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Question 61. A motor boat takes 2 hours to travel a distance of 9 km downstream and it takes 6 hours to travel the same distance against the current. The speed of the boat in still water and that of the current (in km/h) respectively are:
  1.    6, 5 km/h
  2.    3, 1.5 km/h
  3.    8, 5 km/h
  4.    9, 3 km/h
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 3, 1.5 km/h
Question 62. A boat covers 48 km upstream and 72 km downstream in 12 hours, while it covers 72 km upstream and 48 km downstream in 13 hours The speed of stream is :
  1.    2 kmph
  2.    2.2 kmph
  3.    2.5 kmph
  4.    4 kmph
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 2 kmph
Question 63. A runs $$\frac{7}{4}$$ times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 300 m, how far must the winning post be if both A and B have to end the race at same time?
  1.    1400 m
  2.    700 m
  3.    350 m
  4.    210 m
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 700 m
Question 64. A train met with an accident 120 km from station A. It completed the remaining journey at $$\frac{5}{6}$$ of its previous speed and reached 2 hour late at station B. Had the accident taken place 300 km further, it would have been only 1 hour late. What is the speed of the train?
  1.    100 km/h
  2.    12 km/h
  3.    60 km/h
  4.    50 km/h
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 60 km/h
Question 65. The wheel of an engine of 300 cm in circumference makes 10 revolutions in 6 seconds. What is the speed of the wheel (in km/h)?
  1.    18
  2.    20
  3.    27
  4.    36
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 18
Question 66. A thief sees a jeep at a distance of 250 m, coming towards him at 36 km/h. Thief takes 5 seconds to realize that there is nothing but the police is approaching him by the jeep and start running away from police at 54 km/h. But police realise after 10 second, when the thief starts running away, that he is actually a thief and gives chase at 72 km/h. How long after thief saw police did catchup with him and what is the distance police had travel to do so?
  1.    50 s, 1000 m
  2.    65 s, 1150 m
  3.    65 s, 1300 m
  4.    45 s, 1050 m
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 65 s, 1150 m
Question 67. A person X starts from Lucknow and another person Y starts from Kanpur to meet each other. Speed of X is 25 km/h, while Y is 35 km/h. If the distance between Lucknow and Kanpur be 120 km and both X and Y start their journey at the same time, when they will meet ?
  1.    1 hours later
  2.    2 hours later
  3.    $$\frac{1}{2}$$ hours later
  4.    3 hours later
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2 hours later
Question 68. Two persons A and B started from two different places towards each other. If the ratio of their speed be 3 : 5, then what is the ratio of distance covered by A and B respectively till the point of meeting?
  1.    1 : 2
  2.    3 : 4
  3.    3 : 5
  4.    5 : 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 3 : 5
Question 69. The ratio of speeds of A and B is 2 : 3 and therefore A takes 20 minutes more time than B. What is the ratio of time taken by A and B?
  1.    2 : 3
  2.    2 : 5
  3.    3 : 2
  4.    3 : 5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 3 : 2
Question 70. Two trains starting at the same time from two-stations 300 km apart and going in opposite directions, cross each other at a distance of 160 km from one of them. The ratio of their speeds is :
  1.    7 : 9
  2.    16 : 20
  3.    8 : 7
  4.    8 : 12
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 8 : 7

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