Time and Distance : Aptitude Questions and Answers

Q11. A car is running at a speed of 108 kmph. What distance will it cover in 15 seconds ?

A. 55 metres

B. 55 metres

C. 450 metres

D. 240 metres

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Correct Answer : 450 metres


Q12. A train travels at an average of 50 miles per hour for \mathbf{2\frac{1}{2}} hours and then travels at a speed of 70 miles per hour for \mathbf{1\frac{1}{2}} hours. How far did the train travel in the entire 4 hours ?

A. 200 miles

B. 120 miles

C. 230 miles

D. 150 miles

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Correct Answer : 230 miles


Q13. A is faster than B. A and B each walk 24 km. The sum of their speeds is 7 km / hr and the sum of times taken by them is 14 hours. Then, A’s speed is equal to :

A. 4 km/hr

B. 5 km/hr

C. 3 km/hr

D. 7 km/hr

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Correct Answer : 4 km/hr


Q14. How long will a boy take to run round a square field of side 35 metres, if he runs at the rate of 9 km/hr ?

A. 50 sec

B. 54 sec

C. 56 sec

D. 52 sec

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Correct Answer : 56 sec


Q15. A truck covers a distance of 550 metres in 1 minute whereas a bus covers a distance of 33 kms in 45 minutes. The ratio of their speeds is :

A. 3 : 5

B. 3 : 4

C. 4 : 3

D. 50 : 3

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Correct Answer : 3 : 4


Q16. A car travels the first one-third of a certain distance with a speed of 10 km / hr, the next one-third distance with a speed of 20 km / hr, and the last one-third distance with a speed of 60 km/hr. The average speed of the car for the whole journey is :

A. 18 km/hr

B. 36 km/hr

C. 24 km/hr

D. 30 km/hr

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Correct Answer : 18 km/hr


Q17. A car moves at the speed of 80 km /hr. What is the speed of the car in metres per second ?

A. 14 m/sec

B. 8 m/sec

C. 181/9 m/sec

D. 200/9 m/sec

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Correct Answer : 200/9 m/sec


Q18. A person travels equal distances with speeds of 3 km / hr, 4 km / hr and 5 km / hr and takes a total time of 47 minutes. The total distance (in km) is :

A. 2

B. 4

C. 3

D. 5

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Correct Answer : 3


Q19. A man walking at the rate of 5 km/hr crosses a bridge in 15 minutes. The length of the bridge (in metres) is :

A. 750

B. 1000

C. 600

D. 1250

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Correct Answer : 1250


Q20. A boy rides his bicycle 10 km at an average speed of 12 km/hr and again travels 12 km at an average speed of 10 km/hr. His average speed for the entire trip is approximately :

A. 10.8 km/hr

B. 11 km/hr

C. 12.2 km/hr

D. 10.4 km/hr

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Correct Answer : 10.8 km/hr


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