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SPEED TIME AND DISTANCE MCQs

Time & Distance

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Question 41. A man with $3/5$ of his usual speed reaches the destination 2$1/2$ hours late. Find his usual time to reach the destination.
  1.    4$1/2$ hours
  2.    3$3/4$ hours
  3.    3 hours
  4.    4 hours
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 3$3/4$ hours
Answer: (b)$3/5$ of usual speed will take $5/3$ of usual time.[Since, time & speed are inversely proportional]$5/3$ of usual time = usual time + $5/2$$2/3$ of usual time = $5/2$usual time = $5/2 × 3/2$= $15/4 = 3{3}/4$ hours. Using Rule 8,If an object travels certain distance with the speed of $A/B$ of its original speed and reaches its destination 't' hours before or after, then the taken time by object travelling at original speed isTime = $\text"A"/\text"(Difference of A and B)"$ × time (in hour)
Question 42. The speed of a car is 54 km/hr. What is its speed in m/sec?
  1.    150 m/sec
  2.    194.4 m/sec
  3.    19-44 m/sec
  4.    15 m/sec
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 15 m/sec
Answer: (d)1 kmph = $5/18$ m/sec54 kmph = $5/18 × 54$= 15 m/sec.
Question 43. Walking $6/7$th of his usual speed, a man is 12 minutes late. The usual time taken by him to cover that distance is
  1.    1 hour 20 minutes
  2.    1 hour 15 minutes
  3.    1 hour 12 minutes
  4.    1 hour
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1 hour 12 minutes
Answer: (c)Time and speed are inversely proportional.Usual time × $7/6$ - usual time= 12 minutesUsual time × $1/6$ = 12 minutesUsual time = 72 minutes= 1 hour 12 minutesUsing Rule 8,Here, A = 6, B = 7, t = $12/60 = 1/5$ hrs.Usual time= $\text"A"/\text"Diff of A and B"$ × time= $6/{(7 - 6)} × 1/5 = 1{1}/5$ hrs.= 1 hrs. 12 minutes
Question 44. A train starts from a place A at 6 a.m. and arrives at another place B at 4.30 p.m. on the same day. If the speed of the train is 40 km per hour, find the distance travelled by the train ?
  1.    400 km
  2.    320 km
  3.    230 km
  4.    420 km
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 420 km
Answer: (d)Using Rule 1,Time = 10$1/2$ hours = $21/2$ hoursSpeed = 40 kmphDistance = Speed × Time= $40 × 21/2$ = 420 km
Question 45. A man riding his bicycle covers 150 metres in 25 seconds. What is his speed in km per hour ?
  1.    20
  2.    23
  3.    21.6
  4.    25
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 23
Answer: (b)Using Rule 1,Speed = $150/25$ = 6 m/sec= $6 × 18/5 = 108/5$ = 21.6 kmph
Question 46. Two men start together to walk a certain distance, one at 4 km/h and another at 3 km/h. The former arrives half an hour before the latter. Find the distance.
  1.    9 km
  2.    6 km
  3.    7 km
  4.    8 km
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 7 km
Answer: (c)If the required distance be x km, then$x/3 - x/4 = 1/2$${4x - 3x}/12 = 1/2$$x/12 = 1/2$ ⇒ x = 6 kmUsing Rule 9,Here $S_1 = 4, t_1 = x, S_2 = 3, t_2 = x + 1/2$$S_1t_1 = S_2t_2$$4 × x = 3(x + 1/2)$$4x - 3x = 3/2 x = 3/2$Distance= $4 × 3/2$ = 6 kms
Question 47. An athlete runs 200 metres race in 24 seconds. His speed (in km/ hr) is :
  1.    30
  2.    28.5
  3.    24
  4.    20
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Answer: Option A. -> 30
Answer: (a)Using Rule 1,Speed = $\text"Distance"/\text"Time"$= $200/24$ m/s$200/24$ m/s = $200/24 × 18/5$= 30 km/h [Since, x m/s = $18/5$ x km/h]
Question 48. A train covers a certain distance in 210 minutes at a speed of 60 kmph. The time taken by the train, to cover the same distance at a speed of 80 kmph is :
  1.    3 hours
  2.    4$5/8$ hours
  3.    2$5/8$ hours
  4.    3$5/8$ hours
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 4$5/8$ hours
Answer: (b)Speed of train = 60 kmphTime = 210 minutes= $210/60$ hours or $7/2$ hoursDistance covered= $60 × 7/2$ = 210 kmTime taken at 80 kmph= $210/80 = 21/8$ hours= 2$5/8$ hoursUsing Rule 9,Here, $S_1 = 60, t_1 = 210/60 hrs, S_2 = 80, t_2$ = ?$S_1t_1 = S_2t_2$60 × $210/60 = 80 × t_2$$t_2 = 21/8$ hrs = 2$5/8$ hrs
Question 49. A boy runs 20 km in 2.5 hours. How long will he take to run 32 km at double the previous speed ?
  1.    5 hours
  2.    4$1/2$ hours
  3.    2$1/2$ hours
  4.    2 hours
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 2 hours
Answer: (d)Using Rule 1,The boy covers 20 km in 2.5 hours.Speed = $20/{2.5}$ = 8 km/hr.New speed = 16 km/hrTime = $32/16$ = 2 hours.
Question 50. Walking at the rate of 4 km an hour, a man covers a certain distance in 3 hours 45 minutes. If he covers the same distance on cycle, cycling at the rate of 16·5 km/hour, the time taken by him is
  1.    45.55 minutes
  2.    55.44 minutes
  3.    54.55 minutes
  4.    55.45 minutes
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 55.44 minutes
Answer: (b)Using Rule 1,Distance covered on foot= 4 × 3$3/4$ km. = 15 km.Time taken on cycle= $\text"Distance"/\text"Speed" = 15/{16.5}$ hour= ${15 × 60}/{16.5}$ minutes= 54.55 minutes

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