Quiz Discussion

A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200 metres the thief starts running and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10 km/hr and 11 km/hr respectively. What is the distance between them after 6 minutes ?

• 1] 100 m
• 2] 190 m
• 3] 200 m
• 4] 150 m

A man walks a certain distance in certain time, if he had gone 3 km per hour faster, he would have taken 1 hour less than the scheduled time. If he had gone 2 km per hour slower, he would have taken one hour longer on the road. The distance (in km) is :

• 1] 60
• 2] 45
• 3] 65
• 4] 80

Two boats A and B start towards each other from two places, 108 km apart. Speed of the boats A and B in still water are 12 km/h and 15 km/h respectively. If A proceeds down and B up the stream, they will meet after:

• 1] 4.5 hours
• 2] 4 hours
• 3] 5.4 hours
• 4] 6 hours

A thief seeing a policeman at a distance of 150 metres starts running at 10 kmph and the policeman gives immediate chase at 12 kmph. When the thief is overtaken the thief has traveled a distance of:

• 1] 750 m
• 2] 900 m
• 3] 800 m
• 4] 1 km

A train is scheduled to cover the distance between two stations 46 km apart in one hour. If it travels 25 km at a speed of 40 km/hr, find the speed for the remaining journey to complete it in the scheduled time :

• 1] 36 km/hr
• 2] 46 km/hr
• 3] 56 km/hr
• 4] 66 km/hr

A man completes a certain journey by a car. If he covered 30% of the distance at the speed of 20kmph. 60% of the distance at 40km/h and the remaining of the distance at 10 kmph, his average speed is:

• 1] 25 km/h
• 2] 28 km/h
• 3] 30 km/h
• 4] 33 km/h

A car travels at a speed of 60 km/hr and covers a particular distance in one hour. How long will it take for another car to cover the same distance at 40 km/hr ?

• 1]

  \(\frac{5}{2}\) hours

• 2]

  2 hours

• 3]

  \(\frac{3}{2}\) hours

• 4]

  1 hour

Two trains start simultaneously from two stations Howrah and Delhi, respectively towards each other on the same track. The distance between the two stations is 560 km and the speeds of trains are 30 kmph and 40 kmph.

• 1] 70 km
• 2] 560 km
• 3] 640 km
• 4] 650 km
• 5] None of these

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

Without stoppage, a train travels a certain distance with an average speed of 60 km/h, and with stoppage it covers the same distance with an average speed of 40 km/h. On an average, how many minutes per hour does train stop during the journey ?

• 1] 20 min/hour
• 2] 15 min/hour
• 3] 10 min/hour
• 4] 12 min/hour