Quiz Discussion

A and B run a kilometre and A wins by 25 sec. A and C run a kilometre and A wins by 275 m. When B and C run the same distance, B wins by 30 sec. The time taken by A to run a kilometre is :

• 1] 2 min 25 sec
• 2] 2 min 50 sec
• 3] 3 min 20 sec
• 4] 3 min 30 sec

A plane left half an hour later than the scheduled time and in order to reach its destination 1500 kilometers away in time, it had to increase its speed by 33.33 percent over its usual speed. Find its increased speed.

• 1] 250 kmph
• 2] 500 kmph
• 3] 750 kmph
• 4] 1000 kmph
• 5] 1200 kmph

Robert is travelling on his cycle and has calculated to reach point A at 2 P.M. if he travels at 10 kmph, he will reach there at 12 noon if he travels at 15 kmph. At what speed must he travel to reach A at 1 P.M.?

• 1] 8 kmph
• 2] 11 kmph
• 3] 12 kmph
• 4] 14 kmph

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

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

In a 100m race, Kamal defeats Bimal by 5 seconds. If the speed of Kamal is 18 kmph, then the speed of Bimal is:

• 1] 15.4 kmph
• 2] 14.5 kmph
• 3] 14.4 kmph
• 4] 14 kmph

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

If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The actual distance travelled by him is:

• 1] 50 km
• 2] 56 km
• 3] 70 km
• 4] 80 km

A man can reach a certain place in 30 hours. If he reduces his speed by 1/15th, he goes 10 km less in that time. Find his speed in km/ hr?

• 1]

  9 km/hr

• 2]

  2 km/hr

• 3]

  7 km/hr

• 4]

  5 km/hr

The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train is:

• 1] 70 km/hr
• 2] 75 km/hr
• 3] 84 km/hr
• 4] 87.5 km/hr