Quiz Discussion

A train met with an accident 120 km from station A. It completed the remaining journey at \(\frac{5}{6}\) of its previous speed and reached 2 hours late at station B. Had the accident taken place 300 km further, it would have been only 1 hour late. What is the speed of the train?

• 1] 100 km/h
• 2] 12 km/h
• 3] 60 km/h
• 4] 50 km/h

The wheel of an engine of 300 cm in circumference makes 10 revolutions in 6 seconds. What is the speed of the wheel (in km/h)?

• 1] 18
• 2] 20
• 3] 27
• 4] 36

A car travels the first one third of a certain distance with a speed of 10 km/hr, the next one third distance with a speed of 20 km/hr and the last one third distance with a speed of 60 km/hr. thee average speed of the car for the whole journey is :

• 1] 18 km/hr
• 2] 24 km/hr
• 3] 30 km/hr
• 4] 36 km/hr

A man travels 50 km at speed 25 km/hr and next 40 km at 20 km/hr and there after travel 90 km at 15 km/hr. His average speed is :

• 1] 18 km/hr
• 2] 25 km/hr
• 3] 20 km/hr
• 4] 15 km/hr

One of the two buses completes a journey of 300 km in 7½ hours an the other a journey of 450 km in 9 hours.  The ratio of their average speeds is:

• 1]

  2:3

• 2]

  3:4

• 3]

  4:5

• 4]

  8:9

A moving train passes a platform 50 m long in 14 seconds and a lamp post in 10 seconds. The speed of the train (in km/hr) is :

• 1] 24 km/hr
• 2] 36 km/hr
• 3] 40 km/hr
• 4] 45 km/hr

A car takes 15 minutes less to cover a distance of 75 km, if it increases its speed by 10 km/hr from its usual speed. How much time would it take to cover a distance of 300 km using this speed ?

• 1]

  5 hrs

• 2]

  \(5\frac{1}{2}\) hrs

• 3]

  6 hrs

• 4]

  \(6\frac{1}{2}\) hrs

A distance of 425 km separates two trains moving towards each other at a speed of 200 km/hr each. What will be the distance between them after 1 hr 30 min, if they reduce their speed by half, every half an hour ?

• 1] 75 km
• 2] 120 km
• 3] 150 km
• 4] 200 km

Train X leaves New York at 1 am and travels east at a constant speed of x mph. If train Z leaves New York at 2 am and travels east, at what constant rate of speed will train Z have to travel in order to catch train X at exactly 5.30 am ?

• 1]

  \(\frac{5}{6}x\)

• 2]

  \(\frac{9}{8}x\)

• 3]

  \(\frac{6}{5}x\)

• 4]

  \(\frac{9}{7}x\)

• 5]

  \(\frac{3}{2}x\)

A train passes two persons walking in the same direction at a speed of 3 kmph and 5 kmph respectively in 10 seconds and 11 seconds respectively. The speed of the train is

• 1] 28 kmph
• 2] 27 kmph
• 3] 25 kmph
• 4] 24 kmph