Time, Speed & Distance SSC GD Questions

Time, Speed & Distance MCQ Questions

1.
Bike A moving at a speed of 30 km/h covers some distance for 2 hours, while another bike B moving at a speed of 35 km/h covers the same distance as bike A. What is the ratio of the time taken by bike A to that taken by bike B?
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A.
5 : 7
B.
8 : 5
C.
6 : 7
D.
7 : 6
ANSWER :
D. 7 : 6
2.
Three persons start a morning walk together. Their steps measure 70 cm, 75 cm and 80 cm, respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk, so that all of them can cover the same distance in complete steps?
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A.
8800 cm
B.
8400 cm
C.
6400 cm
D.
8000 cm
ANSWER :
B. 8400 cm
3.
With a uniform speed, a car covers a distance in 6 hours. Had the speed been increased by 10 km/h, the same distance could have been covered in 5 hours. The distance covered by the car is:
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A.
300 km
B.
200 km
C.
250 km
D.
350 km
ANSWER :
A. 300 km
4.
When the speed of a train is decreased by 25%, it takes 42 minutes more to cover the same distance. What is the time (in hours) taken by the train to cover the same distance with its actual speed?
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A.
2\( \frac{1}{10} \)
B.
1\( \frac{1}{20} \)
C.
1\( \frac{4}{5} \)
D.
2\( \frac{1}{5} \)
ANSWER :
A. 2\( \frac{1}{10} \)
5.
If a person had walked at a speed of 15 km/h instead of walking at a speed of 10 km/h, he would have walked 30 km more in the same time. The actual distance travelled by him was:
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A.
60 km
B.
65 km
C.
50 km
D.
45 km
ANSWER :
A. 60 km
6.
A man travelled a distance of 44 km in 4 hours. He travelled partly on foot at the speed of 7 km/h and partly on bicycle at the speed of 15 km/h. The distance travelled on bicycle is:
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A.
28 km
B.
25 km
C.
32 km
D.
30 km
ANSWER :
D. 30 km