Quiz Discussion

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

A man can walk uphill at the rate of \(2\frac{1}{2}\) km/hr and downhill at the rate of \(3\frac{1}{4}\) km/hr. If the total time required to walk a certain distance up the hill and return to the starting point was 4 hr 36 min, then what was the distance walked up the hill by the man ?

• 1]

  4 km

• 2]

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

• 3]

  \(5\frac{1}{2}\) km

• 4]

  \(6\frac{1}{2}\)km

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

A car travels 50% faster than a bike. Both start at the same time from A to B. The car reaches 25 minutes earlier than the bike. If the distance from A to B is 100 km, find the speed of the bike.

• 1] 120 kmph
• 2] 100 kmph
• 3] 80 kmph
• 4] 75 kmph

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 man takes 6 hours 15 minutes in walking a distance and riding back to starting place. He could walk both ways in 7 hours 45 minutes. The time taken by him to ride back both ways is:

• 1] 4 hours
• 2] 4 hours 30 min.
• 3] 4 hours 45 min.
• 4] 5 hours

The speed \(3\frac{1}{3}\) m/sec when expressed in km/hr becomes :

• 1] 8 km/hr
• 2] 9 km/hr
• 3] 10 km/hr
• 4] 12 km/hr

A 75 metres long train is moving at 20 kmph. It will cross a man standing on the platform in :

• 1] 12 seconds
• 2] 14 seconds
• 3] 13.5 seconds
• 4] 15.5 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

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