Speed Time And Distance MCQ

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• A student goes to school at the rate of $$2\frac{1}{2}$$ km/hr and reaches 6 min late. If he travels at the speed of 3 km/hr he is 10 min early. What is the distance to the school ?
  ক

  4 km

  খ

  $$3\frac{1}{4}$$ km

  গ

  1 km

  ঘ

  $$3\frac{1}{2}$$ km
• Two planes move along a circle of circumference 1.2 kms with constant speeds. When they move in different directions, 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 :
  ক

  0.02 km/sec

  খ

  0.03 km/sec

  গ

  0.04 km/sec

  ঘ

  0.05 km/sec
• 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 policeman, then the time required for the policeman to catch the thief will be :
  ক

  2 minutes

  খ

  3 minutes

  গ

  6 minutes

  ঘ

  10 minutes
• 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 ?
  ক

  5 hrs

  খ

  $$5\frac{1}{2}$$ hrs

  গ

  6 hrs

  ঘ

  $$6\frac{1}{2}$$ hrs
• A person travels three equal distance at a speed of x km/hr, y km/hr and z km/hr respectively. What is the average speed for the whole journey ?
  ক

  $$\frac{{xyz}}{{3\left( {xy + yz + zx} \right)}}$$    km/hr

  খ

  $$\frac{{xyz}}{{\left( {xy + yz + zx} \right)}}$$    km/hr

  গ

  $$\frac{{\left( {xy + yz + zx} \right)}}{{xyz}}$$    km/hr

  ঘ

  $$\frac{{3xyz}}{{\left( {xy + yz + zx} \right)}}$$    km/hr
• 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 travels to reach point B at 2 pm ?
  ক

  36 km/hr

  খ

  28 km/hr

  গ

  25 km/hr

  ঘ

  30 km/hr
• 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 ?
  ক

  3 km/hr

  খ

  4 km/hr

  গ

  5 km/hr

  ঘ

  7 km/hr
• 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 rate of 10 km and 11 km per hour respectively. What is the distance between them after 6 minutes ?
  ক

  100 m

  খ

  150 m

  গ

  190 m

  ঘ

  200 m
• 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 :
  ক

  55 km

  খ

  60 km

  গ

  64 km

  ঘ

  80 km
• A cyclist rides 24 km at 16 kmph and further 36 km at 15 kmph. Find his average speed for the journey ?
  ক

  15.38 km/hr

  খ

  15.5 km/hr

  গ

  16 km/hr

  ঘ

  None of these
• 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 :
  ক

  36 km/hr

  খ

  46 km/hr

  গ

  56 km/hr

  ঘ

  66 km/hr
• Two men P and Q start a journey from the same place at a speed of 3 km/hr and $$3\frac{1}{2}$$ km/hr respectively. If they move in the same direction then what is the distance them after 4 hours ?
  ক

  3 km

  খ

  $$2\frac{1}{2}$$ km

  গ

  2 km

  ঘ

  $$\frac{1}{2}$$ km
• 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 kilometres does each lady travel in one hour ?
  ক

  5 km, 3 km

  খ

  7 km, 5 km

  গ

  8 km, 6 km

  ঘ

  6 km, 14 km
• 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 in 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) ?
  ক

  120 km

  খ

  360 km

  গ

  480 km

  ঘ

  500 km
• 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 ?
  ক

  200 km

  খ

  240 km

  গ

  260 km

  ঘ

  Cannot be determined

  ঙ

  None of these
• 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 :
  ক

  $${\text{60 km/hr}}$$

  খ

  $$60\frac{5}{123}{\text{ km/hr}}$$

  গ

  $${\text{62 km/hr}}$$

  ঘ

  $$65\frac{5}{123}{\text{ km/hr}}$$
• A person wishes to reach his destination 90 km away 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 :
  ক

  4 km/hr

  খ

  0.75 km/min

  গ

  1 km/min

  ঘ

  None of these
• A car goes 20 metres in a second. Find its speed in km/hr ?
  ক

  18 km/hr

  খ

  72 km/hr

  গ

  36 km/hr

  ঘ

  20 km/hr
• Train X leaves New York at 1 am and travels east at a constant speed of x mph. If train Z leaves New York at 2 am 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 am ?
  ক

  $$\frac{5}{6}x$$

  খ

  $$\frac{9}{8}x$$

  গ

  $$\frac{6}{5}x$$

  ঘ

  $$\frac{9}{7}x$$

  ঙ

  $$\frac{3}{2}x$$
• 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 ?
  ক

  4t

  খ

  7t

  গ

  9t

  ঘ

  Never
• 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 ?
  ক

  9 min

  খ

  10 min

  গ

  12 min

  ঘ

  20 min
• 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:
  ক

  10.4 km/hr

  খ

  10.8 km/hr

  গ

  11 km/hr

  ঘ

  12.2 km/hr
• A man performs $$\frac{3}{5}$$ of the total journey by rail, $$\frac{7}{20}$$ by bus and the remaining 6.5 km on foot. His total journey is :
  ক

  65 km

  খ

  100 km

  গ

  120 km

  ঘ

  130 km
• A man takes 100 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 :
  ক

  10 min

  খ

  20 min

  গ

  30 min

  ঘ

  60 min

  ঙ

  80 min
• 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 :
  ক

  10 min

  খ

  20 min

  গ

  30 min

  ঘ

  40 min
• A and B start from the same point and in the same direction at 7 am to walk around a rectangular field 400 m × 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 till 12.30 pm ?
  ক

  Not even once

  খ

  Once

  গ

  Twice

  ঘ

  Thrice
• 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. The speed of the car is :
  ক

  100 kmph

  খ

  110 kmph

  গ

  120 kmph

  ঘ

  130 kmph
• 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 :
  ক

  35.55 km/hr

  খ

  36 km/hr

  গ

  71.11 km/hr

  ঘ

  71 km/hr
• An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in $$1\frac{2}{3}$$ hours, it must travel at a speed of :
  ক

  300 kmph

  খ

  360 kmph

  গ

  600 kmph

  ঘ

  720 kmph
• 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:
  ক

  $$\frac{1}{r} = p - q$$

  খ

  $$r = p - q$$

  গ

  $$\frac{1}{r} = p + q$$

  ঘ

  $$r = p + r$$