hours Distance
= Speed × Time = 9 × 756 = 6804 km = = 98 kmph
Time
2  6804
 Speed of helicopter = 98  10
48 Average speed of train = = 140 kmph
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Distance covered by train in 13 hours 380
= Speed × Time = 140 × 13 = 1820 km = m/sec. = 20 m/sec.
19
36. (2) Required time = LCM of 18, 24 and 32
seconds. = 288 seconds 20  18
37. (3) Required time = LCM of 18, 22 and 30 = km/hr = 72 km/hr
5
seconds 2. (1) Let speed of car starting at
990 A = x km/hr
= 990 seconds = minutes and speed of car starting at B = y km/hr
60
= 16 minutes 30 seconds  x + y = 120 .... eq (i)
6x - 6y = 120 ....eq (ii)
320  x = 70 km/hr. y = 50 km/hr.
38. (4) Speed of train = = 6.4 m/sec.
50 3. (5) Speed of train
528 length of (train + platform)
39. (4) Time taken by car = = 8 hours =
66 time taken to cross
Case II, 440
Time =15 hours = = 20 m/s
22
Speed = 66 - 24 = 42 kmph
 Distance covered by truck 18
= Speed × Time = 20 × = 72 km/hr
5
= 15 × 42 = 630 km 4. (1) The distance walked on the first day = 2
40  150 kms.
40. (3) Speed of return = The distance walked on subsequent days
100
= 60 kmph is half the distance walked on the previous
days.
2  40  60
Average speed = 1 1
40  60 Total distance walked = 2 + 1+ + + ...
2 2
4800 This is a Geometric series Whose
= = 48 kmph
100 First term, a = 2
41. (3) Speed of train
1
Length of train Common ratio, r =
2
=
Time taken in crossing Maximum total distance walked by the
320 person in his life-time means the number
= = 20m/sec. of terms in the series would be infinite.
16
Hence, the series would be an infinite
18 Geometric series. Sum of an infinite
= 20 × = 72 kmph Geometric series is given by
5
Total period of stoppage = 5 × 18 a 2
S= S=
3 1 r 1
= 90 minutes = hours 1
2 2
Total time taken in covering a distance of
2
576 km. S= , S = 4 kms.
1
 576 3  2
=    hours
 72 2  5. (5) Initial speed = 80 km/hr
3 1
Total distance = 80 × 10 = 800 km.
=8+ = 9 hours 800
2 2
New speed = = 200 km / hr.
4
SBI PO EXAMS Increase in speed
1. (3) We know that = 200 - 80 = 120 km/hr.
6. (2) Initial speed of motor = 70 kmph.
Distance  260  120  Distance covered in first 2 hours = 2 × 70
Speed = =   m/ sec.
Time  19 
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= 140 kms.
For next two hours speed of motor  135 
 Length of train B =  2  2  157.5 
= 80 kmph.  
 Distance covered in next 2 hours = (67.5 + 315) metre = 382.5 metre
= 2 × 80 = 160 kms.
Distance covered in first 4 hours INSURANCE EXAMS
= 140 + 160 = 300 km 1. (5) According to the question, Distance
Remaining distance = 345 - 300 = 45 km covered by A in 8 hrs.
This distance will be covered at the speed = 6 × 8 = 48 km
of 90 kmph.  Distance covered by B in 8 hrs.
45 1 = (114 - 48) km = 66 km
 Time taken = = hour
90 2 66 1
 Required speed = kmph = 8 kmph
1 1 8 4
 Total time = 4 + 2 = 4 2 hours 2. (5) Distance between two cities = 350 km
Distance travelled by Sunil with the speed
7. (1) Let the required distance be = x km.
