Quiz Discussion

A is 10 miles west of B. C is 30 miles north of B. D is 20 miles east of C. What is the distance from A to D ?

• 1]

  10 miles

• 2]

  30 miles

• 3]

  \(10\sqrt {10}  \) miles

• 4]

  \(10\sqrt {13}  \) miles

• 5]

  \(30\sqrt {2}  \) miles

Two cars are moving with speed v1, v2 towards a crossing along two roads, If their distance from the crossing be 40 metres and 50 metres at an instant of time then they do not collide if their speeds are such that :

• 1]

  v1 : v2 =16 : 25

• 2]

  v1 : v2 e 4 : 5

• 3]

  v1 : v2 e 5 : 4

• 4]

  v1 : v2 e 25 : 16

If two incorrect watches are set at 12:00 noon at correct time, when will both watches show the correct time for the first time given that the first watch gains 1 min in one hour and second watch looses 4 min in two hours.

• 1] 6 PM, 25 days later
• 2] 12 noon, 30 days later
• 3] 12 noon, 15 days later
• 4] 6 AM, 45 days later
• 5] None of these

Two guns are fired from the same place at an interval of 6 minutes. A person approaching the place observes that 5 minutes 52 seconds have elapsed between the hearings of the sound of the two guns. If the velocity of the sound is 330 m/sec, the man was approaching that place at what speed (in km/h)?

• 1] 24 kmph
• 2] 27 kmph
• 3] 30 kmph
• 4] 36 kmph

The distance from bhopal to indore is 200 km. A bus start from indore to bhopal every half an hour. If the speed of each bus is 40 km/hr. How many bus will a bhopal to indore bus cross by the time it reach indore?

• 1]

  21

• 2]

  22

• 3]

  23

• 4]

  24

Walking \({\frac{6}{7}}\) th of his usual speed, a man is 12 minutes too late. The usual time taken by him to cover that distance is :

• 1] 1 hour
• 2] 1 hr 12 min
• 3] 1 hr 15 min
• 4] 1 hr 20 min

A car traveling with \(\frac{5}{7}\) of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hour 40 minute 48 seconds. Find the actual speed of the car.

• 1]

  \(17\frac{6}{7}\) km/hr

• 2]

  25 km/hr

• 3]

  30 km/hr

• 4]

  35 km/hr

A student goes to school at the rate of \(2\frac{1}{2}\) km/hr and reaches 6 min late. If he travels at the speed of 3 km/hr he is 10 min early. What is the distance to the school?

• 1]

  4 km

• 2]

  \(3\frac{1}{4}\) km

• 3]

  1 km

• 4]

  \(3\frac{1}{2}\) km

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

Gautam goes office at a speed of 12 kmph and return homes at 10 kmph. His average speed is :

• 1] 11 km/hr
• 2] 22 km/hr
• 3] 10.9 km/hr
• 4] 12.5 km/hr