Time and Distance Objective Type Question for Competitive Exams
Time & Distance is one of the most common quantitative aptitude motifs asked in the Government examinations. This is one of those motifs which campaigners are familiar with indeed before they start their competitive test medication. The conception of Speed, Time, and Distance remain the same, still, the type of questions asked in the examinations may have a different variety.
Time and Distance Questions
Here, I am sharing Speed, Time and Distance Questions and Answers under the Aptitude section for those aspirants who are preparing for competitive exams. These types of questions related to Math are asked in government exams to judge the knowledge of aspirants' Aptitude Knowledge.
Time and Distance Objective Type Questions for Competitive Exams
Q.1 A man covers a certain distance at 36 km/ph. How many meters does he cover in 2 minutes?
(A) 1000 mt
(B) 120 mt
(C) 1200 mt
(D) 600 mt
Ans . C
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Q, 2 Walking 5/6 of its usual speed, a train is 10 minutes late. Find its usual time to cover the journey?
(A)20 min
(B) 50 min
(C) 60 min
(D) 40 min
Ans . B
Q. 3 If a man running at 15 km/ph crosses a bridge in 5 min., then length of the bridge is……
(A) 1333.33 mt
(B) 1000 mt
(C) 7500 mt
(D) 1250 mt
Ans . D
Q.4 If one student walk from his house to school at 5 km/ph, he late by 30 minutes. However, if he walks at 6 km/ph, he is late by 5 minutes only. The distance of his school from his house is……
(A) 2.5 km
(B) 3.6 km
(C) 5.5 km
(D) 12.5 km
Ans . D
Q. 5 A car travels a distance of 715 km at a uniform speed. If the speed of the car is 10 km/ph more, it takes 2 hours less to cover the same distance. The original speed was….
(A) 45 km/ph
(B) 55 km/ph
(C) 60 km/ph
(D) 65 km/ph
Ans . B
Q. 6 Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 km/ph and including stoppages, it is 45 km/ph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
(A) 9
(B) 10
(C) 12
(D) 20
Ans . B
Q.7 A walks at 4 km/ph and 4 hours after his start, B cycles after him at 10 km/ph. How far from the start does B catch up with A?
(A) 16.7 km
(B) 18.6 km
(C) 21.5 km
(D) 26.7 km
Ans . D
Q.8 A thief steals a car at 2.30 pm and drives it at 60 km/ph. The theft is discovered at 3 pm and the owner sets off in another car at 75 km/ph. When will he over take the thief?
(A) 4.30 pm
(B) 4.45 pm
(C) 5 pm
(D) 5.51 pm
Ans . C
Q. 9 A man goes uphill with an average speed of 24 km/ph and comes down with an average speed of 36 km/ph. The distance travelled in both cases being the same, the average speed for the entire journey is……
(A) 30 km/ph
(B) 28.8 km/ph
(C) 32.88 km/ph
(D) None of these
Ans . B
Q. 10 Two buses travel to a place at 45 km/ph and 60 km/ph respectively. If the second bus takes 5 ½ hours less than the first for the journey, the length of journey is….
(A) 900 km
(B) 945 km
(C) 990 km
(D) 1350 km
Ans . C
Time and Distance Questions
Q.11 A car completes a certain journey in 8 hours. It covers half the distance at 40 km/ph and the rest at 60 km/ph. The total distance of the journey is….
(A) 650 km
(B) 384 km
(C) 400 km
(D) None of these4
Ans . B
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Q.12 Two train starts from stations A and B and travel towards each other at speed of 50 km/ph and 60 km/ph respectively. At the time of their meeting, the second train has traveled 120 km more than the first. The distance between A and B is……
(A) 990 km
(B) 1200 km
(C) 1320 km
(D) 1440 km
Ans . C
(A) 18 min
(B) 27 min
(C) 38 min
(D) 9 min
Ans . A
Q. 14 A boy goes to the school from his village at 3 km/ph and returns back 2 km/ph. If he takes 5 hours in all, the distance between the village and the school is….
(A) 6 km
(B) 7 km
(C) 8 km
(D) 9 km
Ans . A
Q.15 Two stations A and B are 110 km apart on a straight line. One train starts from A at 7 am and travels towards B at 20 km/ph. Another train starts from B at 8 am and travel towards A at a speed of 25 km/ph. At what time will they meet?
(A) 9 am
(B) 10 am
(C) 11 am
(D) 10.30 am
Ans . B
Q.16 A train starts from A at 4 pm and reaches B at 5 pm, while another train starts from B at 4 pm and reaches A at 5.30 pm. The two trains will cross each other at….
(A) 4.36 pm
(B) 4.42 pm
(C) 4.48 pm
(D) 4.50 pm
Ans . A
Q. 17 A boat moves upstream at the rate of 2 km in 10 min and downstream at the rate of 2 km in 6 min. The speed of the current is…
(A) 4km/ph
(B) 1.5 km/ph
(C) 2 km/ph
(D) 2.5 km/ph
Ans . A
Q.18 River is running at 2 km/ph. It takes a man twice as long to row up as to row down the river. The rate of the man in still water is….
(A) 6 km/ph
(B) 4 km/ph
(C) 10 km/ph
(D) 8 km/ph
Ans . A
Q.19 A boat covers 24 km up streams and 36 km down streams in 6 hours, while it covers 36 km up streams and 24 km down streams in 6 ½ hours. The velocity of the current is….
(A) 1 km/ph
(B) 1.5 km/ph
(C) 2 km/ph
(D) 2.5 km/ph
Ans . C
Q. 20 A man can row three-quarters of a kilometre against the stream in 11 ¼ minutes and return in 7 ½ minutes. The speed of the man in still water is….
(A) 2 km/ph
(B) 3 km/ph
(C) 4 km/ph
(D) 5 km/ph
Ans . D
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