Important Facts and Formulas

𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
Speed=
𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒

𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
Time =
𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑

Distance= Speed x Time

5
X km/hr = 𝑥 × m/ sec
18
18
X m/ sec = 𝑥 × km/hr
5

If the ratio of the speeds of A and B is a : b, then the ratio of the times
1 1
taken by them to cover the same distance is : or b: a.
𝑎 𝑏

Suppose a man covers a certain distance at x km/hr and an equal

distance at y km/hr. Then, the average speed during the whole journey is
2𝑥𝑦
km/hr.
𝑥+𝑦

Suppose two men are moving in the same direction at u m/s and v m/s
respectively, where u > v, then their relative speed = (u - v) m/s

Suppose two men are moving in opposite directions at u m/s and v m/s
respectively, then their x+y) relative speed = (u + v) m/s.
If two persons A and B start at the same time in opposite directions from
two points and after

passing each other they complete the journeys in a and b hours

respectively, then A's speed: B's speed = √b: √a.
1.Two bikers A and B start and ride at 75 km/hr, and 60 km/hr. respectively towards
each other. They meet after 20 minutes. How far (in km.) were they from each other
when they started?

(a) 60
(b) 45
(c) 30
(d) 15

2.A speed of 30.6 km/hr is the same as:

1. 5.1 m/sec
2. 8.5 m/sec
3. 110.16 m/sec
4. None of these

3.Walking at ¾ of his usual speed, a person reaches his office 18 minutes late than the
usual travel time. What is his usual time in minutes?

1. 60
2. 54
3. 72
4. 45

4.A man riding his bicycle covers 150 metres in 25 seconds. What is his speed in km per
hour?

(S.S.C., 2005)

(a) 20

(b) 21.6

(c) 23

(d) 25

5.A bus covers a distance of 2924 km in 43 hours. What is the speed of the bus?

(a) 60 km/hr

(b) 68 km/hr

(c) 72 km/hr

(d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

6. Places A and B are 144 km apart. Two cars start simultaneously, one from A and the
other from B. If they move in the same direction, they meet after 12 hours, but if they
move towards each other they meet after 9/8 hours. The speed (in km/h) of the car
moving at a faster speed is:

(Bank Recruitment, 2008)

(a) 64

(b) 60

(c) 70

(d) 72

7. A is travelling at 72 km per hour on a highway while B is travelling at a speed of 25

metres per second. What is the difference in their speeds in metres per second?

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(a) 𝟏 𝟐m/sec

(b) 2 m/sec

(c) 3 m/sec

(d) 5 m/sec

8. A motorist travelled between two towns, which are 65 km apart, in 2 hours and 10
minutes. Find the speed in metres per minute.

(a) 200

(b) 500

(c) 600

(d) 700

9. In track meets both 100 yards and 100 metres are used as distances. By how many
metres is 100 metres longer than 100 yards?

(a) 0.0856 m

(b) 0.856 m

(c) 1 m

(d) 8.56 m
10. Which of the following trains is the fastest?

(a) 25 m/sec

(b) 1500 m/min

(c) 90 km/hr

(d) None of these

11. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?

(a) 3.6

(b) 7.2

(c) 8.4

(d) 10

12. A car covers a distance of 432 km at the speed of 48 km/hr. In how many hours will
the car cover this distance?

(a) 6 hours

(b) 7 hours

(c) 9 hours

(d) 12 hours

13. The ratio of the speeds of two aeroplanes is 11:18. If the first aeroplane covers a
distance of 1650 km in 3 hours, what is the speed of the second aeroplane (in m/sec)?

(a) 270

(b) 200

(c) 225

(d) 250

14. If Karan travels at a speed of 60 kmph and covers a distance in 9 hrs., then how
much time will he take to travel the same distance at a speed of 90 kmph?

(a) 8 hrs

(b) 6 hrs

(c) 12 hrs
(d) 9 hrs

15. The speed of a bus is 72 kmph. The distance covered by the bus in 5 sec

(a) 50 m

(b) 74.5 m

(c) 100 m

(d) 60 m

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

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(a) 1028𝟕 km

(b) 189 km

(c) 378 km

(d) 270 km

17. A and B are 396 km apart. Train X leaves from A for B and train Y leaves from B
𝟏
for A at the same time on the same day on parallel tracks. Both trains meet after 5 𝟐
hours. The speed of train Y is 10 km/h more than that of train X. What is the speed (in
km/h) of train Y?

(a) 41

(b) 54

(c) 31

(d) 56

18. Ashok left from place A for place B at 8 a.m. and Rahul left place B for place A at
10.00 a.m. The distance between place A and B is 637 km. If Ashok and Rahul are
traveling at a uniform speed of 39 km/h and 47 km/h respectively, at what time will they
meet?

(a) 5:30 pm

(b) 4:30 pm

(c) 5 pm

(d) 4 pm
19. A car goes 20 meters in a second. Find its speed in km/hr.

(a) 18

(b) 72

(c) 36

(d) 20

20. Two men P and Q start a journey from the same place at a speed of 3 km/hr and 32
km/hr respectively. If they move in the same direction, what is the distance between
them after 4 hours?

(a) 3 km

(b) 2½ km

(c) 2 km

(d) 1/2 km

21. Rohan covers 2/3rd of a certain distance in 2 hours 30 minutes at the rate of x kmph.
He covers the remaining distance at the rate of (x + 2) kmph in 50 minutes. What is the
total distance?

(a) 21 km

(b) 18 km

(c) 16 km

(d) 15 km

22. To reach point B from point A at 4 pm, Sara will have to travel at an average speed
of 18 kmph. She will reach point B at 3 pm if she travels at an average speed of 24
kmph. At what average speed should Sara travel to reach point B at 2 pm?

(a) 36 kmph

(b) 28 kmph

(c) 25 kmph

(d) 30 kmph

23. Kim and Om are travelling from points A to B, which are 400 km apart. Travelling
at a certain speed Kim takes one hour more than Om to reach point B. If Kim doubles
her speed she will take 1 hour 30 mins less than Om to reach point B. At what speed was
Kim driving from point A to B? (In kmph)

(a) 90 kmph

(b) 70 kmph

(c) 160 kmph

(d) 80 kmph

24. A car covers 650 km in 12 hours and then covers another 850 km in 18 hours. Find
the average speed of the car.

(a) 47 kmph

(b) 50 kmph

(c) 48 kmph

(d) 52 kmph

25. A vehicle travels at the rate of 80 kmph. What distance will it travel in 15 minutes?

(a) 20000 meters

(b) 25000 meters

(c) 24000 meters

(d) 22000 meters

26. Aryan covers a certain distance in 1 hour 30 minutes. He covers two-thirds of it at

the rate of 4 kmph and the remaining distance at the rate of 5 kmph. Find the total
distance.

(a) 6.5 km

(b) 6.6 km

(c) 6.3 km
(d) 6.4 km

27. Rani goes to school from her house in 30 minutes. Raja takes 45 minutes to cover the
same distance. Find the ratio between the time taken by Rani and Raja.

(a) 2:3

(b) 4:3

(c) 3:2

(d) 1:3

28. The speeds of John and Max are 30 km/h and 40 km/h respectively. Initially, Max is
at place L and John is at place M. The distance between L and M is 650 km. John
started his journey 3 hours earlier than Max to meet each other. If they meet each other
at a place P somewhere between L and M, then the distance between P and M is:

(a) 220 km

(b) 250 km

(c) 330 km

(d) 320 km

29. A car travels the first one third of a certain distance with a speed of 10 km/hr, the
next one third distance with a speed of 20 km/hr, and the last one third distance with a
speed of 60 km/hr. The average speed of the car for the whole journey is:

(a) 18 km/hr

(b) 24 km/hr

(c) 30 km/hr

(d) 36 km/hr

30. With a 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 hours and 30
minutes. What is the distance covered?

(a) 420 km
(b) 480 km

(c) 520 km

(d) 640 km

31. A man performs 2/15 of the total journey by rail, 9/20 by bus, and the remaining 10
km on the cycle. His total journey is

(a) 31.2 km

(b) 38.4 km

(c) 32.8 km

(d) 24 km

32. Ramesh is walking at a speed of 10 kilometres per hour. After every kilometer, he
takes a rest for 5 minutes. The time taken to cover a distance of 5 kilometres by Ramesh
is

(a) 30 minutes

(b) 35 minutes

(c) 50 minutes

(d) 55 minutes

33. If a runner takes as much time in running 20 metres as the car takes in covering 50
metres, the distance covered by the runner during the time the car covers 1 km is

(a) 400 metres

(b) 40 metres

(c) 440 metres

(d) None of these

34. A man covered a distance of 180 km in 4 hours on a bike. How much distance will he
cover on a bicycle in 8 hours if he rides the bicycle at one-sixth the speed of the bike?

