Speed Time And Distance(Quantitative Aptitude ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

Quantitative Aptitude

SPEED TIME AND DISTANCE MCQs

Time And Distance, Time & Distance, Speed Time & Distance

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Question 241. A car covers the first 39 kms of its journey in 45 minutes and covers the remaining 25 km in 35 minutes. What is the average speed of the car ?

40 km/hr
48 km/hr
49 km/hr
64 km/hr
None of these

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Answer: Option B. -> 48 km/hr

Question 242. A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train had been 6 km/hr faster, then it would have taken 4 hours less then the scheduled time. And, if the train were slower by 6 km/hr, then the train would have take 6 hours more than the scheduled time. The length of the journey is :

700 km
720 km
740 km
760 km

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Answer: Option B. -> 720 km

Question 243. A ship, 40 kilometres from the shore, springs a leak which admits $$3\frac{3}{4}$$ tonnes of water in 12 minutes. 60 tonnes would suffice to sink her, but the ship's pumps can throw out 12 tonnes of water in one hour. Find the average rate of sailing, so that she may reach the shore just as she begging to sink ?

$$1\frac{1}{2}$$ km/hr
$$2\frac{1}{2}$$ km/hr
$$3\frac{1}{2}$$ km/hr
$$4\frac{1}{2}$$ km/hr

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Answer: Option D. -> $$4\frac{1}{2}$$ km/hr

Question 244. Two cyclists start on a circular track from a given point but in opposite directions with speeds of 7 m/sec and 8 m/sec respectively. If the circumference of the circle is 300 metres, after what time will they meet at the starting point ?

20 sec
100 sec
200 sec
300 sec

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Answer: Option D. -> 300 sec

Question 245. A man travels for 5 hours 15 minutes. If he covers the first half of the journey at 60 km/hr and rest at 45 km/hr. Find the total distance travelled by him ?

$$1028\frac{6}{7}$$ km
$$189$$ km
$$378$$ km
$$270$$ km

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Answer: Option D. -> $$270$$ km

Question 246. Anna left for city A from city B at 5.20 am. She travelled at the speed of 80 km/hr for 2 hours 15 minutes. After that the speed was reduced to 60 km/hr. If the distance between two cities is 350 kms, at what time did Anna reach reach city A ?

9.20 am
9.25 am
9.35 am
10.05 am
None of these

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Answer: Option E. -> None of these

Question 247. An aeroplane flies twice as fast as a train which covers 60 miles in 80 minutes. What distance will the aeroplane cover in 20 minutes ?

30 miles
35 miles
40 miles
50 miles

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Answer: Option A. -> 30 miles

Question 248. A train travels at a speed of 30 km/hr for 12 minutes and at a speed of 45 km/hr for the next 8 minutes. The average speed of the train for this journey is :

30 km/hr
36 km/hr
37.5 km/hr
48 km/hr

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Answer: Option B. -> 36 km/hr

Question 249. A car travels from P to Q at a constant speed. If its speed were increased by 10 km/hr, it would have taken one hour lesser to cover the distance. It would have taken further 45 minutes lesser if the speed was further increased by 10 km/hr. What is the distance between the two cities ?

420 km
540 km
600 km
650 km

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Answer: Option A. -> 420 km

Question 250. A distance of 425 km separates two trains moving towards each other at a speed of 200 km/hr each. What will be the distance between them after 1 hr 30 min, if they reduce their speed by half, every half an hour ?