Quiz Discussion

A motor boat takes 2 hours to travel a distance of 9 km downstream and it takes 6 hours to travel the same distance against the current. The speed of the boat in still water and that of the current (in km/h) respectively are:

• 1] 6, 5 km/h
• 2] 3, 1.5 km/h
• 3] 8, 5 km/h
• 4] 9, 3 km/h

One third of a certain journey is covered at the rate of 25 km/hr, one forth at the rate of 30 km/hr and the rest at 50 km/hr. The average speed for the whole journey is :

• 1]

  35 km/hr

• 2]

  \(33\frac{1}{3}\) km/hr

• 3]

  30 km/hr

• 4]

  \(37\frac{1}{12}\) km/hr

An ant climbing up a vertical pole ascends 12 meters and slips down 5 meters in every alternate hour. If the pole is 63 meters high how long will it take it to reach the top?

• 1] 18 hours
• 2] 17 hours
• 3] 16 hours 35 min
• 4] 16 hours 40 min
• 5] None of these

A bullock cart has to cover a distance of 120 km in 15 hours. If it covers half of the journey in \(\frac{3}{5}\)th time, the second to cover the remaining distance in the time left has to be :

• 1] 6.4 km/hr
• 2] 6.67 km/hr
• 3] 10 km/hr
• 4] 15 km/hr

Deepa rides her bike at an average speed of 30 km/hr and reaches her destination in 6 hours. Hema covers the same distance in 4 hours. If Deepa increases her average speed by 10 km/hr and Hema increases her average speed by 5 km/hr, what would be the difference in their time taken to reach the destination ?

• 1] 40 min
• 2] 45 min
• 3] 54 min
• 4] 1 hr
• 5] None of these

The speed of 90 km per hour is same as :

• 1] 9 m/s
• 2] 20 m/s
• 3] 25 m/s
• 4] 28 m/s

A car goes 10 meters in a second. Find its speed in km/hour.

• 1] 40 km/hr
• 2] 32 km/hr
• 3] 48 km/hr
• 4] 36 km/hr

Two horses started simultaneously towards each other and meet each other 3 hr 20 mins later. How much time will it take the slower horse to cover the whole distance if the first arrived at the place of departure of the second 5 hours later than the second arrived at the point of departure of the first?

• 1] 10 hours
• 2] 5 hours
• 3] 15 hours
• 4] 6 hours
• 5] None of these

A train covers a distance of 10 km in 12 minutes. If its speed is decreased by 5 km/hr, the time taken by it to cover the same distance will be :

• 1]

  10 minutes

• 2]

  13 minutes 20 seconds

• 3]

  13 minutes

• 4]

  11 minutes 20 seconds

Without stoppage, a train travels a certain distance with an average speed of 60 km/h, and with stoppage it covers the same distance with an average speed of 40 km/h. On an average, how many minutes per hour does train stop during the journey ?

• 1] 20 min/hour
• 2] 15 min/hour
• 3] 10 min/hour
• 4] 12 min/hour