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

Total Questions: 50

41. A goods train overtakes two boys who are walking in the same direction in which the train is going at the rate of 5 kmph and 10 kmph and passes them completely in 21 and 24 seconds respectively. What is the length of the goods train (in metres) ? [Level 2 (13/06/2022) Shift 1 ]

Correct Answer: (a)
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42. Julie can cover a distance of 140 m in 18 seconds. At that given speed, how much distance can Julie cover in 1 hour? [Level 2 13/06/2022 Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (b) 28 km
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43. Vaishali covers a certain distance by car at 50 kmph and returns to the original place through the same route on a bicycle at 10 kmph. If the time taken by her for the whole journey was 2 hours 24 minutes, then what was the total distance that she covered? [Level 2 13/06/2022 Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (b) 40 km
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44. At the same time A and B start moving towards each other from two different places, 240 km apart. The ratio of the speeds of A and B is 5 : 7, and the speed of B is 84 km/h. After how many minutes will A and B meet each other? [Level 3 14/06/2022 Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (b) 100 minutes
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45. A train passes a man, going in opposite direction, in 12 seconds and the speed of the man is 10 km/h. If the speed of the train is 62 km/h, then what is the length (in m) of the train? [Level 3 14/06/2022 Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (a) 240
Solution:

Relative speed = 62 + 10 = 72 km/h or 20 m/s
Length of the train = 20 × 12 = 240 m

46. A train crosses a one km long bridge in one minute and a 750 m long tunnel in 50 seconds. Assuming that the train is running at a uniform speed, what is its speed? [Level 3 14/06/2022 Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (b) 90 km/h
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47. The ratio of the speeds of a bus and a car is 7 : 11. If the car covers a distance of 396 km in 6 hours, what is the speed of the bus in km/h? [Level 5 15/06/2022 Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (a) 42
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48. A car covers a certain distance at a speed of 45 km/h and returns to the starting point following the same path at a speed of 36 km/h. Find the average speed for the entire journey(in km/h). [Level 5 (15/06/2022) Shift 2 ]

Correct Answer: (a) 40
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49. Travelling at 7/8 of his usual speed, Ansh covered a distance of 35 km in 50 minutes. What will be Ansh’s usual speed in km/h? [Level 5 15/06/2022 Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (c) 48
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50. A train running at the speed of 95 km/h crosses a pole in 18 seconds. What is the length of the train in meters? [Level 5 15/06/2022 Shift 3]

Correct Answer: (a) 475 m
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