Time, Speed and Distance (Part-3)

Total Questions: 50

1. To reach at a destination, D takes 45 minutes if he drives at a speed of 60 km/h. Due to some urgency, he is to reach the destination in 30 minutes. What should be his speed in km/h? [SSC CHSL 05/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 90
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2. A motorcyclist rides his motorcycle at a speed of 90 km/hr in the first one hour and the next two hours at a speed of 120 km/hr. Find the average speed of the rider. [SSC CHSL 05/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 110 km/hr
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3. A train 550 metres long is running at a speed of 78 km/h. How many seconds will it take to cross a 350 metres long train running in the opposite direction at a speed of 30 km/h? [SSC CHSL 05/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 30 seconds
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4. A person divides his total route of journey into three equal parts and decides to travel the three parts at the speeds of 80 km/h, 60 km/h and 30 km/h, respectively. What is the average speed during the journey? [SSC CHSL 05/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 48 km/h
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5. A person travels from one place to another at 60 km/hr and returns at 75 km/hr. If the total time taken is 6 hours, then find the total distance travelled. [SSC CHSL 05/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 400 km
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6. A part of the journey is covered in 22.5 minutes at a speed of 68 km/h and the remaining part in 12 minutes at a speed of 72 km/h. The total distance of the journey is (to the nearest integer): [SSC CHSL 09/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 40 km
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7. If Tanya walks at the speed of 6 km/h, she misses a train by 2 minutes. However, if she walks at the speed of 8 km/h, she reaches the station 3 minutes before the arrival of the train. The distance covered by Tanya to reach the station is: [SSC CHSL 09/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 2 km
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8. The speed of a thief is times 4/5 the speed of a policeman. The thief covers a distance of 6 km before he was caught by the policeman in 30 minutes. Initially, what was the distance between the policeman and the thief in km? [SSC CHSL 09/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 1.5
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9. A person reaches his destination 30 minutes late, if his speed is 3 km/h, and reaches 30 minutes before time if his speed is 4 km/h. Find the distance of his destination from his starting point. [SSC CHSL 10/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 12 km
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10. A policeman was asked to chase a thief. Before the policeman started the chase, he realised that the thief was 200 metres ahead of him and was running at a speed of 16 km/h. The policeman started the chase at a speed of 20 km/h. How far will the thief run before he is overtaken by the policeman ? [SSC CHSL 10/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 800m
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