TIME AND DISTANCE FOR IBPS PO & RRB MAINS - SET 1

Question 1

Bobby rides on bicycles at 8 km/h and reaches his school 5 min late. The next day he increases is speed to 10 km/h and reaches the school 7 min early. How far is the school from his house?

• A

  5 km

• B

  8 km

• C

  10 km

• D

  12 km

• E

  None of these

Question 2

Two cyclists start on a circular track from a given point but in opposite directions with speeds of 10 m/s and 8 m/s respectively. If the circumference of the circle is 900 meters after what time will they meet at the starting point?

• A

  20 sec

• B

  40 sec

• C

  50 sec

• D

  60 sec

• E

  None of these

Question 3

Two places A and B are 300 km apart. Two cars approach each other, one at 32 km/h from A and the other at 28 km/h from B. How far is the two cars 1 min before meeting? (in meters)

• A

  700

• B

  1000

• C

  1250

• D

  1500

• E

  None of these

Question 4

A train 200 m long passes a bridge at the rate of 72 km/h in 30 sec. The length of the bridge is

• A

  200 m

• B

  300 m

• C

  400 m

• D

  500 m

• E

  None of these

   

   

Question 5

A train 220 m in length travels at 60 km/h. How much time does the train take in passing a man walking at 6 km/h against the train?

• A

  12 sec

• B

  15 sec

• C

  18 sec

• D

  24 sec

• E

  None of these

Question 6

There are 28 poles with a constant distance between each pole. A car takes 42 sec to reach the 19^th pole. How much more time will it take to reach the last pole?

• A

  54 sec

• B

  60 sec

• C

  63 sec

• D

  72 sec

• E

  None of these

Question 7

A man in a car travelling to a place and he notices that he can count 5 check posts in five minutes. If they are known to be 800 meters apart, then at what speed is the car travelling?

• A

  48 km/h

• B

  54 km/h

• C

  60 km/h

• D

  65 km/h

• E

  None of these

Question 8

Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at 46 km/h and 36km/h. The faster train passes the slower train in 36 sec. The length of each train is

• A

  40 m

• B

  45 m

• C

  50 m

• D

  60 m

• E

  None of these

   

   

Question 9

Two trains A and B of equal length of 200 metres running in opposite direction cross each other in 16 seconds. What is the speed of train A?

• A

  30 km/hr

• B

  36 km/hr

• C

  40 km/hr

• D

  45 km/hr

• E

  None of these

Question 10

A person travels from A to B at a speed of 60 km/h and returns to A by increasing his speed by 50%. What is his average speed for both the trips?

• A

  60 km/h

• B

  72 km/h

• C

  80 km/h

• D

  84 km/h

• E

  None of these