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Time and Distance MCQs
Two automobiles are 150 kilometres apart and traveling toward each other. One automobile is moving at 60km/h and the other is moving at 40km/h mph. In how many hours will they meet?
A. 2.5
B. 2.0
C. 1.75
D. 1.5
E. 1.25
A train covers a distance of 10 km in 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
A car is running at a speed of 108 kmph. What distance will it cover in 15 seconds ?
A. 45 metres
B. 55 metres
C. 450 metres
D. Cannot be determined
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
A walks around a circular field at the rate of one round per hour while B runs around it at the rate 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.
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
A boy goes to his school 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, the distance between his house and school is ____?
A. 5 km
B. 5.5 km
C. 6 km
D. 6.5 km
A train when moves at an average speed of 40 kmph, reaches its destination on time. When its average speed becomes 35 kmph, then it reaches its destination 15 minutes late. Find the length of journey.
A. 30 km
B. 40 km
C. 70 km
D. 80 km
Barkat 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
Danish his car at a speed of 120 kmph for the first 2 hours and then at a speed of 100 kmph for the next half an hour. Find the distance covered by him during the entire journey.
A. 300 km
B. 290 km
C. 250 km
D. 240 km
Atif and Bilal, 110 km apart, start cycling towards each other. If Atif covers a distance of 6 km to Bilal’s 5 km, how far will Atif have travelled when they meet?
A. 66 km
B. 55 km
C. 50 km
D. 60 km
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
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
A man travels from A to B at a speed of 30 kmph and returns with a speed of 60 kmph. What is the average speed of the man?
A. 47.5
B. 50
C. 45
D. 40
A car travels 50% faster than a bike. Both start at the same time from A to B. The car reaches 25 minutes earlier than the bike. If the distance from A to B is 100 km, find the speed of the bike.
A. 120 km
B. 100 km
C. 80 km
D. 75 km
A car gives a mileage of 20 km per liter of petrol when driven at a constant speed of 50 kmph but the mileage decreases by 10% when driven at a speed of 70 kmph. How many km can the car travel with 12 liters of petrol if it travels a speed of 70 kmph?
A. 216 km
B. 240 km
C. 228 km
D. 200 km
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. 52
C. 41
D. 40
An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 5/3 hours, it must travel at a speed of _____?
A. 660 km/hr
B. 680 km/hr
C. 700 km/hr
D. 720 km/hr
Asghar traveled from his house to his office at 10 km/hr and returned at rate of 9 km/hr. Rohit travelled through the same path both ways at 12 km/hr and took 10 minutes less than Asghar. What is the distance between Asghar’s house and his office?
A. 3000m
B. 7500m
C. 3750m
D. 7000m
In a race, a car travelled at a speed of 150 kmph. If it had travelled at 180 kmph, it would have completed the race before 3 minutes. Find the length of the track.
A. 50 km
B. 45 km
C. 40 km
D. 30 km
If a man walks at 6 kmph, he can reach his destination at 9:00 am. However, he walks a little slower and reaches only at 10:00 am. If the distance to his destination was 12 km, at what speed did he walk?
A. 5 kmph
B. 4 kmph
C. 4.5 kmph
D. 3 kmph
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
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
Taimoor left for his school at 6 am by foot and walked at the rate of 2 kmph. After reaching his school he found it was closed and immediately turned back and started walking back to his home at 3 kmph. If he reached his home at 9 am, find the distance between his school and his home.
A. 2.5 km
B. 7.2 km
C. 7 km
D. 3.6 km
If a boat is rowed downstream for 50 km in 5 hours and upstream for 24 km in 6 hours, what is the speed of the boat and the river?
A. (7 , 3) km/hr
B. (6 , 4) km/hr
C. (10 , 4) km/hr
D. None of these
Excluding stoppages, the average 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. 9
B. 10
C. 12
D. 20
A cyclist covers a certain distance in 50 minutes at a speed of 24 kmph. To cover the same distance in 40 minutes, he should travel at a speed of ____?
A. 30 kmph
B. 27 kmph
C. 25 kmph
D. 20 kmph
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
If Afnan drives at 4/5th of his usual speed to his office, he is 6 minutes late. What is his usual time to reach his office?
A. 36
B. 24
C. 30
D. 18
A boats man can row in still water at speed of 7 km/hr. It takes 6 hours more to travel the same distance in upstream than in downstream if the speed of the river is 3 km/hr. what is the distance between the two destinations?
