Quiz Discussion

Two persons A and B started from two different places towards each other. If the ratio of their speed be 3 : 5, then what is the ratio of distance covered by A and B respectively till the point of meeting?

• 1] 1 : 2
• 2] 3 : 4
• 3] 3 : 5
• 4] 5 : 3

A boy is running at a speed of p kmph to cover a distance of 1 km. But, due to the slippery ground, his speed is reduced by q kmph (p > q). If he takes r hours to cover the distance, then:

• 1]

  \(\frac{1}{r} = p - q\)

• 2]

  r = p - q

• 3]

  \(\frac{1}{r} = p + q\)

• 4]

  r = p + r

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

A car travels at a speed of 60 km/hr and covers a particular distance in one hour. How long will it take for another car to cover the same distance at 40 km/hr ?

• 1]

  \(\frac{5}{2}\) hours

• 2]

  2 hours

• 3]

  \(\frac{3}{2}\) hours

• 4]

  1 hour

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 minibus takes 6 hour less to cover 1680 km distance, if its speed is increased by 14 kmph ? What is the usual time of the minibus ?

• 1] 15 hours
• 2] 24 hours
• 3] 25 hours
• 4] 30 hours

A man covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 3 kmph faster, he would have taken 40 minutes less. If he had moved 2 kmph slower, he would have taken 40 minutes more. The distance (in km) is :

• 1]

  35 km

• 2]

  \(36\frac{2}{3}\) km

• 3]

  \(37\frac{1}{2}\) km

• 4]

  40 km

Two trains start simultaneously from two stations Howrah and Delhi, respectively towards each other on the same track. The distance between the two stations is 560 km and the speeds of trains are 30 kmph and 40 kmph.

• 1] 70 km
• 2] 560 km
• 3] 640 km
• 4] 650 km
• 5] None of these

An express train travelled at an average speed of 100 kmph, stopping for 3 min after 75 km. A local train travelled at a speed of 50 kmph, stopping for 1 min after every 25 km. If the trains began travelling at the same time, how many kilometres did the local train travel in the time it took the express train to travel 600 km ?

• 1] 287.5 km
• 2] 307.5 km
• 3] 325 km
• 4] 396 km

If a person travels from a point L towards east for 12 km and then travels 5 km towards north and reached a point M, then the shortest distance from L to M is :

• 1] 12 km
• 2] 14 km
• 3] 17 km
• 4] 13 km