TIME AND DISTANCE

1. A train is running at a speed of 40 km/hr and it crosses a post in 18 seconds. What is the length of the train?

A. 190 metres          

B. 160 metres              

C. 200 metres                

D. 120 metres

Answer:- 3

 

2. A train ,130 meters long travels at a speed of 45 km/hr crosses a bridge in 30 seconds. The length of the bridge is A. 270 m             

B. 245 m              

C. 235 m            

D. 220 m

Answer:- 2

 

3. A train has a length of 150 meters . it is passing a man who is moving at 2 km/hr in the same direction of the train, in 3 seconds. Find out the speed of the train.

A. 182 km/hr

B. 180 km/hr

C. 152 km/hr

D. 169 km/hr

Answer:- 1

 

4. A train having a length of 240 m passes a post in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform having a length of 650 m?

A. 120 sec

B. 99 s

C. 89 s

D. 80 s

Answer:- 3

 

5. A train 360 m long runs with a speed of 45 km/hr. What time will it take to pass a platform of 140 m long?

A. 38 sec

B. 35 s

C. 44 sec

D. 40 s

Answer:- 4

 

6. Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds and 17 seconds respectively . If they cross each other in 23 seconds, what is the ratio of their speeds?

A. Insufficient data

B. 3 : 1

C. 1 : 3

D. 3 : 2

Answer:- 4

 

7. A jogger is running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track in 240 meters ahead of the engine of a 120 meters long train . The train is running at 45 kmph in the same direction. how much time does it take for the train to pass the jogger?

A. 46

B. 36

C. 18

D. 22

Answer:- 2

 

8. Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at 46 km/hr and 36 km/hr. If the faster train passes the slower train in 36 seconds,what is the length of each train?

A. 88

B. 70

C. 62

D. 50

Answer:- 4

 

9. Two trains having length of 140 m and 160 m long run at the speed of 60 km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively in opposite directions (on parallel tracks). The time which they take to cross each other, is

A. 10.8 s

B. 12 s

C. 9.8 s

D. 8 s

Answer:- 1

 

10. Two trains are moving in opposite directions with speed of 60 km/hr and 90 km/hr respectively. Their lengths are 1.10 km and 0.9 km respectively. the slower train cross the faster train in --- seconds

A. 56

B. 48

C. 47

D. 26

Answer:- 2

 

11. A train passes a platform in 36 seconds. The same train passes a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, The length of the platform is

A. None of these

B. 280 meter

C. 240 meter

D. 200 meter

Answer:- 3

 

12. A train moves past a post and a platform 264 m long in 8 seconds and 20 seconds respectively. What is the speed of the train?

A. 79.2 km/hr

B. 69 km/hr

C. 74 km/hr

D. 61 km/hr

Answer:- 1

 

13. Two trains having equal lengths, take 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to cross a post. If the length of each train is 120 meters, in what time (in seconds) will they cross each other when traveling in opposite direction?

A. 10

B. 25

C. 12

D. 20

Answer:- 3

 

14. Two trains, one from P to Q and the other from Q to P, start simultaneously. After they meet, the trains reach their destinations after 9 hours and 16 hours respectively. The ratio of their speeds is

A. 2 : 3

B. 2 :1

C. 4 : 3

D. 3 : 2

Answer:- 3

 

15. A train having a length of 1/4 mile , is traveling at a speed of 75 mph. It enters a tunnel 3 ½ miles long. How long does it take the train to pass through the tunnel from the moment the front enters to the moment the rear emerges?

A. 3 min

B. 4.2 min

C. 3.4 min

D. 5.5 min

Answer:- 1

 

16. A train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 250 m long platform in 26 seconds. What is the length of the train?

A. 270 m

B. 210 m

C. 340 m

D. 130 m

Answer:- 1

 

17. A train overtakes two persons who are walking in the same direction to that of the train at 2 kmph and 4 kmph and passes them completely in 9 and 10 seconds respectively. What is the length of the train?

A. 62 m

B. 54 m

C. 50 m

D. 55 m

Answer:- 3

 

18. A train is traveling at 48 kmph . It crosses another train having half of its length , traveling in opposite direction at 42 kmph, in 12 seconds. It also passes a railway platform in 45 seconds. What is the length of the platform?