According to the question, 1
of 80 km/hr in 2 hr or 2.25 hr
x x 2
- =1 = 80 × 2.25 km = 180 km
45 50
Remaining distance
10x  9x = 350 - 180 = 170 km
 =1
450 Speed = 60 km/hr
 x = 450 km. Time taken to reach in city
170
RBI GRADE-B OFFICER EXAMS x= = 2.83 hr
60
1. (2)Nitin will take rest sever, times i.e. 70 Total time = 2.25 + 2.83
minutes in covering 150 km. = 5.08 hr = 305 minute
Time taken to cover 150 km at 15 kmph = 6 hr. 5 minute
150 Sunil started journey at 5:50 a.m. &
= = 10 hours finished the journey = 11:55 a.m.
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3. (5) Distance = 200 metres
 Total time
= 10 hours + 70 minutes time =16 seconds
= 11 hours 10 minutes distance 200
2. (5) When a train crosses a platform it covers Speed = = = 12.5m/sec.
time 16
a distance equal to the sum of lengths of
platform and train. 12.5  1000
= km/hr = 3.47 Km/hr.
Let the length of platform be x metre. 3600
4. (1) Let the employee travelled x kms by taxi.
x  280 280
 Speed of train = = = 14  Distance covered by him by his own car
60 20 = (90 - x) km.
According to the question,
 x + 280 = 60 × 14 = 840 x × 7 + (90 - x) × 6 = 675
 x = 840 - 280 = 560 metre 7x + 540 - 6x = 675
3. (1) Length of train A = x metre x = 675 - 540 = 135
x x  157.5  Required distance = 135 km.
 = 5. (1) Let the speed of train C be x kmph.
18 39
Speed of train B relative to C
 13x = 6x + 157.5 × 6 = (120 - x) kmph
 7x = 945
 5
945 = 120  x    m/sec
x= = 135 metre  18 
7
 600  5x 
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Distance covered = 100 + 200 = 300m
 2 5  5
300 8. (3) 2 kmph =   metre/sec. = metre/
 18  9
 600  5x  = 120 sec.
 
 18 
45 10
and 4 kmph = metre/sec. = metre/
120  600  5x  18 9
 300 = sec.
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Let the length of the train be x metre and
 10 × 9 = 2 (600 - 5x)
its speed be y metre/ sec. Then,
 90 = 1200 - 10x
 10x = 1200 - 90 x
5=9
1110 y
x= = 111 9
10
Hence, the speed of train C is 111 kmph.  9y - 5 = x
6. (4) When a train crosses a platform it covers  9y - x = 5 ........... (i)
a distance equal to the sum of lengths of x
platform and the train itself. If the length and = = 10
10
of train be x metres, then y
9
Speed of train
 10 (9y - 10) = 9x
x  300
= m/sec ...(i)  90y - 9x = 100 ......... (ii)
38 By equation (i) × 10 - equation (ii), we have
When the train crosses a signal post it
covers its own length. 90y  10x  50
 Speed of train x 90y  9x  100
x   
= m/sec ...(ii)
18  x   50
From equations (i) and (ii)
 x = 50 m
x  300 x 9. (2) Let the length of train B = x metre
=
38 18
3x
 38x - 18x = 300 × 18  Length of train A = metre
4
300  18
x= 3x x
20  Required ratio = : =5:4
4  33 55
= 270 metres 10. (3) If the distance be x km, then
270
 Speed of train = x x
18 3+9=6
= 15m/sec.
2 2
18
= 15 × = 54 kmph 2x 2x
5  + =6
3 9
2xy
7. (2) Average speed = x  y 6x  2x
 =6
9
(when the same distances are covered)
 8x = 9 × 6
 2  24  36  54 27 3
=   kmph x= = = 6 km.
 24  36  8 4 4
2  24  36 11. (4) C = kx2
= = 28.8 kmph When x = 16 kmph
60
C = Rs. 64
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1 7
k= = × 60 = 70 minutes
4 6
1  Requisite time = 8:40 a.m.
C = × x2 16. (4) Working hours per day = 24 - 9 = 15
4
Total working hours = 15 × 10 = 150
1 2 Distance is doubled and speed too. Both
Total expenditure per hour =x + 400 cancel each other.
4
When speed = 40 kmph, the expenditure New working hours = 24 - 18 = 6 hours
will be minimum. 150
12. (2) Total expenditure  Required time = = 25 days
6
1 222
= × 40 × 40 × 10 + 400 × 10 = Rs. 8000 17. (1) Speed of train = = 37m/sec.
