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Question 411. Train A travelling at 60 km/hr leaves Mumbai for Delhi at 6 pm. Train B travelling at 90 km/hr also leaves Mumbai for Delhi at 9 pm. Train C leaves Delhi for Mumbai at 9 pm. If all the three trains meet at the same time between Mumbai and Delhi, then what is the speed of train C if the distance between Delhi and Mumbai is 1260 km ?
  1.    60 km/hr
  2.    90 km/hr
  3.    120 km/hr
  4.    135 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 120 km/hr
Suppose the three trains meet x hours after 9 pm
Let the speed of train C be y km/hr
Distance travelled by train A in (x + 3) hrs = Distance travelled by train B in x hrs
⇒ 60 (x + 3) = 90x
⇒ 30x = 180
⇒ x = 6
⇒ Also, distance travelled by train B in x hrs + distance travelled by train C in x hrs = 1260 km
⇒ 90x + yx = 1260
⇒ 540 + 6y = 1260
⇒ 6y = 720
⇒ y = 120
Hence, speed of train C = 120 km/hr
Question 412. An athlete claimed that his timing for a 100 m dash should be corrected because the starting signal was gives by a gun fired from a point 10 m away from him and the timekeeper was standing close to the gun. The error due to this could be (in seconds) :
  1.    0.03 sec
  2.    0.1 sec
  3.    0.5 sec
  4.    0.7 sec
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 0.03 sec
Error = Time taken to cover 10 m at 300 m/sec
    = $$\frac{10}{300}$$ sec
    = $$\frac{1}{30}$$ sec
    = 0.03 sec
Question 413. Ramesh travels 760 km to his home, partly by train and partly by car. He takes 8 hours, if he travels 160 km by train and the rest by car. He takes 12 minutes more, if he travels 240 km by train and the rest by car. What are the spends of the car and the train respectively ?
  1.    90 km/hr, 60 km/hr
  2.    100 km/hr, 80 km/hr
  3.    80 km/hr, 70 km/hr
  4.    100 km/hr, 90 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 100 km/hr, 80 km/hr
Let the speeds of the train and the car be x km/hr and y km/hr respectively.
Then,
$$\eqalign{
& \Rightarrow \frac{{160}}{x} + \frac{{600}}{y} = 8 \cr
& \Rightarrow \frac{{20}}{x} + \frac{{75}}{y} = 1.....(i) \cr} $$
And,
$$\eqalign{
& \Rightarrow \frac{{240}}{x} + \frac{{520}}{y} = 8\frac{1}{5} \cr
& \Rightarrow \frac{{240}}{x} + \frac{{520}}{y} = \frac{{41}}{5}.....(ii) \cr} $$
Multiplying (i) by 12 and subtracting (ii) from it, we get :
$$\eqalign{
& \Rightarrow \frac{{380}}{y} = 12 - \frac{{41}}{5} \cr
& \Rightarrow \frac{{380}}{y} = \frac{{19}}{5} \cr
& \Rightarrow y = \left( {380 \times \frac{5}{{19}}} \right) \cr
& \Rightarrow y = 100 \cr} $$
Putting y = 100 in equation (i), we get :
$$\eqalign{
& \Rightarrow \frac{{20}}{x} + \frac{3}{4} = 1 \cr
& \Rightarrow \frac{{20}}{x} = \frac{1}{4} \cr
& \Rightarrow x = 80 \cr} $$
∴ 100 km/hr, 80 km/hr
Question 414. If Karan travels at a speed of 60 kmph and covers a distance in 9 hrs., then how much time will he take to travel the same distance at a speed of 90 kmph ?
  1.    8 hours
  2.    6 hours
  3.    12 hours
  4.    9 hours
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 6 hours
Speed of Karan = 60 kmph
Time = 9 hrs
Distance = Speed × Time
Distance = 60 × 9
Distance = 540 km
∴ Time taken to cover 540 km at 90 km/ph
= $$\frac{540}{90}$$ hours
= 6 hours
Question 415. A man performs $$\frac{2}{15}$$ of the total journey by rail, $$\frac{9}{20}$$ by bus and the remaining 10 km, on the cycle. His total journey is :
  1.    31.2 km
  2.    38.4 km
  3.    32.8 km
  4.    24 km
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 24 km
Let the distance covered by man be x km
Journey covered by rail = $$\frac{2x}{15}$$
Journey covered by bus = $$\frac{9x}{20}$$
Remaining covered by cycle = 10 km
$$\eqalign{
& \therefore x\left( {1 - \frac{2}{{15}} - \frac{9}{{20}}} \right) = 10 \cr
& \Rightarrow x\left( {\frac{{60 - 8 - 27}}{{60}}} \right) = 10 \cr
& \Rightarrow x\left( {\frac{{25}}{{60}}} \right) = 10 \cr
& \Rightarrow x = \frac{{10 \times 60}}{{25}} \cr
& \Rightarrow x = 24{\text{ km}} \cr} $$
Question 416. A train started from station A and proceeded towards station B at a speed of 48 km/hr. Forty-five minutes later another train started from station B and proceeded towards station a at 50 km/hr. If the distance between the two stations is 232 km, at what distance from station A will the trains meet ?
