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Time, Speed & Distance

Total Time: 120 mins

Practise Exercise no. 1

Q1. A cyclist covers a certain distance at 36 km/hr.

How much distance does he cover in 3 minutes?
Q2. Walking at 3/4th of his usual speed a main is 1.5
hours late in reaching his office from home. Find his
usual travel time.
Q3. Two scooterists cover the same distance in 15
kmph and 16 kmph, respectively. Find the distance
travelled by each, if one takes 16 minutes longer than
the other.
Q4. While covering a distance of 24 km, a man noticed
that after walking for 1.67 hours, the distance covered
by him was 5/7 of the remaining distance. What was
his speed in m/s?
Q5. When a man travels at 30 kmph from his house,
he is late by 10 min to his office. However, with a
speed of 40 kmph, he reaches his office 5 min earlier.
Find the distance between the house and the office.
Q6. A car covers a journey in 10 hrs, the first half at 21
km/hr and the second half at 24 km/hr. Find the
distance.
Q7. Excluding stoppages, the speed of the bus is 40
km/hr and including stoppages it is 30 km/hr. For how
long does the bus stop per hour?

Total no. Of Qs: 65

of time?
Q11. What is the average speed if a person travels
from A to B and back from B to A at a speed of 10
km/hr and 20 km/hr respectively, for equal distances?
Q12. A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5
km/hr in the same direction in which the train is
going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is:
Q13. Two trains running in opposite directions cross a
man standing on the platform in 27 seconds and 17
seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23
seconds. The ratio of their speeds is:
Q14. A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds
and a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If
the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length
of the platform?
Q15. A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48
minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takes 4
hours to cover the same distance running
downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of
the boat and speed of the water current respectively?
Q16. A motorboat, whose speed in 15 km/hr in still
water goes 30 km downstream and comes back in a
total of 4 hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream
(in km/hr) is:

Q8. If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr,

he would have walked 20 km more. The actual
distance travelled by him is:

Q17. A boat running downstream covers a distance of

16 km in 2 hours while for covering the same distance
upstream, it takes 4 hours. What is the speed of the
boat in still water?

Q9. A started walking in a straight line from point P to

Q. At the same time, B started walking from point Q to
P. After passing each other, they completed their
journeys in 9 and 16 hours respectively. If A walks at
16 km/hr, what is the speed of B?

Q18. A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel 36 miles

downstream than to travel the same distance
upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 10
mph, the speed of the stream is:

Q10. What is the average speed if a person travels

from A to B and back from B to A at a speed of 10
km/hr and 20 km/hr respectively, for equal intervals

Q19. A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the

stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in
10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in
stationary water?

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Q20. A man takes twice as long to row a distance
against the stream as to row the same distance in
favour of the stream. The ratio of the speed of the
boat (in still water) and the stream is:
Q21. A man rows to a place 48 km distant and come
back in 14 hours. He finds that he can row 4 km with
the stream in the same time as 3 km against the
stream. The rate of the stream is:
Q22. In a 100 m race, A can give B 10 m and C 28 m. In
the same race B can give C:
Q23. A and B take part in 100 m race. A runs at 5
kmph. A gives B a start of 8 m and still beats him by 8
seconds. The speed of B is:
Q24. In a 500 m race, the ratio of the speeds of two
contestants A and B is 3 : 4. A has a start of 140 m.
Then, A wins by:
Q25. In a 100 m race, A beats B by 10 m and C by 13
m. In a race of 180 m, B will beat C by:
Q26. Two trains of equal length are running on
parallel lines in the same direction at 46 km/hr and 36
km/hr. The faster train passes the slower train in 36
seconds. The length of each train is:
Q27. A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway
track in 240 metres ahead of the engine of a 120
metres long train running at 45 kmph in the same
direction. In how much time will the train pass the
jogger?
Q28. A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both
start from point A at the same time and reach point B
75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way,
however, the train lost about 12.5 minutes while
stopping at the stations. The speed of the car is:
Q29. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed
down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the
trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight
increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the flight is:
Q30. A car travelling with 5/7 of its actual speed
covers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. Find the actual
speed of the car.

