Time, Speed and Distance (Part-2)

Total Questions: 50

31. A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 195 metres. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. If the speed of the thief is 22 km/h and that of the policeman is 27 km/h, then how far would the thief have run (in m) before he is overtaken ? [SSC CGL 19/09/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 858
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32. A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 100 m. The thief starts running and the policeman chases him. If the speed of thief and policeman are 21 km/h and 23 km/h, respectively, then how far will the thief have to run before he is over taken ? [SSC CGL 24/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 1050 m
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33. Two goods trains 132 m and 108 m in length are running towards each other on parallel tracks. The first train is running at a speed of 32 km/h and the second at a speed of 40 km/h. How much time will they take to cross each other after meeting? [SSC CGL 24/09/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 12 s
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34. A policeman is chasing a thief at a speed of 82 km/h. The thief is 1300 m away and is running at a speed of 64 km/h. In how much time will the policeman catch the thief if both are riding on bikes? [SSC CGL 24/09/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 260 sec
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35. Suppose A starts walking at a speed of 8 km/h. After 8 hours B started travelling on a bicycle at a speed of 24 km/h. The distance from the starting B can catch A is: [SSC CGL 25/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 96 km
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36. A thief takes off on his bike at a certain speed, after seeing a police car at a distance of 250 m. The police car starts chasing the thief and catches him. If the thief runs 1.5 km before being caught and the speed of the police car is 70 km/h, then what is the speed of thief's bike (in km/h)? [SSC CGL 26/09/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 60
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37. A motorcycle covered the first 60 km of its journey at an average speed of 40 km/h. The speed of the motorcycle for covering the rest of the journey, i.e. 90 km, was 45 km/h. During the whole journey, the overall average speed of the motorcycle was: [SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d)
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38. A man walking at the speed of 5 km/h covers a certain distance in 3 hours 45 minutes. If he covers the same distance by a cycle in 2 hours 10 minutes, then the speed of the cycle in km/h is: [SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b)
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39. A person drives 110 miles at 55 miles per hour, he drives the next 120 miles at 60 miles per hour, and then he drives the next 60 miles in an hour. What is his average speed for the entire journey in miles per hour? [SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 58
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40. Ram travelled an equal distance with the speed of 40 km/hr, 45 km/hr and 60 km/hr. What is the average speed of Ram during the whole journey? Correct to two decimal places. [SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 46.96 km/hr
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