4 6
13. (4) Tricky approach If the speed of man be x m/sec, then
Working hours per day = 24 - 9 = 15 hours
Total time = 15 × 40 = 600 hours 220
= 10
Decrease in walking hours per day after 37  x
increase in hours of rest = 24 - (2 × 9)  220 = 370 - 10x
= 6 hours  10x = 370 - 220 = 150
600  x = 15 m/sec
Required time = = 100 days 18. (1) Relative speed
6
14. (1) Working hours per day = 65 - 5 = 60 kmph
= 24 - 8 = 16 hours 60  5 50
Total working time = 16 × 20 = 320 hours = m/sec = m/sec
18 3
In case II,
Distance is doubled and speed too. 450
Working hours per day = 24 - 16 = 8 hours  Required time = 50
320 3
 Required time = = 40 days
8 450  3
15. (3) If AB = x km, then Speed of person = = 27 seconds
50
x 19. (1) Effective time taken by express train in
starting from A = kmph covering 75 km
4
Speed of person starting from B  60 
=   75  3  minutes = 48 minutes
x 2x  100 
= = kmph
7 7 Time taken in covering 600 km
2 = (48 × 7 + 45) minutes
Relative speed = 336 + 45 = 381 minutes
Effective time taken by local train in
x 2x 7x  8x 15 x
= + = = kmph covering 25 km = 31 minutes
4 7 28 28
Distance covered by first person till 7:30  31)381(12
x 3 3x 31
a.m. = × = km 71
4 2 8
3x 62
Remaining distance = x - = 5x km. 9
8 8
Remaining distance Distance covered in 9 minutes
Time of meeting =
Relative speed 50
= × 9 = 7.5 km
60
5x
Distance covered in (31 × 120 minutes
8 5x 28 7 = 12 × 25 = 300 km
= 15x = × = hours
8 15x 6
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Total distance = 300 + 7.5 = 307.5 km 21. (4) Usual speed of plane = x kmph
20. (4) If the required distance be x km, then  New speed = (x + 250) kmph
x x 30  5 1500 1500 30
- =  - =
5 6 60 x x  250 60
6x  5x 25 5  x  250  1  1
 = =
30 60 12  1500  x  x  250   = 2
 
30  5
x= = 12.5 km  x(x + 250) = 1500 × 500 = 750000
12  x (x + 250) = 750 (750 + 250)
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MODEL EXERCISES
1. A train running between two stations A and 1
B arrives at its destination 10 min late when hour and increase the speed by km each
2
its speed is 50 km/h and 50 min late when
its speed is 30 km/h. What is the distance succeeding hour. After how many hours will
between the stations A and B ? the second car overtaken the first if both
(1) 40 km (2) 50 km go non stop ?
(3) 60 km (4) 70 km (1) 9 h (2) 5 h
(5) None of these (3) 7 h (4) 8 h
2. A student rides on a bicycles at 8 km/h (5) None of these
and reaches his school 2.5 min late. The 8. Two rockets approach each other, one at
next day he increases his speed to 10 km/ 42000 mile/h and the other at 18000 mile/
h and reaches the school 5 min early. How h. They start 3256 miles a part. How far
far is the school from his house ? are they a part (in miles) 1 min before im-
(1) 1.25 km (2) 8 km pact ?
