Quiz Discussion

A man covers half of his journey at 6 km/h and the remaining half at 3 km/h. His average speed is

• 1] 9 km/h
• 2] 4.5 km/h
• 3] 4 km/h
• 4] 3 km/h

A person can row a boat d km upstream and the same distance downstream in 5 hours 15 minutes. Also, he can row the boat 2d km upstream in 7 hours. How long will it take to row the same distance 2d km downstream?

• 1]

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

• 2]

  7 hours

• 3]

  \(\frac{{29}}{{4}}\) hours

• 4]

  \(\frac{{7}}{{2}}\) hours

The average speed of a train in the onward journey is 25% more than that in the return journey. The train halts for one hour on reaching the destination. The total time taken for the complete to and fro journey is 17 hours, covering a distance of 800 km. The speed of the train in the onward journey is :

• 1] 45 km/hr
• 2] 47.5 km/hr
• 3] 52 km/hr
• 4] 56.25 km/hr

If a distance of 50 m is covered in 1 minute, 90 m in 2 minutes and 130 m 3 minutes. Find the distance covered in 15th minute.

• 1] 610 minutes
• 2] 750 minutes
• 3] 1000 minutes
• 4] 650 minutes

If a man runs at 6 kmph from his house, he misses the train at the station by 8 min. If he runs at 10 kmph, he reaches 7 min before the departure of the train. What is the distance of the station from his house? (in Km).

• 1]

  \(4\frac{3}{4}\) km

• 2]

  \(3\frac{1}{2}\) km

• 3]

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

• 4]

  \(3\frac{3}{4}\) km

• 5]

  \(4\frac{1}{2}\) km

The speed of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4. A takes 20 minutes more than B to reach a destination. Time in which A reach the destination?

• 1]

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

• 2]

  2 hours

• 3]

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

• 4]

  \(1\frac{2}{3}\) hours

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 train approaches a tunnel AB. Inside the tunnel is a cat located at a point that is \(\frac{3}{8}\) of the distance AB measured from entrance A. When the train whistles, that cat runs. If the cat moves to entrance A of the tunnel, the train catches the cat exactly at the entrance. If the cat moves to exit B, the train catches the cat at exactly the exit. The ratio of the speed of the train to that of the cat is of the order :

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

A man takes 50 minutes to cover a certain distance at a speed of 6 km/hr. If he walks with a speed of 10 km/hr, he covers the same distance in :

• 1] 10 min
• 2] 20 min
• 3] 30 min
• 4] 40 min

A car traveling with \(\frac{5}{7}\) of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hour 40 minute 48 seconds. Find the actual speed of the car.

• 1]

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

• 2]

  25 km/hr

• 3]

  30 km/hr

• 4]

  35 km/hr