Quiz Discussion

A train passes two bridges of length 800 m and 400 m in 100 seconds and 60 seconds respectively. The length of the train is:

• 1] 80m
• 2] 90m
• 3] 200m
• 4] 150m

One third of a certain journey is covered at the rate of 25 km/hr, one forth at the rate of 30 km/hr and the rest at 50 km/hr. The average speed for the whole journey is :

• 1]

  35 km/hr

• 2]

  \(33\frac{1}{3}\) km/hr

• 3]

  30 km/hr

• 4]

  \(37\frac{1}{12}\) km/hr

A bus covered a certain distance from village A to village B at the speed of 60 km/hr. However on its return journey it got stuck in traffic and covered the same distance at the speed of 40 km/hr and took 2 hours more to reach its destination. What is the distance covered between villages A and B ?

• 1] 200 km
• 2] 240 km
• 3] 260 km
• 4] Cannot be determined
• 5] None of these

The length of a train and that of a platform are equal. If with a speed of 90 km/hr the train crosses the platform in one minute, then the length of the train (in meters) is ?

• 1] 500 meters
• 2] 600 meters
• 3] 750 meters
• 4] 900 meters

How long must a driver take to drive the final 70 miles of a trip if he wants to average 50 miles an hour for the entire trip and during the first part of the trip he drove 50 miles in \(1\frac{1}{2}\) hours ?

• 1] 54 min
• 2] 1 hr
• 3] 66 min
• 4] 70 min

A 6 cm long cigarette burns up in 15 minutes if no puff is taken.For every puff, it burns three times as fast during the duration of the puff.If the cigarette burns itself in 13 minutes, then how many puffs has the smoker taken if the average puff lasted 3 seconds?

• 1] 17
• 2] 18
• 3] 20
• 4] 22
• 5] None of these

The speeds of John and Max are 30 km/hr and 40 km/hr. Initially Max is at a place L and Jhon is at a place M. The distance between L and M is 650 kms. John started his journey 3 hours earlier than Max to meet each other. If they meet each other at a place P somewhere between L and M, then the distance between P and M is :

• 1] 220 kms
• 2] 250 kms
• 3] 330 kms
• 4] 320 kms

A coolie standing on a railway platform observe that a train going in one direction takes 4 second to pass him. Another train of same length going in opposite direction takes 5 seconds to pass him. The time taken (in seconds) by two train to cross each other will be:

• 1]

  35 seconds

• 2]

  36.5 seconds

• 3]

  \(\frac{{40}}{9}\) seconds

• 4]

  36 seconds

Ravi walks to and fro to a shopping mall. He spends 30 minutes shopping. If he walks at a speed of 10 km an hour, he returns home at 19.00 hours. If he walks at 15 km an hour, her returns home at 18.30 hours. How far must he walk in order to return home at 18.15 hours ?

• 1] 17 km/hr
• 2] 17.5 km/hr
• 3] 18 km/hr
• 4] 19 km/hr
• 5] None of these

A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?

• 1] 3.6 km/hr
• 2] 7.2 km/hr
• 3] 8.4 km/hr
• 4] 10 km/hr