Quiz Discussion

In covering a distance of 30 km, Abhay takes 2 hours more than Sameer. If Abhay doubles his speed, then he would take 1 hour less than Sameer. Abhay's speed is:

• 1] 5 km/hr
• 2] 6 km/hr
• 3] 6.25 km/hr
• 4] 7.5 km/hr

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 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

Rohan, Shikha's boyfriend, had to pick her from her home for a live concert on her 23rd birthday. The venue of the concert and Shikha's home were in opposite directions from Rohan's office. He got late because of some work at office and realised that if he goes to pick Shikha from her home, which was a 48-minute drive from his office, they would be late for the show by 16 minutes. He asked her to start from her home towards his office in an auto-rickshaw and himself started driving towards her home. Both of them started simultaneously, he picked her as soon as they met and they managed to reach the venue just in time for the concert. If Rohan drives at an average speed of 60 km/hr, find the speed (in km/hr) of the auto-rickshaw.

• 1] 16 km
• 2] 20 km
• 3] 12 km
• 4] 15 km
• 5] None of these

A man walking at the rate of 5 km/hr crosses a bridge in 15 min. The length of the bridge (in metres) is :

• 1] 600 metres
• 2] 750 metres
• 3] 1000 metres
• 4] 1250 metres

A car traveling with \(\frac{5}{7}\) of its usual speed covers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. What is the usual speed of the car?

• 1]

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

• 2]

  35 km/hr

• 3]

  25 km/hr

• 4]

  30 km/hr

The speed of two trains are in the ratio 6 : 7. If the second train runs 364 km in 4 hours, then the speed of first train is :

• 1] 60 km/hr
• 2] 72 km/hr
• 3] 78 km/hr
• 4] 84 km/hr

Two boys A and B start at the same time to ride from Delhi to Meerut, 60 km away. A travels 4 km an hours slower than B, B reaches Meerut and at once turns back meeting A, 12 km from Meerut. A's rate was :

• 1] 4 km/hr
• 2] 8 km/hr
• 3] 12 km/hr
• 4] 16 km/hr

A, B and C start together from the same place to walk round a circular path of length 12km. A walks at the rate of 4 km/h, B 3 km/h and C \(\frac{3}{2}\) km/h. They will meet together at the starting place at the end of:

• 1] 10 hours
• 2] 12 hours
• 3] 15 hours
• 4] 24 hours

A train approaches a tunnel AB. Inside the tunnel, a cat is located at a point i.e. \(\frac{5}{{12}}\) of the distance AB measured from entrance A. When the train whistles the Cat runs. If the cat moves to exit B, the train catches the cat exactly at the exit. The speed of the train is greater than the speed of the cat by what order?

• 1] 1 : 6
• 2] 3 : 5
• 3] 6 : 1
• 4] 5 : 4
• 5] None of these