A. 500 m

B. 360 m

C. 480 m

D. 400 m

Answer:- 4

 

Discuss 19. A train having a length of 270 meter is running at the speed of 120 kmph . It crosses another train running in opposite direction at the speed of 80 kmph in 9 seconds. What is the length of the other train?

A. 320 m

B. 190 m

C. 210 m

D. 230 m

Answer:- 4

 

20. Two trains, each 100 m long are moving in opposite directions. They cross each other in 8 seconds. If one is moving twice as fast the other, the speed of the faster train is

A. 75 km/hr

B. 60 km/hr

C. 35 km/hr

D. 70 km/hr

Answer:- 2

 

21. Two stations P and Q are 110 km apart on a straight track. One train starts from P at 7 a.m. and travels towards Q at 20 kmph. Another train starts from Q at 8 a.m. and travels towards P at a speed of 25 kmph. At what time will they meet?

A. 10.30 a.m

B. 10 a.m.

C. 9.10 a.m.

D. 11 a.m.

Answer:- 2

 

22. A train overtakes two persons walking along a railway track. The first person walks at 4.5 km/hr and the other walks at 5.4 km/hr. The train needs 8.4 and 8.5 seconds respectively to overtake them. What is the speed of the train if both the persons are walking in the same direction as the train?

A. 81 km/hr

B. 88 km/hr

C. 62 km/hr

D. 46 km/hr

Answer:- 1

 

23. A train , having a length of 110 meter is running at a speed of 60 kmph. In what time, it will pass a man who is running at 6 kmph in the direction opposite to that of the train A. 10 sec B. 8 sec C. 6 sec D. 4 sec 

Answer:- 3

24. A 300 metre long train crosses a platform in 39 seconds while it crosses a post in 18 seconds. What is the length of the platform?

A. 150 m

B. 350 m

C. 420 m

D. 600 m

Answer:- 2

25. A train crosses a post in 15 seconds and a platform 100 m long in 25 seconds. Its length is

A. 150 m

B. 300 m

C. 400 m

D. 180 m

Answer:- 1

 

26. A train , 800 meter long is running with a speed of 78 km/hr. It crosses a tunnel in 1 minute. What is the length of the tunnel (in meters)?

A. 440 m

B. 500 m

C. 260 m

D. 430 m

Answer:- 2

 

27. Two train each 500 m long, are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. If their speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively, the time taken by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster one is

A. 50 sec

B. 58 sec

C. 24 sec

D. 22 sec

Answer:- 3

 

28. Two trains are running at 40 km/hr and 20 km/hr respectively in the same direction. If the fast train completely passes a man sitting in the slower train in 5 seconds, the length of the fast train is :

A. 19 m

B. 2779 m

C. 1329 m

D. 33 m

Answer:- 2

 

29. Two trains are running in opposite directions in the same speed. The length of each train is 120 meter. If they cross each other in 12 seconds, the speed of each train (in km/hr) is

A. 42

B. 36

C. 28

D. 20

Answer:- 2

 

30. A train 108 m long is moving at a speed of 50 km/hr . It crosses a train 112 m long coming from opposite direction in 6 seconds. What is the speed of the second train?

A. 82 kmph

B. 76 kmph

C. 44 kmph

D. 58 kmph

Answer:- 1

 

31. How many seconds will a 500 meter long train moving with a speed of 63 km/hr, take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3 km/hr in the direction of the train ?

A. 42

B. 50

C. 30

D. 28

Answer:- 3

 

32. A boat covers a distance of 30 km downstream in 2 hours while it takes 6 hours to cover the same distance upstream. How much time the boat will take to cover 90 km in still water?
(1) 6 hrs                        

(2) 9 hrs                          

(3) 15 hrs                      

(4) None of these                

(5) Data inadequate

Answer:- 2

 

33. Car A and B travel to a place at a speed of 35 and 55 km/h respectively. If car B takes 3.5 hours less time than A for the journey, the distance of the place is_
(1) 300.25 km                  

(2) 400 km                      

(3) 350.565 km                  

(4) 336.875 km                  

(5) None of these
Answer:- 4

34. A dog takes 3 leaps for every 5 leaps of a hare. If one leap of the dog is equal to 3 leaps of the hare, the ratio of the speed of the dog to that of the hare is

1. 4:5                                  

2. 9:5                       

3. 8:5                           

4. 9:2

Answer:- 2

 

35. Two trains of equal lengths take 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to cross a telegraph post. If the length of each train be 120 metres, in what time (in seconds) will they cross each other travelling in opposite direction?
1. 10                                    

2. 15                                

3. 12                                   

4. 20

Answer:- 3

 

36. A, B and C start at the same time in the same direction to run around a circular stadium. A completes a round in 252 seconds, B in 308 seconds and c in 198 seconds, all starting at the same point. After what time will they again at the starting point ?

