Quiz Discussion

In a race of 200 m, B can give a start of 10 m to A and C can give a start of 20 m to B. The start that C can give to A in the same race is ?

• 1] 27 m
• 2] 29 m
• 3] 30 m
• 4] 25 m

In a 500 m race, the ratio of the speeds of two contestants A and B is 3 : 4. A has a start of 140 m. Then, A wins by:

• 1] 60 m
• 2] 40 m
• 3] 20 m
• 4] 10 m

In a 200 metres race A beats B by 35 m or 7 seconds. A's time over the course is:

• 1] 40 sec
• 2] 47 sec
• 3] 33 sec
• 4] None of these

In a kilometre race, A beats B by 30 seconds and B beats C by 15 seconds. If A beats C by 180 m, the time taken by A to run 1 kilometre, is ?

• 1] 200 sec
• 2] 205 sec
• 3] 210 sec
• 4] 250 sec

A and B can cover a 200 m race in 22 seconds and 25 seconds respectively. When Av finished the race, then B is at what distance from the finishing line ?

• 1] 24 m
• 2] 30 m
• 3] 48 m
• 4] 54 m

In a 800 metre race, A defeated B by 15 seconds. If A's speed was 8 km/hr, the speed of B was -

• 1]

  16/27 km/hr

• 2]

  27/16 km/hr

• 3]

   km/hr

• 4]

   km/hr

At a game of billiards, A can give B 15 points in 60 and A can give C to 20 points in 60. How many points can B give C in a game of 90?

• 1] 30 points
• 2] 20 points
• 3] 10 points
• 4] 12 points

In a 100 m race, A can beat B by 25 m and B can beat C by 4 m. In the same race, A can beat C by

• 1]

  21 m

• 2]

  26 m

• 3]

  28 m

• 4]

  29 m

A runs 1 2/3 or  times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 80 m, how far must the winning post be so that A and B might reach it at the same time?

• 1] 200 m
• 2] 300 m
• 3] 270 m
• 4] 160 m

In 100 m race, A covers the distance in 36 seconds and B in 45 seconds. In this race A beats B by:

• 1]

  20 m

• 2]

  25 m

• 3]

  22.5 m

• 4]

  9 m