Quiz Discussion

The area of square park is 25 sq. Km. Time taken to complete a round of the field once, at a speed of 3 kmph is:

• 1] 4 hours 60 minutes
• 2] 4 hours 50 minutes
• 3] 6 hours 40 minutes
• 4] 5 hours 40 minutes

A and B start from the same point and in the same direction at 7 am to walk around a rectangular field 400 m × 300 m. A and B walk at the rate of 3 km/hr and 2.5 km/hr respectively. How many times shall they cross each other if they continue to walk till 12.30 pm ?

• 1] Not even once
• 2] Once
• 3] Twice
• 4] Thrice

A railway passenger counts the telegraph poles on the rail road as he passes them. The telegraph poles are at a distance of 50 metres. What will be his count in 4 hours, if the speed of the train is 45 km per hour.

• 1] 600
• 2] 2500
• 3] 3600
• 4] 5000

A person travels from P to Q at a speed of 40 kmph and returns by increasing his speed by 50%. What is his average speed for both the trips ?

• 1] 36 kmph
• 2] 45 kmph
• 3] 48 kmph
• 4] 50 kmph

A is twice fast as B and B is thrice fast as C is. The journey covered by C in \(\frac{3}{2}\) hours will be covered by A is:

• 1] 15 minutes
• 2] 20 minutes
• 3] 30 minutes
• 4] 1 hour

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

Amit starts from a point A and walks to another points B and then returns from B to A by his car and thus takes a total time of 6 hours and 45 min. If he had driven both ways in his car, he would have taken 2 hours less. How long would it take for him to walk both ways ?

• 1] 7 hrs 45 min
• 2] 8 hrs 15 min
• 3] 8 hrs 30 min
• 4] 8 hrs 45 min

Rohan, Shikha's boyfriend, had to pick her from her home for a live concert on her 23rd birthday. The venue of the concert and Shikha's home were in opposite directions from Rohan's office. He got late because of some work at office and realised that if he goes to pick Shikha from her home, which was a 48-minute drive from his office, they would be late for the show by 16 minutes. He asked her to start from her home towards his office in an auto-rickshaw and himself started driving towards her home. Both of them started simultaneously, he picked her as soon as they met and they managed to reach the venue just in time for the concert. If Rohan drives at an average speed of 60 km/hr, find the speed (in km/hr) of the auto-rickshaw.

• 1] 16 km
• 2] 20 km
• 3] 12 km
• 4] 15 km
• 5] None of these

Two ladies simultaneously leave cities A and B connected by a straight road and travel towards each other. The first lady travels 2 km/hr faster than the second lady and reaches B one hour before the second lady reaches A. The two cities A and B are 24 km apart. How many kilometres does each lady travel in one hour ?

• 1] 5 km, 3 km
• 2] 7 km, 5 km
• 3] 8 km, 6 km
• 4] 6 km, 14 km

In covering a distance of 30 km, Abhay takes 2 hours more than Sameer. If Abhay doubles his speed, then he would take 1 hour less than Sameer. Abhay's speed is:

• 1] 5 km/hr
• 2] 6 km/hr
• 3] 6.25 km/hr
• 4] 7.5 km/hr