Quantitative Aptitude

Time, Speed and Distance

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Time, Speed and Distance Questions

Multiple choice

Rahul and Raghavare 110 km apart from each other and they started horse-riding towards each other at same time at a speed of 20 km/hr and 24 km/hr. After how many hours of riding will they be 22 km away from each other?

  1. 1 hour

  2. 1.5 hour

  3. 2 hour

  4. 2.5 hour
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Rahul and Raghav start 110 km apart and ride toward each other. Their relative speed is 20 + 24 = 44 km/hr. They need to cover 110 - 22 = 88 km to be 22 km apart. Time = distance / speed = 88/44 = 2 hours. Option C is correct. The key is finding relative speed and the distance they actually need to close.

Multiple choice

Akshay travelled equal distances at speeds of 30 km/hr, 90 km/hr and 6 km/hr and took total time of 38 minutes. Find the total distance (in km).

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 1

  4. 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

If distance = d km each, time = d/30 + d/90 + d/6 = d/30 + d/90 + 15d/90 = 3d/90 + d/90 + 15d/90 = 19d/90 hours. Given time = 38 min = 19/30 hours, so 19d/90 = 19/30, thus d = 3. Total distance = 3d = 9 km. But question asks for total distance traveled, which is 3d = 9 km. However, option B says 3, which suggests d = 3 is the answer expected. The question likely asks for d (distance per segment), not total distance.

Multiple choice

Find the correct relationship between given quantities. Speed of stream is 87.5% less than the speed of boat and boat covers downstream 40.5 km in 9 hours. Quantity I-Find the distance travelled by boat in 17.5 hours upstream. Quantity II- Find the distance travelled by boat in 13.5 hours downstream.

  1. Quantity I > Quantity II

  2. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II

  3. Quantity I < Quantity II

  4. Quantity I ≤ Quantity II

  5. Quantity I = Quantity II or relationship cannot be established
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Stream speed is 87.5% less than boat speed, so stream speed = 12.5% of boat speed = 0.125 × boat speed. Downstream: boat + stream = 1.125 × boat speed = 40.5/9 = 4.5 km/h. So boat speed = 4 km/h, stream speed = 0.5 km/h. Upstream speed = boat - stream = 3.5 km/h. Quantity I: distance in 17.5 hr upstream = 3.5 × 17.5 = 61.25 km. Quantity II: distance in 13.5 hr downstream = 4.5 × 13.5 = 60.75 km. Since 61.25 > 60.75, Quantity I > Quantity II.

Multiple choice

A boat takes 6 hrs to travel 144 km downstream. The speed of the boat downstream is 1.5 times of the speed of the boat upstream. What is the speed of the current (in kmph)?

  1. 4 km / hrs

  2. 20 km / hrs

  3. 6 km / hrs

  4. 18 km / hrs

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Downstream speed is distance/time = 144/6 = 24 kmph. Since downstream speed is 1.5 × upstream speed, upstream speed = 24/1.5 = 16 kmph. Current speed is half the difference between downstream and upstream: (24-16)/2 = 4 kmph. Current always adds to downstream and subtracts from upstream.

Multiple choice

A train covers a certain distance in 45 minutes. If train reduces it’s speed to 5 km/h then it took 3 minutes more to cover the same distance . Find the distance covered by the train .

  1. 45

  2. 50

  3. 48

  4. 60

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Let the original speed be v km/h. Distance = v × (45/60) = 0.75v km. At reduced speed (v-5) km/h, time = 48/60 = 0.8 hours. So 0.75v = (v-5) × 0.8, giving 0.75v = 0.8v - 4, so 0.05v = 4, v = 80 km/h. Distance = 80 × 0.75 = 60 km. Verification: At 75 km/h, time = 60/75 = 0.8 hours = 48 minutes, which is 3 minutes more than 45 minutes. Therefore D (60) is correct.

Multiple choice

In what time the boat cover a distance of 140km upstream? Statement I: A boat covers 30 km downstream in 3 hours. Statement II: The speed of the current is 30 % of its downstream speed.

  1. Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question

  2. Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question

  3. Either Statement I or statement II is sufficient to answer the question

  4. Neither Statement I nor statement II is sufficient to answer the question

  5. Both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Statement I: Downstream speed = 30/3 = 10 km/h. Statement II: Stream speed = 30% of downstream speed = 0.3 × 10 = 3 km/h. From I and II: If downstream speed = boat + stream = 10, then boat speed in still water = 10 - 3 = 7 km/h. Upstream speed = boat - stream = 7 - 3 = 4 km/h. Time for 140 km upstream = 140/4 = 35 hours. Both statements together are necessary and sufficient.