(a) 54 km

(b) 60 km

(c) 72 km

(d) 84 km

(e) None of these

35. The ratio of the speeds of a car, a train, and a bus is 5:9:4. The average speed of the
car, the bus, and the train is 72 km/hr. What is the average speed of the car and the
train together?

(a) 78 km/hr

(b) 82 km/hr

(c) 84 km/hr

(d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

36. Car A travels at the speed of 65 km/hr and reaches its destination in 8 hours. Car B
travels at the speed of 70 km/hr and reaches its destination in 4 hours. What is the ratio
of the distance covered by car A and car B respectively?

(a) 7:11

(b) 13:7

(c) 7:13

(d) 11:7

(e) None of the above

37. The average speed of a bus is one-third of the speed of a train. The train covers 1125
km in 15 hours. How much distance will the bus cover in 36 minutes?
(a) 12 km (b) 18 km (c) 21 km (d) 75 km (e) None of these

38. The mileage of a motorbike A and a motorbike B is 42 km per litre and 52 km per
litre respectively. Motorbike A covered 294 km and motorbike B covered 208 km. If the
cost of 1 litre of petrol is ₹48, how much amount would be spent on petrol to cover the
total distance by both the motorbikes together?

(a) ₹480 (b) ₹528 (c) ₹576 (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these

39. A train leaves Delhi at 4.10 P.M. and reaches Aligarh at 7.25 P.M. The average
speed of the train is 40 km/hr. What is the distance from Delhi to Aligarh?

(a) 120 km (b) 130 km (c) 135 km (d) 140 km

40. A student goes to school at the rate of 2 km/h and reaches 6 min late. If he travels at
the speed of 3 km/h he is 10 min early. What is the distance to the school?

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(a) 4 km (b) 3𝟒 km (c) 1km (d) 3 km

41. A is 10 miles west of B. C is 30 miles north of B. D is 20 miles east of C. What is the

distance from A to D?

(a) 10 miles (b) 30 miles (c) 10 √10 miles (d) 10 √13 miles (e) 30√2 miles

42. A plane flying north at 500 mph passes over a city at 12 noon. A plane flying east at
the same altitude passes over the same city at 12:30 P.M. The plane is flying east at 400
mph. To the nearest hundred miles, how far apart are the two planes at 2 P.M.?

(a) 600 miles (b) 1000 miles (c) 1100 miles (d) 1200 miles (e)1300 miles

43. A train travels at the speed of 65 km/hr and halts at 8 junctions for a certain time. It
covers a distance of 1300 km in 1 day (24 hours). How long does the train stop at each
junction, if it halts for the same period of time at all the junctions?

(a) 20 minutes (b) 30 minutes (c) 40 minutes (d) 60 minutes (e) None of these
44. Jane travelled 4/7 as many miles on horseback as by water and 2/5 as many miles on
foot as by horseback. If she covered a total of 3036 miles, how many miles did she travel
on foot?

(a) 1540 (b) 880 (c) 756 (d) 616

45. A star is 8.1× 𝟏𝟎𝟑 km away from the earth. Suppose light travels at the speed of
3.0×𝟏𝟎𝟓 km per second. How long will it take the light from the star to reach the earth?

(a) 7.5×𝟏𝟎𝟑 hours

(b) 7.5×𝟏𝟎𝟒 hours

(c) 2.7×𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟎 seconds

(d) 2.7×𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟏

46. Akash leaves home for school which is 12 km from his house. After the school, he
goes to his club which is 7 km from his school. If his house, school and club all fall in a
line, then what is the minimum distance he has to travel to get back home?

(a) 5 km (b) 7 km (c) 12 km (d) 17 km (e) 19 km

Certainly! Here are all the options in one horizontal line:

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47. A train covers a distance of 193𝟑 km in 4𝟒 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

(a) 48 km/hr (b) 50 km/hr (c) 55 km/hr (d) 60 km/hr

48. 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?

(a) 40 minutes (b) 45 minutes (c) 54 minutes (d) 1 hour (e) None of these
49. A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200 m. The thief starts running
and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the speed of 10 km/hr
and 11 km/hr respectively. What is the distance between them after 6 minutes?

(a) 100 m (b) 120 m (c) 150 m (d) 160 m

50. A monkey climbing up a pole ascends 6 metres and slips 3 metres in alternate
minutes. If the pole is 60 metres high, how long will it take the monkey to reach the top?

(a) 31 min (b) 33 min (c) 35 min (d) 37 min

51. 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?

(a) 30 miles (b) 35 miles (c) 40 miles (d) 50 miles

52. A boy is running at a speed of p kmph to cover a distance of 1 km. But, due to the
slippery ground, his speed is reduced by q kmph ( p > q ). If he takes r hours to cover
the distance, then

(a) 1/r = p - q

(b) r = p - q

(c) 1\r = p + q

(d) r = p + q

53. Ravi can walk a certain distance in 40 days when he rests 9 hours a day. How long
will he take to walk twice the distance, twice as fast and rest twice as long each day?

(a) 40 days

(b) 50 days

(c) 80 days

(d) 100 days

54. A car is driven at the speed of 100 km/hr and stops for 10 minutes at the end of
every 150 km. To cover a distance of 1000 km, it will take

(a) 9 hours

(b) 10 hours

(c) 11 hours

(d) 12 hours

55. 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

(a) 10 minutes

(b) 20 minutes

(c) 30 minutes

(d) 40 minutes

56. 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 speeds is

(a) 3:4

(b) 4:3

(c) 3:5

(d) 50:3

57. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7: 8. If the second train runs 400 kms in
4 hours, then the speed of the first train is

(a) 70 km/hr

(b) 75 km/hr

(c) 84 km/hr

(d) 87.5 km/hr

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58. A train travels at an average of 50 miles per hour for 2𝟐 hours and then travels at a
𝟏
speed of 70 miles per hour for 1𝟐 hours. How far did the train travel in the entire 4
hours?

(a) 120 miles

(b) 150 miles

(c) 200 miles

(d) 230 miles

59. A man in a train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in one minute. If they
are known to be 50 metres apart, then at what speed is the train travelling?

(a) 55 km/hr

(b) 57 km/hr

(c) 60 km/hr

(d) 63 km/hr

60. Sound is said to travel in air at about 1100 feet per second. A man hears the axe
striking the tree, 5 seconds after he sees it strike the tree. How far is the man from the
wood chopper?

(a) 2197 ft

(b) 2420 ft

(c) 2500 ft

(d) 2629 ft

61. An express train travelled at an average speed of 100 km/hr, stopping for 3 minutes
after every 75 km. How long did it take to reach its destination 600 km from the starting
point?

(a) 6 hrs 21 min

(b) 6 hrs 24 min

(c) 6 hrs 27 min

(d) 6 hrs 30 min

62. A certain distance is covered by a cyclist at a certain speed. If a jogger covers half
the distance in double the time, the ratio of the speed of the jogger to that of the cyclist
is:

(a) 1:2

(b) 2:1

(c) 1:4

(d) 4:1

63. A motor car starts with the speed of 70 km/hr with its speed increasing every two
hours by 10 kmph. In how many hours will it cover 345 kms?

