TIME , SPEED AND DISTANCE MCQ SET 8
1.ย A train starts running at a uniform speed of 60 km/h from station P towards station Q . At the same time another train starts running from station Q towards station P . If the distance between the stations P and Q is 275 km and the trains meet in two and a half hours , then what is the speed of the train running towards station P i km/h ?
(a) 50
(b) 40ย
(c) 44
(d) 48
Answer: A
2. A car starts from point B , travelling at the speed of the 20 km/hย 1 1/2 hours later , another car starts from point A and travelling at the speed of 30 km/h and reaches 2 1/2 hours before the first car . Find the distance between A and B .
(a) 300 km
(b) 240 km
(c) 260 km
(d) 280 km
Answer: B
3. Menu and Daya travel from point A to B , a distance of 105 km , at speeds of 10 km/h and 25 km/h , respectively . Daya reaches point B first and returns immediately and meets menu at point C . Find the distance from point A to point C .
(a) 35 km
(b) 60 km
(c) 45 km
(d) 62 km
Answer: B
4. A and B leave from point M at the same time towards point N . B reaches N and starts towards M instantly . He meets A at point O (between M and N ) . The distance between M and N is 245 km . If the speed of A and B are 26 km/h and 65 km/h , respectively , then what is the distance between O and N?
(a) 115 km
(b) 105 km
(c) 95 km
(d) 140 km
Answer: B
5. X and Y start at the same time to ride from place A to place B , which is 80 km away from A . X travels 4 km per hour slower then Y . Y reaches place B and at once turns back meeting X , 16 km from place B . Y’s speed (in km/h) is:
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 19
(d) 9
Answer: B
6. The distance between two stations A and B is 200 km . A train runs from A to B at a speed of 75 km/h , while another train runs from B to A at a speed of 85 km/h . What will be the distance between the two trains (in km) 3 minutes before they meet ?
(a) 5
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 6
Answer: B
7. A car and a bus were travelling in the same direction . At 7:30 am. the car travelling at a speed of 72 km/h was 4.2 km behind the bus . At 8:15 a.m. the car was 15.8 km ahead of the bus . What is the ratio of the speed of the car to the speed of the bus ?
(a) 27 : 17
(b) 9 : 5
(c) 9 : 4
(d) 36 : 17
ย Answer: A
8. The driver of a car , which is travelling at a speed of 75 km/h , locates a bus 80 m ahead of him , travelling in the same direction . After 15 seconds , he finds that the bus is 40 m behind the car . What is the speed of the bus (in km/h) ?
(a) 44.2
(b) 42.5
(c) 47.5
(d) 46.2
Answer: D
9. The distance between two places A and B is 140 km . Two cars x and y start simultaneously from A and B , respectively . If they move in the same direction , they meet after 7 hours . If they move towards each other , they meet after one hour . What is the speed (in km/h) of car y if its speed is more than that of car x?
(a) 60
(b) 100
(c) 80
(d) 90
Answer: C
10. Places A and B are 45 km apart from each other . A car starts from place A and another car starts from place B at the same time . If they move in the same direction , they meet in 4 and a half hour and if they move towards each other , they meet in 27 minutes . What is the speed (in km/h) of the car which moves faster?
(a) 50
(b) 45
(c) 55
(d) 56
Answer: C
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