Quiz Discussion

Mr A started half an hour later than usual for the marketplace. But by increasing his speed to \(\frac{3}{2} \)times his usual speed he reached 10 minutes earlier than usual. What is his usual time for this journey?

• 1] 1 hours
• 2] 2 hours
• 3] 3 hours
• 4] 45 minutes
• 5] None of these

An athlete claimed that his timing for a 100 m dash should be corrected because the starting signal was gives by a gun fired from a point 10 m away from him and the timekeeper was standing close to the gun. The error due to this could be (in seconds) :

• 1] 0.03 sec
• 2] 0.1 sec
• 3] 0.5 sec
• 4] 0.7 sec

Two cyclists start on a circular track from a given point but in opposite directions with speeds of 7 m/sec and 8 m/sec respectively. If the circumference of the circle is 300 metres, after what time will they meet at the starting point ?

• 1] 20 sec
• 2] 100 sec
• 3] 200 sec
• 4] 300 sec

A man takes 6 hours 15 minutes in walking a distance and riding back to starting place. He could walk both ways in 7 hours 45 minutes. The time taken by him to ride back both ways is:

• 1] 4 hours
• 2] 4 hours 30 min.
• 3] 4 hours 45 min.
• 4] 5 hours

Deepa rides her bike at an average speed of 30 km/hr and reaches her destination in 6 hours. Hema covers the same distance in 4 hours. If Deepa increases her average speed by 10 km/hr and Hema increases her average speed by 5 km/hr, what would be the difference in their time taken to reach the destination ?

• 1] 40 min
• 2] 45 min
• 3] 54 min
• 4] 1 hr
• 5] None of these

A man travels 50 km at speed 25 km/hr and next 40 km at 20 km/hr and there after travel 90 km at 15 km/hr. His average speed is :

• 1] 18 km/hr
• 2] 25 km/hr
• 3] 20 km/hr
• 4] 15 km/hr

A thief running at 8 km/hr is chased by a policeman whose speed is 10 km/hr. If the thief is 100 metres ahead of the policeman, then the time required for the policeman to catch the thief will be :

• 1] 2 minutes
• 2] 3 minutes
• 3] 6 minutes
• 4] 10 minutes

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

A train travelling with a speed of 60 kmph catches another train travelling in the same direction and then leaves it 120 m behind in 18 seconds. The speed of the second train is

• 1] 26 kmph
• 2] 35 kmph
• 3] 36 kmph
• 4] 63 kmph

A train met with an accident 120 km from station A. It completed the remaining journey at \(\frac{5}{6}\) of its previous speed and reached 2 hours late at station B. Had the accident taken place 300 km further, it would have been only 1 hour late. What is the speed of the train?

• 1] 100 km/h
• 2] 12 km/h
• 3] 60 km/h
• 4] 50 km/h