1. A speed of 30.

6 km/hr is the same as

(a) 5.1 m/se
(b) 8.5 m/se
(c) 110.16 m/se
(d) None of these

2. A man riding his bicycle covers 150 metres in 25

seconds. What is his speed in km per hour ?
(a) 20
(b) 21.6
(c) 23
(d) 25

3. A but 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

4. 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 ?
1
(a) 1 2 m/sec
(b) 2 m/sec
(c) 3 m/sec
(d) 5 m/sec

5. 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
6. 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

7. Which of the following trains is the fastest ?

(a) 25 m/sec
(b) 1500 m/min
(c) 90 km/hr
(d) None of these

8. 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

9. 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
(e) None of these

10. A man covered a distance of 180 km in 4 hours

on a bike. How much distance will be cover on a
bicycle in 8 hours if he rides he 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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 Rs.
48, how much amount would be spend on petrol to
cover the total distance by both the motor bikes
together ?
(a) ₹ 480
(b) ₹ 528
(c) ₹ 576
(d) ₹ Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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 same period
of time at all the junctions ?
(a) 20 minutes
(b) 30 minutes
(c) 40 minutes
(d) 60 minutes
(e) None of these

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19. Jane travelled 7 as many miles on foot as by
2
water and 5 as many miles on horseback as by
water. If she covered a total of 3036 miles, how
many miles did she travel on foot ?
(a) 1540
(b) 880
(c) 756
(d) 616

20. A star is 8.1 x 1013 km away from the earth.

Suppose light travels at the speed of 3.0 x 105 km
per second. How long will it take the light from the
star to reach the earth ?
(a) 7.5 x 103 hours
(b) 7.5 x 104 hours
(c) 2.7 x 1010 seconds
(d) 2.7 x 1011 seconds

21. Akash leaves home for school which is 12km

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
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22. A train covers a distance of 193 3 km in 4 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
(a) 48 km/hr
(b) 50 km/hr
(c) 55 km/hr
(d) 60 km/hr

23. 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 he 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) 1hour
(e) None of these

24. 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 to top ?
(a) 31 min
(b) 33 min
(c) 35 min
(d) 37 min

25. An airplane flies twice as fast as a train which

covers 60 miles in 80 minutes. What distance will
the airplane cover in 20 minutes ?
(a) 30 miles
(b) 35 miles
(c) 40 miles
(d) 50 miles
26. 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
1
(a) r = p-q
(b) r = p – q
1
(c) r = p + q
(d) r = p + q

27. Ravi can walk a certain distance in 40 days

when he rests 9 hours a day. How log 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
28. 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

29. 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

30. A truck covers a distance of 550 metres in 1

minutes 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

31. 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

32. A train travels at a average of 50 miles per hour

1
for 2 2 hours and then travels at a speed of 70 miles
1
per hour for 1 2 hours. How far did the train travel in
the entire 4 hours ?
(a) 120 miles
(b) 150 miles
(c) 200 miles
(d) 230 miles

33. 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

34. sound is said to ravel in air at about 1100 feet

11
per second. A an 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) 2429 ft

35. 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

36. 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
37. 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 ?
1
(a) 2 4 hrs
(b) 4 hrs 5 min
1
(c) 4 2 hrs
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

38. 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
39. A boy goes three equal distances, each of length
3y 2y
x km, with a speed of y km/hr, 5 km/hr and 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

40. A long distance runner runs 9 laps of a

400metres track everyday. His timings (in min) for
four consecutive days are 88, 96, 89 and 87
respectively. On a average, how many
metres/minute does the runner cover ?
(a) 17.78
(b) 40
(c) 90
(d) None of these

41. 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 any kilometers 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

42. 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 distance
of 385 km ?
(a) 7 hours
1
(b) 8 2 hours
(c) 9 hours
1
(d) 9 2 hours
43 The speed of a car increases by 2 kms after
every one hour. If the distance travelled in the first
one hour was 35 kms, what was the total distance
travelled in 12 hours ?
(a) 456 kms
(b) 482 kms
(c) 552 kms
(d) 556 kms
(e) None of these

44. 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 min
(b) 36 min
(c) 38 min
(d) 40 min
(e) 49 min
45. 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

46. 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 ?
1
(a) 1 3 hours
2
(b) 1 3 hours
(c) 2 hours
2
(d) 2 3 hours
47. 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
(a) 3 10 hr
11
(b) 3 15 hr
11
(c) 3 12 hr
8
(d) 3 15 hr

48. A takes 2 hours more than B to walk d km, bt if A

doubles is speed, then he can make it in 1 hour less
the B. How much time does B require for walking d
km ?
d
(a) 2 hours
(b) 3 hours
(c) 4 hours
2d
(d) 3 hours
49. A train covers a distance of 10 km is 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 min
(b) 11 min 20 sec
(c) 13 min
(d) 13 min 20 sec

