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Time and distance - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    A train is moving at a speed of 180 km/h. Its speed expressed in m/s is:
    1. 5 m/s
    2. 50 m/s
    3. 30 m/s
    4. 40 m/s
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  2. Question 2

    A train covers a distance of 57.6 km in 48 minutes. Find its speed in m/s.
    1. 18
    2. 24
    3. 21
    4. 20
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  3. Question 3

    The speeds of two trains are respectively 45 kmph and 10 meters per second. What will the ratio between their speeds?
    1. 9 : 2
    2. 2 : 9
    3. 5 : 4
    4. 4 : 5
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  4. Question 4

    A person walks 825 m in 3 minutes. What is his speed in km/h?
    1. 16.8
    2. 16.75
    3. 16.25
    4. 16.5
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  5. Question 5

    A truck covers a distance of 550 meters in 1 minute whereas a bus covers a distance of 33 kms in 45 minutes. The ratio of their speeds is:
    1. 3 : 4
    2. 4 : 3
    3. 3 : 5
    4. 50 : 3
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  6. Question 6

    If a train covers 152 km in 89 hours, then find the speed of the train?
    1. 170 km/h
    2. 171 km/h
    3. 172 km/h
    4. 173 km/h
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  7. Question 7

    A cyclist covers a distance of 14 km in 25 minutes. How much distance will he cover in 18 minutes (in km)?
    1. 9.4
    2. 9.78
    3. 10.26
    4. 10.08
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  8. Question 8

    Ravi travels from City A to City B and from City B to City A in 4 hours. If the average speed of the total journey is 68.3 km/h, what is the distance between City A and City B?
    1. 136.6 km
    2. 273.2 km
    3. 197.6 km
    4. 152.7 km
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  9. Question 9

    If a train travels at an average speed of 42 km/h, it covers a certain distance in 45 minutes. What should be the speed of the train to reduce the time taken for this journey to 35 minutes?
    1. 52 km/h
    2. 54 km/h
    3. 52.5 km/h
    4. 49 km/h
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  10. Question 10

    A distance is covered by Delhi metro by an average speed of 48 km/hr in 40 minutes. If it has to cover the total distance in 32 minutes, then what should be the speed of the train?
    1. 60 km/h
    2. 50 km/h
    3. 70 km/h
    4. 80 km/h
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  11. Question 11

    A car covers a certain distance in 45 minutes at a speed of 60 kmph. What should be the speed in kmph if it has to cover the same distance 5 minutes earlier?
    1. 62
    2. 58.25
    3. 55
    4. 67.5
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  12. Question 12

    A trip from Mumbai to Pune takes 4 hours 30 minutes at a speed of 60 km/hr. How long (in hours) will it take to complete, if the speed is 15 m/sec?
    1. 423
    2. 5
    3. 334
    4. 4
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  13. Question 13

    Car P covers a certain distance in 11 hours at a speed of 66 kmph. Car Q covers 242 km more than car P in the same time. Find the average speed of Car Q.
    1. 83 km/h
    2. 88 km/h
    3. 78 km/h
    4. 77 km/h
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  14. Question 14

    Sujal is a good runner who walked 8 km towards the north from point A. He then turned around and started running back at the speed of 6 km/hour. How far would Sujal be from point A after running for 10 minutes?
    1. 2 km
    2. 6 km
    3. 7 km
    4. 9 km
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  15. Question 15

    Madhvi started her journey at 9:25 am and covered 24% of the distance by 9 : 39 : 24 am. At what time will she reach her destination if she continues at the same speed?
    1. 10:25 am
    2. 10:20 am
    3. 10:15 am
    4. 10:30 am
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  16. Question 16

    A train travels a distance of 400 km with uniform speed. Had the speed been 10 km/h more, she would have taken 2 hours less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.
    1. 45 km/h
    2. 55 km/h
    3. 40 km/h
    4. 50 km/h
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  17. Question 17

    A car travels a distance of 300 km at a uniform speed. If the speed of the car is 5 km/h more. It takes 2 hrs. less to cover the same distance. Find the original speed of the car.
    1. 20 km/h
    2. 25 km/h
    3. 30 km/h
    4. 24 km/h
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  18. Question 18

    Marilyn moves at a speed of normal speed 910 and takes 15 minutes more than normal time. Find the usual time taken.
    1. 115 min
    2. 145 min
    3. 135 min
    4. 85 min
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  19. Question 19

    When the speed of a car is increased by 30%, it takes 24 minutes less to cover the same distance. What is the time taken by it to cover the same distance at its usual speed?
    1. 1 hrs 44 min
    2. 1 hrs 55 min
    3. 1 hrs 50 min
    4. 1 hrs 40 min
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  20. Question 20

    The ratio of the speeds of a bus and a car is 7 : 11. If the car covers a distance of 396 km in 6 hours, what is the speed of the bus in km/h?
    1. 42
    2. 35
    3. 38.5
    4. 45.5
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