Time, Speed & Distance SSC GD Questions

SSC GD-Elementary Mathematics

Time, Speed & Distance MCQ Questions


7.
Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 60 km/h and including stoppages, it is 48 km/h. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
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A.
12
B.
14
C.
8
D.
10
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ANSWER :
A. 12
8.
An athlete runs 8 times around a circular field of radius 14 m in 2 minutes 56 seconds. Find his speed.
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A.
6 m/sec
B.
5 m/sec
C.
3 m/sec
D.
4 m/sec
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ANSWER :
D. 4 m/sec
9.
When the speed of a car is increased by 25%, it takes 24 minutes less to cover the same distance. What is the time (in hours) taken to cover the same distance at the actual speed?
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A.
1\( \frac{1}{2} \)
B.
3
C.
2\( \frac{1}{3} \)
D.
2
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ANSWER :
D. 2
10.
A train takes 1 hour and 12 minutes to cover a certain distance at a speed of 80 km/h. If the speed is increased by 25%, then how much time (in hours) will it take to cover \( \frac{25}{3} \) of the distance?
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A.
8
B.
4
C.
10
D.
6
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ANSWER :
A. 8
11.
A student travelled a distance of 30 km in 3 hours, partly on foot at a speed of 4 km/h and the remaining on a bicycle at a speed of 12 km/h. The ratio of the distance travelled on foot and that travelled on the bicycle is:
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A.
2 : 3
B.
3 : 5
C.
4 : 5
D.
1 : 9
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ANSWER :
D. 1 : 9
12.
Walking at \( \frac{3}{4} \) of his usual speed, a man covers a certain distance in 1 hour and 40 minutes more than the time he takes to cover the distance at his usual speed. The time taken (in hours) by him to cover the same distance at his usual speed is:
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A.
3
B.
5
C.
4
D.
6
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ANSWER :
B. 5