Quiz Discussion

A bus moving at a speed of 45 km/hr catches a truck 150 metres ahead going in the same direction in 30 seconds. The speed of the truck is :

• 1] 27 km/hr
• 2] 24 km/hr
• 3] 25 km/hr
• 4] 28 km/hr

A train, 110 m long is running at a speed of 60 km/hr. How many seconds does it to cross another train, 170 m long standing on parallel track ?

• 1] 15.6 seconds
• 2] 16.8 seconds
• 3] 17.2 seconds
• 4] 18 seconds

Two rifles are fired from the same place at a difference of 11 minutes 45 seconds. But a man who is coming towards the place in a train hears the second sound after 11 minutes. Find the speed of train. (speed of sound = 330 m/s)

• 1] 72 kmph
• 2] 36 kmph
• 3] 81 kmph
• 4] 108 kmph
• 5] None of these

The speeds of John and Max are 30 km/hr and 40 km/hr. Initially Max is at a place L and Jhon is at a place M. The distance between L and M is 650 kms. John started his journey 3 hours earlier than Max to meet each other. If they meet each other at a place P somewhere between L and M, then the distance between P and M is :

• 1] 220 kms
• 2] 250 kms
• 3] 330 kms
• 4] 320 kms

A monkey climbs a 60 m high pole. In first minute he climbs 6 m and slips down 3 m in the next minute. How much time is required by it to reach the top?

• 1] 35 minutes
• 2] 33 minutes
• 3] 37 minutes
• 4] 40 minutes

If a train runs at 40 kmph, it reaches its destination late by 11 minutes but if it runs at 50 kmph, it is late by 5 min only. The correct time for the train to complete its journey is :

• 1] 13 min
• 2] 15 min
• 3] 19 min
• 4] 21 min

A train 300 m long is running with a speed of 54 km/hr. In what time it cross a telephone pole ?

• 1] 20 seconds
• 2] 15 seconds
• 3] 17 seconds
• 4] 18 seconds

A person X starts from Lucknow and another person Y starts from Kanpur to meet each other. Speed of X is 25 km/h, while Y is 35 km/h. If the distance between Lucknow and Kanpur be 120 km and both X and Y start their journey at the same time, when they will meet ?

• 1]

  1 hours later

• 2]

  2 hours later

• 3]

  \(\frac{1}{2}\) hours later

• 4]

  3 hours later

A train increases its normal speed by 12.5% and reaches its destination 20 min earlier. What is the actual time taken by the train in the journey ?

• 1] 145 minutes
• 2] 160 minutes
• 3] 180 minutes
• 4] 220 minutes

Mr A started half an hour later than usual for the marketplace. But by increasing his speed to \(\frac{3}{2} \)times his usual speed he reached 10 minutes earlier than usual. What is his usual time for this journey?

• 1] 1 hours
• 2] 2 hours
• 3] 3 hours
• 4] 45 minutes
• 5] None of these