(3) 5 km (4) 10 km (1) 1628 (2) 1000
(5) None of these (3) 826 (4) 1200
3. A small aeroplane can travel at 320 km/h (5) None of these
in still air. The wind is blowing at a constant 9. Dinesh travels 760 km to his home, partly
speed of 40 km/h. The total time for a jour- by train and partly by car. He takes 8 h if
ney against the wind is 135 min. What will he travels 160 km by train and the rest by
be the time in minutes for the return car. He takes 12 min more if he travels 240
journey with the wind? (Ignore take off and km by train and the rest by car. The speeds
landing time for the aeroplane) of the train and the car respectively are
(1) 94.5 (2) 105 (1) 80 km/h, 100 km/h
(3) 108.125 (4) 120 (2) 100 km/h, 80 km/h
(5) None of these (3) 120 km/h, 100 km/h
4. Two cyclists start on a circular track from (4) 100 km/h, 120 km/h
a given point but in opposite directions with (5) None of these
speeds of 7 m/s and 8 m/s respectively. If 10. In a flight of 3000 km an aircraft was slowed
the circumference of the circle is 300 m down by bad weather. If average speed for
after what time will they meet at the starting the trip was reduced by 100 km/h and the
point ? time increased by one hour, find the original
(1) 20 s (2) 100 s duration of the flight.
(3) 300 s (4) 200 s (1) 5 h (2) 6 h
(5) None of these (3) 4 h (4) None of these
5. During a journey of 80 km a train covers (5) None of these
first 60 km with a speed of 40 km/h and 11. The diameter of a cycle wheel is 70 cm. A
completes the remaining distance with a cyclist takes 30 h to reach a destination at
speed of 20 km/h. What is the average th e spee d o f 22 km/h. Ho w many
speed of the train during the whole journey ? revolutions will the whell make during this
(1) 30 km/h (2) 32 km/h journey ?
(3) 36 km/h (4) 40 km/h (1) 3 million (2) 3 lakh
(5) None of these (3) 4 lakh (4) 5 lakh
6. If a man travels at 30 km/h. he reaches his (5) None of these
destination late by 10 min but if he travels 12. It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey,
at 42 km/h, then he reaches 10 min earlier. if 120 km is done by train and the rest by
Therefore, the distance travelled by him is car. It takes 20 min more, if 200 km is done
(1) 36 km (2) 35 km by train and the rest by car. The ratio of
(3) 40 km (4) 45 km the speed of the train to that of the speed
(5) None of these of the car is
7. Two cars start tog ether in the same (1) 4 : 3 (2) 3 : 4
direction from the same place. The first goes (3) 3 : 2 (4) 2 : 3
with a uniform speed of 10 km/h. The sec- (5) None of these
ond goes at a speed of 8 km/h in the first
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13. Points A and B are 70 km apart on a rate of 3.75 km/h and 4.5 km/h respec-
highway. One car starts from A and the tively. When will they meet for the first time ?
another one from B at the same time. If they (1) 5.5 min (2) 6.0 min
travel in the same direction, they meet in 7 (3) 5.28 min (4) 4.9 min
h. But if they travel towards each other, (5) None of these
they meet in one hour. The speeds of the 20. A gun is fired at a distance of 3.32 km from
two cars are Babar. He hears the sound 10 s later. Find
(1) 45 and 25 km/h the speed of the sound.
(2) 70 and 10 km/h (1) 301 m/s (2) 302 m/s
(3) 40 and 30 km/h (3) 332 m/s (4) 340 m/s
(4) 60 and 40 km/h (5) None of these
(5) None of these 21. The jogging track in a sports complex is 726
14. A journey of 192 km between two cities m in circumference. Suresh and his wife
takes two hours less by a fast train than by start from the same point and walk in
a slow train. If the average speed of the slow opposite direction at 4.5 km/h and 3.75
train is 16 km/h less than that of the fast km/h respectively. They will meet for the
train, then the average speed of the fast first time in
train is (1) 5.5 min (2) 6.0 min
(1) 36 km/h (2) 64 km/h (3) 5.28 min (4) 4.9 min
(3) 7 km/h (4) 48 km/h (5) None of these
(5) None of these 22. There are 20 poles with a constant distance
15. A train 100 m long passes a bridge at the between each pole. A car takes 24 s to reach
rate of 72 km/h in 25 s. The length of the the 12 th pole. How much more time will it
bridge is take to reach the last pole ?