50. Anna left for city A from city A at 5.20 a.m. She
travelled 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 kms,
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 for these
51. An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a
speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same
2
distance in 1 3 hours, it must travel at a speed of
(a) 300 kmph
(b) 360 kmph
(c) 600 kmph
(d) 720 kmph

52. A salesman travels a distance of 50 km in 2

hours and 30 minutes. How much faster, in
kilometers per hour, on an average, must he travel
5
to make such a trip in 6 hour less time ?
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) None of these

53. 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
(b) 8
(c) 12
(d) 15

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54. A man performs 5 of the total journey by rail, 20

by 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

55. 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

56. 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
57. 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
1
trip he drove 50 miles in 1 2 hours ?
(a) 54 min
(b) 1 hour
(c) 66 min
(d) 70 min

58. A can 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) 220 km
(b) 224 km
(c) 230 km
(d) 234 km

59. A motorcyclist completes a certain journey in 5

hours. He covers one-third 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

60. 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
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

61. 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 per hour. In the second
part of the journey, he travels by train at the speed
of 55 km per hour. How much distance did he travel
by train ?
(a) 145 km
(b) 165 km
(c) 185 km
(d) 205 km

62. 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

63. 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 ?
(a) 36 kmph
(b) 45 kmph
(c) 48 kmph
(d) 50 kmph
64. 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
2
(a) 566 3 km/hr
1
(b) 583 3 km/hr
2
(c) 583 3 km/hr
(d) 600 km/hr

65. 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
 1
66. A man can walk uphill at the rate of 2 2 km/hr and
1
downhill at the rate of 3 4 km/hr. If the total time
required to walk ac certain distance up the hill and
return to the starting point was 4 hr 36 min, 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

67. A man drives 150 km to the seashore in 3

hours 20 Min. He returns from the shore to the
starting point in 4 hours 10 min. Let r be the
average rate for the entire trip. Then the average
rate for the trip going exceeds r, in kilometers per
hour, by
(a) 2
(b) 4
1
(c) 4 2
(d) 5

68. 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 fro 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

69. I started on may 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) 4 66 km
4
(b) 13 9 km
3
(c) 14 8 km
10
(d) 15 21 km

70. A, B and C are on a trip by a 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 a 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) 50 3 km/hr
1
(c) 51 3 km/hr
(d) 52 km/hr
71. 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 ?
(a) 40 km/hr
(b) 48 km/hr
(c) 49 km/hr
(d) 64 km/hr
(e) None of these

72. 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
73. 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

74. 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

75. 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) 60 123 km/hr
(c) 62 km/hr
5
(d) 65 123 km/hr

76. A cyclist rides 24 at 16 kmph and further 36 k 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

77. 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

3 xyz
(d) ( xy + yz + zx )

78. 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 10 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

79. 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
original speed for the rest of the journey. Then, x is
equal to ?
(a) 31.2
(b) 36
(c) 40
(d) 52

80. 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

81. 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 ?
(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

5
of its actual speed covers
82. A car travelling with 7

42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. Find the actual

speed of the car.
6
(a) 17 7 km/hr
(b) 25 km/hr
(c) 30 km/hr
(d) 35 km/hr

7
83. A train running atof its own speed reached a
11

lace 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

84. A man can reach a certain place in 30 hours. If

1
he reduces his speed by 15 th, he goes 10 km less
in that time. Find his speed.
(a) 4 km/hr
(b) 5 km/hr
1
(c) 5 2 km/hr
(d) 6 km/hr

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

86. The average speed of a train 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 take
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
(a) 40 km/hr
(b) 50 km/hr
(c) 55 km/hr
(d) 60 km/hr

87. 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

1
88. A student walks from his house at a speed of 2 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) 1 4 km
3
(b) 1 4 km
1
(c) 2 4 km
3
(d) 2 4 km

89. With an average speed of 50 km/hr, a train

reaches its destination in time. If it goes with an
average seed 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

90. If a train runs at 40 kmph, it reaches its

destination 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

91. 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

92. Ravi walks to and fro to a shopping mall. He

spends 30 minutes shopping. If he walks at a speed
of 10km 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

93. A person travels 285km in 6 hours in two stages.

I 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

94. 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) 36 3
1
(c) 37 2

(d) 40

95. 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

96. 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. If 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
97. 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 12.5minutes while
stopping at the stations. The speed of the car is
(a) 100 kmph
(b) 110 kmph
(c) 120 kmph
(d) 130 kmph

98. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a buses 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

99. 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 ?
(a) 8 min
(b) 12 min
(c) 16 min
(d) 24 min

100. 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

101. 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

102. A train travels a distance of 600km 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
103. 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) 6 2 hours

