Quiz Discussion

The average speed of a train is 20% less on the return journey than on onward journey. The train halts for half an hour at the destination station before starting on the return journey. If the total time taken for the to and fro journey is 23 hours, covering a distance of 1000 km, the speed of the train on the return journey is:

• 1] 60 km/hr
• 2] 50 km/hr
• 3] 40 km/hr
• 4] 55 km/hr

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 truck covers a distance of 550 metres in 1 minute whereas a bus covers a distance of 33 kms in 45 minutes. The ratio of their speed is :

• 1] 4 : 3
• 2] 3 : 5
• 3] 3 : 4
• 4] 50 : 3

In a 1-kilometre race, A can beat B by 30 meters, while in a 500-meter race B can beat C by 25 meters. By how many meters will A beats C in a 100-meter race?

• 1] 7.85
• 2] 7.25
• 3] 7.15
• 4] 7.03

Two horses started simultaneously towards each other and meet each other 3 hr 20 mins later. How much time will it take the slower horse to cover the whole distance if the first arrived at the place of departure of the second 5 hours later than the second arrived at the point of departure of the first?

• 1] 10 hours
• 2] 5 hours
• 3] 15 hours
• 4] 6 hours
• 5] None of these

The speed of a bus is 72 kmph. The distance covered by the bus in 5 sec is :

• 1] 50 metres
• 2] 74.5 metres
• 3] 100 metres
• 4] 60 metres

A man can walk uphill at the rate of \(2\frac{1}{2}\) km/hr and downhill at the rate of \(3\frac{1}{4}\) km/hr. If the total time required to walk a certain distance up the hill and return to the starting point was 4 hr 36 min, then what was the distance walked up the hill by the man ?

• 1]

  4 km

• 2]

  \(4\frac{1}{2} \)km

• 3]

  \(5\frac{1}{2}\) km

• 4]

  \(6\frac{1}{2}\)km

Roorkee express normally reaches its destination at 50 km/h in 30 hours. Find the speed at which it travels to reduce the time by 10 hours?

• 1] 38 km/h
• 2] 76 km/h
• 3] 75 km/h
• 4] 60 km/h

A boy is running at a speed of p kmph to cover a distance of 1 km. But, due to the slippery ground, his speed is reduced by q kmph (p > q). If he takes r hours to cover the distance, then:

• 1]

  \(\frac{1}{r} = p - q\)

• 2]

  r = p - q

• 3]

  \(\frac{1}{r} = p + q\)

• 4]

  r = p + r

A train passes two persons walking in the same direction at a speed of 3 kmph and 5 kmph respectively in 10 seconds and 11 seconds respectively. The speed of the train is

• 1] 28 kmph
• 2] 27 kmph
• 3] 25 kmph
• 4] 24 kmph