1. 26 minutes and 18 seconds              

2. 42 minutes and 36 seconds                   

3. 45 minutes                        

4. 46 minutes and 12 seconds

Answer:- 4

 

37. The stream of a boat when travelling downstream is 32 km/hr, whereas when travelling upstream it is 28km/hr. what is the speed of boat in still water?

(a) 27km/hr                         

(b) 30km/hr                             

(c) 31km/hr                         

(d) Cannot be determined

Answer:- 2

 

38. A man on tour travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. The average speed for the first 320 km of the tour is:        

(1) 35.55 km/hr                    

(2) 36 km/hr                       

(3) 71.11 km/hr                    

(4) 71 km/hr                   

(5) 69.69km/hr

Answer:- 3

 

39. 4. A train overtakes two persons who are walking in the same direction in which the train is going, at the rate of 2 kmph and 4 kmph and passes them completely in 9 and 10 seconds respectively. The length of the train is :

a. 72 metres                       

b. 54 metres                        

c. 55 metres                       

d. 45 metres                         

e. 50 meters

Answer:- 5

 

40. A train travelling at 36 kmph completely crosses another train having half its length and travelling in the opposite direction at 54 kmph, in 12 seconds. If it also passes a railway platform in 112 minutes, the length of the platform is :

a. 560 metres                  

b. 620 metres                     

c. 700 meres                   

d. 750 metres                  

e. 720 meters

Answer:- 3

 

41.A man travels 35 km partly at 4 km/hr and at 5 km/hr. If he covers former distance at 5 km/hr and later distance at 4 km/hr, he could cover 2 km more in the same time. The time taken to cover the whole distance at original rate is 

a. 9 hours                         

b. 7 hours                          

c. 9/2 hours                     

d. 8 hours                 

e. 10 hours

Answer:- 4

 

42. A train leaves Delhi at 6 a.m and reaches chandigarh at 10 a.m. Another train leaves chandigarh at 8 a.m and reaches Delhi at 11.30 a.m. At what time do the two trains cross one another ?

a. 9.26 a.m                          

b. 9 a.m                          

c. 8.36 a.m                         

d. 8.56 a.m                      

e. 9.56 a.m

Answer:- 4

 

43. A passenger train takes two hours less for a journey of 300km if its speed is increased by 5km/hr from its normal speed. The normal speed is:
A.35 km/hr          

B.50 km/hr         

C.25 km/hr          

D.30 km/hr         

E.37Km/hr
Answer:- 3

44. 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 hr         

B.1.5 hr         

C.2 hr         

D.2.5 hr          

E. 3 hr
Answer:- 2

45. A car travels first half distance between two places with a speed of 40 km/hr and rest of the half distance with a speed of 60 km/hr. The average speed of the car is:
A.48 km/hr         

B.37 km/hr         

C.44 km/hr         

D.45 km/hr         

E.42 Km/hr 
Answer:- 1

46.Two identical trains A and B running in opposite direction at same speed tale 2 min to cross each other completely. The number of bogies of A are increased from 12 to 16. How much more time would they now require to cross each other?
A.40 sec         

B.50 sec         

C.60 sec         

D.20 sec        

E.30 sec
Answer:- 4

  

47. A person travels from A to B at a speed of 40 km/hr and returns by increasing his speed by 50%. What is his average speed for both the trips?

A. 60 km/hr

B. 56 km/hr

C. 52 km/hr

D. 48 km/hr

Answer:- 4

48. 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, at what speed is the train travelling?

A. 61 km/hr

B. 56 km/hr

C. 63 km/hr

D. 60 km/hr

Answer:- 4

49. A truck covers a distance of 550 metres in 1 minute whereas a train covers a distance of 33 kms in 45 minutes. What is the ratio of their speed?

