Time, Speed and Distance (Part-2)

Total Questions: 50

1. The speed of train A is 25 km/h more than the speed of train B. A takes 4 hours less time to travel a distance of 300 km than what train B takes to travel 250 km. What is the speed (In km/h) of A? [SSC CGL 10/06/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 50
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2. A and B are travelling towards each other from the points P and Q respectively. After crossing each other A and B take 6⅛ hours and 8 hours, respectively, to reach their destinations Q and P, respectively. If the speed of B is 16.8 km/h then the speed (in km/h) of A is: [SSC CGL 06/06/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 19.2
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3. A takes 30 minutes more than B to cover a distance of 15 km at a certain speed. But if A doubles his speed, he takes one hour less than B to cover the same distance. What is the speed (in km/h) of B? [SSC CGL 04/06/2019 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a)
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4. The speed of a car increases by 2 km/h after every one hour. If the distance travelled in the first one hour was 35 km, what was the total distance travelled in 12 hours? [SSC CPO 16/03/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 552
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5. A thief saw a policeman, and he started running at a speed of 18 m/s. After 12 seconds, the policeman starts running behind the thief at a certain speed. If the policeman covered 864 meters distance to reach the thief. then the speed (in m/s) of the policeman is: [SSC MTS 30/09/2024 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 24
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6. Two trains, 148 m and 152 m long, are running towards each other on parallel lines at 62 km/h and 46km/h, respectively. In what time will they be clear of each other from the moment they meet? [SSC MTS 30/09/2024 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 10 sec
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7. A policeman follows a thief, who is 150 metres ahead of him., and they run at the speed of 6 km/h and 5 km/h, respectively. What distance does the policeman cover to catch up with the thief? [SSC MTS 30/09/2024 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 900 metres
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8. A Policeman chases a thief. The speed of the policeman and thief are 10 kmph and 8 kmph, respectively. If the policeman started 15 minutes late, find the time taken by the policeman to catch the thief. [SSC MTS 30/09/2024 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 60 minutes
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9. Two trains running towards each other on parallel tracks, at speeds of 45 km/hr and 51 km/hr, take 21 seconds to cross each other. If the length of one train is 290 m, then the length (in m) of the other train is: [SSC MTS 01/10/2024 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 270
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10. A train travelling at a speed of 60 km/h leaves station A at 7:00 a.m. and another train travelling at a speed of 84 km/h starts from station A at 9:30 a.m. in the same direction on a parallel track. At what distance (in km) from station A and after how many hours of travel of the second train will they be together ? Express your answer in the same order. [SSC MTS 01/10/2024 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) 525, 6.25
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