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

Total Questions: 50

31. Trains P and Q move along parallel tracks in the same direction. Train P completely overtakes train Q in 60 seconds, and a passenger in train P crosses train Q in 40 seconds. If the trains have their speeds in the ratio 2 : 1, what is the ratio of their lengths? [RRB JE 23/05/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 1 : 2
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32. In a 200 m race, P beats Q by 35 m or 7 seconds. What is P’s time over the course? [RRB JE 24/05/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 33 seconds
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33. Two friends start at the same time from cities P and Q towards cities Q and P respectively. After meeting at some point between P and Q, they reach their destinations in 54 and 24 minutes respectively. In what time did the one who moved from Q to P complete his journey? [RRB JE 24/05/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 60 minutes
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34. Two trains one from station P to Q, the other from station Q to P start simultaneously with speeds 80 km/h and 95 km/h. If they meet after 12 hours, what is the difference between the distances covered by them ? [RRB JE 28/06/2019 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (c) 180 km
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35. The circumference of a planet is 36,000 km. If the planet does not make any other motion and it takes 20 hours to complete one rotation, then find the speed of a point on its equator? [ALP Tier II 21/01/2019 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (b) 500 m/s
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36. The average speed of Gaurav during a two-way journey is 15 km/h. If he walked a distance of 20 km every hour while going, then his speed while returning will be: [Group D 17/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 12 km/h
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37. Reena reaches a birthday party 20 minutes late if she walks at 3 km/h from her house. If she increases her speed to 4 km/h, she would reach 30 minutes early. Then the distance between her house and the venue of the birthday party is: [Group D 17/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) 10 km
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38. A man travelled at a speed of 20 m/min for 100 min, and at a speed of 70 m/min for 50 min. His average speed is: [Group D 17/08/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) 110/3 m/min
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39. A motor car starts with a speed of 60 km/h and increases its speed after every two hours by 15 km/h. In how much time will it cover a distance of 360 km? [Group D 18/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 5 hours
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40. A truck travels at a speed of 60 km/h from city P to city Q and returns to city P by the same route at a speed of 100 km/h. What is the average speed of the truck for the given journey? [Group D 18/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 75 km/h
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