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

Total Questions: 50

1. A man travels non-stop over a certain distance at an average speed of 60 km/h. With stoppages, his speed reduces to 50 km/h. How many minutes per hour does he stop? [RRB NTPC 21/03/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 10 minutes
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2. A person travelled 120 km by steamer, 450 km by train and 60 km by horse. It took 13 h 30 min. If the speed of the train is 3 times that of the horse and 1.5 times that of the steamer, find the speed of the train. [RRB NTPC 21/03/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) 60 km/h
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3. Two runners cover the same distance at the speed of 15 km/h and 16 km/h respectively. Find the distance travelled when one takes 16 min longer than the other. [RRB NTPC 21/03/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 64 km
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4. A car travels a distance of 300 km at a uniform speed. If the speed of the car is 5 km/h more, it takes 2 h less to cover the same distance. Find the original speed of the car. [RRB NTPC 27/03/2021 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (b) 25 km/h
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5. A man drives 300 km from A to B in 3 hours 20 minutes. He returns the same distance in 4 hours 10 minutes. The average speed from A to B exceeds the average speed for the entire trip by _____ km/h. [RRB NTPC 01/04/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 10
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6. Amritsar Shatabdi Express leaves Delhi at 4:30 p.m. and reaches Amritsar at 10:30 p.m. The average speed of the train is 75 km/h. What is the distance from Delhi to Amritsar? [RRB NTPC 05/04/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 450 km
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7. Sachin and Anil start at the same time riding from Chandigarh to Kalka that is 50 km away from Chandigarh. Sachin travels 6 km an hour slower than Anil. Anil reaches Kalka, and immediately embarks on the journey back to Chandigarh. He meets Sachin 20 km from Kalka. Find Sachin's speed. [RRB NTPC 05/04/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) 4.5 km/h
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8. A man travelling in a train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in 1 min. If the poles are 50 m apart, then at what speed is the train travelling? [RRB NTPC 07/04/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) 60 km/h
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9. Two cars leave city A at 8:30 am and 8:45 am respectively for city B. The cars move at a speed of 45 km/h and 54 km/h respectively. How many kilometers away from city A will the two cars be together? [RRB NTPC 08/04/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) 67.5
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10. A man completes 30 km of a journey at 6 km/h and the remaining 40 km of the journey in 5 hr. His average speed for the whole journey is: [RRB NTPC 23/07/2021 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (c)
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