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(a) 2𝟒 hrs

(b) 4 hrs 5 min

𝟏
(c) 𝟒 𝟐 hrs

(d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

64. A bus moving at a speed of 24 m/s begins to slow at a rate of 3 m/s each second. How
far does it go before stopping?

(a) 48 m

(b) 60 m

(c) 72 m

(d) 96 m

65. A boy goes three equal distances, each of length x km, with a speed of y km/hr, 3y/5
km/hr and 2y/5 km/hr respectively. If the total time taken is 1 hour, then x : y is equal to
(a) 6:13

(b) 6:23

(c) 6:31

(d) 6:37

66. A long distance runner runs 9 laps of a 400 metres track everyday. His timings (in
min) for four consecutive days are 88, 96, 89, and 87 respectively. On an average, how
many metres/minute does the runner cover?

(a) 17.78

(b) 40

(c) 90

(d) None of these

67. An express train travelled at an average speed of 100 kmph, stopping for 3 minutes
after 75 km. A local train travelled at a speed of 50 kmph, stopping for 1 minute after
every 25 km. If the trains began travelling at the same time, how many kilometres did
the local train travel in the time it took the express train to travel 600 km?

(a) 287.5 km

(b) 307.5 km

(c) 325 km

(d) 396 km

68. A car starts running with the initial speed of 40 kmph, with its speed increasing
every hour by 5 kmph. How many hours will it take to cover a distance of 385 km?

(a) 7 hours

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(b) 8𝟐 hours

(c) 9 hours

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(d) 9𝟐 hours
69. The speed of a car increases by 2 km after every one hour. If the distance travelled
in the first one hour was 35 km, what was the total distance travelled in 12 hours?

(a) 456 km

(b) 482 km

(c) 552 km

(d) 556 km

70. A bus started its journey from Ramgarh and reached Devgarh in 44 minutes at its
average speed of 50 km/hr. If the average speed of the bus is increased by 5 km/hr, how
much time will it take to cover the same distance?

(a) 31 minutes

(b) 36 minutes

(c) 38 minutes

(d) 40 minutes

71. The speeds of three cars are in the ratio 2:3:4. The ratio of the times taken by these
cars to travel the same distance is

(a) 2:3:4

(b) 4:3:2

(c) 4:3:6

(d) 6:4:3

72. The speeds of A and B are in the ratio 3:4. A takes 20 minutes more than B to reach
a destination. In what time does A reach the destination?

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(a) 1𝟑 hours

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(b) 1𝟑 hours

(c) 2 hours
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(d) 2𝟑 hours

73. A takes 2 hours more than B to walk d km, but if A doubles his speed, then he can
make it in 1 hour less than B. How much time does B require for walking d km?

(a) d\2 hours

(b) 3 hours

(c) 4 hours

(d) 2d/3hours

74. 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

(a) 10 minutes

(b) 11 minutes 20 seconds

(c) 13 minutes

(d) 13 minutes 20 seconds

75. Anna left for city A from city B at 5.20 a.m. She traveled at the speed of 80 km/hr
for 2 hours 15 minutes. After that, the speed was reduced to 60 km/hr. If the
distance between two cities is 350 km, at what time did Anna reach city A?
(a) 9.20 a.m.
(b) 9.25 a.m.
(c) 9.35 a.m.
(d) 10.05 a.m.
(e) None of these
76. An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To
𝟐
cover the same distance in 1𝟑 hours, it must travel at a speed of

(a) 300 kmph

(b) 360 kmph
(c) 600 kmph
(d) 720 kmph
77. A salesman travels a distance of 50 km in 2 hours and 30 minutes. How much
faster, in kilometers per hour, on average, must he travel to make such a trip in 5/6
hour less time?
(a) 10 km/hr
(b) 20 km/hr
(c) 30 km/hr
(d) None of these
78. A person has to cover a distance of 6 km in 45 minutes. If he covers one-half of
the distance in two-thirds of the total time; to cover the remaining distance in the
remaining time, his speed (in km/hr) must be
(a) 6 km/hr
(b) 8 km/hr
(c) 12 km/hr
(d) 15 km/hr
79. A man performs 3/5 of the total journey by rail, 7/20by bus, and the remaining
6.5 km on foot. His total journey is
(a) 65 km
(b) 100 km
(c) 120 km
(d) 130 km
80. A train is scheduled to cover the distance between two stations 46 km apart in
one hour. If it travels 25 km at a speed of 40 km/hr, find the speed for the remaining
journey to complete it in the scheduled time.
(a) 36 km/hr
(b) 46 km/hr
(c) 56 km/hr
(d) 66 km/hr
81. How long must a driver take to drive the final 70 miles of a trip if he wants to
average 50 miles an hour for the entire trip and during the first part of the trip he
𝟏
drove 50 miles in 1𝟐 hours?
(a) 54 minutes
(b) 1 hour
(c) 66 minutes
(d) 70 minutes
82. A can complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels the first half of the journey at
the rate of 21 km/hr and the second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total
journey in km.
(a) 220 km
(b) 224 km
(c) 230 km
(d) 234 km
83. A motorcyclist completes a certain journey in 5 hours. He covers one-third of
the distance at 60 km/hr and the rest at 80 km/hr. The length of the journey is
(a) 180 km
(b) 240 km
(c) 300 km
(d) 360 km
84. A person travels equal distances with speeds of 3 km/hr, 4 km/hr, and 5 km/hr
and takes a total time of 47 minutes. The total distance (in km) is
(a) 2 km
(b) 3 km
(c) 4 km
(d) 5 km
85. A person travels 285 km in 6 hours in two stages. In the first part of the journey,
he travels by bus at the speed of 40 km/hr. In the second part of the journey, he
travels by train at the speed of 55 km/hr. How much distance did he travel by train?

(a) 145 km
(b) 165 km
(c) 185 km
(d) 205 km
86. A is faster than B. A and B each walk 24 km. The sum of their speeds is 7 km/hr
and the sum of times taken by them is 14 hours. Then, A's speed is equal to
(a) 3 km/hr
(b) 4 km/hr
(c) 5 km/hr
(d) 7 km/hr
87. A person travels from P to Q at a speed of 40 km/hr and returns by increasing his
speed by 50%. What is his average speed for both trips?
(a) 36 km/hr
(b) 45 km/hr
(c) 48 km/hr
(d) 50 km/hr
88. An aeroplane flies from place A to place B at the speed of 500 km/hr. On the
return journey, its speed is 700 km/hr. The average speed of the aeroplane for the
entire journey is

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(a) 566 km/hr
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(b) 583 𝟑 km/hr
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(c) 583 𝟑 km/hr

(d) 600 km/hr

89. A car covers a distance from Town I to Town II at the speed of 56 km/hr and from
Town II to Town I at the speed of 53 km/hr. What is the average speed of the car?

(a) 53.5 km/hr

(b) 54 km/hr
(c) 55 km/hr
(d) 55.5 km/hr
(e) None of these
90. The speed of an electric train is 25% more than that of a 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?

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(a) 3 𝟏𝟎 hour

(b) 3 hour
(c) 3 hour
(d) 3 hour

91. A man can walk uphill at the rate of 2.5 km/hr and downhill at the rate of 3
km/hr. If the total time required to walk a certain distance up the hill and return to
the starting point was 4 hours 36 minutes, then what was the distance walked up
the hill by the man?
(a) 4 km
𝟏
(b) 4 𝟐 km
𝟏
(c) 5 𝟐 km
𝟏
(d) 6 𝟐 km

92. A man drives 150 km to the seashore in 3 hours 20 minutes. He returns from the
shore to the starting point in 4 hours 10 minutes. Let \( r \) be the average rate for
the entire trip. Then the average rate for the trip going exceeds \( r \), in kilometres
per hour, by
(a) 2
(b) 4
𝟏
(c) 4𝟐

(d) 5

93. The average speed of a train in the onward journey is 25% more than that in the
return journey. The train halts for one hour on reaching the destination. The total
time taken for the complete to and from journey is 17 hours, covering a distance of
800 km. The speed of the train in the onward journey is
(a) 45 km/hr
(b) 47.5 km/hr
(c) 52 km/hr
(d) 56.25 km/hr

