Quiz Discussion

In a race of 200 meters, B can gives a start of 10 meters to A, and C can gives a start of 20 meters to B. The starts that C can gives to A, in the same race is:

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

A man travels 600 km by train at 80 km/hr, 800 km by ship at 40 km/hr, 500 km by aeroplane at 400 km/hr and 100 km by car at 50 km/hr. What is the average speed for the entire distance :

• 1]

  \({ \text{60 km/hr}}\)

• 2]

  \(60\frac{5}{123}{ \text{ km/hr}}\)

• 3]

  \({ \text{62 km/hr}}\)

• 4]

  \(65\frac{5}{123}{ \text{ km/hr}}\)

To reach point B from point A at 4 pm, Sara will have to travel at an average speed of 18 kmph. She will reach point B at 3 pm if she travels at an average speed of 24 kmph. At what average speed should Sara travels to reach point B at 2 pm ?

• 1] 36 km/hr
• 2] 28 km/hr
• 3] 25 km/hr
• 4] 30 km/hr

A 75 metres long train is moving at 20 kmph. It will cross a man standing on the platform in :

• 1] 12 seconds
• 2] 14 seconds
• 3] 13.5 seconds
• 4] 15.5 seconds

Two boats go downstream from point X to Y. The faster boat covers the distance from X to Y, 1.5 times as fast as slower boat. It is known that for every hour slower boat lags behinds the faster boat by 8 km. however, if they go upstream, then the faster boat covers the distance from Y to X in half the time as the slower boat. Find the speed of the faster boat in still water?

• 1] 12 kmph
• 2] 20 kmph
• 3] 24 kmph
• 4] 25 kmph
• 5] None of these

A man walking at the speed of 4 km/hr,cross a square field diagonally in 3 minutes.The area of the field is?

• 1] 20000 sqm
• 2] 25000 sqm
• 3] 18000 sqm
• 4] 19000 sqm

A bullock cart has to cover a distance of 120 km in 15 hours. If it covers half of the journey in \(\frac{3}{5}\)th time, the second to cover the remaining distance in the time left has to be :

• 1] 6.4 km/hr
• 2] 6.67 km/hr
• 3] 10 km/hr
• 4] 15 km/hr

A and B walk around a circular track. They start at 8 am from the same point in the opposite directions. A and B walk at a speed of 2 rounds per hour and 3 rounds per hour respectively. How many times shall they cross each other before 9.30 am ?

• 1] 5 times
• 2] 6 times
• 3] 7 times
• 4] 8 times

Walking at the rate of 4 km an hour, a man cover a certain distance in 3 hours 45 minutes. If he covers the same distance on cycle, cycling at the rate of 16.5 km/hour, the time taken by him is :

• 1] 55.45 minutes
• 2] 54.55 minutes
• 3] 55.44 minutes
• 4] 45.55 minutes

Each wheel of a car is making 5 revolutions per second. If the diameter of a wheel is 84 cm, then the speed of the car in cm/sec would be :

• 1] 420 cm/sec
• 2] 264 cm/sec
• 3] 1000 cm/sec
• 4] 1320 cm/sec