Time, Speed and Distance (Part-2)

Total Questions: 50

21. Two trains start at the same time from two stations and proceed towards each other at speeds of 120 km/hr and 80 km/hr, respectively. When they meet, it is found that one train has travelled 60 km more than the other. What is the distance (in km) between the two stations? [SSC MTS 12/11/2024 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 300
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22. A thief Rohan is spotted by a policeman Ramesh from a distance of 250 m. When they see each other, they start running. How much distance is covered by Rohan, who is running at the speed of 20 km/h, before being caught by Ramesh, who is running at the speed of 25 km/h? [SSC MTS 13/11/2024 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) 1 km
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23. A man covers 30 km by car at a speed of 60 km/h and another 20 km by cycle. His whole journey is completed in 3 hours. What is the speed (in km/h) of the cycle? [SSC MTS 13/11/2024 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) 8
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24. A person can complete a journey in 21 hours. He covers the first one-third of the journey at the speed of 40 km/h and the remaining distance at the speed of 60 km/h. What is the total distance of his journey? [SSC MTS 13/11/2024 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 1080 km
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25. The scale of a map is given as 1:250. Two cities are 6.5 km apart on the map. The actual distance between them is [SSC MTS 14/11/2024 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) 1625 km
Solution:

1km (on map) = 250 km (actual)
6.5 km (on map) = 6.5 × 250 = 1625 km
(actual)

26. A train increases its regular speed by 12.5% and reaches its destination 20 minutes earlier. What is the actual time taken by the train on the journey? [SSC MTS 14/11/2024 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 180 min
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27. A bus travels 1/3 of the distance initially at a speed of 40 km/h, the next 1/3 of the distance 50 km/h, and the final of the distance at 60 km/h. Find the average speed of the bus for the entire journey. (Rounded off to two decimal places) [SSC CGL 10/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 48.65 km/h
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28. Places A and B are 20 km apart on the highway. A car starts from A and another from B at the same time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in one hour. If they travelled towards each other, they met in 12 minutes. What are the speeds (in km/h) of two cars ? [SSC CGL 10/09/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 60,40
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29. Akshara and Siddharth travel from point P to Q, a distance of 72 km at a rate of 8 km/h and 10 km/h, respectively. Siddharth reaches Q first and returns immediately and meets Akshara at R. Find the distance from P to R. [SSC CGL 17/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 64 km
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30. Two trains of lengths 150 m and 250 m run on parallel lines. When they run in the same direction, they take 20 seconds to cross each other and, when they run in the opposite direction, they take 5 seconds to cross each other. What is the speed of the two trains ? [SSC CGL 19/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 180 km/h and 108 km/h
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