1. The length of two trains are 140 m and 160 m 7. Speed of a boat in still water is 3 km/hr. the
respectively. If they run at the speed of 60 km/h speed of the stream is 1 km/hr. The time taken
and 40 km/h respectively in opposite directions to go 4 km upstream in minutes is
on parallel tracks, then find the time in which (a) 48 (b) 60
they will cross each other.
(c) 96 (d) 120
(a) 10 sec (b) 10.8 sec
(c) 9 sec (d) 9.6 sec
8. A train 100 m long is moving at 40 km/h. The
time in seconds, it will take to pass another train
2. Ravi runs 200 metres in 24 seconds. Find his 150 m long which is moving at 50 km/h in the
average speed : opposite direction from the moment they meet
(a) 20 km/h (b) 24 km/h is
(c) 28.5 km/h (d) 30 km/h (a) 6 (b) 8
(c) 10 (d) 15
3. A man completes 30 km of a journey at 6 km/hr
and the remaining 40 km of the journey in 5 hours 9. The speed of a boat m still water is 15 km/hr.
His average speed for the whole journey is : The speed of the stream is 3 km/hr. The time
taken to go 12 km downstream in minutes is
(a) km/hr (b) 7 km/hr (a) 40 (b) 45
(c) 50 (d) 55
(c) km/hr (d) 8 km/hr
10. A train 200 m long is moving at 40 km/hr . The
4. A train with a speed of 60 kmph crosses a pole in time in seconds, it will take to pass another train
30 seconds. The length of the train is 150 long which is moving at 50 km/h in the
opposite direction from the moment they meet
(a) 500 m (b) 750 m
is
(c) 900 m (d) 1000 m (a) 8 (b) 12
(c) 14 (d) 117
5. Speed of a boat in still water is 3 km/hr. the
speed of the stream is 2 km/hr. The time taken
11. A person cycles from one place to another in
to go 4 km downstream in minutes is
100 minutes. If his speed is 18 km/h, the distance
(a) 120 (b) 96 between two places is
(c) 80 (d) 48 (a) 20 km (b) 30 km
(c) 15 km (d) 25 km
6. A train 100 m long is moving at 58 km/h.
The time in seconds, it will take to pass another
12. A train 200 m long is moving at 68 km/h. The
train 150 m long which is moving at 50 km/h in
time in seconds, it will take to pass another train
the same direction from the moment they meet
150 m long which is moving at 50 km/h in the
is
same direction from the moment they meet is
(a) 20 (a) 40
(b) 30 (b) 50
(c) 50 (c) 60
(d) 70 (d) 70
13. Speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/h. the 21. The speed of a car is 54 km/h. The time taken
speed of the stream is 3 km/h. The time taken by it in seconds, to cover a distance of 240 m is
to go 6 km upstream in minutes is (a) 12 (b) 15
(a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 16 (d) 18
(c) 24 (d) 25
22. A train is moving at a speed of 72 km/h. In 40
14. A train 120 in long is moving at 40 km/h. The seconds it will cover a distance of
time in seconds, it will take to pass another train (a) 900 m (b) 800 m
100 m long which is moving at 32 km/h in the (c) 600 m (d) 550 m
opposite direction horn the moment they meet
is
23. A boat moves down stream at the rat of 1 km in
(a) 11 (b) 22
(c) 44 (d) 88 1
7 minutes and upstream at die rate of 5 km
2
15. The speed of a car is 72 km/h. The time taken an hour. The speed of the boat (in km hour) in
by it to cover a distance of 500 m in seconds is still water is
(a) 20 (b) 25 1
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 30 (d) 40 2
1
16. A train 80 m long is moving with the speed of 45 (c) 5 (d) 6
km/h. The time taken by it in seconds to pass a 2
bridge 120 m long is
(a) 8 (b) 10 24. A man takes 6 hours 15 minutes in walking to a
(c) 16 (d) 20 certain place and riding back. He would have
gamed 2 hours 40 minutes by riding both ways.
17. The speed of a car is 90 km/h. The time taken How long would he take to walk both ways?
by it in seconds to cover a distance of 700m is (a) 8 hours 35 minutes
(a) 20 (b) 25 (b) 8 hours 55 minutes
(c) 28 (d) 35 (c) 9 hours 55 minutes
(d) 10 hours 35 minutes
18. A train 120 m long is moving with the speed of
72 km/h. The time taken in seconds, to cross a 25. A Scooterist travels for 10 hours, the first half
stationary train 100 m long is distance at 21 km/hour and the rest at 24 km/
(a) 5 (a) 6 hour. The distance (in km) travelled is
(b) 11 (c) 15 (a) 225
(b) 224
19. A person cycles at the speed of 36 km/h. The (c) 220
time taken by him in seconds, to cover a distance
of 1500 m is (d) 180
(a) 160 (b) 150
(c) 120 (d) 90 26. A man rows upstream 13 km and downstream
28 km taking 5 hours each time. The speed (in
km per hour) of the current is
20. A train is moving at a speed of 72 km/h. In 5
seconds it will cover a distance of 1 1
(a) 1 (b) 1
(a) 60 m 4 2
(b) 80 m
1
(c) 100 m (c) 2 (d) 3
4
(d) 120 m
27. A steamer goes downstream and covers the 30. Abhishek is travelling on his cycle and has
distance between two ports in 4 hours while it calculated to reach point A at 2 pm if he travels
covers the same distance upstream is 5 hours. at 10 km/h; he will reach there at 12 noon if he
If the speed of the stream is 2 km/hour, the travels at 15 km/h. At what speed must he travel
speed of the steamer in still water, in km/h , is to reach A at 1 pm
(a) 16 (b) 18 (a) 8 km/h (b) 11 km/h
(c) 20 (d) 22 (c) 12 km/h (d) 14 km/h
28. A person has to cover a distance of 160 km in 8 31. A motorcycle travels 20 km an hour faster than
a cycle over a journey of 600 km. The cycle takes
3
hours. If he covers half of the journey in of 50 hours more than the motorcycle. Find their
4
speed (in km/h)
