Sail E0 Webinar

Quantitative Aptitude

TRAINS MCQs

Problems On Trains

Total Questions : 842 | Page 80 of 85 pages
Question 791. A train running at the speed of 60 kmph crosses a 200 m long platform in 27 seconds. What is the length of the train?
  1.    200 meters
  2.    240 meters
  3.    250 meters
  4.    450 meters
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 250 meters
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{Speed}} \cr
& {\text{ = }}\left( {60 \times \frac{5}{{18}}} \right){\text{m/sec}} \cr
& {\text{ = }}\frac{{50}}{3}{\text{m/sec}} \cr
& {\text{Time = 27 sec}}{\text{.}} \cr
& {\text{Let the length of the train be }}x{\text{ metres}}{\text{.}} \cr
& {\text{Then,}}\frac{{x + 200}}{{27}}{\text{ = }}\frac{{50}}{3}{\text{ }} \cr
& \Leftrightarrow x + 200 = \left( {\frac{{50}}{3} \times 27} \right) = 450 \cr
& \Leftrightarrow x = 450 - 200 = 250{\text{ metres}} \cr} $$
Question 792. A 150 m long train crosses a milestone in 15 seconds and a train of same length coming from the opposite direction in 12 seconds. The speed of the other train is?
  1.    36 kmph
  2.    45 kmph
  3.    50 kmph
  4.    54 kmph
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 54 kmph
Speed of first train = $$\frac{{150}}{{15}}$$ m/sec = 10 m/sec
Let the speed of second train be x m/sec
Relative speed = (10 + x) m/sec
∴ $$\frac{{300}}{{10 + {\text{x}}}}$$  = 12
⇒ 300 = 120 + 12x
⇒ 12x = 180
⇒ x = $$\frac{{180}}{{12}}$$ = 15 m/sec
Hence, speed of other train
= $$\left( {15 \times \frac{{18}}{5}} \right)$$  kmph
= 54 kmph
Question 793. A train 75 m long overtook a person who was walking at the rate of 6 km/hr in the same direction and passed him in $$7\frac{1}{2}$$ seconds. Subsequently, it overtook a second person and passed him in $$6\frac{3}{4}$$ seconds. At what rate was the second person travelling?
  1.    1 km/hr
  2.    2 km/hr
  3.    4 km/hr
  4.    5 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2 km/hr
Speed of the train relative to first man
$$\eqalign{
& = \frac{{75}}{{7.5}}{\text{m/sec}} = 10\,{\text{m/sec}} \cr
& = \left( {10 \times \frac{{18}}{5}} \right){\text{km/hr}} = 36\,{\text{km/hr}} \cr} $$
Let the speed of the train be x km/hr.
Then, relative speed = (x - 6) km/hr
∴ x - 6 = 36
⇒ x = 42 km/hr
Speed of the train relative to second man
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{ = }}\frac{{75}}{{6\frac{3}{4}}}\,{\text{m/sec}} \cr
& = \left( {75 \times \frac{4}{{27}}} \right){\text{m/sec}} \cr
& = \frac{{100}}{9}{\text{m/sec}} \cr
& = \left( {\frac{{100}}{9} \times \frac{{18}}{5}} \right){\text{km}} \cr
& = 40\,{\text{km/hr}} \cr} $$
Let the speed of the second man be y kmph.
Then, relative speed = (42 - y) kmph
∴ 42 - y = 40
⇒ y = 2 km/hr
Question 794. Two trains are running in opposite directions with the same speed. If the length of each train is 120 meters and they cross each other in 12 seconds, then the speed of each train (in km/hr) is?
  1.    10 km/hr
  2.    18 km/hr
  3.    72 km/hr
  4.    36 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 36 km/hr
Let the speed of each train be x m/sec.
Then, relative speed of the two trains = 2x m/sec
So, 2x = $$\frac{{120 + 120}}{{12}}$$
⇒ 2x = 20
⇒ x = 10
∴ Speed of each train = 10 m/sec
= $$\left( {10 \times \frac{{18}}{5}} \right)$$  km/hr
= 36 km/hr
Question 795. A man standing on a platform finds that a train takes 3 seconds to pass him and another train of the same length moving in the opposite direction takes 4 seconds. The time taken by the trains to pass each other will be :
  1.    $$2\frac{3}{7}$$ seconds
  2.    $$3\frac{3}{7}$$ seconds
  3.    $$4\frac{3}{7}$$ seconds
  4.    $$5\frac{3}{7}$$ seconds
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> $$3\frac{3}{7}$$ seconds
Let the length of each train be x meters
Then, speed of first train = $$\frac{{\text{x}}}{3}$$ m/sec
Speed of second train = $$\frac{{\text{x}}}{4}$$ m/sec
∴ Required time
$$\eqalign{
