Quiz Discussion

A long distance runner run 9 laps of a 400 metres track everyday. His timings (in min) for four consecutive days are 88, 96, 89 and 87 respectively. On an average, how many metres/minutes does the runner cover ?

• 1] 17.78 m/min
• 2] 40 m/min
• 3] 90 m/min
• 4] None of these

A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200 m. The thief starts running and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10 km and 11 km per hour respectively. What is the distance between them after 6 minutes ?

• 1] 100 m
• 2] 150 m
• 3] 190 m
• 4] 200 m

A train travelling at 48 kmph crosses another train, having half of its length and travelling in opposite direction at 42 kmph, in 12 seconds. It also passes a railway platform in 45 seconds. The length of railway platform is:

• 1] 200m
• 2] 300m
• 3] 350m
• 4] 400m

Between 5 am and 5 pm of a particular day for how many times are the minute and the hour hands together?

• 1] 11
• 2] 22
• 3] 33
• 4] 44

The speed of a motor-boat is that of the current of water as 36:5. The boat goes along with the current in 5 hours 10 minutes. It will come back in:

• 1] 5 hours 50 minutes
• 2] 6 hours
• 3] 6 hours 50 minutes
• 4] 12 hours 10 minutes

The average speed of a bus is one-third of the speed of a train. The train covers 1125 km in 15 hours. How much distance will the bus cover in 36 minutes ?

• 1] 12 km
• 2] 18 km
• 3] 21 km
• 4] 75 km
• 5] None of these

A train is scheduled to cover the distance between two stations 46 km apart in one hour. If it travels 25 km at a speed of 40 km/hr, find the speed for the remaining journey to complete it in the scheduled time :

• 1] 36 km/hr
• 2] 46 km/hr
• 3] 56 km/hr
• 4] 66 km/hr

A walk at a uniform rate of 4 km an hour; and 4 hr after his start, B bicycles after him at the uniform rate of 10 km an hour. How far from the starting point will B catch A ?

• 1] 16.7 km
• 2] 18.6 km
• 3] 21.5 km
• 4] 26.7 km

Ashok left from place A for place B at 8 am and Rahul left place B for place A at 10.00 am the distance between place A and B is 637 km. If Ashok and Rahul are travelling at a uniform speed of 39 kmph and 47 kmph respectively, at what time will they meet ?

• 1] 5.30 pm
• 2] 4.30 pm
• 3] 5 pm
• 4] 4 pm

An aeroplane flies twice as fast as a train which covers 60 miles in 80 minutes. What distance will the aeroplane cover in 20 minutes ?

• 1] 30 miles
• 2] 35 miles
• 3] 40 miles
• 4] 50 miles