The ratio of the speeds of two cars X and Y is 3 : 7. If X takes 240 minutes  more than Y to cover a certain distance, then find the actual time taken by Y to cover the distance.


A. 2 hours

B. 3 hours

C. 4 hours

D. 5 hours

A 360-metre-long train running at a speed of 64 kmph will take how much time to cross another 270-metre-long train running in the opposite direction at a speed of 56 kmph?


A. 12.1 seconds

B. 14 seconds

C. 25 seconds

D. 18.9 seconds

Train A crosses a pole in 25 seconds and another train B crosses a pole in 1 minute and 15 seconds. The length of train A is half the length of train B. What is the ratio of the speed of train A to that of train B?

A. 3 : 2

B. 3 : 4

C. 4 : 3

D. None of these

Rahul can row a certain distance downstream in 8 hours and the return the same distance in 12 hours. If the stream flows at the rate of 2 kmph find the speed of Rahul in still water.

A. 12 kmph

B. 12.5 kmph

C. 10 kmph

D. 15 kmph

An aeroplane started 30 minutes later than the scheduled time from a place 1800 km away from its destination. To reach the destination at the scheduled time the pilot increased the speed by 300 kmph. What as the speed of the aeroplane in kilometre per hour during the entire journey?

A. 1300 km/h

B. 1200 km/h

C. 1250 km/h

D. 1320 km/h

The distance between two stations Delhi and Amritsar is 480 km. A train starts at 4 pm from Delhi and moves towards Amritsar at an average speed of 60 kmph. Another train starts from Amritsar at 3 : 5 pm and moves towards Delhi at an average speed of 80 kmph. How far from Delhi will they meet and at what time?


A. 180 km, 7 : 00 pm

B. 180 km, 6 : 00 pm

C. 150 km, 6 : 50 pm

D. 200 km, 7 : 50 pm

An aeroplane started 30 minutes later than the scheduled time from a place 1800 km away from its destination. To reach the destination at the scheduled time the pilot increased the speed by 300 kmph. What was the speed of the aeroplane in km per hour during the entire journey?


A. 1300 km/hr

B. 1200 km/hr  

C. 1250 km/hr

D. 1320 km/hr                                                  
                                                     
                                                                      

A train running at uniform speed passes a standing man in 2 seconds and a platform of 50 meter  in length in 3 seconds. Find the length of the train.

A. 25 meter

B. 50 meter

C. 75 meter

D. 100 meter

A 150 meter long train running at the speed of 36 km/h takes 30 seconds to cross a platform completely. Find the length of the platform.


A. 300 meter

B. 250 meter

C. 150 meter

D. 100 meter

A man can row at 5 kmph in still water. If the velocity of current is 1 kmph and it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and come back, how far is the palace?

A. 2.4 km

B. 2.5 km

C. 3 km

D. None of these

The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr and the rate of current is 3 km/hr. the distance travelled downstream in 12 minutes is :

A. 1.2 km

B. 1.8 km

C. 3.6 km

D.2.4km

A man can row upstream at 8 kmph and downstream at 133 kmph. The speed of the stream is :

A. 2.5 km/hr

B. 4.2 km/hr

C. 5 km/hr

D. 10.5 km/hr

A theif steals a car at 2.30 p.m and drives it at 60 kmph. The theft is discovered at 3 p.m and the owners sets off in another car at 75 kmph. When will he overtake the thief?

A. 4 p.m

B. 4.30 p.m

C. 5 p.m

D.None of these

Walking 3/4^th of his usual rate, a man is 15 minutes too late. Find his usual time in minutes.

A. 42

B. 30

C. 60

D. 45

A train M leaves Meerut at 5 a.m. and reaches Delhi at 9 am. Another train leaves Delhi at 7 am and reaches Meerut at 10.30 am. At what time do the two trains cross each other?

A. 7:36 am

B. 7:56 am

C. 8 am

D. 8.15 am

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

The average speed of a car is twice the average speed of a truck. The truck covers 648 kms in 24 hours. How much distance will the car cover in 15 hours?

A.820 kms                                           

B.1024 kms

C.810 kms

D.980 kms

Three persons are waling from a place A to another place B. Their speeds are in the ratio of 4:3:5. The time ratio to reach B by these persons will be :

A. 4:3:5                                                  

B. 5:3:4

C. 15:20:12                                           

D. None of these

If the speed of a train be 92.4 kmph, how many meters would it cover in 20 minutes?

A. 3080 meters                                   

B. 3800 meters

C. 30800 meters                                 

D. 308 meters

Walking 6/7^th of his usual speed a man is 12 minutes too late. The usual time taken by him to cover that distance is :       

A.  1 hour                                               

B.  1 hr 12 min

C.  1 hr 15 min                                      

D.  1 hr 20 min

The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7:8, If the second train runs 400 kms in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train is :

A.  70 km/hr                                         

B.  75 km/hr

C.  84 km/hr                                          

D.  87.5 km/hr