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Question 1
A thief steals a car and drives it at 15 km/hr. The theft has been discovered after one hour and
the owner of the car sets off in another car at 25 km/hr. When will the owner overtake the thief
from the starting point?
A) 1 hour
B) 1.5 hour
C) 2 hour
D) 2.5 hour
Question 2
P and Q start running in opposite directions (towards each other) on a circular track starting at
diametrically opposite points. They first meet after P has run for 75m and then they next meet
after Q has run 100 m after their first meeting. Assume that both of them are running a
constant speed. The length of the track (in metre) is:
A) 70
B) 175
C) 250
D) 350
Question 3
X and Y start walking towards each other at 10 am at speeds of 3 km/hr and 4 km/hr
respectively. They were initially 17.5 km apart. At what time do they meet?
A) 2:30 pm
B) 11 :30 pm
C) 1:30 pm
D) 12 :30 pm
Question 4
A hare sees a dog 200m away from her and scuds off in opposite direction at a speed of 24
km/hr. Two minutes later the dog perceives her and gives chase at a speed of 32 km/hr. How
soon will the dog overtake the hare, and what distance from the spot from where the hare took
flight?
A) 8 min, 2 km
B) 7.5 min, 2 km
C) 7.5 min, 3 km
D) 7.5 min, 2.5 km
Question 5
Arun, Barun and Kiranmala start from the same place and travel in the same direction at
speeds of 30, 40 and 60 km per hour respectively. Barun starts two hours after Arun.If Barun
and Kiranmala overtake Arun at the same instant, how many hours after Arun did Kiranmala
start?
A) 3.0
B) 3.5
C) 4.0
D) 4.5
Question 6
Arun, Barun and Kiranmala start from the same place and travel in the same direction at
speeds of 30, 40 and 60 km per hour respectively. Barun starts two hours after Arun.If Barun
and Kiranmala overtake Arun at the same instant, how many hours after Arun did Kiranmala
start?
A) 3.0
B) 3.5
C) 4.0
D) 4.5
Question 7
Two boys begin together to write out a booklet containing 535 lines. The first boy starts with
the first line, writing at the rate of 100 lines an hour; and the second starts with the last line
then writes line 534 and so on, backward proceeding at the rate of 50 lines an hour. At what
line will they meet?
A) 356
B) 277
C) 357
D) 267
Question 8
Car A trails car B by 50 meters. Car B travels at 45km/hr. Car C travels from the opposite
direction at 54km/hr. Car C is at a distance of 220 meters from Car B. If car A decides to
overtake Car B before cars B and C cross each other, what is the minimum speed at which car
A must travel?
A) 36 km/hr
B) 45 km/hr
C) 67.5 km/hr
D) 18 km/hr
Question 9
Cities M and N are 600km apart. Bus A starts from city M towards N at 9AM and bus B starts
from city N towards M at the same time. Bus A travels the first one-third of the distance at a
speed of 40kmph, the second one-third at 50kmph and the third one-third at 60kmph. Bus B
travels the first one-third of the total time taken at a speed of 40kmph, the second one-third at
50kmph and the third one-third at 60kmph. When and where will the two buses cross each
other?
A) 300 kms from M

B) 280 kms from M
C) 305 kms from M
D) 295 kms from M
Question 10
A car of length 4m wants to overtake a trailer truck of length 20m travelling at 36km/hr within
10 seconds. At what speed should the car travel?
A) 12 m/s
B) 14.8 m/s
C) 12.4 m/s
D) 7.6 m/s
Question 11
The distance between two cities A and B is 80 km. A motorcycle rider starts from A towards B
at 7 am at a speed of 10 km/hr. Another motorcyclist starts from B towards A at 8 am at a
speed of 25 km/hr. At what time will they cross each other?
A) 10 AM
B) 11 AM
C) 12 PM
D) 9 AM
Question 12
Two boats travelling at 5 kmph and 10 kmph head towards each other. They begin at a
distance of 20 km from each other. How far apart are they (in km) one minute before they
collide ?
A) 1/2
B) 1/6
C) 1/4
D) 1/3
Question 13
Three cars leave A for B in equal time intervals. They reach B simultaneously and then leave
for Point C which is 240 km away from B. The first car arrives at C an hour after the second
car. The third car, having reached C, immediately turns back and heads towards B. The first
and the third car meet a point that is 80 km away from C. What is the difference between the
speed of the first and the third car?
A) 60
B) 20
C) 40
D) 80
Question 14
There are 2 cities P and Q if a car A starts from city P at 6 AM and reaches city Q at noon.
another car B starts from city Q at 7 AM and reaches city P at 3 pm another car C starts from
city P, an hour earlier than car A if d distance between 2 cities is 240km, and car C can meets
car A and car B simultaneously, den how much time would the car C require travelling from
city P to city Q?
A) 68/9 hours
B) 68/7 hours
C) 86/9 hours
D) 69/8 hours
Question 15
The thief Bhagu Ram is spotted by the policeman Pakad Singh from a Distance of 200m.
Once they see each other they start running. What is the Distance Bhagu Ram who is running
at 5 kmph would have covered before being caught by Pakad Singh running at 7 kmph?
A) 0.5 km
B) 1.5 km
C) 2.5 km
D) 3.5 km
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