(1) 150 m (2) 400 m (1) 25.25 s (2) 17.45 s
(3) 300 m (4) 200 m (3) 35.75 s (4) 41.45 S
(5) None of these (5) None of these
16. A train 100 m in length travels at 60 km/h. 23. A train can travel 20% faster than a car.
How much time does the train take in Both start from the point A at the same time
passing a man walking at 6 km/h against and reach point B, 75 km away from A at
the train the same time. On the way however the
(1) 6 s (2) 12 s train lost about 12.5 min while stopping at
(3) 10 s (4) 18 s the stations. The speed of the car is
(5) None of these (1) 50 km/h (2) 55 km/h
17. A car driver travels from the plains to the (3) 60 km/h (4) 65 km/h
hill station, which are 200 km a part at an (5) None of these
average speed of 40 km/h. In the return 24. Two trains of equal length are running on
trip he covers the same distance at an parallel lines in the same direction at 46
average speed of 20 km/h the car. The km/h and 36 km/h. The faster train passes
average speed of the car over the entire the slower train in 36 s. The length of each
distance of 400 km is train is
(1) 16.56 km/h (1) 50 m (2) 80 m
(2) 17.89 km/h (3) 72 m (4) 82 m
(3) 26.67 km/h (5) None of these
(4) 35 km/h 25. An aeroplane first flew with a speed of 440
(5) None of these km/h and covered a certain distance. It still
18. A man in a train notices that he can count had to cover 770 km less than what it had
21 telephone posts in one minute. If they already covered but it flew with a speed of
are known to be 50 m apart, then at what 660 km/h. The average speed for the entire
speed is the train travelling ? flight was 550 km/h. Find the total dis-
(1) 57 km/h (2) 60 km/h tance covered.
(3) 63 km/h (4) 55 km/h (1) 3250 km (2) 2750 km
(5) None of these (3) 4400 km (4) 1375 km
19. A circular running path is 726 m in (5) None of these
circumstance. Two men start from the same
point and walk in opposite directions at the
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SHORT ANSWERS 4. (3) According to the question,
1. (2) 2. (3) Relative speed = (8 - 7) =1 m/s
3. (2) 4. (3) Distance = 300 m
5. (1) 6. (2)  Time taken to cover this distance
7. (1) 8. (2)
300
9. (1) 10. (1) = = 300 s
11. (2) 12. (2) 1
13. (3) 14. (4) 5. (1) According to the question,
15. (2) 16. (1) The clock gains 15 m in 24 h. Then, in 16 h
17. (3) 18. (2) it will gain 10 min
19. (3) 20. (3) Hence, the time shown by this clock will
21. (1) 22. (4) be 4 : 10 am.
23. (3) 24. (1) 6. (2) Let the distance be x km.
25. (2) Then, correct time at a speed of 30 km/h
x 10
EXPLANATIONS = -
30 60
1. (2) Let the distance between two stations Correct time at a speed of 42 km/h
be x km.
x 10
x 1 x 5 = +
Then, - = - 42 60
50 6 30 6
x 10 x 10
x x 2  - = +
 - = 30 60 42 60
30 50 3
x x 2
5x  3x 2  - =
 = 30 42 6
150 3
 6x = 300 x 12 2
 =
 x = 50 km 1260 6
2. (3) Let the distance be x km. 1260  2
x 2.5 x 5 x =
72
Then, - = +
8 60 10 60  x = 35 km
x x 5 2.5 7. (1) Let second car overtake the first car after
- = + n h.
8 10 60 60
 Distance covered by first car = Distance
2x 7.5 covered by second car
 =
80 60 1 1  n 1 
 
7.5  80  10n = 8 +  8  2  +  8  2  +  8  2 
     
x= = 5 km
2  60
1
3. (2) According to the question,  10n = 8n + 2 [l + 2 +....+(n - 1)]
Speed of aeroplane against the wind
= (320 - 40) = 280 km/h 1 n n  1
Let the distance be x km.  10n = 8n +
2 2
135 x
Then, = 1 2
60 280  2n = (n - n)
4
 x = 630 km
Speed of Aeroplane with the wind n=9
= (320 + 40) as = n  0
= 360 km/h Hence the answer is 9 h.
