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

Two planes move along a circle of circumference 1.2 kms with constant speeds. When they move in different directions, they meet every 15 seconds and when they move in the same direction one plane overtakes the other every 60 seconds. The speed of the slower plane is :

• 1] 0.02 km/sec
• 2] 0.03 km/sec
• 3] 0.04 km/sec
• 4] 0.05 km/sec

Two men start together to walk a certain distance, one at 4 km/hr and another at 3 km/hr. The former arrives half an hour before the latter. Find the distance :

• 1] 8 km
• 2] 7 km
• 3] 6 km
• 4] 9 km

A train started from station A and proceeded towards station B at a speed of 48 km/hr. Forty-five minutes later another train started from station B and proceeded towards station a at 50 km/hr. If the distance between the two stations is 232 km, at what distance from station A will the trains meet ?

• 1] 108 km
• 2] 132 km
• 3] 144 km
• 4] None of these

The speed of a car increases by 2 kms after every one hours. If the distance travelled in the first one hour was 35 kms, what was the total distance travelled in 12 hours ?

• 1] 456 kms
• 2] 482 kms
• 3] 552 kms
• 4] 556 kms
• 5] None of these

A man performs \(\frac{3}{5}\) of the total journey by rail, \(\frac{7}{20}\) by bus, and the remaining 6.5 km on foot. His total journey is :

• 1] 65 km
• 2] 100 km
• 3] 120 km
• 4] 130 km

A man can cross a downstream river by steamer in 40 minutes and same by boat in 1 hour. If the time of crossing Upstream by streamer is 50% more than downstream time by steamer and the time required by boat to cross same river by boat in upstream is 50% more than time required by in downstream. What is the time taken for the man to cross the river downstream by steamer and then return to same place by boat half the way and by steamer the rest of the way?

• 1] 85 minutes
• 2] 115 minutes
• 3] 120 minutes
• 4] 125 minutes
• 5] None of these

Ashok left from place A for place B at 8 am and Rahul left place B for place A at 10.00 am the distance between place A and B is 637 km. If Ashok and Rahul are travelling at a uniform speed of 39 kmph and 47 kmph respectively, at what time will they meet ?

• 1] 5.30 pm
• 2] 4.30 pm
• 3] 5 pm
• 4] 4 pm

When do the two hands of a clock of just after 3 pm make 30°angel between them?

• 1] 3:15:00
• 2] 3:10:54
• 3] 3:01:59
• 4] 3:5:20

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