104. With a uniform speed a car covers the

distance in 8 hours. Had the speed been
increased by 4 km/hr. the same distance could
1
have been covered in 7 2 hours. What is the
distance covered ?
(a) 420 km
(b) 480 km
(c) 640 km
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

105. 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

106. 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
107. 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 2 hours
(c) 2 hours
1
(d) 2 2 hours

108. 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
109. 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

110. 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 trains 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
111. 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 ?
1
(a) 2 2 hours
1
(b) 3 3 hours
1
(c) 4 3 hours
1
(d) 5 3 hours

112. An airplane 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 ?
(a) 1375 km
(b) 2750 km
(c) 3250 km
(d) 4400 km

113. 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
(a) 4 km/hr
(b) 8 km/hr
(c) 12 km/hr
(d) 16 km/hr

114. A cyclist drove one kilometer, with the wind in

his back, in 3 minutes and drove the same way
back, against the wind, in 4 minutes. If we assume
that the cyclist always puts constant force on the
pedals, how much time would it take him to drive 1
km without wind ?
1
(a) 2 3 min
3
(b) 2 7 min
 3
(c) 3 7 min
7
(d) 3 12 min

115. Ramesh travels 760 km to his home, party

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

116. Two sea trawlers left a sea port simultaneously

in two mutually perpendicular directions. Haft 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 ?
(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

117. 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
(a) 12 minutes
(b) 16 minutes
(c) 18 minutes
(d) 24 minutes

118. A ship, 40 kilometres from the shore, springs a

3
leak which admits 3 4 tonnes of water in 12 minutes
60 tonnes would suffice to sink her, but the ship’s
pups 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 the begins to sink.
 1
(a) 1 2 km per hour
1
(b) 2 2 km per hour
1
(c) 3 2 km per hour
1
(d) 4 2 km per hour

119. 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. Admit 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

120. 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

121. A walks around a circular field at the rate of one

round per hour while B runs around it at the ate 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.
122. 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 till12 : 30 p.m.
(a) Not even once
(b) Once
(c) Twice
(d) Thrice

123. There are 8 equidistant points A, B, C, D, E, F,

G and H in the clockwise direction on the periphery
of a circle. In a time interval t, a person reaches from
A to C with uniform motion 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

124 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

125. 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

126. A thief is noticed by a policeman from a

distance of 200 m. The thief start running and the
policeman 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

127. A bust is moving with a speed of 30 km/hr

ahead of a car with a speed of 50 km/hr. How many
kilometers 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) 12.5 km
(d) 15 km

128. 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 policemen, 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

129. 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.

130. 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

131. 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 the was caught by the
policeman
(a) 80 m
(b) 200 m
(c) 400 m
(d) 600 m

132. 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

133. A passenger train runs at the rate of 80 kmph.

It starts from the station 6 hours after a good 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

134. An athlete claimed that his timing for a 100m

dash should be corrected because the starting
signal was given by a gun fixed 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)
(a) 0.03
(b) 0.1
(c) 0.5
(d) 0.7

135. 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

136. Two guns were fired from the same place at an

interval of 8 minutes, A person approachin 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
137. 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 47.5km aprt ?
1
(a) 1 4 hrs
1
(b) 2 4 hrs
(c) 2 hrs. 23 min.
1
(d) 2 2 hrs

138. 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 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 2 2 hours, 7.5 km fromA
(d) After 2 hours, 4 km from A
139. 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

140. 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

141. 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. The will
meet for the first time in ?
(a) 4.9 min
(b) 5.28 min
(c) 5.5 min
(d) 6 min

142. A and B walk around a circular track. Thy 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 they before 9.30 a.m. ?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8

143. Two cyclist start on circular track from a given

point but in opposite directions with speeds of 7
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

144. A distance of 425 km separates two trains

moving 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 145 to 147): These question

are based on the following information :

P and Q are 120 km apart. A starts from P towards

Q at 6 a.m. B starts from Q towards P at 11 a.m. on
the same day. A is 50% faster than B. They cross
each other at 8 p.m.

145. 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

146. In reaching his destination how many more

hours than A, will B take ?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 12

147. A’s speed (in km/hr) is

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

148. 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 3 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 A.M. ?
5
(a) 6 x
19
(b) 8 x
 6
(c) 5 x
7
(d) 9 x
3
(e) 2 x

149. 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 kilometers
does each lady travels in one hour ?
(a) 5 km, 3 km
(b) 7 km, 5 km
(c) 8 km, 6 km
(d) 6 km, 14 km

150. 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 ?
(a) 3 km/hr
(b) 4 km/hr
(c) 5 km/hr
(d) 7 km/hr