A. 2 : 1

B. 1 : 2

C. 4 : 3

D. 3 : 4

Answer:- 4

 

50. 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, what should be his speed in km/hr?

A. 14 km/hr

B. 12 km/hr

C. 10 km/hr

D. 8 km/hr

Answer:- 2

 

51. A man takes 5 hours 45 min in walking to a certain place and riding back. He would have gained 2 hours by riding both ways. The time he would take to walk both ways is

A. 11 hrs

B. 8 hrs 45 min

C. 7 hrs 45 min

D. 9 hts 20 min

Answer:- 3

 

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

A. 8.2

B. 4.2

C. 6.1

D. 7.2

Answer:- 4

 

53. 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. 12

B. 11

C. 10

D. 9

Answer:- 3

54. A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km.

A. 121 km

B. 242 km

C. 224 km

D. 112 km

Answer:- 3

55. A car traveling with 5/7 of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. What is the actual speed of the car?

A. 30 km/hr

B. 35 km/hr

C. 25 km/hr

D. 40 km/hr

Answer:- 2

 

56. A man covered a certain distance at some speed. If he had 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. What is the the distance in km?

A. 36

B. 38

C. 40

D. 42

Answer:- 3

57. A and B walk around a circular track. A and B walk at a speed of 2 rounds per hour and 3 rounds per hour respectively. If they start at 8 a.m. from the same point in opposite directions, how many times shall they cross each other before 9.30 a.m.?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 8

Answer:- 3

58. Two boys starts from the same place walking at the rate of 5 kmph and 5.5 kmph respectively in the same direction. What time will they take to be 8.5 km apart?

A. 17 hr

B. 14 hr

C. 12 hr

D. 19 hr

Answer:- 1

59. In covering a distance of 30 km, Arun takes 2 hours more than Anil. If Arun doubles his speed, then he would take 1 hour less than Anil. What is Arun's speed?

A. 8 kmph

B. 5 kmph

C. 4 kmph

D. 7 kmph

Answer:- 2

60. A car travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. What is the average speed for the first 320 km of the tour?

A. 70.24 km/hr

B. 74. 24 km/hr

C. 71.11 km/hr

D. 72.21 km/hr

Answer:- 3

61. A Man travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle at 9 km/hr. What is the distance travelled on foot?

A. 12 km

B. 14 km

C. 16 km

D. 18 km

Answer:- 3

 

62. Walking 6/7th of his usual speed, a man is 12 minutes too late. What is the usual time taken by him to cover that distance?

A. 1 hr 42 min

B. 1 hr

C. 2 hr

D. 1 hr 12 min

Answer:- 4

63. A man goes to his office from his house at a speed of 3 km/hr and returns at a speed of 2 km/hr. If he takes 5 hours in going and coming, what is the distance between his house and office?

A. 3 km

B. 4 km

C. 5 km

D. 6 km

Answer:- 4

64. A man 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. What is his average speed for the entire trip approximately?

A. 11.2 kmph

B. 10 kmph

C. 10.2 kmph

D. 10.8 kmph

Answer:- 4

 

65. An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 123 hours, it must travel at a speed of:

A. 660 km/hr

B. 680 km/hr

C. 700 km/hr

D. 720 km/hr

Answer:- 4

66. 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. What is the speed of the car?

A. 80 kmph

B. 102 kmph

C. 120 kmph

D. 140 kmph

Answer:- 3

 

67. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. What is the duration of the flight ?

A. 2 hour

B. 112 hour

C. 12 hour

D. 1 hour

Answer:- 4

68. If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. What is the actual distance travelled by him?

A. 80 km

B. 70 km

C. 60 km

D. 50 km

Answer:- 4

69. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours, What is the the speed of the first train?

A. 85 km/hr

B. 87.5 km/hr

C. 90 km/hr

D. 92.5 km/hr

Answer:- 2

70. It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes 20 minutes more, if 200 km is done by train and the rest by car. What is the ratio of the speed of the train to that of the car?

A. 3 : 4

B. 2 : 3

C. 1 : 2

D. 1 : 3

Answer:- 1

71. Arun is traveling on his cycle and has calculated to reach point A at 2 pm 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 pm?