& = \left[ {\frac{{{\text{x}} + {\text{x}}}}{{\left( {\frac{{\text{x}}}{3} + \frac{{\text{x}}}{4}} \right)}}} \right]{\text{sec}} \cr
& = \left[ {\frac{{2{\text{x}}}}{{\left( {\frac{{7{\text{x}}}}{{12}}} \right)}}} \right]{\text{sec}} \cr
& = \left( {2 \times \frac{{12}}{7}} \right){\text{sec}} \cr
& = \frac{{24}}{7}{\text{sec}} \cr
& = 3\frac{3}{7}{\text{sec}} \cr} $$
Question 796. Two trains, 130 and 110 meters long, are going in the same direction. The faster train takes one minute to pass the other completely. If they are moving in opposite directions, they pass each other completely in 3 seconds. Find the speed of the faster train.
  1.    38 m/sec
  2.    42 m/sec
  3.    46 m/sec
  4.    50 m/sec
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 42 m/sec
Let the speeds of the faster and slower trains be x m/sec and y m/sec respectively.
Then, $$\frac{{240}}{{{\text{x}} - {\text{y}}}}$$  = 60
⇒ x - y = 4 . . . . . . . . (i)
And, $$\frac{{240}}{{{\text{x}} + {\text{y}}}}$$  = 3
⇒ x + y = 80 . . . . . . . . (ii)
Adding (i) and (ii), we get
2x = 84
⇒ x = 42
Putting x = 42 in (i), we get: y = 38
Hence, speed of faster train = 42 m/sec
Question 797. A 280 meter long train crosses a platform thrice its length in 50 seconds. What is the speed of the train in km/hr?
  1.    60.48
  2.    64.86
  3.    80.64
  4.    82.38
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 80.64
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{Length of train}} \cr
& {\text{ = 280 m }} \cr
& {\text{Length of platform}} \cr
& {\text{ = (3}} \times {\text{280) m = 840m}} \cr
& \therefore {\text{Speed of train}} \cr
& {\text{ = }}\left( {\frac{{280 + 840}}{{50}}} \right)m/\sec \cr
& = \frac{{1120}}{{50}}m/\sec \cr
& = \left( {\frac{{1120}}{{50}} \times \frac{{18}}{5}} \right)km/hr \cr
& = 80.64\,km/hr \cr} $$
Question 798. A train of length 150 meters takes 40.5 seconds to cross a tunnel of length 300 meters. What is the speed of the train in km/hr?
  1.    13.33
  2.    26.67
  3.    40
  4.    66.67
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 40
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{Speed = }}\left( {\frac{{150 + 300}}{{40.5}}} \right)m/\sec \cr
& = \left( {\frac{{450}}{{40.5}} \times \frac{{18}}{5}} \right)km/hr \cr
& = 40km/hr \cr} $$
Question 799. Two trains A and B start running together from the same point in the same direction, at the speed of 60 kmph and 72 kmph respectively. If the length of each of the trains is 240 meters, how long will it take for B to cross train A?
  1.    1 min 12 sec
  2.    1 min 24 sec
  3.    2 min 12 sec
  4.    2 min 24 sec
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 2 min 24 sec
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{Relative speed}} \cr
& {\text{ = (72}} - {\text{60) km/hr}} \cr
& {\text{ = 12 km/hr}} \cr
& = \left( {12 \times \frac{5}{{18}}} \right)m/\sec \cr
& = \left( {\frac{{10}}{3}} \right)m/\sec \cr
& {\text{Total distance covered}} \cr
& {\text{ = Sum of lengths of trains}} \cr
& {\text{ = (240 + 240) m}} \cr
& {\text{ = 480 m}} \cr
& {\text{Time taken}} \cr
& {\text{ = }}\left( {480 \times \frac{3}{{10}}} \right)\sec \cr
& = 144\sec \cr
& = 2\min \,24sec \cr} $$
Question 800. Two trains are moving in opposite directions @60 km/hr and 90 km/hr. Their lengths are 1.10 km and 0.9 km respectively. The time taken by the slower train to cross the faster train in second is?
  1.    36
  2.    45
  3.    48
  4.    49
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 48
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{Relative speed}} \cr
& {\text{ = (60 + 90) km/hr}} \cr
& {\text{ = }}\left( {150 \times \frac{5}{{18}}} \right){\text{m/sec}} \cr
& {\text{ = }}\left( {\frac{{125}}{3}} \right){\text{m/sec}} \cr
& {\text{Distance coverd}} \cr
& {\text{ = (1}}{\text{.10 + 0}}{\text{.9)km}} \cr
& {\text{ = 2 km}} \cr
& {\text{ = 2000 m}}{\text{}} \cr
& {\text{Required time}} \cr
& {\text{ = }}\left( {2000 \times \frac{3}{{125}}} \right)\sec \cr
& = 48{\text{ sec}}\cr} $$

Latest Videos

Latest Test Papers