Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Speed Time and Distance
41.
Two trains are moving in the opposite direction at the speed of 48 km/hr and 60 km/hr respectively. The time taken by the slower train to cross a man sitting in the faster train is 12 seconds. What is the length of the slower train?
- (A) 480 metres
- (B) 720 metres
- (C) 180 metres
- (D) 360 metres
42.
Places A and B are 396 km apart. Train X leaves from A for B and train Y leaves from B for A at the same time on the same day on parallel tracks. Both trains meet after $$5\frac{1}{2}$$ÃÂÃÂ hours. The speed of Y is 10 km/h more than that of X. What is the speed (in km/h) of Y?
- (A) 41
- (B) 54
- (C) 31
- (D) 56
43.
A man travels some distance at a speed of 12 km/hr and returns at a speed of 9 km/hr. If the total time taken by him is 2 hr 20 min, the distance is :
- (A) 35 km
- (B) 21 km
- (C) 9 km
- (D) 12 km
44.
A train passes two persons walking in the same direction at a speed of 3 km/hr and 5 km/hr respectively in 10 seconds and 11 seconds respectively. The speed of the train is :
- (A) 28 km/hr
- (B) 27 km/hr
- (C) 25 km/hr
- (D) 24 km/hr
45.
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 :
- (A) $${2\frac{1}{2}}$$ hours
- (B) $${3\frac{1}{3}}$$ hours
- (C) $${4\frac{1}{3}}$$ hours
- (D) $${5\frac{1}{3}}$$ hours
46.
A minibus takes 6 hour less to cover 1680 km distance, if its speed is increased by 14 kmph ? What is the usual time of the minibus ?
- (A) 15 hours
- (B) 24 hours
- (C) 25 hours
- (D) 30 hours
47.
The average speed of a train is 20% less on the return journey than on onward journey. The train halts for half an hour at the destination station before starting on the return journey. If the total time taken 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) 60 km/hr
- (B) 50 km/hr
- (C) 40 km/hr
- (D) 55 km/hr
48.
A train without stoppage travels with an average speed of 65 km/h and with stoppage, it travels with an average speed of 52 km/h. For how many minutes does the train stop on an average per hour?
- (A) 13
- (B) 15
- (C) 12
- (D) 14
49.
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
50.
A constable is 114 metre behind a thief. The constable runs 21 metres per minute and the thief runs 15 metres in a minute. In what time will the constable catch the thief ?
- (A) 19 min
- (B) 18 min
- (C) 17 min
- (D) 16 min