Quiz Discussion

A can give 40 metres start to B and 70 metres to C in a race of one kilometre how many metres starts can B give to C in a race of one kilometre ?

• 1]

  30 metres

• 2]

  \(\frac{700}{29}\) metres

• 3]

  \(31\frac{1}{4}\) metres

• 4]

  32 metres

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

With an average speed of 50 km/hr, a train reaches its destination in time. If it goes with an average speed of 40 km/hr, it is late by 24 min. The total journey is :

• 1] 30 km
• 2] 40 km
• 3] 70 km
• 4] 80 km

A passenger train 150 m long is travelling with a speed of 36 km/hr. If a man is cycling in the direction of train at 9 km/hr, the time taken by the train to pass the man is :

• 1] 10 seconds
• 2] 15 seconds
• 3] 18 seconds
• 4] 20 seconds

A man travels 600 km by train at 80 km/hr, 800 km by ship at 40 km/hr, 500 km by aeroplane at 400 km/hr and 100 km by car at 50 km/hr. What is the average speed for the entire distance :

• 1]

  \({ \text{60 km/hr}}\)

• 2]

  \(60\frac{5}{123}{ \text{ km/hr}}\)

• 3]

  \({ \text{62 km/hr}}\)

• 4]

  \(65\frac{5}{123}{ \text{ km/hr}}\)

Train A travelling at 60 km/hr leaves Mumbai for Delhi at 6 pm. Train B travelling at 90 km/hr also leaves Mumbai for Delhi at 9 pm. Train C leaves Delhi for Mumbai at 9 pm. If all the three trains meet at the same time between Mumbai and Delhi, then what is the speed of train C if the distance between Delhi and Mumbai is 1260 km ?

• 1] 60 km/hr
• 2] 90 km/hr
• 3] 120 km/hr
• 4] 135 km/hr

A man walking at the rate of 5 km/hr crosses a bridge in 15 min. The length of the bridge (in metres) is :

• 1] 600 metres
• 2] 750 metres
• 3] 1000 metres
• 4] 1250 metres

The speed of electric train is 25% more than that of steam engine train. What is the time taken by an electric train to cover a distance which a steam engine takes 4 hours 25 minutes to cover ?

• 1]

  \(3\frac{1}{10}\) hrs

• 2]

  \(3\frac{11}{15}\) hrs

• 3]

  \(3\frac{11}{12}\) hrs

• 4]

  \(3\frac{8}{15}\) hrs

A ship leaves on a long voyage. When it is 18 miles from shore, a sea plane, whose speed is ten times that of the ship, is sent to deliver mail. How far from the shore does the sea plane catch up with the ship?

• 1] 24 miles
• 2] 25 miles
• 3] 22 miles
• 4] 20 miles
• 5] None of these

If A travels to his school from his house at the speed of 3 km/h, then he reaches the school 5 minutes late. If he travels at the speed of 4 km/h, he reaches the school 5 minutes earlier than school time. The distance of his school from his house is:

• 1] 1 km
• 2] 2 km
• 3] 3 km
• 4] 4 km