TIME AND DISTANCE

1) A leaves a station at 8 mph and after 5 hours B leaves the same station
and travels in the same direction as A at 12 mph. After how much time
B overtakes A?
1)6 hrs 2) 8 hrs 3) 10 hrs 4) 12 hrs
2) Two cars P and Q start at the same time from A and B which are 120
km apart. If the two cars travel in opposite directions, they meet after
one hour and if they travel in same direction (from A towards B), then
P meets Q after 6 hrs. What is the speed of the car P?
1)60 km/h 2) 70 km/h 3) 80 km/h 4) 40 km/h

3) A cat sights a rat at a distance of 200m away from it and starts

running towards it at 20m/sec. At this moment, the rat notices the cat
and moves away from it at a speed of 15m/sec. After what time will the
cat be able to catch the rat?

a) 20sec b) 40sec c)60sec d) 80sec

4) The ratio of the distance from x to y to the distance from
y to z is 5 : 4.A man travels from x to y at 50 mph and y to z at 40 mph.
Find his average speed for the entire journey?
 25 mph (2) 35 mph (3)45 mph (4) 50 mph

5) A man covers 1/3rd of the distance at 60 mph and remaining distance

at the rate of 80 mph. Find his average speed for the entire journey?
 36 mph (2) 45 mph (3) 60 mph (4) 72 mph

6) Akash covered a distance of 340 Kms taking a total of 5 hours. If part

of the distance was covered at 60 KMPH speed and the balance at 80
KMPH speed, how many hours did he travel at 60 kmph hour?

a) 3 b) 2 c) 4 d) 2.5
7)Rajnikanth travels the first 2 hours of his journey at 40 mph and the
last 3 hours of his journey at 80 mph. What is his average speed of travel
for the entire journey?

a) 45 b) 50 c) 64 d) None
8) A person travels from Hyderabad to Warangal at 50kmph and comes
back from Warangal to Hyderabad at 70 kmph. What is the average
speed for the entire journey.
1)58.33 2) 65.55 3) 68.33 4) None
9) A train of length 300 m takes 20 sec to cross a pole. Find the speed of
the train ?
a) 72kmph b) 54kmph c) 60kmph d) None
10)A train takes 20 sec to cross a lamp post and 30 sec to cross a railway
platform. If the speed of the train is 36 kmph, find the length of the
platform ?
a)200m b) 300m c) 100m d) None
11)A train travelling at 72 kmph crosses a man walking at 9 kmph in the
opposite direction in 40 sec. If the train crosses a bridge in 120 sec, the
length of the bridge is _________
a) 1500m b) 900m c) 2700m d) None
12).What time does it take for the train to cross a 80 m long bridge if its
traveling at a rate of 18km/hr? It’s given that the train can cross a
pole in 6 secs.
a) 22sce b) 16sec c) 24sec d)None
13)A man running at 18 kmph crosses a bridge in 2 minutes. The length
of the bridge is
a) 100m b) 200m c) 300m d) 600m
14)A train 180 metres long passes a telegraph pole in 5 seconds. How
long will it take to cross a platform of length 900 metres?
a) 18sec b) 90sec c) 108sec d)None
15)A train 100 metres long meets a man going in opposite direction at 5
m/sec & passes him in 7 1/2 seconds. The speed of the train is

16)Two trains of length 190m & 210m having speeds 40kmph and 32
kmph moving towards each other in parallel tracks. When they will
cross each other?
17)The time taken by a 200m long train, travelling at 81 kmph to cross a
man travelling at 9 kmph in the same direction is

18) A train leaves point A at 6.00 a.m. and reaches point B at 10.00 a.m.
Another train leaves point B at 8.00 a.m. and reaches point A at 12
noon. When do the two trains meet?
1)9.00 a.m. (2) 10.00 a.m. (3) 11.00 a.m. (4) 1.00 p.m.

19) A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 300 m. The thief

starts running and the policeman chases him. The thief and the police
man run at the rate of 10 kmph and 11 kmph respectively. What is the
distance between them after 6 minutes?
1)200 m (2) 150 m (3) 100 m (4) 190 m
20) A train, 180m long crossed 120m long platforms in 20s and another
train at same speed crossed a pole in 10s. In what time can they cross
each other, when they travel in opposite directions?
 11s (2) 13s (3) 12s (4) 14s

21) Two trains pass each other on parallel lines. Each train is 100 meters
long. When they are going in the same direction, the faster one takes 60
seconds to pass the other completely. If they are going in opposite
directions they pass each other completely in 10 seconds. Find the speed
of the slower train? (in km/h)
 30 (2) 42 (3) 48 (4) 60
22) A, B and C are the three persons run on the circular path at the
speed of 20 m/sec, 30 m/sec and 50 m/sec respectively in the same
direction. The circumference of the track is 600 meters. When will
they be together again for the first time at the starting point?
 45 Sec (2) 60 sec (3) 35 sec (4) 55 sec
23) A and B are two persons running in opposite directions on a circular
path of 6000 mts length at 100 mps and 300 mps repectively. When will
they meet for the first time anywhere on the track.

 15s 2) 12 s 3) 14 s 4) 10 s

24) A nad B are two people running on a 6000 mts long circular track in
same direction at 100 mps and 300 mps respectively. When will they
meet on the track for the first time.

 20 s 2) 30 s 3) 12 s 4) none

25) When will be three people A, B and C, running at 15mps, 20 mps and
30 mps, be together again at the starting point for the first time on a
circular track of length 600 mts while running in: a) Same direction b)
Opposite direction

 120, 120 2)120, 100 3) 100, 120 4) None

26)The speed of a boat in still water is 20 kmph. If the stream flows at 8
kmph, then the speed of the boat against the stream is
1) 28 kmph 2.14 kmph 3.6 kmph 4.12 kmph
27)A man can row upstream at 25 kmph and downstream at 35 kmph.
Then find the speed of the man in still water.
1)60 kmph 2.10 kmph 3.30 kmph 4.5 kmph
28)A boat can move upstream 21 kmph and downstream at 25
kmph, then its speed in still water is
1)46 kmph 2.23 kmph 3.2 kmph 4.4 kmph
29)A boat can move upstream at 25 kmph and downstream at 35
 kmph, then the speed of the current is
1.5 kmph 2.10 kmph 3.30 kmph 4.15 kmph
30)A boat travels 12km downstream in 48 min, if the speed of stream is
2kmph, then speed of boat in still water is
 13kmph (2) 15kmph (3) 17kmph (4) None

31)A boat covers 55 km down stream and 25 km up stream in 10 hrs

while it covers 44 km down stream and 35 km up stream in 11 hrs.
The velocity of the current is?
 2 km/h (2) 3 km/h (3) 4 km/h (4) 5 km/h

32)A boatman can row 40 km downstream and return in 10 hrs. If the

speed of boat in still water is 5 times that of the stream, find the speed
of the stream?
33) In a stream that is running at 2 km/h, a man goes 10 km upstream
and comes back to the starting point in 55 minutes. Find the speed of the
man in still water.
 20 km/h (2) 22 km/h (3) 24 km/h (4) 28 km/h

34)In a kilometre race. A beats B by100m and B beats C by 150m.In the

same race, by how many meters does A beats C?
a) 250m b) 240m225m d) 235m

35)In a 200 mt race A beats B by 20 mts and B beats C by 10 mts. In a

race of 1000 mts A beats C by___________
1)171 2) 855 3) 145 4) 10

3) 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:
ss
1) 5.15 2) 4.14 3) 6.5 4) 7.5