TIME, SPEED AND DISTANCE 2023

ASSIGNMENT

1. A car covers a distance of 1078 kms in 14 7. A car travels at 60 km/hr. How many meters
hours. What is the speed of the car? will it travel in 18 seconds?
(a) 70 kms./ hr. (a) 300 m (b) 200 m
(b) 72 kms./hr. (c) 250 m (d) 350 m
(c) 77 kms./hr.
(d) Cannot be determined 8. A car runs 300 metres race in 36 seconds. Its
(e) None of these speed is
(a) 50 km/hr (b) 44 km/hr
2. The average speed of a tractor is two-fifth the (c) 30 km/hr (d) 38 km/hr
average speed of a car. The car covers 450 kms
in 6 hours. How much distance will the tractor 9. In what time can a car cover a distance of 200
cover in 8 hours? m, if it runs at a speed of 36 km/hr?
(a) 210 kms. (b) 240 kms. (a) 20 s. (b) 24 s.
(c) 420 kms. (d) 480 kms. (c) 25 s. (d) 30 s.
(e) None of these
10. 3 persons A, B and C covers a distance at
3. A bus covers 156 kms in 3 hours. The speed 10 km/hr, 12 km/hr and 15 km/hr. the average
of a car is 3 times the speed of the bus. How speed is:
much time will the car take to cover a distance (a) 11 km/hr (b) 12 km/hr
of 780 kms? (c) 7 km/hr (d) 3 km/hr
(a) 3 hours (b) 6 hours
(c) 4 hours (d) 5 hours 11. A man completes 30 km of a journey at 6
(e) None of these km/hr and the remaining 40 km of the journey in
5 hours. His average speed for the whole
4. A man covered a distance of 180 Kms. In 4 journey is
hours on a bike. How much distance will he 4
cover on a bicycle in 8 hours if the rides the (a) 6 11 km / hr (b) 7 km/hr
bicycle at one-sixth the speed of the bike?
1
(a) 72 Kms. (b) 54 Kms. (c) 7 km / hr (d) 8 km/hr
(c) 84 Kms. (d) 60 Kms. 2
(e) None of these
12. A person starting from his house covers a
5. A Car is moving with a speed of 54 km/h. Its distance at 20 km/hr and returns to the starting
speed is place at 30 km/hr. His average speed during
(a) 25 m/s (b) 30 m/s whole journey is
(c) 15 m/s (d) 10 m/s (a) 25 km/hr (b) 24 km/hr
(c) 27 km/hr (d) 22 km/hr
6. A car is moving with a speed of 20 m/s. Its
speed is 13. A person starting from his house covers a
(a) 54 km/h (b) 108 km/h distance at 15 km/hr and returns to the starting
(c) 72 km/h (d) 90 km/h place at 10 km/hr. His average speed during
whole journey is
(a) 11 km/hr (b) 12 km/hr

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1 car takes 5 hrs less than the first for the journey
(c) 7 m / hr (d) 13 km/hr find the length of the journey.
2
(a) 900 km (b) 600 km
14. A motor car does a journey in 10 hrs, the (c) 700 km (d) 850 km
first half at 21 km/hr and the second half at 24
km/hr. Find the distance. 21. A constable is 114 m behind a thief. The
(a) 224 km (b) 216 km constable runs 21 m and the thief 15 m in a
(c) 258 km (d) 220 km minute. In what time will the constable catch the
thief?
15. A man covers 1/3 of his journey at 40 km/hr (a) 16 min (b) 17 min
and the remaining at 20 km/hr. He takes 15 hour (c) 18 min (d) 19 min
in total journey. The distance total journey is?
(a) 300 km (b) 360 km 22. A thief is spotted by a policeman from a
(c) 240 km (d) 120 km distance of 100 m. When the policeman starts
the chase, the thief also starts running. If the
16. A person traveled 120 km by steamer, 450 speed of the thief is 8 km/hr and that of the
km by train and 60 km by horse. It took 13 policeman is 10 km/hr, how far the thief will
hours 30 minutes. If the rate of the train is 3 have run before he is overtaken?
times that of the horse and 1.5 times that of the (a) 200 m (b) 300 m
steamer, find the rate of the train per hour. (c) 400 m (d)500 m
(a) 70km/hr (b) 50km/hr
(c) 40 km/hr (d) 60km/hr 23. A 75 m long train is running at 54 km/hr. In
how much time will it cross an electric pole?
17. The speed of A and B are in the ratio 3:4. A (a) 10 s (b) 5 s
takes 20 minutes more than B to reach the (c) 15 s (d) 20 s
destination. How much time will take A?
24. A 415 m long train is running at 63 km/hr.
1
(a) 1 hrs (b) 2 hrs In how much time will it cross a tunnel 285 m
3 long?
2 2 (a) 25 s (b) 40 s
(c) 1 hrs (d) 2 hrs
3 3 (c) 40 s (d) 30 s

18. A person covers a distance in 40 minutes if 25. A 400 m long train cross a 200 m long
he runs at a speed of 45 km per hour on an platform in 30 second, the train speed is:
average. Find the speed at which he must run to (a) 36 km/hr (b) 90 km/hr
reduce the time of journey to 30 minutes. (c) 72 km/hr (d) 54 km/hr
(a) 60km/hr (b) 50km/hr
(c) 40km/hr (d) 70 km/hr 26. A train passes a standing man in 10 seconds
and a platform 120 m long in 16 seconds. Find
19. Walking at 7/8 of its usual speed, a train is the train speed.
10 minutes too late. Find its usual time to cover (a) 60 km/hr (b) 90 km/hr
the journey. (c) 72 km/hr (d) 54 km/hr
(a) 60 min (b) 70 min
(c) 50 min (d) 40 min 27. A train passes a platform 100 m long in 10
seconds and a platform 400 m long. In a 25
20. Two cars run to a place at the speeds of 45 seconds. Find the train length.
km/hr and 60 km/hr respectively. If the second (a) 60 m (b) 90 m
(c) 120 m (d) 100 m

