Time and Speed Formula for Competitive Exams
Two guns were fired from the same place at an interval of 13 minutes but a person in a train approaching the place hears the second shot 12 minutes 30 seconds after the first. Find the speed of train if sound travels at 330 metres per second.
(A) $$ {46{13\over 25}}km/hour$$
(B) $$ {47{13\over 25}}km/hour$$
(C) 48 km/hour
(D) 49.2 km/hour
Correct Answer : B
The speed of a train varies inversely with its length. A 200 meters long train runs at a speed of 60 km/hr. In how much time will a 500 meters long train cover 96 km?
(A) 3 hours
(B) 4 hours
(C) 4.5 hours
(D) 5 hours
Correct Answer : B
A and B are 2 cities 60 Km. apart. Two men P and Q start together to walk from A to B. Speed of P is 4 Km / hr. less than that of Q. Q reaches the city B and return back . He meets P at 12 Km away from city B. What is the speed of P?
(A) 8 Km/hr
(B) 12 Km/hr
(C) 16 Km/hr
(D) 20 Km/hr
Correct Answer : A
A train travels the distance between station P and Q at a speed of 126 km/h, while in the opposite direction it comes back at 90 km/h. Another train travels the same distance at the average speed of the first train. The time taken by the second train to travel 525 km is:
(A) 5 hours
(B) 4 hours 20 min
(C) 5 hours 20 min
(D) 4 hours
Correct Answer : A
À train consists of 12 bogies, each bogie is 15 m long. The train crosses a telegraph post in 18 s. Due to some problem, two bogies were detached. The train now cresses the telegraph post in
(A) 15 s
(B) 12 s
(C) 18 s
(D) 20 s
Correct Answer : A
A kinetic Honda covers a distance of 140 km in 2 hours and 20 minutes while a car covers the same distance in 1 hour and 40 minutes. What is the ratio of their speeds?
(A) 5 : 7
(B) 6 : 7
(C) 3 : 7
(D) 4 : 7
Correct Answer : A
Ramu sees a train passing over a 1 km long bridge. The length of the train is half that of the bridge. If the train clears the bridge in 2 min, the speed of the train is –
(A) 50 km / h
(B) 43 km / h
(C) 45 km / h
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : C
A rises from his house at 12 noon towards B’s house at a speed of 8 km/hour. After 1 hour, B rides from his house towards A’s at a speed of 7 km/hour. If the distance between the two houses is 68 km, the time when they meet is
(A) 5 PM
(B) 6 PM
(C) 3 PM
(D) 4 PM
Correct Answer : A
A train after travelling 150 Km. meets with an accident and then proceeds with 3/5 of its former speed and arrives at its destination 8 hours late. Had the accident occurred 360 Km. farther, it would have reached the destination 4 hours late. What is the total distance travelled by the train?
(A) 840 Km
(B) 960 Km
(C) 870 Km
(D) 1100 Km
Correct Answer : C
Travelling at 60 km/h, a person reaches his destination in certain time. He covers 60% of his journey in 2/5th of the time. At what speed (in km/h) should he travel to cover the remaining journey so that he reaches the destination right on time ?
(A) 42
(B) 40
(C) 36
(D) 48
Correct Answer : B