Quiz Discussion

In a race of one kilometre. A gives B a start of 100 metres and still wins by 20 seconds. But if A gives B a start of 25 seconds, B wins by 50 metres. The time taken by A to run kilometre is :

• 1]

  17 sec

• 2]

  \(\frac{{500}}{{29}}{ \text{sec}}\)

• 3]

  \(\frac{{1200}}{{29}}{ \text{sec}}\)

• 4]

  \(\frac{{700}}{{29}}{ \text{sec}}\)

Two boats, travelling at 5 km/h and 10 km/h, head directly towards each other. They begin at a distance of 20 km from each other. How far apart are they (in km) one minute before they collide?

• 1]

  \(\frac{{1}}{{12}}\)

• 2]

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

• 3]

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

• 4]

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

• 5]

  None of these

Jane travelled \(\frac{4}{7}\) as many miles on foot as by water and \(\frac{2}{5}\) as many miles on horseback as by water. If she covered a total of 3036 miles, how many miles did she travel on foot?

• 1] 1540 miles
• 2] 880 miles
• 3] 756 miles
• 4] 616 miles

Running at \(\frac{5}{4}\) of his usual speed, an athlete improves his timing by 5 minutes. The time he usually takes to run the same distance is:

• 1] 30 min.
• 2] 28 min.
• 3] 25 min.
• 4] 23 min.

Page and Plant are running on a track AB of length 10 metres. They start running simultaneously from the ends A and B respectively. The moment they reach either of the ends, they turn around and continue running. Page and Plant run with constant speeds of 2m/s and 5m/s respectively. How far from A (in metres) are they, when they meet for the 23rd time?

• 1]

  0 meters

• 2]

  10 meters

• 3]

  40 meters

• 4]

  \(\frac{{60}}{7}\) meters

• 5]

  None of these

Due to the technical snag in the signal system two trains start approaching each other on the same track from two different stations, 240 km away each other. When the train starts a bird also starts moving to and fro between the two trains at 60 kmph touching each train each time. The bird initially sitting on the top of the engine of one of the trains and it moves so till these trains collide. If these trains collide one and half hour after start, then how many kilometers bird travels till the time of collision of trains?

• 1] 90 km
• 2] 130 km
• 3] 120 km
• 4] 95 km
• 5] None of these

A railway passenger counts the telegraph poles on the rail road as he passes them. The telegraph poles are at a distance of 50 metres. What will be his count in 4 hours, if the speed of the train is 45 km per hour.

• 1] 600
• 2] 2500
• 3] 3600
• 4] 5000

The ratio between the speed of a bus and train is 15 : 27 respectively. Also, a car covered a distance of 720 km in 9 hours. The speed of the Bus is three-fourth the speed of the car. How much distance will the train cover in 7 hours?

• 1] 760 km
• 2] 756 km
• 3] 740 km
• 4] None of these

A moving train crosses a man standing on a platform and the platform 300 metres long in 10 seconds and 25 seconds respectively. What will be the time taken by the train to cross a platform 200 metre long ?

• 1]

  \(16\frac{2}{3} \)seconds

• 2]

  18 seconds

• 3]

  20 seconds

• 4]

  22 seconds

A salesman travels a distance of 50 km in 2 hours and 30 minutes. How much faster, in kilometres per hour, n a n average must he travel to make such a trip in 5656 hour less time?

• 1]

  10

• 2]

  20

• 3]

  30

• 4]

  None Of these