Time and Distance Questions For RBI Assistant Mains |

Q1. The ratio between the speed of a bus and train is 15 : 27, respectively. Also, a car covered a distance of 720 km in 9 h. The speed of the bus is three-fourth of the speed of the car. How much distance will the train cover in 7 h?

(a) 760 km

(b) 756 km

(d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

Q2. Two cars starts at the same time from A and B which is 120 km apart. If the two cars travel toward each other, they meet after one hour and if they travel in same direction (from A towards B), then A meet B after 6h. What is the speed of car starting from A?

(a) 70 km/h

(b) 50 km/h

(d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

Q3. The ratio between the speed of a truck, car and train is 3 : 8 : 9. The car moved uniformly and covered a distance of 1040 km in 13 h. What is the average speed of the truck and the train together?

(a) 75 km/h

(b) 60 km/h

(d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

Q4. A man goes uphill with an average speed of 24 km/h and comes down with an average speed of 36 km/h. The distance travelled in both the cases being the same. The average speed (in km/h) for the entire journey is

(a) 30

(b) 28.8

(d) 30.8

(e) None of these

Q5. If a student walks from his house to school at 5 km/h, he is late by 30 min. However, if he walks at 6 km/h, he is late by 5 min only. The distance of his school from his house is

(a) 2.5 km

(b) 3.6 km

(d) 12.5 km

(e) None of these

Q6. A train overtakes two persons who are walking in the same direction in which the train is going at the rate of 2 km/h and 4 km/h and passes them completely in 9s and 10s respectively. The length of the train (in m) is

(a) 72

(b) 54

(d) 45

(e) None of these

Q7. A motorcycle starts with the speed of 70 km/h with its speed increasing every two hours by 10 km/h. In how many hours will it cover 345 km?

(a) 2 1/4h

(b) 4 1/2h

(d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

Q8. Two stations, A and B are 827 km apart from each other. One train starts from station A at 5 am and travel towards station B at 62 km/h. Another train starts from station B at 7 am and travel towards station A at 59 km/h. At what time will they meet?

(a) 1:00 pm

(b) 11:45 am

(d) 11:30:30 am

(e) 1: 37:45 pm

Q9. Train A crosses a pole and platform in 18 s and 39 s, respectively. The length of platform is 157.5 m. What will be the length of train B, if it is equal to the sum of half of the length of train A and twice the length of the platform?

(a) 382.5 m

(b) 328.5 m

(d) 315 m

(e) None of these

Q10. A boat takes 35 min less to travel 28 km downstream than it takes to travel the same distance upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 14 km/h, what is the speed of the stream? (in km/h)

(a) 2.5

(b) 6.5

(d) 9.5

(e) 10.5

Q11. A boat travels 24 km upstream in 6 h and 20 km downstream in 4h. Then, the speed of a boat in still water and the speed of current are respectively.

(a) 4.5 km/h and 3 km/h

(b) 4.5 km/h and 0.5 km/h

(d) 5 km/h and 2 km/h

(e) None of the above

Q12. The current of a stream runs at the rate of 4 km in an hour. A boat goes 6 km and comes back to the starting point in 2h. The speed of the boat in still water is

(a) 6 km/h

(b) 8 km/h

(d) 6.8 km/h

(e) None of these

Q13. A person leaves a place A to place B at 6 am and reaches place B at 10 am. Another person leaves B at 7:30 am and reaches A at 11 am. They will meet each at

(a) 7:40 am

(b) 8:20 am

(d) 9:20 am

(e) None of these

Q14. A man takes 6 h 15 min in walking a distance and riding back to the starting place. He could walk both ways in 7 h 45 min. The time taken by him to ride the ways is

(a) 4 h

(b) 4 h 30 min

(d) 5 h

(e) None of the above

Q15. In a race of 1000 m, A can beat B by 100 m. In a race of 400 m, B beats C by 40 m. In a race of 500 m A will beat C by

(a) 95 m

(b) 50 m

(d) 60 m

(e) None of the above