Quiz Discussion

A train covers a distance of \(193\frac{1}{3}\) km in \(4\frac{1}{4}\) hours with one stoppage of 10 minutes, two of 5 minutes, and one of 3 minutes on the way. The average speed of the train is :

• 1] 48 km/hr
• 2] 50 km/hr
• 3] 55 km/hr
• 4] 60 km/hr

Amit starts from a point A and walks to another points B and then returns from B to A by his car and thus takes a total time of 6 hours and 45 min. If he had driven both ways in his car, he would have taken 2 hours less. How long would it take for him to walk both ways ?

• 1] 7 hrs 45 min
• 2] 8 hrs 15 min
• 3] 8 hrs 30 min
• 4] 8 hrs 45 min

A man walking at the speed of 4 km/hr,cross a square field diagonally in 3 minutes.The area of the field is?

• 1] 20000 sqm
• 2] 25000 sqm
• 3] 18000 sqm
• 4] 19000 sqm

A train running at a speed of 54 km/hr crosses a platform in 30 seconds. The platform is renovated and its length is doubled. Now, the same train running at same speed crosses the platform in 46 seconds. Find the length of the train.

• 1] 180 metres
• 2] 200 metres
• 3] 210 metres
• 4] 240 metres
• 5] 450 meters

A, B and C start together from the same place to walk round a circular path of length 12km. A walks at the rate of 4 km/h, B 3 km/h and C \(\frac{3}{2}\) km/h. They will meet together at the starting place at the end of:

• 1] 10 hours
• 2] 12 hours
• 3] 15 hours
• 4] 24 hours

A motorboat in still water travels at speed of 36 kmph. It goes 56 km upstream in 1 hour 45 minutes. The time taken by it to cover the same distance down the stream will be:

• 1] 2 Hours 25 Minutes
• 2] 3 Hours
• 3] 1 Hours 24 Minutes
• 4] 2 Hours 21 Minutes

Three runners A, B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12 metres ahead of runner B and 18 metres ahead of runner C, in another race of same type runner B finished 8 metres ahead of runner C. Each runner travels the entire distance at a constant speed. The length of the race is :

• 1] 36 metres
• 2] 48 metres
• 3] 60 metres
• 4] 72 metres

A man travels the distance of his journey \(\frac{3}{4}\) by bus, \(\frac{1}{6} \)by rickshaw, and remaining 2 km on foot. The total distance traveled by the man is :

• 1] 12 km
• 2] 18 km
• 3] 20 km
• 4] 24 km

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 6 × 6 grid is cut from an 8 × 8 chessboard. In how many ways can we put two identical coins, one on the black square and one on a white square on the grid, such that they are not placed in the same row or in the same column?

• 1] 216 ways
• 2] 324 ways
• 3] 144 ways
• 4] 108 ways