94. I started on my bicycle at 7 a.m. to reach a certain place. After going a certain
distance, my bicycle went out of order. Consequently, I rested for 35 minutes and
came back to my house walking all the way. I reached my house at 1 p.m. If my
cycling speed is 10 kmph and my walking speed is 1 kmph, then on my bicycle I
covered a distance of
𝟔𝟏
(a) 4𝟔𝟔 km
𝟒
(b) 13 𝟗 km
𝟑
(c) 14𝟖 km
𝟏𝟎
(d) 15𝟐𝟏 km

95. A, B and C are on a trip by car. A drives during the first hour at an average speed
of 50 km/hr. B drives during the next 2 hours at an average speed of 48 km/hr. C
drives for the next 3 hours at an average speed of 52 km/hr. They reached their
destination after exactly 6 hours. Their mean speed was:

(a) 50 km/hr
𝟏
(b) 50𝟑 km/hr
 𝟏
(c) 51𝟑 km/hr

(d) 52 km/hr

96. A car covers the first 39 kms of its journey in 45 minutes and covers the
remaining 25 km in 35 minutes. What is the average speed of the car? (Bank P.O.,
2007)
(a) 40 km/hr
(b) 48 km/hr
(c) 49 km/hr
(d) 64 km/hr
(e) None of these

97. A train travels at a speed of 30 km/hr for 12 minutes and at a speed of 45 km/hr
for the next 8 minutes. The average speed of the train for this journey is
(a) 30 km/hr
(b) 36 km/hr
(c) 37.5 km/hr
(d) 48 km/hr

98. A person wishes to reach his destination 90 km away in 3 hours but for the first
half of the journey his speed was 20 km/hr. His average speed for the rest of the
journey should be
(a) 40 km/hr
(b) 0.75 km/min
(c) 1 km/min
(d) None of these

99. A man on tour travels 160 km by car at 64 km/ hr and another 160 km by bus at
80 km/hr. The average speed for the whole journey is
(a) 35.55 km/hr
(b) 36 km/hr
(c) 71.11 km/hr
(d) 71 km/hr

100. A boy rides his bicycle 10 km at an average speed of 12 km/hr and again travels
12 km at an average speed of 10 km/hr. His average speed for the entire trip is
approximately
(a) 10.4 km/hr
(b) 10.8 km/hr
(c) 11 km/hr
(d) 12.2 km/hr

101. 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?
(a) 60 km/hr
𝟓
(b) 60 km/hr
𝟏𝟐𝟑

(c) 62 km/hr
𝟓
(d) 65𝟏𝟐𝟑 km/hr

102. A person travels three equal distances at a speed of x km/hr, y km/hr and z
km/hr respectively. What is the average speed for the whole journey?
𝒙𝒚𝒛
a) 𝟑(𝒙𝒚+𝒚𝒛+𝒛𝒙)
𝒙𝒚𝒛
b) (𝒙𝒚+𝒚𝒛+𝒛𝒙)

(𝒙𝒚+𝒚𝒛+𝒛𝒙)
c) 𝒙𝒚𝒛

𝟑𝒙𝒚𝒛
d) (𝒙𝒚+𝒚𝒛+𝒛𝒙)

103. A car travels the first one-third of a certain distance with a speed of 10 km/hr,
the next one-third distance with a speed of 20 km/hr. and the last one-third
distance with a speed of 60 km/hr. The average speed of the car for the whole
journey is
(a) 18 km/hr
(b) 24 km/hr
(c) 30 km/hr
(d) 36 km/hr

104. A motorist covers a distance of 39 km in 45 minutes by moving at a speed of x

kmph for the first 15 minutes, then moving at double the speed for the next 20
minutes and then again moving at his origi- nal speed for the rest of the journey.
Then, x is equal to:
(a) 31.2
(b) 36
(c) 40
(d) 52

105. Mary jogs 9 km at a speed of 6 km per hour. At what speed would she need to
jog during the next 1.5 hours to have an average of 9 km per hour for the entire
jogging session?
(a) 9 kmph
(b) 10 kmph
(c) 12 kmph
(d) 14 kmph

106. A family, planning a weekend trip, decides to spend not more than a total of 8
hours driving. By leaving early in the morning, they can average 40 miles per hour on
the way to their destination. Due to the heavy Sunday traffic, they average only 30
miles per hour on the return trip. What is the farthest distance from home they can
plan to go?
to go?
(a) 120 miles or less
(b) Between 120 and 140 miles
(c) 140 miles
(d) Between 140 and 160 miles
(e) 160 miles or more

107. A car travelling with 5/7 of its actual speed cov- ers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec.
Find the actual speed of the car.
𝟔
(a) 17𝟕km/hr

(b) 25 km/hr
(c) 30 km/hr
(d) 35 km/hr

108. A train running at 7/11 of its own speed reached a place in 22 hours. How much
time could be saved if the train would have run at its own speed?
(a) 7 hours
(b) 8 hours
(c) 14 hours
(d) 16 hours

109. A man can reach a certain place in 30 hours. If he reduces his speed by 1 /15 t
th, he goes 10 km less in that time. Find his speed.
(a) 4 km/hr
(b) 5 km/hr
𝟏
(c) 5𝟐 km/hr

(d) 6 km/hr

110. Walking 6/7th of his usual speed, a man is 12 minutes too late. The usual time
taken by him to cover that distance is
(a) 1 hour
(b) 1 hr 12 min
(c) 1 hr 15 min
(d) 1 hr 20 min

111. The average speed of a train is 20% less on the return journey than on the
onward journey. The train halts for half an hour at the destination station before
starting on the return journey. If the total time taken for the to and fro journey is 23
hours, covering a distance of 1000 km, the speed of the train on the return journey
is
(M.A.T., 2010)
(a) 40 km/hr
(b) 50 km/hr
(c) 55 km/hr
(d) 60 km/hr

112. A train increases its normal speed by 12.5% and reaches its destination 20
minutes earlier. What is the actual time taken by the train in the journey?
(a) 145 min
(b) 160 min
(c) 180 min
(d) 220 min

113. A student walks from his house at a speed of 1 2- km per hour and reaches his
school 6 minutes late. The next day he increases his speed by 1 km per hour and
reaches 6 minutes before school time. How far is the school from his house?
𝟏
(a) 1𝟒 km
𝟑
(b) 1𝟒km
𝟏
(c) 2 𝟒km
𝟑
(d) 2𝟒km

114. 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 minutes. The total journey is
(a) 30 km
(b) 40 km
(c) 70 km
(d) 80 km

115. If a train runs at 40 kmph, it reaches its desination late by 11 minutes but if it
runs at 50 kmph, it is late by 5 minutes only. The correct time for the train to
complete its journey is
(a) 13 min
(b) 15 min
(c) 19 min
(d) 21 min

116. Robert is travelling on his cycle and has calculated to reach point A at 2 P.M. if
he travels at 10 kmph; he will reach there at 12 noon if he travels at 15 kmph. At
what speed must he travel to reach A at 1 P.M.?
(a) 8 kmph
(b) 11 kmph
(c) 12 kmph
(d) 14 kmph

117. Ravi walks to and fro to a shopping mall. He spends 30 minutes shopping. If he
walks at a speed of 10 km an hour, he returns home at 19.00 hours. If he walks at 15
km an hour, he returns home at 18.30 hours. How far must he walk in order to return
home at 18.15 hours?
(a) 17 km/hr
(b) 17.5 km/hr
(c) 18 km/hr
(d) 19 km/hr
(e) None of these
118. A person travels 285 km in 6 hours in two stages. In the first part of the journey,
he travels by bus at the speed of 40 km/hr. In the second part of the journey, he
travels by train at the speed of 55 km/hr. How much distance does he travel by
train?
(a) 145 km
(b) 165 km
(c) 185 km
(d) 205 km

119. A cyclist rides 24 km at 16 kmph and further 36 km at 15 kmph. Find his average
speed for the journey.
(a) 15.38 kmph
(b) 15.5 kmph
(c) 16 kmph
(d) None of these

