Quiz Discussion

A man takes 100 minutes to cover a certain distance at a speed of 6 km/hr. If he walks with a speed of 10 km/hr, he covers the same distance in :

• 1] 10 min
• 2] 20 min
• 3] 30 min
• 4] 60 min
• 5] 80 min

Two boats, travelling at 5 km/h and 10 km/h, head directly towards each other. They begin at a distance of 20 km from each other. How far apart are they (in km) one minute before they collide?

• 1]

  \(\frac{{1}}{{12}}\)

• 2]

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

• 3]

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

• 4]

  \(\frac{{1}}{{3}}\)

• 5]

  None of these

If Karan travels at a speed of 60 kmph and covers a distance in 9 hrs., then how much time will he take to travel the same distance at a speed of 90 kmph ?

• 1] 8 hours
• 2] 6 hours
• 3] 12 hours
• 4] 9 hours

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 jeep is chasing a car which is 5 km ahead. Their respective speeds are 90 km/hr and 75 km/hr. After how many minutes will the jeep catch the car ?

• 1] 10 min
• 2] 20 min
• 3] 24 min
• 4] 25 min

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

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

The ratio of speeds of A and B is 2 : 3 and therefore A takes 20 minutes more time than B. What is the ratio of time taken by A and B?

• 1] 2 : 3
• 2] 2 : 5
• 3] 3 : 2
• 4] 3 : 5

Two trains of equal length, running in opposite directions, pass a pole in 18 and 12 seconds. The trains will cross each other in:

• 1] 14.4 seconds
• 2] 15.5 seconds
• 3] 18.8 seconds
• 4] 20.2 seconds

Two runner start running together for a certain distance, one at 5 km/h and another at 8 km/h. The former arrives one and half an hour before the latter. The distance in Km is :

• 1] 12 km
• 2] 20 km
• 3] 25 km
• 4] 36 km