Time, Speed and Distance SSC MTS Questions

SSC MTS-Numerical and Mathematical Ability

Time, Speed and Distance MCQ Questions


1.
Two trains of length 110m and 85 m are moving in the same direction at 12 m/s and 7 m/s, respectively. Find the time (in s) taken by the faster train to cross the slower train.
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A.
39
B.
35
C.
19
D.
29
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ANSWER :
A. 39
2.
A boat takes 20 hours for travelling downstream from ponit A to point B and comes back to a midpoint C between A and B. The speed of the stream is 5kmph and the speed of the boat in still water is 10km/h. Find the distance between A and B (in km).
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A.
100
B.
120
C.
150
D.
75
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ANSWER :
B. 120
3.
A truck driver drove 60kmph for three hours. Then he stopped for one hour and did not go anywhere. Then, he drove four more hours at 60 kmph. What was the driver's average speed (in km/h)?
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A.
52.5
B.
62.4
C.
50.5
D.
42.8
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ANSWER :
A. 52.5
4.
A policeman chases a thief who is 630 metres ahead of him. If they run at a speed of 9.5 km per hour and 6.5 km per hour, respectively, then what distance (in km, rounded off to 1 decimal place) does the thief run before he is nabbed by the policeman?
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A.
1.8
B.
2.0
C.
1.4
D.
1.2
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ANSWER :
C. 1.4
5.
A 360 m long train running at the speed of 108 km/h crosses another train running in the opposite direction at the speed of 90 km/h in 12 seconds. What is the length (in m) of the other train?
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A.
330
B.
270
C.
300
D.
345
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ANSWER :
C. 300
6.
Pand Q start from point A to point B, at the same time at speeds of 32 km/h and 40 km/h, respectively. IF in covering the journey P takes 15 minutes longer than Q, the total distance AB of the journey is.
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A.
36 km
B.
32 km
C.
40 km
D.
44 km
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ANSWER :
C. 40 km