120. A man covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 3 kmph faster,
he would have taken 40 minutes less. If he had moved 2 kmph slower, he would
have taken 40 minutes more. The distance (in km) is
(a) 35
𝟐
(b) 36𝟑
𝟏
(c) 37𝟐

(d) 40

121. A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train had been 6
km/hr faster, then it would have taken 4 hours less than the scheduled time. And, if
the train were slower by 6 km/hr, then the train would have taken 6 hours more than
the scheduled time. The length of the journey is
(a) 700 km
(b) 720 km
(c) 740 km
(d) 760 km

122. A car travels from P to Q at a constant speed. If its speed were increased by 10
km/hr, it would have taken one hour lesser to cover the distance. It would have
taken further 45 minutes lesser if the speed was further increased by 10 km/hr.
What is the distance between the two cities?
(a) 420 km
(b) 540 km
(c) 600 km
(d) 650 km

123. A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same
time and reach point B 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however,
the train lost about 12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. The speed of the
car is
(M.A.T., 2003)
(a) 100 kmph
(b) 110 kmph
(c) 120 kmph
(d) 130 kmph

124. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages,
it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 20

125. A flight of Jet Airways from Delhi to Mumbai has an average speed of 700 km/hr
without any stoppage, whereas a flight of Kingfisher from Delhi to Mumbai has an
average speed of 560 km/hr with stoppage at Baroda. What is the average stoppage
time per hour of Kingfisher flight if both the planes fly at the same speed?
(M.B.A., 2009)
(a) 8 min
(b) 12 min
(c) 16 min
(d) 24 min

126. A bus covered a certain distance from village A to village B at the speed of 60
km/hr. However on its return journey it got stuck in traffic and covered the same
distance at the speed of 40 km/hr and took 2 hours more to reach its destination.
What is the distance covered between villages A and B?
(a) 200 km
(b) 240 km
(c) 260 km
(d) Cannot be determined
(e)None of these

127. A train covers a distance between two stations A and B in 45 minutes. If the
speed of the train is reduced by 5 km/hr, then it covers the distance in 48 minutes.
The distance between the stations A and B is
(a) 55 km
(b) 60 km
(c) 64 km
(d) 80 km

128. A train travels a distance of 600 km at a constant speed. If the speed of the
train is increased by 5 km/hr, the journey would take 4 hours less. Find the speed of
the train.
(a) 25 km/hr
(b) 50 km/hr
(c) 100 km/hr
(d) None of these
129. A car takes 15 minutes less to cover a distance of 75 km, if it increases its
speed by 10 km/hr from its usual speed. How much time would it take to cover a
distance of 300 km using this speed?
(a) 5 hours
𝟏
(b) 5 𝟐 hours

(c) 6 hours
𝟏
(d) 6𝟐 hours

130. With a uniform speed a car covers the distance in 8 hours. Had the speed been
𝟏
increased by 4 km/hr, the same distance could have been covered in 7𝟐 hours.
What is the distance covered?
(a) 420 km
(b) 480 km
(c) 640 km
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

131. Two men start together to walk to a certain destination, one at 3 kmph and
another at 3.75 kmph. The latter arrives half an hour before the former. The
distance is
(a) 6 km
(b) 7.5 km
(c) 8 km
(d) 9.5 km

132. If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/ hr, he would have walked 20 km
more. The actual distance travelled by him is
(a) 50 km
(b) 56 km
(c) 70 km
(d) 80 km
133. In covering a certain distance, the speeds of A and B are in the ratio of 3: 4. A
takes 30 minutes more than B to reach the destination. The time taken by A to reach
the destination is
(a) 1 hour
𝟏
(b)1 𝟐hours

(c) 2 hours
𝟏
(d) 2𝟐 hours

134. In covering a distance of 30 km, Abhay takes 2 hours more than Sameer. If
Abhay doubles his speed, then he would take 1 hour less than Sameer. Abhay's
speed is
(a) 5 kmph
(b) 6 kmph
(c) 6.25 kmph
(d) 7.5 kmph
135. A journey of 192 km between two cities takes 2 hours less by a fast train than
by a slow train. If the average speed of the slow train is 16 km/hr less than that of
the fast train, then the average speed of the fast train is
(a) 32 km/hr
(b) 36 km/hr
(c) 48 km/hr
(d) 64 km/hr

136. In a flight of 6000 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. The
average speed for the trip was reduced by 400 kmph and the time of flight
increased by 30 minutes. The original planned duration of the flight was (M.A.T.,
2006)
𝟏
(a) 2 𝟐 hours
𝟏
(b) 3𝟑 hours
𝟏
(c) 4𝟑 hours
 𝟏
(d) 5 𝟑hours

137. An aeroplane first flew with a speed of 440 kmph and covered a certain
distance. It still had to cover 770 km less than what it had already covered, but it
flew with a speed of 660 kmph. The average speed for the entire flight was 500
kmph. Find the total distance covered. (Μ.Α.Τ., 2005)
(a) 1375 km
(b) 2750 km
(c) 3250 km
(d) 4400 km

138. Two boys A and B start at the same time to ride from Delhi to Meerut, 60 km
away. A travels 4 km an hour slower than B, B reaches Meerut and at once turns
back meeting A, 12 km from Meerut. A's rate was (Μ.Β.Α., 2011)
(a) 4 km/hr
(b) 8 km/hr
(c) 12 km/hr
(d) 16 km/hr

139. A cyclist drove one kilometre, with the wind in his back, in 3 minutes and drove
the same way back, against the wind, in 4 minutes. If we as- sume that the cyclist
always puts constant force on the pedals, how much time would it take him to drive
1 km without wind? (SNAP, 2008)
𝟏
(a) 2𝟑 min
𝟑
(b) 2𝟕 min
𝟑
(c) 3𝟕min
𝟕
(d) 3𝟏𝟐 min

140. Ramesh travels 760 km to his home, partly by train and partly by car. He takes
8 hours, if he travels 160 km by train and the rest by car. He takes 12 minutes more,
if he travels 240 km by train and the rest by car. What are the speeds of the car and
the train respectively?
(a) 90 km/hr, 60 km/hr

(b) 100 km/hr, 80 km/hr

(c) 80 km/hr, 70 km/hr
(d) 100 km/hr, 90 km/hr

141. Two sea trawlers left a sea port simultaneously in two mutually perpendicular
directions. Half an hour later, the shortest distance between them was 17 km, and
another 15 minutes later, one sea trawler was 10.5 km farther from the origin than
the other. Find the speed of each sea trawler.
(SNAP, 2008)
(a) 16 km/hr, 30 km/hr
(b) 18 km/hr, 24 km/hr
(c) 20 km/hr, 22 km/hr
(d) 18 km/hr, 36 km/hr

142. A runs twice as fast as B and B runs thrice as fast as C. The distance covered
by C in 72 minutes, will be covered by A in (C.P.O., 2007; R.R.B., 2006)
(a) 12 minutes
(b) 16 minutes
(c) 18 minutes
(d) 24 minutes

143. A ship, 40 kilometres from the shore, springs a leak which admits 3 tonnes of
water in 12 4 minutes. 60 tonnes would suffice to sink her, but the ship's pumps can
throw out 12 tonnes of water in one hour. Find the average rate of sailing, so that
she may reach the shore just as she begins to sink. (Μ.Α.Τ. 2006, 2008)
𝟏
(a) 1𝟐 km per hour
𝟏
(b) 2𝟐 km per hour
𝟏
(c) 3 𝟐 km per hour
𝟏
(d) 4𝟐 km per hour
144. Amit travelled back to home in a car, after visiting his friend in a distant village.
When he started at his friend's house the car had exactly 18 litres of petrol in it. He
travelled along at a steady 40 kilometres per hour and managed a 10 kilometres per
litre of petrol. As the car was old, the fuel tank lost fuel at the rate of half a litre per
hour. Amit was lucky as his car stopped just in front of his home because it had run
out of fuel and he only just made it. How far was it from his friend's home to Amit's
home?
(a) 150 km
(b) 170 km
(c) 180 km
(d) None of these

145. Two men starting from the same place walk at the rate of 5 kmph and 5.5 kmph
respectively. What time will they take to be 8.5 km apart, if they walk in the same
direction?
(a) 4 hrs 15 min
(b) 8 hrs 30 min
(c) 16 hrs
(d) 17 hrs

146. A walks around a circular field at the rate of one round per hour while B runs
around it at the rate of six rounds per hour. They start in the same direction from the
same point at 7.30 a.m. They shall first cross each other at:
(a) 7.42 a.m.
(b) 7.48 a.m.
(c) 8.10 a.m.
(d) 8.30 a.m.

