Quiz Discussion

The speed of electric train is 25% more than that of steam engine train. What is the time taken by an electric train to cover a distance which a steam engine takes 4 hours 25 minutes to cover ?

• 1]

  \(3\frac{1}{10}\) hrs

• 2]

  \(3\frac{11}{15}\) hrs

• 3]

  \(3\frac{11}{12}\) hrs

• 4]

  \(3\frac{8}{15}\) hrs

The speed of 90 km per hour is same as :

• 1] 9 m/s
• 2] 20 m/s
• 3] 25 m/s
• 4] 28 m/s

Two guns were fired from the same place at an interval of 8 minutes. A person approaching the place observes that 5 minutes 52 seconds have elapsed between the hearing of the sound of the two guns. If the velocity of the sound is 330 m/sec, the man was approaching the place at what speed (in km/hr) ?

• 1] 24 km/hr
• 2] 27 km/hr
• 3] 30 km/hr
• 4] 36 km/hr

A runs \(\frac{7}{4}\) times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 300 m, how far must the winning post be if both A and B have to end the race at the same time?

• 1] 1400 m
• 2] 700 m
• 3] 350 m
• 4] 210 m

The speed \(3\frac{1}{3}\) m/sec when expressed in km/hr becomes :

• 1] 8 km/hr
• 2] 9 km/hr
• 3] 10 km/hr
• 4] 12 km/hr

How long must a driver take to drive the final 70 miles of a trip if he wants to average 50 miles an hour for the entire trip and during the first part of the trip he drove 50 miles in \(1\frac{1}{2}\) hours ?

• 1] 54 min
• 2] 1 hr
• 3] 66 min
• 4] 70 min

Three runners A, B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12 metres ahead of runner B and 18 metres ahead of runner C, in another race of same type runner B finished 8 metres ahead of runner C. Each runner travels the entire distance at a constant speed. The length of the race is :

• 1] 36 metres
• 2] 48 metres
• 3] 60 metres
• 4] 72 metres

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

Deepa rides her bike at an average speed of 30 km/hr and reaches her destination in 6 hours. Hema covers the same distance in 4 hours. If Deepa increases her average speed by 10 km/hr and Hema increases her average speed by 5 km/hr, what would be the difference in their time taken to reach the destination ?

• 1] 40 min
• 2] 45 min
• 3] 54 min
• 4] 1 hr
• 5] None of these

Walking at the rate of 4 km an hour, a man cover a certain distance in 3 hours 45 minutes. If he covers the same distance on cycle, cycling at the rate of 16.5 km/hour, the time taken by him is :

• 1] 55.45 minutes
• 2] 54.55 minutes
• 3] 55.44 minutes
• 4] 45.55 minutes