the time, what must be hi speed (km/hour) to
(a) 40, 60 (b) 20, 60
cover the remaining distance in the remaining
time? (c) 20, 40 (d) 45, 100
(a) 30
32. A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance
(b) 35
of 200 metres. When the policeman started to
(c) 40 catch the thief he also started running. Assume
(d) 42 the speed of the thief to be 10 km/h and that of
a policeman 12 km/h, how far will the thief run
29. Two trains, Kolkata Mail and Patna Mail, start before he is overtaken by the policeman.
at the same time from stations Kolkata and (a) 1 km (b) 2 km
Patna respectively towards each other. After (c) 3 km (d) 4 km
passing each other, they take 12 hours and 3
hours to reach Patna and Kolkata respectively.
If the Kolkata Mail is moving at the speed of 48 33. A person has to cover a distance of 6 km in 45
km/h. the speed of the Patna Mail is minutes. If he covers one-half of the distance in
two-third of the total time, to cover the
(a) 24 km/h
remaining distance in the remaining time, his
(b) 22 km/h speed (in km/h) must be
(c) 21 km/h (a) 6 (b) 8
(d) 96 km/h (c) 12 (d) 15
2. (d) (b) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (c)
21. (c) 22. (b) 23. (d) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (c)
31. (*) 32. (a) 33. (c)
= 40 min
10. Total distance covered by train of length
200 m to cross another train of length 150 m
= 350 m
Relative speed = (40 + 50) km/pr = 90 km/pr
350 18
Time (in seconds) = 14 seconds
200 18 90 5
2. Average speed = = 30 km/hr.
24 5 100
11. Time given = 100 min = hr.
60
speed = 18 km/hr
100
Dis tan ce 18 30km
60
12. Total distance = length of 2 trains
= 200 + 150 = 350 m
5. Speed of the boat downstream = (3 + 2) km/ Relative speed = 68 – 50 = 18 km/hr = 5 m/s
hr
Dis tan ce
Distance to be travelled = 4 km Time taken to meet
speed
Hence, required time in minutes
350
4 70sec onds
= × 60 =48 minutes. 5
5 13. Relative speed of boat (upstream) = 15 – 3
6. Relative speed of the two trains with respect = 12 km/hr
to each other
Distance = 6 km
5 6
= 68 – 50 = 18 km/hr or 18 × = 5 m/s. Time (minutes) = 60 = 30
18 12
Distance to be covered = 150 + 100 14. Distance covered by train to pass = 120 + 100
= 250 meters = 220 m
250 Relative speed = 40 + 32 = 72 km/hr.
Hence, required time = = 50 seconds.
5 220 18
Time (seconds) 11
4 72 5
7. Required time 60
3 1 5
15. speed = 72 m / s = 20 m/s
= 120 minutes. 18
5 500
8. Relative speed = (40 + 50) 25m / s Time tabeu = = 25 seconds
18 20
Hence, required time
16. Time tabeu = 80 120 = 16 seconds
100 150 5
10 seconds. 45
25 18
9. Relative Speed of boat (down stream)
700
= 15 + 3 = 18 km/pr 17. Time taken 28 seconds.
5
Distance = 12 km 90
18
12 60
Time (in minutes) =
18
120 100 3
18. Time taken 11seconds 10y = 15 or y = .
5 2
72
18
x 2 5
1500 27. , 4x + 8 = 5x – 10
19. Time taken 150sec onds x 2 4
5
36 x = 18.
18
28. 80 = y × 6 hours First half
5 80 = x × 2 hours Second half or x = 40.
20. Distance covered 72 5 = 100 m
18
kol 48t 12 × 48
Dis tan ce 29. Pat
21. Time 3x
speed xt
24m 48t + 12 × 48 = 3x + xt = 12 × 48 + 3x
16 seconds
5 or 48t = 3x or x = 16t
54 m/s
18
48t + 12 × 48 = 48t + 16t2
5
22. Distance speed × time 72 m / s 40s 12 48
18 t2 36
16
= 800 m
t =6
23. Let speed of boat in still water = V
or x = 96.
& speed of stream = S
d d
Dis tan ce 30. 2
Speed 10 15
time
1 d
down stream : V + S 60 (1) 2 or d = 60
15 30
2
60
upstream : V – S = 5 (2) s = 12 km/hr.
5
Solving (1) & (2)
31. Wrong.
13 1
V 6 32. Distance = 200 m = 0.2 Km
2 2
24. Time taken in walking & riding Relative speed = 12 km/hr – 10 km/hr
= 6 hrs 15 min (i) = 2 km/hr.
Time taken to ride both ways = 6 hrs 15 min The policeman requires
= 2 hrs 40 min 0.2
T 0.1 hours to catch the thief.
= 3 hrs 35 min (ii) 2
Time taken to walk both ways = 2 × (1) (ii) Distance covered by thief
= 12 hrs 30 min – 3 hrs 35 min = 0.1 hr. × 10 km/hr = 1 km
= 8 hrs 55 min 3 km
3 km
d d
25. t1 , t2 , t1 t2 10 33.
2 21 2 24 A B C
d d
or 10 Total time taken - 45 min.
42 48
or 90d = 10 × 42 × 48 = d = 224. 2
As given, time to cover AB 45 30 min.
3
13 28
26. 5 and 5 Time to cover BC = 15 min
x y x y
or 5x – 5y = 13 and 5x + 5y = 28 3
His speed in BC 60 = 12 km/hr
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