147. A and B start from the same point and in the same direction at 7 a.m. to walk
around a rectangular field 400 m x 300 m. A and B walk at the rate of 3 km/hr and 2.5
km/hr respectively. How many times shall they cross each other if they continue to
walk till 12: 30 p.m.?
(a) Not even once
(b) Once
(c) Twice
(d) Thrice

148. There are 8 equidistant points A, B, C, D, E, periphery of a circle. In a time

interval t, a per- F, and of in the clockwise direction, D, E, son reaches from A to C
with uniform mobiern while another person reaches the point E from the point B
during the same time interval with uniform motion. Both the persons move in the
same direction along the circumference of the circle and start at the same instant.
How much time after the start, will the two persons meet each other?
(a) 4t
(b) 7t
(c) 9t
(d) Never
149. A walks at 4 kmph and 4 hours after his start, B cycles after him at 10 kmph.
How far from the start does B catch up with A?
(a) 16.7 km
(b) 18.6 km
(c) 21.5 km
(d) 26.7 km

150. Paschim Express left Delhi for Mumbai at 14.30 hrs travelling at a speed of 60
kmph and August Kranti Express left Delhi for Mumbai on the same day at 16.30 hrs
travelling at a speed of 80 kmph. How far away from Delhi will the two trains meet
(excluding stoppages)?
(a) 120 km
(b) 360 km
(c) 480 km
(d) 500 km

151. A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200 m. The thief starts
running and the police- man chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the
rate of 10 km and 11 km per hour respectively. What is the distance between them
after 6 minutes?

(a) 100 m
(b) 150 m
(c) 190 m
(d) 200 m
152. Three persons are walking from a place A to another place B. Their speeds are
in the ratio of 4:3: 5. The time ratio to reach B by these persons will be
(a) 4:3:5
(b) 5:3:4
(c) 15: 9:20
(d) 15: 20:12
153. A bus is moving with a speed of 30 km/hr ahead of a car with a speed of 50
km/hr. How many kilometres apart are they if it takes 15 minutes for the car to
catch up with the bus?
(a) 5 km
(b) 7.5 km
(c) 12.5km
(d) 15 km

154. 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
(a) 2 minutes
(b) 3 minutes
(c) 6 minutes
(d) 10 minutes

155. A thief steals a car at 2.30 p.m. and drives it at 60 kmph. The theft is discovered
at 3 p.m. and the owner sets off in another car at 75 kmph. When will he overtake
the thief?
(a) 4.30 p.m.
(b) 4.45 p.m.
(c) 5 p.m.
(d) 5.15 p.m.

156. Aryan runs at a speed of 40 metres/minute. Rahul follows him after an interval
of 5 minutes and runs at a speed of 50 metres/minute. Rahul's dog runs at a speed
of 60 metres/minute and starts along with Rahul. The dog reaches Aryan and then
comes back to Rahul, and continues to do so till Rahul reaches Aryan. What is the
total distance covered by the dog?
(a) 600 m
(b) 750 m
(c) 980 m
(d) 1200 m

157. A thief, pursued by a policeman, was 100 m ahead at the start. If the ratio of
the speed of the policeman to that of the thief was 5: 4, then how far could the thief
go before he was caught by the policeman?
(a) 80 m
(b) 200 m
(c) 400 m
(d) 600 m

158. A walks at a uniform rate of 4 km an hour; and 4 hours after his start, B bicycles
after him at the uniform rate of 10 km an hour. How far from the starting point will B
catch A?
(a) 16.7 km
(b) 18.6 km
(c) 21.5 km
(d) 26.7 km
159. A passenger train runs at the rate of 80 kmph. It starts from the station, 6 hours
after a goods train leaves the station. The passenger train overtakes the goods train
after 4 hours. The speed of goods train is
(a) 32 km/hr

(b) 45 km/hr
(c) 50 km/hr
(d) 64 km/hr

160. An athlete claimed that his timing for a 100 m dash should be corrected
because the starting signal was given 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)
[Given: speed of sound = 300 m/s]
(a) 0.03
(b) 0.1
(c) 0.5
(d) 0.7

161. Sound waves travel at 300 m/s. Sound produced at a point is heard by a person
after 5 seconds while the same sound is heard by another person after 6 seconds.
What could be the maximum and minimum distance between the two persons?
(a) 1.8 km, 0.15 km
(b) 2.2 km, 0.20 km
(c) 2.8 km, 0.25 km
(d) 3.3 km, 0.3 km
162. Two guns were fired from the same place at an interval of 8 minutes, A person
approaching the place observes that 5 minutes 52 seconds have elapsed between
the hearing of the sound of the two guns. If the velocity of the sound is 330 m/sec,
the man was approaching the place at what speed (in km/hr)?
(a) 24
(b) 27
(c) 30
(d) 36
163. Two cyclists start from the same place in opposite directions. One goes
towards north at 18 kmph and the other goes towards south at 20 kmph. What time
will they take to be 47.5 km apart?

𝟏
(a) 1𝟒hrs
𝟏
(b) 2 𝟒hrs

(c) 2 hrs 23 min.

𝟏
(d) 2𝟐hrs

164. A and B are two stations 10 km apart. A man, P starts from A and travels
towards B at the rate of 3 km/hr, whereas another man Q starts from B and travels
to wards A at the rate of 2 km/hr. When and where do they meet?
(a) After 2 hours, 6 km from A
(b) After 3 hours, 9 km from A
𝟏
(c) After 2𝟐 hours, 7.5 km from A 2 2

(d) After 2 hours, 4 km from A

165. Two cars X and Y start from places A and B respectively which are 700 km apart
at 9 a.m. Both the cars run at an average speed of 60 km/hr. Car X stops at 10 a.m.
and again starts at 11 a.m. while the other car continues to run without stopping.
The two cars cross each other at
(a) 2: 40 p.m
(b) 3: 20 p.m
(c) 4: 10 p.m
(d) 4: 20 p.m

166. A train started from station A and proceeded towards station B at a speed of 48
km/hr. Forty-five minutes later another train started from station B and proceeded
towards station a at 50 km/hr. If the distance between the two stations is 232 km, at
what distance from station A will the trains meet?
(a) 108 km
(b) 132 km
(c) 144 km
(d) None of these
167. The jogging track in a sports complex is 726 metres in circumference. Deepak
and his wife start from the same point and walk in opposite directions at 4.5 km/hr
and 3.75 km/hr respectively. They will meet for the first time in
(a) 4.9 min
(b) 5.28 min
(c) 5.5 min
(d) 6 min

168. A and B walk around a circular track. They start at 8 a.m. from the same point
in the opposite directions. A and B walk at a speed of 2 rounds per hour and 3
rounds per hour respectively. How many times shall they cross each other before
9.30 a.m.?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8

169. Two cyclists start on a circular track from a given point but in opposite
directions with speeds of7 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?
(a) 20 sec
(b) 100 sec
(c) 200 sec
(d) 300 sec

170. A distance of 425 km separates two trains moy- ing towards each other at a
speed of 200 km/hr each. What will be the distance between them after 1 hr 30 min,
if they reduce their speed by half, every half an hour?
(a) 75 km
(b) 120 km
(c) 150 km
(d) 200 km

Directions (Questions 171 to 173): These questions are based on the following
information: P and Q are 120 km apart. A starts from P to- wards Q at 6 a.m. B starts
from Q towards Pat 11 a.m. on the same day. A is 50% faster than B. They cross
each other at 8 p.m.
171. At what time will A reach his destination?
(a) Midnight
(b) 2 a.m. the next day
(c) 11 p.m.
(d) 11 a.m. the next day
172. In reaching his destination, how many more hours than A, will B take?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 12

173. A's speed (in km/hr) is

(a) 4
(b) 4.5
(c)5
(d) 6

174. Train X leaves New York at 1 A.M. and travels east at a constant speed of x
mph. If train Z leaves New York at 2 A.M. and travels east, at what constant rate of
speed will train Z have to travel in order to catch train X at exactly 5:30 Α.Μ.?

