Time, Speed and Distance

Total Questions: 50

21. A car left 4 hours later than the scheduled time but in order to reach its destination 480 km away in time, it had to increase its usual speed by 10 km/hr. What is the usual speed of the car ? [SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 30 km/hr
Solution:

Let Original Speed be x

22. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 60 kmph and including stoppages, it is 54 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour? [SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 6 mins
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23. The speed of a train including stoppages is 75 kmph and excluding stoppages, the speed of the train is 90 kmph. For how many minutes does the train stop per hour? [SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 10 minutes
Solution:

24. The radius of a wheel is 14 cm. How much distance will be travelled by the wheel in 10 revolutions? [SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 880 cm
Solution:

25. Two cities A and B are 135 km apart on a straight track. One car starts from A at 8 a.m. and travels towards B at 25 km/h. Another car starts from B at 9 a.m. and travels towards A at a speed of 30 km/h. At what time will they meet? [SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 11 a.m.
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26. A bus starts from a bus station after every 30 minutes in the same direction. The speed of each bus is the same. Z is riding a bike in the opposite direction at a speed of 25 km/h. Z meets each bus in 20 minutes. What is the speed of each bus ? [SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) 50 km/h
Solution:

27. A person goes from P to Q at a speed of 20 km/h. Then he goes from Q to R at a speed of q km/h. Finally the person goes from R to S at a speed of r km/h. The distances from P to Q, Q to R and R to S are equal. If the average speed 280/11 km/h and the average speed from Q to S is 112/3 km/h, then what is the value of r? [SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 40
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28. If a boy goes from his home to his school at a speed of 40 km/h, he reaches 10 minutes early. If he goes at a speed of 35 km/h, he reaches 5 minutes late. What will be the time taken for the journey at a speed of 35 km/h? [SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 120 minutes
Solution:

29. Three cities, A, B, and C are located such that they form the vertices of an equilateral triangle if joined by straight lines. Rashid travels from A to B at the speed of 40 km/h, from B to C at the speed of 60 km/h and from C to A at the speed of 72 km/h. Find the average speed of Rashid for the entire journey. [SSC CHSL 08/06/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a)
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30. A man had to travel 49 km, which he divided into six stretches which were exact multiples of either 4 km or 5 km. The first four stretches were 4 km, 5 km, 8 km, and 10 km. Multiples of 4 km and 5 km were travelled at the rates of 40 and 60 km/h, respectively, and between two consecutive stretches, he rested for six minutes. What was his average speed (in km/h) for the whole journey? [SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution: