Compound measures and motion - class-VIII

compound measures and motion

13 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A man rows to a place 48 km distant and comes back in 14 hours. He finds that he can row 4 km with the stream in the same time as 3 km against the stream. The rate of the stream is ............

  1. 0.5 km/hr
  2. 1 km/hr
  3. 3.5 km/hr
  4. 1.8 km/hr
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fighter planes  $X$  and  $Y$  are moving towards a target $ 'O'$ along two perpendicular paths, with equal speeds.  $X$  starts from a point at a distance of  $19\mathrm { km }$  from  $^ { \prime } O ^ { \prime }$  and  $Y$  starts from a point at a distance of   $12\mathrm { km }$  from  $ \mathrm '{ O } '.$  After  $1$  minute, it was found that they were  $13\mathrm { km }$  away from each other. What is the speed at which they are travelling. given that they start simultaneously?

  1. $35 \mathrm { km } / \mathrm { min }$
  2. $28 \mathrm { km } / \mathrm { min }$
  3. $7 \mathrm { km } / \mathrm { min }$
  4. $21 \mathrm { km } / \mathrm { min }$
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The distance-time relationship of a moving body is given by $y=F(x)$ then the acceleration of the body is the:

  1. Gradient of the velocity/time graph
  2. Gradient of the distance/time graph
  3. Gradient of the acceleration/time graph
  4. Gradient of the velocity/distance graph
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A car travels 120 km from A to B at 30 km per hour but returns the same distance at 40 km per hour. The average speed for the round trip is closest to: 

  1. 33 km/hr
  2. 34 km/hr
  3. 35 km/hr
  4. 36 km /hr
  5. 37 km/hr
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two bodies $A$ and $B$ are projected vertically up from the ground simultaneously. They spend $6$ seconds and $9$ seconds in air respectively. Raio of the maximum heights reached by them is

  1. $2:3$
  2. $6:9$
  3. $12:27$
  4. $4:9$
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mohit travelled $225$ km in $\displaystyle 4\frac {1}{2}$  hours. Raj travelled the same distance at an average speed that was $10$ km per hour faster than Mohit's average speed. What was the number of hours it took Raj to travel $225$ km ?

  1. $\displaystyle 2\frac {1}{4}$
  2. $\displaystyle 3\frac {1}{4}$
  3. $\displaystyle 3\frac {3}{4}$
  4. $\displaystyle 4\frac {2}{5}$
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two trains from two places start running in the opposite direction and reach the destination at the midpoint after  $3\dfrac{1}{3}$ hours and $4\dfrac{4}{5}$  hours. If the speed of the first train is $80$ km/hr, then the speed of the 2nd train (in km/hr) is

  1. $64\dfrac{2}{3}$
  2. $66\dfrac{2}{3}$
  3. $55\dfrac{5}{9}$
  4. $75$
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A boat travels with a speed of 15 km/hr in still water. In a river flowing at 5 km/hr, the boat travels some distance downstream and then returns. The ratio of average speed to the speed in still water is

  1. 8 : 3
  2. 3 : 8
  3. 8 : 9
  4. 9 : 8
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two goods train each 500 m long, are running in opposite direction on parallel tracks. Their speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively. Find the time taken by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster one.

  1. 12 sec
  2. 24 sec
  3. 48 sec
  4. 60 sec
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Two trains for Bhopal leave Delhi at 9 am and 8:30 am and travel at 90 km/hr and 80 km/hr respectively. How many kilometres from Delhi will the two trains be together?

  1. 360 km
  2. 320 km
  3. 270 km
  4. 280 km
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A boy takes 20 minutes to reach the school at an average speed of 12 km/hour. If he wants to reach the school in 15 minutes, his average speed (in km/hour) will be

  1. 16
  2. 17
  3. 18
  4. 19
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After travelling for 30 minutes a train meets an accident, due to which it has to stop for 45 minutes. Due to the accident its speed is also reduced to 2/3 of its former value and the train reaches its destination 1 hour 30 minutes late. Had the accident occurred 60 km later, the train would have reached 30 minutes earlier. The length of the journey is

  1. 90 km
  2. 120 km
  3. 150 km
  4. 180 km

Practice this chapter

Time, Speed and Distance (2165 questions)