A. 20 km
B. 40 km
C. 30 km
D. 10 km
A car can travel 360km with a ¾ full tank. How many km can it travel with a 2/3 full tank?
A. 400
B. 320
C. 240
D. 300
If the ratio of the speeds of A and B to cover a distance of 200 m is 3:4, then the ratio of the time taken to cover the same distance is________?
A. 6:8
B. 3:7
C. 5:4
D. 4:3
Yalmaz can cover a distance of 400 metres in 2 minutes. Rayan can cover 1 km in 300 seconds. Find the ratio of their speeds.
A. 2:5
B. 4:3
C. 1:2
D. 1:1
Two trains 140 metres and 120 metres are running in the same direction with speeds 40 kmph and 60 kmph respectively. In what time will the faster train pass the slower one?
A. 0.60 minutes
B. 0.36 minutes
C. 0.78 minutes
D. 0.42 minutes
A man rows at a speed of 6 km/hr in still water. If the time taken to row a certain distance upstream is 4 times the time taken to row the same distance downstream, what is the speed of the river?
A. 1.8 km/hr
B. 3 km/hr
C. 3.6 km/hr
D. 4 km/hr
A man travels a distance of 2 km by walking at a speed of 6 km/hr. He returns back at a speed of 4 km/hr. What is his average speed?
A. 4.5 kmph
B. 4.8 kmph
C. 5 kmph
D. 5.1 kmph
In a journey of 24 miles, two thirds of the distance was travelled with a speed of 40 mph and the remaining with 60 mph. How much time did the journey take?
A. 14.4 minutes
B. 20 minutes
C. 28.8 minutes
D. 32 minutes
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
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
A and B go cycling in the same direction with speeds of 6 km/hr and 12 km/hr. A car from behind passes them in 9 and 10 seconds respectively. What is the speed of the car?
A. 22 km/hr
B. 33 km/hr
C. 66 km/hr
D. 44 km/hr
Three towns X, Y, and Z are on a river which flows uniformly. Y is equidistant from X and Z. If a boats man rows from X to Y and back in 10 hours and X to Z in 4 hours, find the ratio of speed of the boats man in still water to the speed of the current.
A. 2:5
B. 5:3
C. 3:5
D. 1:2
Walking at 80% of his usual speed, a man is 10 mins late to his office. Find the usual time taken by hime to reach his office.
A. 20 minutes
B. 30 minutes
C. 40 minutes
D. 50 minutes
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
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
A person walking at 5/6th of his usual speed is 40 minutes late to his office. What is his usual travel time to his office?
A. 3 hours 20 minutes
B. 3 hours 15 minutes
C. 3 hours 30 minutes
D. 3 hours
There are 21 poles with a constant distance between each pole. A car takes 30 seconds to reach the 16th pole. How long does it take to reach the last pole?
A. 39 seconds
B. 40 seconds
C. 39.38 seconds
D. 39.5 seconds
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
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
How much time does a train 125 metres long running at 60 km/hr take to pass a pole?
A. 6s
B. 2.08s
C. 7.5s
D. 8s
Two bikes start at the same time from two destination 300 km apart and travel towards each other. If they cross each other at a distance of 130 km from one of the destination, what is the ratio of their speeds?
A. 17:13
B. 17:30
C. 13:30
D. None of these
Rayan crosses a 400m bridge in 3 minutes. What is speed?
A. 133.33 kmph
B. 1.33 kmph
C. 4 kmph
D. 8 kmph
A man covers a distance of 20 km in 3.5 hours partly by running and partly by walking. If he walks at 4 kmph and runs at 10 kmph, find the distance he covers by walking.
A. 10 km
B. 8 km
C. 12 km
D. 9 km
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
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
A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m long?
A. 80 Sec
B. 89 Sec
C. 90 Sec
D. 95 Sec
A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of
A. 120
B. 260
C. 240
D. 220
Two trains are moving in opposite directions 60 km/hr and 90 km/hr. Their lengths are 1.10 km and 0.9 km respectively. The time taken by the slower train to cross the faster train in seconds is_________?
A. 36
B. 45
C. 48
D. 49
A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track in 240 metres ahead of the engine of a 120 metres long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In how much time will the train pass the joɡɡer?
A. 3.6 sec
B. 18 sec
C. 36 sec
D. 72 sec
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