Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Speed Time and Distance
351.
I started on my bicycle at 7 am 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 pm. If my cycling speed is 10 kmph and my walking speed is 1 kmph, then on my bicycle I covered a distance of :
- (A) $$4\frac{61}{66}$$ km
- (B) $$13\frac{4}{9}$$ km
- (C) $$14\frac{3}{8}$$ km
- (D) $$15\frac{10}{21}$$ km
352.
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, her 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
353.
In a race of one kilometre. A gives B a start of 100 metres and still wins by 20 seconds. But if A gives B a start of 25 seconds, B wins by 50 metres. The time taken by A to run kilometre is :
- (A) 17 sec
- (B) $$\frac{{500}}{{29}}{\text{sec}}$$
- (C) $$\frac{{1200}}{{29}}{\text{sec}}$$
- (D) $$\frac{{700}}{{29}}{\text{sec}}$$
354.
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 km
- (B) $$36\frac{2}{3}$$ km
- (C) $$37\frac{1}{2}$$ km
- (D) 40 km
355.
If two incorrect watches are set at 12:00 noon at correct time, when will both watches show the correct time for the first time given that the first watch gains 1 min in one hour and second watch looses 4 min in two hours.
- (A) 6 PM, 25 days later
- (B) 12 noon, 30 days later
- (C) 12 noon, 15 days later
- (D) 6 AM, 45 days later
356.
A man covers $$\frac{9}{20}$$ distance by bus and the remaining 10 km on foot. His total journey (in km) is :
- (A) 15.6 km
- (B) 24 km
- (C) 18.18 km
- (D) 12.8 km
357.
A 75 metres long train is moving at 20 kmph. It will cross a man standing on the platform in :
- (A) 12 seconds
- (B) 14 seconds
- (C) 13.5 seconds
- (D) 15.5 seconds
358.
A walk at a uniform rate of 4 km an hour; and 4 hr 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
359.
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
360.
Two buses start from a bus terminal with a speed of 20 km/h at interval 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 interval of 8 minutes?
- (A) 3 km/h
- (B) 4 km/h
- (C) 5 km/h
- (D) 7 km/h