Time , Speed and Distance MCQ Set 3

TIME , SPEED AND DISTANCE MCQ SET 3

1. A man goes from his house to a vegetable market at the speed of 15 km/h and walked back at the speed of 10 km/h . If the whole journey took 2 hours 30 minutes , find the distance from his house to the vegetable market (in km) .

(a) 15

(b) 18

(d) 20

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Answer: A

2. A student goes to school at a speed of 5 1/2 km/h and returns at a speed of 4 km/h . If he takes 4 3/4 hours for the entire journey , then the total distance covered by the student (in km) is:

(a) 11

(b) 22

(d) 24

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Answer: A

3. A boy covers a certain distance between his house and school on a cycle . Having an average speed of 10 km/h , he is late by 10 min . However , with an average speed of 15 km/h , he reaches the school in 5 min , earlier . Find the distance (in km) between his house and school .

(a) 8

(b) 8.5

(d) 7

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Answer: C

4. Ramesh drives from his home at a speed of 40 km/h and reaches his college 25 minutes late . The next day he increases his speed by 10 km/h , yet he is late by 10 minutes . How far is his college from his home?

(a) 50 km

(b) 55 km

(d) 60 km

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Answer: A

5. If Raman drives his bike at a speed of 24 km/h , he reaches his office 5 minutes late . If he drives at a speed of 30 km/h , he reaches his office 4 minutes early . How much time (in minutes) will he take to reach his office at a speed of 27 km/h ?

(a) 40

(b) 55

(d) 45

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Answer: A

6. A boy when goes to his school by 12 km/hr speed , reaches 20 mins late and when he covers the distance by 16 km/hr , reaches 5 mins late . Find speed by which he may reach on time and also find distance of his school .

(a) 16 km/hr , 12 km

(b) 18 km/hr , 12 km

(d) 15 km/hr , 10 km

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Answer: B

7. When a person decreases its speed by 6 km/h , reaches his destination 20 minutes late while when he decreases its speed by 2 km/h , he reaches 5 minutes late . Find actual speed of the person?

(a) 16 km/hr

(b) 18 km/hr

(d) 20 km/hr

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Answer: B

8. Annu covers certain distance with her own speed , but when she reduces her speed by 10 km/hr , her time duration for the journey increases by 40 hr , but when she increases her original speed by 15 km/hr time taken by her is 10 hour less than the original time . Find the distance covered by her .

(a) 300 km

(b) 280 km

(d) 350 km

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Answer: A

9. If speed of a train increases by 10 km/hr then time taken to reach destination decreases by 1 hour . If speed increases by 10 km/hr further , time again reduces by 45 minutes . Find distance covered by the train .

(a) 420 km

(b) 430 km

(d) 425 km

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Answer: A

10. A train covers a certain distance at a certain speed , if the speed of the train is 6 km/hr more , then to cover the same distance it takes 6 hours less . But , if the speed of the train is 6 km/hr less then it would take 10 hrs more to cover the same distance . Find the distance covered by the train .

(a) 640 km

(b) 720 km

(d) 680 km

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Answer: B