calculated to reach point A at 2 P.M. if he travels at 10

kmph, he will reach there at 12 noon if he travels at
15 kmph. At what speed must he travel to reach A at 1
P.M.?
Q32. It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 120
km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes 20
minutes more, if 200 km is done by train and the rest
by car. The ratio of the speed of the train to that of
the cars is:
Q33. A man covered a certain distance at some speed.
Had he moved 3 kmph faster, he would have taken 40
minutes less. If he had moved 2 kmph slower, he
would have taken 40 minutes more. The distance (in
km) is:
Q34. In a 200 metres race A beats B by 35 m or 7
seconds. A's time over the course is:
Q35. A runs 1.67 times as fast as B. If A gives B a start
of 80 m, how far must the winning post be so that A
and B might reach it at the same time?
Q36. A hare makes 9 leaps in the same time as a dog
makes 4. But the dogs leap is 2.33 m while that of
hare is 1m. How many leaps does a dog have to make
before catching up with the hare, if the hare has a
headstart of 16m?
Q37. Two guns were fired from the same place at an
interval of 13 minutes but a person in a train
approaching this place hears the second sound 12.5
minutes after the first. Find the speed of the train,
supposing that sound travels at 330 m/s.
Q38. A man can row a boat 30 km upstream and 44
km downstream in 10 hrs. Also, he can row 40 km
upstream and 50 km downstream in 13 hrs. Find the
rate of the current and the speed of the boat in still
water.
Q39. A beats B by 40m and C by 50m in a 200m race,
while B can beat C by 2 seconds in the same race. How
long does each take to cover 400m?
Q40. Ram and Shyam started racing on a circular track
of 500m, with the speeds of 8km/hr and 5km/hr
respectively. When will they meet for the first time at
the starting point, if they started simultaneously?

Q31. Robert is travelling on his cycle and has

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that of the steamer, find the rate of the steamer.
Q41. A, B and C started running on a circular track of
1200m in the same direction at 9, 18 and 36 km/hr
respectively. When will they meet for the first time if
they started simultaneously?
Q42. 2 men Ashok and Vinod run a 4 km race on a
250-m circular course. If their speeds are in the ratio
5:4, how often does the winner pass the other?
Q43. A man is walking at a speed of 6 km/hr. After
every km he takes rest for 6 minutes. How much time
will he take to cover a distance of 18 km?
Q44. A boy walking at a speed of 15 km/hr reaches his
school 20 minutes late. Next time he increases his
speed by 5 km/hr but is still late by 10 minutes. Find
the distance between school and house.
Q45. At what distance from Delhi will a train which
leaves Delhi for Amritsar at 2:45 pm and goes at the
rate of 50 km/hr, meet a train which leaves Amritsar
for Delhi at 1:35 pm and goes at the rate of 60 km/hr.
The distance between the towns be 510 km.
Q46. Two men A and B walk from P to Q, a distance of
18 km, at 4 and 5 km/hr respectively. B reaches Q,
returns immediately and meets A at R. Find the
distance between P and R.
Q47. A carriage driving in a fog passed a man who was
walking at the rate of 5 km/hr in the same direction.
He could see the carriage for 6 minutes and it was
visible to him upto a distance of 120 m. Find the
speed of the carriage.
Q48. A man takes 5 hrs and 42 min in walking to a
certain place and rding back. He would have gained 1
hr 18 min by riding both ways. How long would he
take to walk both ways?
Q49. When a man travels equal distance at speeds P
and Q km/hr, his average speed is 8km/hr. But when
he travels at these speeds at equal time his average
speed is 9 km/hr. Find the difference between the two
speeds.
Q50. A person travelled 50 km by steamer, 60 km by
train and 50 km by horse. It took 15 hours. If the rate
of the train is 4 times that of the horse and 3 times
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Q51. A hare sees a dog 200m away from her and

