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SPEED TIME AND DISTANCE MCQs

Time & Distance

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Question 391. In covering a distance of 30 km, Abhay takes 2 hours more than Sameer. If Abhay doubles his speed, then he would take 1 hour less then Sameer. Abhay's speed (in km/hr) is :
  1.    5
  2.    6
  3.    6.25
  4.    7.5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 5
In these type of questions go through options to save your valuable time :
Option (A)
Abhay's speed = 5 km/hr
Abhay's time = $$\frac{30}{5}$$ = 6 hr
Sameer's time = 6 - 2 = 4 hr
Abhay's new time :
= $$\frac{30}{5 × 2}$$
= 3 hr
Hence option (A) is correct as it satisfies all the conditions.
Question 392. Two trains, one 160 m and the other 140 m long are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks, the first at 77 km an hour and the other at 67 km an hour. How long will they take to cross each other ?
  1.    7 sec
  2.    $$7\frac{1}{2}$$ sec
  3.    6 sec
  4.    10 sec
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> $$7\frac{1}{2}$$ sec
$$\eqalign{
& {{\text{V}}_{{\text{rel}}{\text{.}}}} = 77 + 67 = 144{\text{ km/hr}} \cr
& {\text{ = 144}} \times \frac{5}{{18}}{\text{ m/sec}} \cr
& = 40{\text{ m/sec}} \cr
& \therefore {\text{ T}} = \frac{{\text{D}}}{{{{\text{V}}_{{\text{rel}}{\text{.}}}}}} \cr
& \Rightarrow {\text{T}} = \frac{{140 + 160}}{{40}} \cr
& \Rightarrow {\text{T}} = \frac{{300}}{{40}} \cr
& \Rightarrow {\text{T}} = 7.5\sec {\text{or 7}}\frac{1}{2}\,\sec \cr} $$
Question 393. If a train with a speed of 60 km/hr. crosses a pole in 30 seconds. The length of the train (in metres) is :
  1.    1000 metres
  2.    900 metres
  3.    750 metres
  4.    500 metres
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 500 metres
The length of pole is considered as negligible i.e., = 0
i.e., when a train crosses the pole, it covers the distance equal to the length of train
So, the time will be taken by the train = 30 sec
And speed = 60 km/hr
Then the length of the train :
= 60 kmh × 30 sec
= 60 × $$\frac{5}{18}$$ × 30 metres
= 10 × $$\frac{5}{3}$$ × 30
= 500 metres
Question 394. A man travelled a distance of 72 km in 12 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 5 km/hr and partly on bicycle at 10 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is :
  1.    50 km
  2.    48 km
  3.    52 km
  4.    46 km
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 48 km
According to the question,
5 units → 12 hr
1 unit → $$\frac{12}{5}$$ hr and,
4 units → $$\frac{12}{5}$$ × 4
             = $$\frac{48}{5}$$
Distance travelled on foot :
= $$\frac{48}{5}$$ × 5
= 48 km
Question 395. A man travelled a certain distance train at the rate of 25 kmph and walked back at the rate of 4 kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hours 48 minutes, the distance was :
  1.    25 km
  2.    30 km
  3.    20 km
  4.    15 km
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 20 km
$$\eqalign{
& {{\text{S}}_{{\text{average}}}} = \frac{{2ab}}{{a + b}} \cr
& = \frac{{2 \times 25 \times 4}}{{25 + 4}} \cr
& = \frac{{200}}{{29}}{\text{ km/hr}} \cr
& {\text{Now, 2D = }}\frac{{200}}{{29}} \times \left( {5 + \frac{4}{5}} \right) \cr
& = \frac{{200}}{{29}} \times \frac{{29}}{5} \cr
& = 40{\text{ km}} \cr
& {\text{ = D = 20 km}} \cr} $$
Question 396. A car can finish a certain journey in 10 hours at a speed of 42 kmph. In order to cover the same distance in in 7 hours, the speed of the car (km/h) must be increased by :
  1.    12 km/hr
  2.    15 km/hr
  3.    18 km/hr
  4.    24 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 18 km/hr
Total distance :
= 42 × 10
= 420 km
New given time = 7 hr and
Required new speed :
= $$\frac{420}{7}$$ km/hr
= 60 km/hr
∴ Required increase in speed :
= (60 - 42) km/hr
= 18 km/hr
Question 397. Two cars start at the same time from in point and move alone two roads, at right angle to each other. The speeds are 36 km/hr and 48 km/hr respectively. After 15 sec distance between them will be :
  1.    400 m
  2.    150 m
  3.    300 m
  4.    250 m
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 250 m
Distance travelled by the 1st car in 15 seconds
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{OA}} = \left( {36 \times \frac{5}{{18}}} \right) \times 15\,{\text{m}} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = 150\,{\text{m}} \cr} $$
Distance travelled by the 2nd car in 15 seconds
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{OB}} = \left( {48 \times \frac{5}{{18}}} \right) \times 15\,{\text{m}} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = 200\,{\text{m}} \cr} $$
∴ Distance between them after 15 seconds
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{AB}} = \sqrt {{\text{O}}{{\text{A}}^2} + {\text{O}}{{\text{B}}^2}} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \sqrt {{{150}^2} + {{200}^2}} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \sqrt {22500 + 40000} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \sqrt {62500} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = 250\,{\text{m}} \cr} $$
Question 398. A train is moving at a speed of 80 km/hr and covers a certain distance in 4.5 hours. The speed of the train to cover the same distance in 4 hours is :
  1.    100 km/hr
  2.    70 km/hr
  3.    85 km/hr
  4.    90 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 90 km/hr
In the first situation,
⇒ Total distance covered by train :
= 80 × $$4\frac{1}{2}$$
= 360 kms
⇒ Therefore,
The speed of the train to cover the same distance 360 km in 4 hours is :
$$\eqalign{
& = \frac{{360}}{4}\left\{ {{\text{Speed }} = \frac{{{\text{Distance }}}}{{{\text{Time}}}}} \right\} \cr
& = 90{\text{ km/h}} \cr} $$
Question 399. A constable is 114 metre behind a thief. The constable runs 21 metres per minute and the thief runs 15 metres in a minute. In what time will the constable catch the thief ?
  1.    19 min
  2.    18 min
  3.    17 min
  4.    16 min
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 19 min
$$\eqalign{
& {{\text{V}}_{{\text{rel}}{\text{.}}}} = \left( {21 - 15} \right){\text{ m/min}} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = {\text{ 6 m/min}} \cr} $$
Time taken to catch the thief :
= $$\frac{114}{6}$$ min
= 19 min
Question 400. A boy rides his bicycle 10 km at an average speed of 12 km/hr and travells 12 km at an average speed of 10 km/hr. His average speed for the entire trip is approximately :
  1.    10.4 km/hr
  2.    10.8 km/hr
  3.    11.0 km/hr
  4.    12.2 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 10.8 km/hr
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{Average speed }} = \frac{{{\text{Total distance }}}}{{{\text{Total time}}}} \cr
& {\text{Average speed }} = \frac{{{\text{10 + 12 }}}}{{\frac{{10}}{{12}} + \frac{{12}}{{10}}}} \cr
& {\text{Average speed }} = 10.8{\text{ km/hr}} \cr} $$

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