151. Two men at points Rand s, 76 km apart, set out

at the same time to walk towards each other. The
1
man at R walks uniformly at the rate of 4 2 km/hr ; the
1
man at S walks at the constant rate of 3 4 km/hr for the
3
first hour, 3 4 km/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 is
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 10
152. Two planes move along a circle of
circumference 1.2 kms with constant speeds. When
they move in different direction 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

153.Two cyclist, k kilometers 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 direction.
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

154. 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
simultaneously from the opposite ends X and Y
1
towards each other, they would meet 1 3 hours
after the start. How much time did it take the bus to
travel from X to Y ?
(a) 2 hours
(b) 4 hours
(c) 6 hours
(d) 8 hours

155. 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
(b) 11 : 9
(c) 11 : 20
(d) None of these

156. 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 meeting,
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

157. 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 ?
(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

158. 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. 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.

159. 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 a.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 trains C if the distance between
Delhi and Mumbai is 1260 km ?
(a) 60 km/hr
(b) 90 km/r
(c) 120 km/hr
(d) 135 km/hr

160. 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 could have
taken 2 hours less. How long would it take for his to
walk both ways ?
(a) 7 hours 45 minutes
(b) 8 hours 15 minutes
(c) 8 hours 30 minutes
(d) 8 hours 45 minutes

161. 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
a.m. Her father leaves home to pick her up at 7.00
a.m. from the station as she gets off the train.
Yesterday Reena left her office early and took a 6.00
pm. 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 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

162. One 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
stared walking home ward a 4 mph. On the way he
met 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

163. A train approaches a tunnel AB. Inside the

3
tunnel is a car located at a point that in 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

164. 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 165-166): These questions are

based n the following information:
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 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.

165. 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.

166. 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.
167. 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

168. A hare pursued by a hound is 60 of her own

leaps before him. When the hare takes 4 leaps, the
3
hound takes 3. In one leap, the hare goes 1 4 metres
3
and the hound 2 4 metres. In how many leaps will
the hound over take the hare ?
(a) 84
(b) 188
(c) 252
(d) 365

169. 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

170. 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 Jiapur
(a) 8 : 30 p.m.
(b) 9 : 00 p.m.
(c) 9 : 15 p.m.
(d) 9 : 30 p.m.

171. 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

172. The speed of a bus is 72 kmph. The distance

covered by the bus in 5 sec is
(a) 50 m
(b) 74.5 m
(c) 100 m
(d) 60 m
173. A man travels for 5 hours 15 minutes. If he
covers the first half of the journey at 60 km/h and
rest at 45 km/h. Find the total distance travelled by
him.
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(a) 1028 7 km
(b) 189 km
(c) 378 km
(d) 270 km

174. 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 travelling at a uniform speed of 39
kmph and 47 kmph respectively, at what time will
they meet ?
(a) 5 : 30 pm
(b) 4 : 30 pm
(c) 5 pm
(d) 4 pm
175. A car goes 20 metres in a second. Find its
speed in km/hr
(a) 18
(b) 72
(c) 36
(d) 20

176. Two men P and Q star a journey from the same

1
place at a speed of 3 km/hr and 3 2 km/hr
respectively. If they move in the same direction
then what is the distance between them after 4
hours ?
(a) 3 km
1
(b) 2 2 km
(c) 2 km
1
(d) 2 km
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177. Rohan covers 3 rd 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

178. 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
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179. A student goes to school at the rate of 2 2 km/h
and reaches 6 min late. If he travels at the speed
of 3km/h he is 10 min early. What is the distance
to the school ?
(a) 4 km
1
(b) 3 4 km
(c) 1 km
1
(d) 3 2 km

180. 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

181. A car covers 650 kms in 12 hours and the other

850 kms in 18 hours. Find the average speed of the
car.
(a) 47 kmph
(b) 50 kmph
(c) 48 kmph
(d) 52 kmph

182. A vehicle travels at the rate of 80 kmph. What

distance will it travel in 15 minutes ?
(a) 20000 metre
(b) 25000 metre
(c) 24000 metre
(d) 22000 metre
183. Aryan covers a certain distance in 1 hour 30
minutes. He covers two thirds of it at the rate of 4
kmph and 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

184. Rani goes to school from her house In 30

minutes. Raja takes 45 minutes in covering the
same distance. Find the ratio between time taken by
Rani and Raja.
(a) 2 : 3
(b) 4 : 3
(c) 3 : 2
(d) 1 : 3

185. The speeds of John and Max are 30 km/h and

40 km/h. Initially Max is at a place L and John is at a
place M. The distance between L and M is 650 kms.
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

186. 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
187. With a uniform speed, a car covers a distance
in 8 hours. Had the speed been increased by 4
km/hr, he 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

188. 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
189. 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

190. Ramesh is walking at a speed of 10 kilometres

per hour. After every kilometer he takes 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
191. 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 metre
(c) 440 metre
(d) None of these