Time, Speed and Distance (Part-5)

Total Questions: 50

41. Kartik takes 4 hours to travel from place X to place Y at the speed of 80 km/hr. He takes 1 hour to travel from place Y to place Z with 80% increased speed. What is the average speed from Place X to Z for the complete Journey? [SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 92.8 km/hr
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42. Two stations L and M are 720 km apart from each other. A train leaves from L to M and simultaneously another train leaves from M to L. Both trains meet after 24 hours. If the speed of the first train is 10 km/hr more than the second train, then what is the speed of the slower train ? [SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 10 km/hr
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43. A train starts at 3:00 pm from Mumbai and moves towards Ahmedabad at the speed of 20 km/hr. Another train starts from Ahmedabad at 8 pm and moves towards Mumbai at the speed of 60 km/hr. If the distance between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is 600 km, then at what time both the trains will meet? [SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 2:15 am
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44. A walks at a speed of 10 km/hr and 20 hours after his start, B starts on his cycle after him at the speed of 15 km/hr. How far from the starting point will B catch A? (in km) [SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 600
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45. Two trains are moving in the same direction at the speed of 44 km/hr and 70 km/hr. The time taken by faster train to cross a man sitting in the slower train is 72 seconds. What will be the length of the faster train? [SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 520 metres
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46. A man takes 20 hours to go to a place and come back by walking both ways. He could have saved 4 hours by riding both ways. The distance covered in the whole journey is 36 miles. Find the average speed for the whole journey if he goes by walking and comes back by riding., [SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) 2 miles/hr
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47. A train starts moving from a place A at 10:00 a.m. and arrives at another place B at 5:30p.m. on the same day. If the speed of the train is 80 km/hr, then what will be the distance(in km) covered by the train? [SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) 600
Solution:

Total time taken by train = 7.5 hours
So, required distance = 80 × 7.5 = 600 km

48. Suraj starts his journey from point Q at 2 p.m. He drives the car at the speed of 40 km/hr for first three hours and complete the remaining journey at the speed of 30 km/hr. If Rahul starts moving towards Suraj 6 p.m. from point Q at the speed of 80 km/hr, then at what time he will catch Suraj? [SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 9:00 pm
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49. A car travels a distance of 60 km at uniform speed. If the speed of car is increased by 8 km/hr, then it takes 2 hours less to cover the same distance. What is the original speed of the car? [SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 12 km/hr
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50. A car left 60 minutes early than the scheduled time but in order to reach its destination 280 km away in time, it has to slow its usual speed by 14 km/hr. What is the usual speed of the car? [SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 70 km/h
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