Quiz Discussion

In a kilometre race, A, B and C are three participants. A can give B start of 50 m and C a start of 69 m. The start which B can allow C, is -

• 1] 17 m
• 2] 18 m
• 3] 19 m
• 4] 20 m

A and B can cover a 200 m race in 22 seconds and 25 seconds respectively. When Av finished the race, then B is at what distance from the finishing line ?

• 1] 24 m
• 2] 30 m
• 3] 48 m
• 4] 54 m

A and B take part in a 100 metres race. A runs at 5 km an hour. A gives B a start of 8 metres and still beats him by 8 seconds. The speed of B is ?

• 1] 4.45 km/hr
• 2] 4.14 km/hr
• 3] 4.15 km/hr
• 4] 4.25 km/hr

At a game of billiards, A can give B 15 points in 60 and A can give C to 20 points in 60. How many points can B give C in a game of 90?

• 1] 30 points
• 2] 20 points
• 3] 10 points
• 4] 12 points

A runs 1 2/3  times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 80 m, how far must the winning post be so that A and B might reach it at the same time?

• 1]

  200 m

• 2]

  300 m

• 3]

  270 m

• 4]

  160 m

In a 500 m race, the ratio of the speeds of two contestants A and B is 3 : 4. A has a start of 140 m. Then, A wins by:

• 1] 60 m
• 2] 40 m
• 3] 20 m
• 4] 10 m

In a race of 200 m, B can give a start of 10 m to A and C can give a start of 20 m to B. The start that C can give to A in the same race is ?

• 1] 27 m
• 2] 29 m
• 3] 30 m
• 4] 25 m

In a game of 100 points, A can give B 20 points and C 28 points. Then, B can give C:

• 1] 8 points
• 2] 10 points
• 3] 14 points
• 4] 40 points

In a race of 200 m, A can beat B by 31 m and C by 18 m. In a race of 350 m, C will beat B by:

• 1]

  22.75 m

• 2]

  25 m

• 3]

  19.5 m

• 4]

  m

In a kilometre race, A beats B by 100 m and B beats C by 150 m. In the same race, by how many metres does A beat C ?

• 1] 225 m
• 2] 235 m
• 3] 240 m
• 4] 250 m