scuds off in the opposite direction at the speed of 24
km/hr. Two minutes later the dog perceives her and
gives chase at a speed of 32 km/hr. How soon will the
dog overtake the hare and at what distance from the
spot from where the hare took flight?
Q52. A monkey tries to ascend a greased pole 58 m
high. He ascends 12m in the first minute and slips
down 4 m in the subsequent minute. If he continues
in this fashion, how long will he take to reach the top?
Q53. Two trains of lengths 125m and 150m
respectively with different speeds pass a static pole in
6 sec and 8 sec respectively. In what time will they
cross each other when they are moving in the same
direction?
Q54. Two trains running at 45 and 36 km/hr
respectively, on parallel tracks in opposite direction,
pass each other in 8 sec. When they are running in the
same direction with same speeds, a person sitting in
the faster train observes that he passes the other in
30 sec. Find the length of the trains.
Q55. A train passes two persons walking against the
direction of the train, at speeds 5 m/s and 10 m/s, in 6
sec and 5 sec respectively. Find the speed and the
length of the train.
Q56. A train after travelling 60 km meets with an
accident and then proceeds at two-third of its former
speed and reaches 40 min late. Had the accident
occurred 30 km further, the train would have reached
20 min late. Find the speed of the train and distance
the train has to travel.
Q57. In a game of 250 points, A can give B 50 points
and C 70 points. How many can B give C?
Q58. A can give B 25 points, A can give C 40 points and
B can give C 20 points. How many points make the
game?
Q59. In a game of billiards, A can give B 15 points in 60
and A can give C 20 in 60. How many can B give C in a
game of 90?

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Q60. In a km race, if A gives B 40m start, A wins by 19

sec. But if A gives B 30 sec start, B wins by 40m. Find
the time taken by each to run a km.

Q. 61 to 65: Each of the questions below consists of a

question and two statements A and B given below it.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the
statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Read the questions and both statements and give
answer
1. if statement A is alone sufficient to answer the
question
2. if statement B is alone sufficient to answer the
question
3. if both A and B independently are sufficient to
answer the question
4. if both A and B are not sufficient to answer the
question
5. if both the statements together are sufficient to
answer the question but neither statement is
sufficient alone
Q61. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
a. the boat travels at the speed of 4 km/h upstream
b. the boat travels at the speed of 6 km/h in
downstream
Q62. What is the speed of car?
a. The car covers a distance of 135 Km in 3 hours.
b. The car covers a distance of 270 km in 6 hours.
Q63. What is the speed of bus?
a. The bus covers a distance of 80 Km in 5 h.
b. The bus covers a distance of 160 km in 10 h.
Q64. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
a. The boat takes 4 h to go 12 km downstream.
b. The boat takes 6 h to cover 12 km in still water.
Q65. What is the speed of the train whose length is
250m?
a. The train crosses a single pole in 10 s.
b. The train crosses a platform of equal length in 20
s.

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Time, Speed & Distance practise exercise- 1 (Solutions)

Q no.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Answer
1800m
4.5 hours
64 kms
1.67 m/s
30 kms
224 kms
15 mins
50 kms
12 km/hr
15 km/hr
13.33 km/hr
50 km/hr
03:02
240 m
08:03
5 km/hr
6 km/hr
2mph
1.25 hrs
03:01

Q no.
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

Answer
1 km/hr
20 m
4.14 kmph
20 m
6m
50 m
36 sec
120 kmph
1 hr
35 kmph
12 kmph
03:04
40
33 sec
200 m
192
47 13/25 km/hr
3, 8 kmph
48,60,64 secs
30 mins

Q no.
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

Answer
8 mins
3 times
4 hr 42 mins
10 kms
150 km
16 km
6.2 kms
7 hrs
6 km.hr
10 kmph
7.5 mins, 3kms
12 min 50 sec
132 secs
105, 75 m
150m, 20m/s
120 km, 45 km/hr
25
100
10
125 sec, 150 sec

Q no.
61
62
63
64
65

Answer
option 5
option 3
option 3
option 2
option 3