  1.    108 km
  2.    132 km
  3.    144 km
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 132 km
Suppose the trains meet after x hrs
Then,
Distance covered by 1st train in x hrs + Distance covered by 2nd train in $$\left( {x - \frac{3}{4}} \right)$$  hrs = 232 km
$$\eqalign{
& \Rightarrow 48x + 50\left( {x - \frac{3}{4}} \right) = 232 \cr
& \Rightarrow 98x = 232 + \frac{{75}}{2} \cr
& \Rightarrow 98x = \frac{{539}}{2} \cr
& \Rightarrow x = \frac{{539}}{{196}}{\text{ hrs}} \cr} $$
Required distance = Distance travelled by 1st train in $$\left( {\frac{{539}}{{196}}} \right)$$  hrs
$$\eqalign{
& = \left( {48 \times \frac{{539}}{{196}}} \right){\text{km}} \cr
& = 132{\text{ km}} \cr} $$
Question 417. A train covers a distance of $$193\frac{1}{3}$$ km in $$4\frac{1}{4}$$ hours with one stoppage of 10 minutes, two of 5 minutes and one of 3 minutes on the way. The average speed of the train is :
  1.    48 km/hr
  2.    50 km/hr
  3.    55 km/hr
  4.    60 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 50 km/hr
Actual time taken for the journey :
= 4 hrs 15 min - (10 + 2 × 5 + 3) min
= 4 hrs 15 min - 23 min
= 3 hrs 52 min
= $$3\frac{26}{30}$$ hrs
= $$\frac{116}{30}$$ hrs
∴ Average speed :
$$\eqalign{
& = \left( {\frac{{580}}{3} \times \frac{{30}}{{116}}} \right){\text{ km/hr}} \cr
& = 50{\text{ km/hr}} \cr} $$
Question 418. There are 8 equidistant points A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H in the clockwise direction on the periphery of a circle. In a time interval t, a person reaches from A to C with uniform motion while another person reaches the point E from the point B during the same time interval with uniform motion. Both the persons move in the same direction along the circumference of the circle and start at the same instant. How much time after the start, will the two persons meet each other ?
  1.    4t
  2.    7t
  3.    9t
  4.    Never
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 7t
Distance covered by first person in time t = $$\frac{2}{8}$$ round = $$\frac{1}{4}$$ round
Distance covered by second person in time t = $$\frac{3}{8}$$ round
Speed of the first person = $$\frac{1}{4t}$$
Speed of the second person = $$\frac{3}{8t}$$
Since the two persons start from A and B respectively, so they shall meet each other when there is a difference of $$\frac{7}{8}$$ round between the two.
Relative speed of A and B :
$$\eqalign{
& = \left( {\frac{3}{{8t}} - \frac{1}{{4t}}} \right) \cr
& = \frac{1}{{8t}} \cr} $$
Time taken to cover $$\frac{7}{8}$$ round at this speed :
$$\eqalign{
& = \left( {\frac{7}{8} \times 8t} \right) \cr
& = 7t \cr} $$
Question 419. Train X leaves New York at 1 am and travels east at a constant speed of x mph. If train Z leaves New York at 2 am and travels east, at what constant rate of speed will train Z have to travel in order to catch train X at exactly 5.30 am ?
  1.    $$\frac{5}{6}x$$
  2.    $$\frac{9}{8}x$$
  3.    $$\frac{6}{5}x$$
  4.    $$\frac{9}{7}x$$
  5.    $$\frac{3}{2}x$$
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> $$\frac{9}{7}x$$
Let the speed of train Z be z mph
Distance travelled by train X in 1 hr = x miles
Relative speed of train Z w.r.t. train X = (z - x) mph
To catch train X at 5.30 am, train Z will have to cover x miles at relative speed in 3 hr 30 min, i.e., $$\frac{7}{2}$$ hrs
$$\eqalign{
& \therefore \left( {z - x} \right) \times \frac{7}{2} = x \cr
& \Rightarrow \frac{7}{2}z = \frac{9}{2}x \cr
& \Rightarrow z = \left( {\frac{9}{2} \times \frac{2}{7}} \right)x \cr
& \Rightarrow z = \frac{9}{7}x \cr} $$
Question 420. A car goes 20 metres in a second. Find its speed in km/hr ?
  1.    18 km/hr
  2.    72 km/hr
  3.    36 km/hr
  4.    20 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 72 km/hr
1 m/sec = $$\frac{18}{5}$$ km/hr
Car cover 20 metres in a second
∴ 20 m/sec = $$\frac{20 ×18}{5}$$  = 72 km/hr

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