Multiple choice

A boat can cover 9.6 km upstream in 24 minutes. If the ratio of speed of the current to speed of boat in still water is 1: 4, then how much distance (in km) can the boat cover downstream in 36 minutes?

  1. 19

  2. 27

  3. 24

  4. 29.5

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Upstream speed = 9.6/24 = 0.4 km/min. If current:boat = 1:4, then boat = 4c, upstream = 3c = 0.4, so c = 0.133 and boat = 0.533. Downstream = boat + current = 5c = 0.667 km/min. In 36 min: 0.667 × 36 = 24 km.

Multiple choice

Two trains A and B start moving at the same time from P and Q location which are 80 km apart. If the two trains travel in opposite direction from P and Q respectively then they meet each other in 1 hour and if they in the same direction from P and Q respectively then they meet after 8 hours. Find the speed of the train A.

  1. 40 km/hr

  2. 45 km/hr

  3. 64 km/hr

  4. 58 km/hr

  5. 35 km/hr
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Let speeds of trains A and B be a km/hr and b km/hr. When moving opposite, relative speed is a + b, so 80/(a + b) = 1, giving a + b = 80. When moving same direction (faster A catching slower B), relative speed is a - b, so 80/(a - b) = 8, giving a - b = 10. Solving: a = 45 km/hr, b = 35 km/hr. Option B is correct.

Multiple choice

Two quantities that is I and II are given in following questions. Students is expected to solve the quantities and answer them according to given options by comparing their numerical values. Quantity I: A boat can cover 9.6 km upstream in 24 minutes. If the ratio of speed of the current to speed of boat in still water is 1: 4, then how much distance (in km) can the boat cover downstream in 36 minutes? Quantity II: 24

  1. Quantity I > Quantity II

  2. Quantity I < Quantity II

  3. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II

  4. Quantity I ≤ Quantity II

  5. Quantity I = Quantity II or No relation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Let boat speed = 4x, current speed = x (ratio 1:4 for current:boat). Upstream speed = 4x - x = 3x. Distance = 9.6 km in 24 min, so 3x = 9.6/(24/60) = 24 km/hr, x = 8 km/hr. Boat speed = 32 km/hr. Downstream speed = 32 + 8 = 40 km/hr. In 36 min (0.6 hr), distance = 40 × 0.6 = 24 km. Quantity I = 24, Quantity II = 24. They are equal, so option E is correct.

Multiple choice

Two persons A and B start moving at each other from point P and Q respectively which are 1400 Km apart. Speed of A is 50 Km/hr and that of B is 20 Km/hr. How far is A from Q when he meets B for the 2nd time?

  1. 900

  2. 476.67

  3. 933.33

  4. 500

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Speed ratio A:B = 50:20 = 5:2. Total distance = 1400 km. First meeting: A travels (5/7)×1400 = 1000 km. First return to Q: A travels another 1000 km to reach Q. Second meeting: A travels (5/7)×1400 = 1000 km from Q, so A's total from P = 1000 + 1000 + 1000 = 3000 km. Distance from Q = 3000 - 2×1400 = 200 km from P towards Q, which is 1400 - 200 = 1200 km from P, or 933.33 km from Q.

Multiple choice

Varun reached the destination 2 minutes ahead of time on driving at the speed of 48 km / hr . If it is 42 km / Hour speed, Varun will arrive 1 minute late. For what distance does Varun have to drive ?

  1. 16.8 km

  2. 18.6 km

  3. 19.6 km

  4. 15.8 km
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Let distance be d km. At 48 km/h, time is d/48 hours. At 42 km/h, time is d/42 hours. Time difference = 3 minutes = 3/60 = 1/20 hour. So d/42 - d/48 = 1/20. Solving: d(8/336) = 1/20, d = 336/(8×20) = 16.8 km.

Multiple choice

The speed of the boat in still water is 6 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.5 kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 22.5 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him-

  1. 10 hours

  2. 4 hours 10 minutes

  3. 6 hours 10 minutes

  4. 8 hours
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Speed downstream = 6 + 1.5 = 7.5 km/h. Speed upstream = 6 - 1.5 = 4.5 km/h. Time to go 22.5 km downstream = 22.5/7.5 = 3 hours. Time to return upstream = 22.5/4.5 = 5 hours. Total time = 3 + 5 = 8 hours.