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 301. Two men start together to walk to a certain destination, one at 3 kmph and another at 3.75 kmph. The latter arrives half an hour before the former. The distance is :

6 km
7.5 km
8 km
9.5 km

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Answer: Option B. -> 7.5 km

Question 302. Two cyclists, k kilometres apart, and starting at the same time, would be together in r hours if they travelled in the same direction, but would pass each other in t hours if they travelled in opposite directions. The ratio of the speed of the faster cyclist to that of the slower is :

$$\frac{{r + t}}{{r - t}}$$
$$\frac{r}{{r - t}}$$
$$\frac{{r + t}}{r}$$
$$\frac{r}{t}$$

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> $$\frac{{r + t}}{{r - t}}$$

Question 303. A certain distance is covered by a cyclist at a certain speed. If a jogger covers half the distance in double the time, the ratio of the speed of the jogger to that of the cyclist is :

1 : 2
2 : 1
1 : 4
4 : 1

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Answer: Option C. -> 1 : 4

Question 304. A person travels equal distance with speeds of 3 km/hr, 4 km/hr and 5 km/hr and taken a total time of 47 minutes. The total distance (in km) is :

2 km
3 km
4 km
5 km

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Answer: Option B. -> 3 km

Question 305. Mary jogs 9 km at a speed of 6 km per hour. At what speed would she need to jog during the next 1.5 hours to have an average of 9 km per hour for the entire jogging session ?

9 kmph
10 kmph
12 kmph
14 kmph

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Answer: Option C. -> 12 kmph

Question 306. Aryan runs at a speed of 40 meters/minute. Rahul follows him after an interval of 5 minutes and runs at a speed of 50 metres/minute. Rahul's dog runs at a speed of 60 metres/minute and starts along with Rahul. The dog reaches Aryan and then comesback to Rahul, and continues to do so till Rahul reaches Aryan. What is the total distance covered by the dog ?

600 m
750 m
980 m
1200 m

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Answer: Option D. -> 1200 m

Question 307. Two trains starting at the same time from two stations 200 km apart and going in opposite directions cross each other at a distance of 110 km from one of the stations. What is the ratio of their speeds ?

9 : 20
11 : 9
11 : 20
None of these

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Answer: Option B. -> 11 : 9

Question 308. A car covers 650 kmps in 12 hours and the other 850 kms in 18 hours. Find the average sped of the car ?

47 kmps
50 kmps
48 kmps
52 kmps

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Answer: Option B. -> 50 kmps

Question 309. A man in a train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in one minutes. If they are known to be 50 metres apart, then at what speed is the train travelling ?

55 km/hr
57 km/hr
60 km/hr
63 km/hr

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> 60 km/hr

Question 310. Kim and Om are travelling from points A to B, which are 400 km apart. Travelling at a certain speed Kim takes one hour more than Om to reach point B. If Kim doubles her speed she will take 1 hour 30 mins less than Om to reach point B. At what speed was Kim driving from point A to B ? (In kmph)