𝟓
(a) 𝟔 𝒙
𝟗
(b) 𝟖x
 𝟔
(c) 𝟓 𝒙
𝟗
(d) 𝟕 𝒙
𝟑
(e) 𝟐 𝒙

175. Two ladies simultaneously leave cities A and B connected by a straight road
and travel towards each other. The first lady travels 2 km/hr faster than the second
lady and reaches B one hour before the second lady reaches A. The two cities A and
B are 24 km apart. How many kilometres does each lady travel in one hour?
(a) 5 km, 3 km
(b) 7 km, 5 km
(c) 8 km, 6 km
(d) 6 km, 14 km

176. Buses start from a bus terminal with a speed of 20 km/hr at intervals of 10
minutes. What is the speed of a man coming from the opposite direction towards
the bus terminal if he meets the buses at intervals of 8 minutes? (S.S.C., 2010)
(a) 3 km/hr
(c) 5 km/hr
(b) 4 km/hr
(d) 7 km/hr

177. Two men at points R and S, 76 km apart, set out at the same time to walk
𝟏
towards each other. The man at R walks uniformly at the rate of 4𝟐km/hr; the man at
𝟏 𝟑
S walks at the constant rate of 3𝟒km/hr for the first hour, at 3 𝟒km/ hr for the second
hour, and so on, in arithmetic progression. If the men meet x km nearer R than S in
an integral number of hours, then x i
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 10
178. Two planes move along a circle of circumfer- ence 1.2 kms with constant
speeds. When they move in different directions, they meet every 15 seconds and
when they move in the same direction one plane overtakes the other every 60
seconds. The speed of the slower plane is

(a) 0.02 km/s

(b) 0.03 km/s
(c) 0.04 km/s
(d) 0.05 km/s

179. Two cyclists, k kilometres apart, and starting at the same time, would be
together in r hours if they travelled in the same direction, but would pass each
other in t hours if they travelled in opposite directions. The ratio of the speed of the
faster cyclist to that of the slower is
𝒓+𝒕
(a) 𝒓−𝒕
𝒓
(b) 𝒓−𝒕
𝒓+𝒕
(c) 𝒓
𝒓
(d) 𝒕

180. A bus left X for point Y. Two hours later a car left point X for Y and arrived at Y at
the same time as the bus. If the car and the bus left si- multaneously from the
opposite ends X and Y towards each other, they would meet 1 3 1 hours after the
start. How much time did it take the bus to travel from X to Y?
(a) 2 hours
(c) 6 hours
(b) 4 hour
(d) 8 hours

181. Two trains starting at the same time from two stations 200 km apart and going
in opposite directions cross each other at a distance of 110 km from one of the
stations. What is the ratio of their speeds?
(a) 9:20
(c) 11: 20
(b) 11:9
(d) None of these

182. Two trains start from stations A and B and travel towards each other at a speed
of 50 kmph and 60 kmph respectively. A the time of their meet- ing, the second train
had travelled 120 km more than the first. The distance between A and B is
(a) 600 km
(b) 1320 km
(c) 1440 km
(d) 1660 km

183. Train A leaves Ludhiana for Delhi at 11 a.m, running at the speed of 60 km/hr.
Train B leaves Ludhiana for Delhi by the same route at 2 p.m. on the same day,
running at the speed of 72 km/hr. At what time will the two trains meet each other?
(Μ.Α.Τ., 2008)
(a) 2 a.m. on the next day
(b) 5 a.m. on the next day
(c) 5 p.m. on the next day
(d) None of these

184. A train M leaves station X at 5 a.m and reaches station Y at 9 a.m. Another train
N leaves station Y at 7 a.m. and reaches station X at 10.30 a.m. At what time do the
two trains cross each other?
(a) 7.36 a.m
(b) 7.56 a.m
(c) 8.36 a.m
(d) 8.56 a.m

185. Train A travelling at 60 km/hr leaves Mumbai for Delhi at 6 p.m. Train B
travelling at 90 km/hr also leaves Mumbai for Delhi at 9 p.m. Train C leaves Delhi for
Mumbai at 9 p.m. 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?
(a) 60 km/hr
(b) 90 km/hr
(c) 120 km/hr
(d) 135 km/hr
186. Amit starts from a point A and walks to another point B and then returns from B
to A by his car and thus takes a total time of 6 hours and 45 minutes. 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?
(Civil Services, 2007)
(a) 7 hours 45 minutes
(b) 8 hours 15 minutes
(c) 8 hours 30 minutes
(d) 8 hours 45 minutes

187. Reena leaves office at 6.00 p.m. and catches a 6.30 p.m. local train that arrives
in her town at 7.00 p.m. Her father leaves home to pick her up at 7.00 p.m. from the
station as she gets off the train. Yesterday, Reena left her office early and took a
6.00 p.m. train and arrived at 6.30 p.m. As her father was not there to pick her up,
she started walking towards home. Her father left home at the usual time, saw her
daughter walk- ing, turned around, picked her up and drove home, arriving there 10
minutes earlier than the usual. For how long did Reena walk before her father
picked her up?
(a) 10 min
(b) 15 min
(c) 20 min
(d) 25 min

188. On return from a business trip, Mr X was to be picked up from the railway
station by his coachman. However, his meeting having finished before schedule, he
left his destination earlier by catching an earlier train as a result of which he arrived
2 hours early. Immediately on arrival he rang up home for the coach and was told
that it had just left in order to be exactly in time for the train by which he was
scheduled to come. To save time he started walking home ward a 4 mph. On the
way he met the coachman who brought him home an hour before schedule. How
far is Mr X's house from the railway station?
(a) 12 miles
(b) 16 miles
(c) 18 miles
(d) 24 miles

189. A train approaches a tunnel AB. Inside the tunnel is a cat located at a point
that is 3 8 of the distance AB measured from the entrance A. When the train
whistles, that cat runs. If the cat moves to the entrance A of the tunnel, the train
catches the cat exactly at the entrance. If the cat moves to the exit B, the train
catches the cat at exactly the exit. The ratio of the speed of the train to that of the
cat is of the order
(a) 3:1
(b) 4:1
(c) 5:1
(d) None of these

190. The speed of a railway engine is 42 km/hr when no compartment is attached

and the reduction in speed is directly proportional to the square root of the number
of compartments attached. If the speed of the train carried by this engine is 24
km/hr with 9 compartments attached, the maximum number of compartments that
the engine can pull is
(a) 35
(b) 41
(c) 48
(d) None of these

Direction (Questions 191-192): These questions are based on the following

information: (C.A.T., 2005)
Ram and Shyam run a race between points A and B, 5 km apart. Ram starts at 9 a.m.
from A at a speed of 5 km/hr, reaches B and returns to A at the same speed. Shyam
starts at 9:45 a.m. from A at a speed of 10 km/hr, reaches B and comes back to A at
the same speed.
191. At what time do Ram and Shyam meet each other?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 10: 10 a.m.
(c) 10: 20 a.m.
(d) 10: 30 a.m.
192. At what time does Shyam overtake Ram?
(a) 10: 20 a.m.
(b) 10: 30 a.m.
(c) 10: 40 a.m.
(d) 10: 50 a.m.

193. A man can walk up a 'moving-up' escalator in 30 seconds. The same man can
walk down this 'moving-up' escalator in 90 seconds. Assume that his walking speed
is same upwards and downwards. How much time will he take to walk up the
escalator, when it is not moving?
(a) 30 sec
(b) 45 sec
(c) 60 sec
(d) 90 sec

194. A hare pursued by a hound is 60 of her own leaps before him. When the hare
𝟑
takes 4 leaps, the hound takes 3. In one leap, the hare goes 1𝟒 metres and the
𝟑
hound 2 𝟒metres. In how many leaps will the hound overtake the hare?

