Time Speed and Distance (Railway Maths) (Part – VI)

Total Questions: 55

1. A cart runs at the rate of 4 km/h for the first 10 km and at 2 km/h for the second 10 km. Find the average speed of the cart in km/h. [RRB JE 27/06/2019 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (a) 2.67 km/h
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2. A and B walk along a circular path in opposite directions with speeds of 2 rounds per hour and 3 rounds per hour respectively. If they start at the same time from the same point at 8 AM, how many times will they cross each other by 9:30AM? [RRB JE 27/06/2019 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (b) 7
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3. If the speed is reduced by 25% of the usual speed, the time taken for a journey is 2 hours more. What is the time taken, if the journey is done at the usual speed? [RRB JE 27/06/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) 6 hours
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4. Two trains are running in opposite directions with the same speed. If the length of each train is 120 m, and they cross each other in 12 seconds, then find the speed of each train. [RRB JE 28/06/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) 36 km/h
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5. Two trains start running at the same time. Train A travels from city M to city N while traveling at an average speed of 54 km/h, while train B travels from city N to city M. The distance between the two cities is 960 km. If both the trains cross each other after 8 hours, then find the average speed (in km/hr) of train B? [ALP Tier II 21/01/2019 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 66
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6. Due to engine failure, an express train runs at 9/10 of its normal speed and reaches at 2:34 pm instead of 2:28 pm. At what time did he start walking? [ALP Tier II 21/01/2019 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (c) 1:34 pm
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7. A pilgrim covered a distance of 50 km in 7.5 hours. He covered some distance by walking at the speed of 4 km/hr and some distance by sitting on the bullock cart which was running at the speed of 12 km/hr. The distance covered by walking is ___________ km. [ALP Tier II 21/01/2019 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (b) 20
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8. If a person walks from his home to office at 80% of his usual speed, he is late by 18 minutes. What is the usual time taken by him to cover the same distance with his usual speed? [ALP Tier II 21/01/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 72 minutes
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9. An object covers the first distance of 30m in 5s and takes 3s for the next distance of 30m. What is the average speed of the object? [ALP Tier II 21/01/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 7.5 m/s
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10. Two trains start moving towards each other at a distance of 2000 metres. The first train moves at a speed of 20m/s and the second at a speed of 30m/s. After how many seconds do they meet each other? [ALP Tier II 21/01/2019 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (a) 40
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