8. (2) Relative speed of rockets
 Time taken by aeroplane with the wind
= (42000 + 18000)
630 = 60000 mile/h
= × 60 min = 105 min
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It means both of them together cover a x: y=3:4
distance of 60000 miles between then in 13. (3) Let the speed of the cars be x km/h and
60 min or 1000 miles 1 min. y km/h.
Hence, they should be 1000 miles apart, 1 Relative speed in same direction
min before impact. = (x - y) km/h
9. (1) Let the speed of the train be x km/h Relative speed in opposite direction
and that of car be y km/h. = (x + y) km/h
160 600 70
Then, + y = 8 ...(i) Now, x  y = 1
x

240 520 41  x + y = 70 ...(i)

+ y = ...(ii)
x 5 70
and x  y = 7
Solving Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
x = 80 and y = 100  x - y = 10
10. (1) Let the original time taken by the plane Solving Eqs. (i) and (ii),
x h. x = 40 km/h and y = 30 km/h
The, original speed 14. (4) Let the speed of the faster train be x
3000 km/h.
= km/h
x  Speed of the slower train = (x -16) km/h
3000 3000 192 192
 = - 100  = -2
x 1 x x x  16
 x =5h  x = 48 km/h
11. (2) Acco rdi ng to th e que stio n, 15. (2) Let the length be x m.
Circumference of the wheel 5
Then, (x + 100) = 72 × 25 × = 500
22 18
= 2 r = 2 × × 35 = 220 m
7  x = 500 - 100 = 400 m
 Number of revolution made by the wheel 16. (1) According to the question,
during the journey 66  5
(  22 km = 2200000 cm) Relative =(60 + 6) = 66 km/h = m/s
18
= 300000 = 3 lakh Distance = 110 m
12. (2) Let the speed of the train be x km/h
and car be y km/h. 110  18
Time = =6s
66  5
120 400
Then, + y = 8 ...(i) 17. (3) According to the question,
x
2xy
200 400 25 Average speed = x  y where x and y are
and + y = ...(ii)
x 3 two different speeds covering same distance
From Eqs. (i) 120y + 480x = 8xy
2  40  20
25  Average speed =
From Eqs. (ii) 200y + 400x = xy  20  40  = 26.67 km/h
3
18. (2)  Distance between 21 posts
120y  480x
 = (21/01) × 50 = 1000 m
8  Speed of train = 1 km/min = 60 km/h
3  200y  400x  19. (3)  Relative speed
= = (4.5 + 3.75) = 8.25 km/h
25
726
 25y + 60x = 24y + 48x  Distance = 726 m = = 0.726 km
1000
 12x = 9y
0.726
x 3  Required time = 8.25 × 60 = 5.28 min
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20. (3)  Distance = 3.32 × 100 24. (1) Let the length of each train be xm.
Time = 10 s Then, total distance covered = (x + x)
3320 = 2x m
Speed = = 332 m/s Relative speed = (46 - 36)
10
21. (1)  Relative speed = (500 + 700) 10  5
= 10 km/h = m/s
= 1200 m/min 18
4200 2x  18
 Time taken = 1200 = 3.5 min Given (time) 36 =
50
22. (4) Let the distance between each pole be x  x = 50 m
m. 25. (2) Let the plane covers x km with 440 km/
Then, distance up to 12th pole = 11x m h and (x - 770) km at a speed of 660 km/h.
11x Hence, it covers a total distance of (2x - 770)
 Speed = 22 s km at a speed of 500 km/h

 Time to cover total distance up to 20th

19x  24
pole = = 41.45 s
11x
Total distance
23. (3) Let the speed of the car be x km/h. Average speed = Total time
6x
 Speed of train = x × 1.2x = km/h
2x  770
5
500 =
x x  770
5 25 75 
 × 75 + = 440 660
6x 2  60 x
2x  770 x x  770
75  2  60  = +
= = 60 km/h 500 440 660
6  25
 x = 1760
 Total distance covered
= 2x - 770 = 2 × 770 - 770 = 2750 km

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