(a) 84
(b) 188
(c) 252
(d) 356
195. Arun had ridden one-third the total distance of his trip when his scooter got
punctured. He finished the journey on foot, spending twenty times as long walking
as he had spent riding. What was the ratio of his riding speed to his walking speed?
(a) 4:1
(b) 5:1
(c) 10:1
(d) 20:1

196. A car overtakes a bus travelling from Delhi to Jaipur at 4: 30 p.m. The car
reaches Jaipur at 6:00 p.m. After stopping there for 1 hour, it starts back towards
Delhi and meets the same bus at 7: 30 p.m. which was moving towards Jaipur at
that time. If both the bus and the car were travelling with uniform speeds on the
same route, at what time would the bus reach Jaipur?
(a) 8: 30 p.m.
(b) 9:00 p.m.
(c) 9: 15 p.m.
(d) 9: 30 p.m.

197. If Anuj walks at the speed of 4 km/hr, then he reaches his school 6 minutes
late but if he walks at the speed of 5 km/hr, then he reaches 6 minutes before the
scheduled time. What is the distance (in km) of his school from his house?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 3.5

198. A man starts from his house and travelling at 30 km/h, he reaches his office
late by 10 minutes and travelling at 24 km/h, he reaches his office late by 18
minutes. The distance (in km) from his house to his office is
(a) 18
(b) 16
(c) 12
(d) 20
199. A person has to travel a distance of 30 km. He finds that he has covered 5/6th
of the distance in 3 hours and 20 minutes. What is his speed in km/h?
(a) 5.4
(b) 7.5
(c) 6.3
(d) 6
200. To cover a distance of 22 km in 2.5 hours, what should be the average speed of
the car in metre/ second?
(a) 90 metre/second
(b) 45 metre/second
(c) 50 metre/second
(d) 25 metre/second

201

201.1/3 rd part of a certain journey is covered with the speed of 25 km/hr. 1/2nd
part of the journey is covered with the speed of 45 km/hr and the remaining part is
covered with the speed of 37.5 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the
whole journey?
(a) 37.08
(b) 34.61
(c) 43
(d) 56

202. A train without stoppage travels with an average speed of 72 km/h and with
stoppage. It travels with an average speed of 60 km/h. For how many minutes does
the train stop on an average per hour?
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 6
(d) 8
203. A person covers 40% of a distance with a speed of 60 km/h and the remaining
with a speed of 40 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole journey in km/h?
(a) 500/11
(b) 600/13
(c) 500/13
(d) 600/11
204. A sport car going at an average speed of 108 km/h takes 15 minutes to
complete a lap on a racing track. How much speed (in km/h) should be increased to
complete the lap in 9 minutes?
(a) 180
(b) 108
(c) 72
(d) 100

205. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 25. If the first train runs 350 km in
5 h, then the difference between the speeds (in km/h) of both the trains is
(a) 165
(b) 180
(c) 350
(d) 105

206. The speed of two railway engines is in the ratio 5: 4. If they move on parallel
tracks in the same direction and if the slower engine is ahead of the faster engine
by 8 km when the latter starts, then how far will the faster engine have to travel
before it overtakes the slower one?
(a) 48
(b) 32
(c) 40
(d) 36
207. Train A takes 45 minutes more than train B to travel a distance of 450 km. Due
to engine trouble speed of train B falls by a quarter, so it takes 30 minutes more
than Train A to complete the same journey. What is the speed of Train A (in km/hr)?
(a) 90
(b) 120
(c) 100
(d) 110

208. Two trains are moving in the same direction at the speeds of 42 km/hr and 84
km/hr and their lengths are 320 metres and 380 metres respectively. What is the
time taken (in seconds) by faster train to cross the slower train?
(a) 60
(b) 80
(c) 90
(d) 120

209. Two trains of the same length are running on parallel tracks in the same
direction at 54 km/h and 42 km/h respectively. The faster train passes the other
train in 63 seconds. What is the length (in metres) of each train?
(a) 90
(b) 81
(c) 105
(d) 210

210. The speed of train A is 16 kmph less than that of train B. To cover a distance of
384 km, train B takes 4 hours less than train A. What is the speed of train B (in
kmph)?
(a) 45
(b) 32
(c) 48
(d) 50
211. A car moves at the speed of 72 km/hr after repairing and moves at the speed of
54 km/hr before repairing. It covers distance x in 6 hours after repairing. How much
time (in hours) will it take to cover 3x distance before repairing?
(a) 20
(b) 24
(c) 18
(d) 21

212. A car travelling at th of its usual speed covers 8 a distance of 65 km, in 2 hours
10 minutes. Find the usual speed of car.
(a) 80 km/h
(b) 40 km/h
(c) 160 km/h
(d) 120 km/h

213. Amit travelled from A to B at an average speed of 80 km/h. He travelled the first
75% of the distance in two-third of the time and the rest at a constant speed of x
km/h. The value of x is
(a) 56
(b) 60
(c) 64
(d) 54
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (d)

13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (d) 17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (b)

25. (a) 26. (d) 27. (a) 28. (c) 29. (a) 30. (b) 31. (d)

37. (e) 38. (b) 39. (b) 40. (a) 41. (e) 42. (d) 43. (b)

49. (a) 50. (d) 51. (a) 52. (a) 53. (c) 54. (c) 55. (c)

61. (a) 62. (c) 63. (c) 64. (d) 65. (c) 66. (b) 67. (b)

73. (c) 74. (d) 75. (e) 76. (d) 77. (a) 78. (c) 79. (d)

85. (b) 86. (b) 87. (c) ৪৪. (b) 89. (e) 90. (d) 91. (d)

97. (b) 98. (c) 99. (c) 100. (b) 101. (d) 102. (d) 103. (a)

109. (b) 110. (b) 111. (a) 112. (c) 113. (b) 114. (d) 115. (c)

121. (b) 122. (a) 123. (c) 124. (b) 125. (b) 126. (b) 127. (b)

133. (c) 134. (a) 135. (c) 136. (a) 137. (b) 138. (b) 139. (c)

145. (d) 146. (a) 147. (b) 148. (b) 149. (d) 150. (c) 151. (a)

157. (c) 158. (d) 159. (a) 160. (a) 161. (d) 162. (b) 163. (a)

169. (d) 170. (a) 171. (b) 172. (c) 173. (d) 174. (d) 175. (c)

181. (b) 182. (b) 183. (b) 184. (b) 185. (c) 186. (d) 187. (d)

193. (b) 194. (c) 195. (c) 196. (b) 197. (a) 198. (b) 199. (b)

205. (d) 206. (c) 207. (c) 208. (a) 209. (c) 210. (c) 211. (b)
8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (d) 11. (b) 12. (c)

20. (c) 21. (d) 22. (a) 23. (d) 24. (b)

32. (c) 33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (c) 36. (b)

44. (b) 45. (b) 46. (a) 47. (b) 48. (c)

56. (a) 57. (d) 58. (d) 59. (c) 60. (b)

68. (a) 69. (c) 70. (d) 71. (d) 72. (a)

80. (c) 81. (a) 82. (b) 83. (d) 84. (b)

92. (d) 93. (d) 94. (a) 95. (b) 96. (b)

104. (b) 105. (c) 106. (b) 107. (d) 108. (b)

116. (c) 117. (e) 118. (b) 119. (a) 120. (d)

128. (a) 129. (a) 130. (b) 131. (b) 132. (a)

140. (b) 141. (a) 142. (a) 143. (d) 144. (d)

152. (d) 153. (a) 154. (b) 155. (c) 156. (d)

164. (a) 165. (b) 166. (b) 167. (b) 168. (c)

176. (c) 177. (a) 178. (b) 179. (a) 180. (b)

188. (d) 189. (b) 190. (c) 191. (b) 192. (b)

200. (d) 201. (b) 202. (a) 203. (b) 204. (c)

212. (a) 213. (b)