Quiz Discussion

Amit starts from a point A and walks to another points B and then returns from B to A by his car and thus takes a total time of 6 hours and 45 min. If he had driven both ways in his car, he would have taken 2 hours less. How long would it take for him to walk both ways ?

• 1] 7 hrs 45 min
• 2] 8 hrs 15 min
• 3] 8 hrs 30 min
• 4] 8 hrs 45 min

Two cyclists start on a circular track from a given point but in opposite directions with speeds of 7 m/sec and 8 m/sec respectively. If the circumference of the circle is 300 metres, after what time will they meet at the starting point ?

• 1] 20 sec
• 2] 100 sec
• 3] 200 sec
• 4] 300 sec

A man walks a certain distance in certain time, if he had gone 3 km per hour faster, he would have taken 1 hour less than the scheduled time. If he had gone 2 km per hour slower, he would have taken one hour longer on the road. The distance (in km) is :

• 1] 60
• 2] 45
• 3] 65
• 4] 80

An old man driving bike at 80 km per hour. However being sugar patient, old man could not travel continuously. He takes small breaks each of 2 minutes for every 15 minute of his drive. How much distance the old man will cover in 90 minutes?

• 1] 112 Km
• 2] 104 Km
• 3] 89 Km
• 4] 118 Km

A thief seeing a policeman at a distance of 150 metres starts running at 10 kmph and the policeman gives immediate chase at 12 kmph. When the thief is overtaken the thief has traveled a distance of:

• 1] 750 m
• 2] 900 m
• 3] 800 m
• 4] 1 km

A bus moving at a speed of 45 km/hr catches a truck 150 metres ahead going in the same direction in 30 seconds. The speed of the truck is :

• 1] 27 km/hr
• 2] 24 km/hr
• 3] 25 km/hr
• 4] 28 km/hr

A person travels from P to Q at a speed of 40 kmph and returns by increasing his speed by 50%. What is his average speed for both the trips ?

• 1] 36 kmph
• 2] 45 kmph
• 3] 48 kmph
• 4] 50 kmph

A man can cross a downstream river by steamer in 40 minutes and same by boat in 1 hour. If the time of crossing Upstream by streamer is 50% more than downstream time by steamer and the time required by boat to cross same river by boat in upstream is 50% more than time required by in downstream. What is the time taken for the man to cross the river downstream by steamer and then return to same place by boat half the way and by steamer the rest of the way?

• 1] 85 minutes
• 2] 115 minutes
• 3] 120 minutes
• 4] 125 minutes
• 5] None of these

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

A dog after traveling 50 km meets a swami who counsels him to go slower. He then proceeds at \(\frac{3}{4} \)of his former speed and arrives at his destination 35 min late. Had the meeting occurred 24 km further the dog would have reached its destination 25 min late. The speed of the dog is:

• 1] 48 kmph
• 2] 36 kmph
• 3] 54 kmph
• 4] 58 kmph