A. 8 kmph

B. 10 kmph

C. 12 kmph

D. 14 kmph

Answer:- 3

72. A car travels at an average of 50 miles per hour for 212 hours and then travels at a speed of 70 miles per hour for 112 hours. How far did the car travel in the entire 4 hours?

A. 210 miles

B. 230 miles

C. 250 miles

D. 260 miles

Answer:- 2

 

73. The speed of a bus increases by 2 km after every one hour. If the distance travelling in the first one hour was 35 km. what was the total distance travelled in 12 hours?

A. 422 km

B. 552 km

C. 502 km

D. 492 km

Answer:- 2

74. Sound is said to travel in air at about 1100 feet per second. A man hears the axe striking the tree, 11/5 seconds after he sees it strike the tree. How far is the man from the wood chopper?

A. 1800 ft

B. 2810 ft

C. 3020 ft

D. 2420 ft

Answer:- 4

 

75. An athlete runs 200 metres race in 24 seconds. What is his speed?

A. 20 km/hr

B. 25 km/hr

C. 27.5 km/hr

D. 30 km/hr

Answer:- 4

 

76. A train is moving at the speed of 80 km/hr. What is its speed in metres per second?

A. 2229 m/s

B. 22 m/s

C. 2119 m/sec

D. 21 m/s

Answer:- 1

 

77. The distance between two cities A and B is 330 km. A train starts from A at 8 a.m. and travel towards B at 60 km/hr. Another train starts from B at 9 a.m. and travels towards A at 75 Km/hr. At what time will they meet?

A. 10.30 a.m.

B. 10 a.m.

C. 12 noon

D. 11 a.m.

Answer:- 4

78. A man walking at the rate of 5 km/hr crosses a bridge in 15 minutes. What is the length of the bridge (in metres)?

A. 1250

B. 1280

C. 1320

D. 1340

Answer:- 1

79. A 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. 7 hrs 14 min

C. 7 hrs 22 min

D. 6 hrs

Answer:- 1 

80. It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes 20 minutes more, if 200 km is done by train and the rest by car. The ratio of the speed of the train to that of the cars is?

a.2 : 3

b.3 : 2

c.3 : 4

d.4 : 3

e.None of these
Answer:- 3

 

81. Two boys starting from the same place walk at a rate of 5kmph and 5.5kmph respectively. What time will they take to be 8.5km apart, if they walk in the same direction?

a.15 hours

b.16 hours

c.17 hours

d.18 hours

e.None of these

Answer:- 3

 

82. 2 trains starting at the same time from 2 stations 200 km apart and going in opposite direction cross each other at a distance of 110 km from one of the stations. What is the ratio of their speeds ?

a.11:9

b.13:9

c.17:9

d.21:9

e.None of these

Answer:- 1

 

83. A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km?

a.200 Km

b.222 Km

c.224 Km

d.248 Km

e.None of these

Answer:- 3

 

84. A Man travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle at 9 km/hr. What is the distance travelled on foot?

a.16 km

b.14 km

c.12 km

d.10 km

e.None of these

Answer:- 1

 

85. If a train runs at 40 km/hour, it reaches its destination late by 11 minutes. But if it runs at 50 km/hour, it is late by 5 minutes only. The correct time (in minutes) for the train to complete the journey is?

a.13  

b.15

c.19  

d.21

e.None of these

Answer:- 3

 

86. Busses 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?

a.3 km/hr 

b.4 km/hr

c.5 km/hr 

d.7 km/hr

e.None of these

Answer:- 3

 

87. The distance between two cities A and B is 330km. A train starts from A at 8 (a)m. and travels towards B at 60 km/hr. Another train starts from B at 9 (a)m. and travels towards A at 75 km/hr. At what time do they meet?

a.10 am. 

b.10 : 30 am.

c.11 am.  

d.11 : 30 am.

e.None of these

Answer:- 3

 

88. Two trains are moving on two parallel tracks but in opposite directions. A person sitting in the train moving at the speed of 80 km/hr passes the second train in 18 seconds. If the length of the second train is 1000 m, its speed is?

a.100 km/hr 

b.120 km/hr

c.140 km/hr 

d.150 km/hr

e.None of these

Answer:- 2

 

89. 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

e.None of these

Answer:- 1