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passes them completely in 9 and 10 seconds

28. A train 125 m long is running at 50 km/hr. respectively. The length of train is :
In what time will it pass a man, running at 5 (a) 45 m (b) 50 m
km/hr in the same direction in which the train is (c) 54 m (d) 72 m
going? (in seconds) (e) None
(a) 20 Sec (b) 10 Sec
(c) 12 Sec (d) 15 Sec 35. The distance between two stations A and B
is 365 km. A train starts at 10 a.m. from A and
29. A train 125 m long is running at 50 km/hr. move towards B at a speed of 65 km/hr. Another
In what time will it pass 175m long train train starts B at 11 a.m. and moves towards A at
running at 40 km/hr in same direction in which an speed of 35 km/hr. How far from B will two
train is going? (in seconds) trains meet and at what time?
(a) 120 Sec (b) 108 Sec (a) 105,2 p.m. (b) 100,4 p.m.
(c) 112 Sec (d) 115 Sec (c) 100,2 p.m. (d) 105,5 p.m.

30. A train 200 m long is running at 66 km/hr. 36. The distance between two stations, Delhi
In what time will it pass a man, running at 6 and Amritsar, is 450 km. A train starts at 4 P.m.
km/hr in the opposite direction in which the from Delhi 60 km/hr. Another train starts from
train is going? (in seconds) Amritsar at 3.20 p.m. and moves towards Delhi
(a) 20 Sec (b) 10 Sec at an average speed of 80 km/hr. How far from
(c) 12 Sec (d) 15 Sec Delhi will the two trains meet and at what time?
(a) 170, 5:30 (b) 190, 6:50
31. A train 150 m long is running at 44 km/hr. (c) 170, 6.50 (d) 190, 5:30
In what time will it pass a 100 m long train
running at 46 km/hr in opposite direction in 37. A train leaves Patna at 5 a.m. and reaches
which train is crossing? (in seconds) Delhi at 9 a.m. Another train laves Delhi at 6.30
(a) 20 Sec (b) 10 Sec a.m. and reaches Patna at 10 a.m. At what time
(c) 25 Sec (d) 15 Sec do the two trains meet?
(a) 7:40 am (b) 8:40 am
32. A train 300 m long takes 18 seconds to (c) 7:20am (d) 7:40pm
cross a 200 m long train running at 45 km/hr in
the direction opposite to that of the train. Find 38. Two trains, A and B start from stations X
speed of the train. and Y towards Y and X respectively. After
(a) 50 km/hr (b) 45 km/hr passing each other, they take 9 hours and 4
(c) 40 km/hr (d) 55 km/hr hours to reach Y and X respectively. If train A is
moving at 50 km/hr, then the speed of the train
33. A train overtakes two person who are B is
walking in the same direction in which the train (a) 60 km/h (b) 64 km/h
is going, at the rate of 2 km/h and 4 km/h and (c) 54 km/h (d) 75 km/h
passes them completely in 36 and 45 seconds
respectively. The speed of train is: 39. Two trains, A and B start from stations X
(a) 10 km/h (b) 50 km/h and Y towards Y and X respectively. After
(c) 54 km/h (d) 12 km/h passing each other, they take 4 hours 48 minutes
and 3 hours 20 minutes to reach Y and X
34. A train overtakes two person who are respectively. If train A is moving at 45 km/hr,
walking in the same direction in which the train then the speed of the train B is
is going, at the rate of 2 km/h and 4 km/h and (a) 60 km/h (b) 64.8 km/h
(c) 54 km/h (d) 7.5 km/h

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40. A farmer traveled a distance of 61 km in 9 43. A monkey ascends a greased pole 50 meters
hours. He traveled partly on foot at 4 km/hr and high. He ascends 5 meters in first minute and
partly on bicycle at 9 km/hr. The distance slip down 2 meter in the alternate minute. In
traveled on foot is: what total time, he reaches the top?
(a) 14 km (b) 15 km (a) 30 (b) 15
(c) 16 km (d) 17 km (c) 31 (d) 16

41. A farmer traveled a distance of 124 km in

12 hours. He traveled partly on foot at 8 km/hr
and partly on bicycle at 12 km/hr. The distance
traveled on foot is:
(a) 64 km (b) 40 km
(c) 96 km (d)56 km

42. A monkey ascends a greased pole 12 meters

high. He ascends 2 meters in first minute and
slip down 1 meter in the alternate minute. In
which minute, he reaches the top?
(a) 21st (b) 22nd
(c) 23rd (d) 24th
1. c 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. c 6. c 7. a 8. c 9. a 10. b
11. b 12. b 13. b 14. a 15. b 16. d 17. a 18. a 19. b 20. a
21. d 22. c 23. b 24. b 25. c 26. c 27. d 28. b 29. b 30. b
31. b 32. d 33. d 34. b 35. a 36. c 37. a 38. d 39. c 40. c
41. b 42. a 43. a