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

Total Questions: 55

41. If a man goes cycling from hostel to college at a speed 15 km/h more than his usual speed, he gets late by 2 minutes. If he rides the bicycle at a speed 20 km/h more than his usual speed, he arrives 2 minutes early. Calculate the distance (in km) between hostel and college. [RPF S.I. 06/01/2019 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 4
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42. A train takes 52 seconds to cross the 204 m long bridge. If the same train takes 18 seconds to cross a board, then tell the length of the train. (In meters) [RPF S.I. 10/01/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 108
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43. A Train leaves Kazipet at 5 a.m. and reaches Bangalore at 3 p.m. Another train leaves Bangalore at 7 a.m. and reaches Kazipet at 5p.m. When do the two trains meet? Assume that the trains travels at equal uniform speeds. [RRB ALP 09/08/2018 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (a) 11 a.m.
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44. Peter belongs to Town A and Paul belongs to Town B. They start their journeys towards each other's towns following the same route at the same time. They meet somewhere on the way and continue with their journeys. After meeting Paul, Peter takes another 13.5 hours to reach his destination while Paul takes another 6 hours to reach Peter's town. If Peter travelled at the speed of 30 km/h, what was Paul's speed in km/h? [RRB ALP 13/08/2018 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (b) 45
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45. Kishan cycled a distance of 120 km at a certain speed. If he cycled 2 km slower every hour, he would have taken 3 more hours to reach his destination. What is the speed in km/h at which Kishan actually cycled? [RRB ALP 14/08/2018 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (b) 10
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46. A person driving at the speed of 40 km/h reaches office 1 minute early while he reaches 3 minutes late if driving at 36 km/h. What is the distance (in km) that she is covering? [RRB ALP 17/08/2018 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) 24
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47. A train crossed a 140 m long platform in 15 seconds and a 180 m long platform in 17 seconds. The speed of the train was: [RRB ALP 20/08/2018 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 72 km/h
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48. A man misses a train by 1 hour if he travels at a speed of 4kmph. If he had increased his speed to 5kmph, he would have still missed the train by 24 minutes. At what speed should he have travelled so that he reached the station exactly on time? [RRB ALP 21/08/2018 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (d) 6 km/h
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49. Two trains, one 150 m long and the other 130 m long, coming from opposite directions crossed each other in 7.2 seconds. The sum of speed of the two trains every hour would be: [RRB ALP 21/08/2018 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (b) 140 km
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50. A person driving at the speed of 45 km/h reaches office 1 minute early while she reaches 3 minutes late if driving at 40 km/hr. What is the distance (in km) that she is covering? [RRB ALP 21/08/2018 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (a) 24
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