Time, Speed & Distance SSC GD Questions

Time, Speed & Distance MCQ Questions

13.
A train running at a speed of 126 km/h crosses a pole in 6 seconds. The length of the train is:
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A.
210 m
B.
240 m
C.
220 m
D.
180 m
ANSWER :
A. 210 m
14.
A man travelled from place A to B at 30 km/h and from B to C at 45 km/h. His average speed for the whole journey was 40 km/h. The ratio of distance AB : BC is:
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A.
1 : 2
B.
3 : 5
C.
2 : 3
D.
1 : 3
ANSWER :
D. 1 : 3
15.
A and B started simultaneously and proceeded towards each other from places X and Y, respectively. After meeting each other at a certain point on the way, A and B took 3.2 hours and 1.8 hours, to reach Y and X, respectively. If the speed of B was 12 km/h, then the speed (in km/h) of A was:
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A.
8
B.
16
C.
9
D.
12
ANSWER :
C. 9
16.
A train is going at \( \frac{1}{2} \)of its usual speed and it takes an extra 60 minutes to reach its destination. Find its usual time to cover the same distance.
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A.
1 hour
B.
30 minutes
C.
2 hour
D.
1.5 hour
ANSWER :
A. 1 hour
17.
A train covers a distance of 325 km in 5\( \frac{1}{5} \) hours with a uniform speed. Find the time taken (in hours) to cover a distance of 650 km at the same speed.
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A.
5
B.
10
C.
4
D.
6
ANSWER :
A. 5
18.
Two trains A and B are moving in the same direction at the uniform speeds of 80 km/h and 100 km/h, respectively. Train A leaves the station 30 min earlier than train B from the same station. The time taken by train B to cross train A will be:
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A.
125 minutes
B.
15 minutes
C.
2 hours
D.
50/3 minutes
ANSWER :
C. 2 hours