Quiz Discussion

A man reduces his speed from 20 kmph to 18 kmph. So, he takes 10 minutes more than the normal time. what is the distance traveled by him.

• 1] 30 km
• 2] 25 km
• 3] 50 km
• 4] 36 km

A train covers a distance of 10 km in 12 minutes. If its speed is decreased by 5 km/hr, the time taken by it to cover the same distance will be :

• 1] 10 minutes
• 2] 13 minutes 20 seconds
• 3] 13 minutes
• 4] 11 minutes 20 seconds

A man takes 50 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] 40 min

An individual is cycling at a speed of 25 km per hour. He catches his predecessor who had started earlier in two hours. What is the speed of his predecessor who had started 3 hours earlier ?

• 1] 15 kmph
• 2] 12 kmph
• 3] 10 kmph
• 4] 8 kmph

A car covers a distance from town 1 to town 2 at the speed of 56 km/hr and from town 2 to town 1 at the speed of 53 km/hr. What is the average speed of the car ?

• 1] 53.5 km/hr
• 2] 54 km/hr
• 3] 55 km/hr
• 4] 55.5 km/hr
• 5] None of these

A bus covers three successive 3 km stretches at speed of 10 km/hr, 20 km/hr and 60 km/hr respectively. Its average speed over this distance is :

• 1] 30 km/hr
• 2] 25 km/hr
• 3] 18 km/hr
• 4] 10 km/hr

An aeroplane flies twice as fast as a train which covers 60 miles in 80 minutes. What distance will the aeroplane cover in 20 minutes ?

• 1] 30 miles
• 2] 35 miles
• 3] 40 miles
• 4] 50 miles

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

A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle @ 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is:

• 1] 14 km
• 2] 15 km
• 3] 16 km
• 4] 17 km

Gautam goes office at a speed of 12 kmph and return homes at 10 kmph. His average speed is :

• 1] 11 km/hr
• 2] 22 km/hr
• 3] 10.9 km/hr
• 4] 12.5 km/hr