Quiz Discussion

A train increases its normal speed by 12.5% and reaches its destination 20 min earlier. What is the actual time taken by the train in the journey ?

• 1] 145 minutes
• 2] 160 minutes
• 3] 180 minutes
• 4] 220 minutes

A plane left half an hour later than the scheduled time and in order to reach its destination 1500 kilometers away in time, it had to increase its speed by 33.33 percent over its usual speed. Find its increased speed.

• 1] 250 kmph
• 2] 500 kmph
• 3] 750 kmph
• 4] 1000 kmph
• 5] 1200 kmph

If a 250 m long train crosses a platform of same length as that of the train in 25 seconds, then the speed of the train is:

• 1] 150 m/sec
• 2] 200 m/sec
• 3] 20 km/h
• 4] 72 km/h

When do the two hands of a clock of just after 3 pm make 30°angel between them?

• 1] 3:15:00
• 2] 3:10:54
• 3] 3:01:59
• 4] 3:5:20

2 km 5 metres is equal to ?

• 1] 2.5 km
• 2] 2.005 km
• 3] 2.0005 km
• 4] 2.05 km

A man travels for 5 hours 15 minutes. If he covers the first half of the journey at 60 km/hr and rest at 45 km/hr. Find the total distance travelled by him ?

• 1]

  \(1028\frac{6}{7}\) km

• 2]

  189 km

• 3]

  378 km

• 4]

  270 km

Train A leaves Ludhiana for Delhi at 11 am, running at the speed of 60 km/hr. Train B leaves Ludhiana for Delhi by the same route at 2 pm on the same day, running at the speed of 72 km/hr. At what time will the two trains meet each other ?

• 1] 2 am on the next day
• 2] 5 am on the next day
• 3] 5 pm on the next day
• 4] None of these

An ant moved for several seconds and covered 3 mm in the first second and 4 mm more in each successive second than its predecessor. If the ant had covered 1 mm in the first second and 8 mm more in each successive second, then the difference between the path it would cover during the same time and actual path would be more than 6 mm but less than 30 mm. find the time for which the ant moved (in seconds).

• 1] 5 s
• 2] 4 s
• 3] 6 s
• 4] 2 s
• 5] None of these

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

With an uniform speed, a car covers a distance in 8 hours. had the speed been increased by 4 km/hr, the same distance could have been covered in 7 hr and 30 min. What is the distance covered ?

• 1] 420 km
• 2] 480 km
• 3] 520 km
• 4] 640 km