Quiz Discussion

The area of square park is 25 sq. Km. Time taken to complete a round of the field once, at a speed of 3 kmph is:

• 1] 4 hours 60 minutes
• 2] 4 hours 50 minutes
• 3] 6 hours 40 minutes
• 4] 5 hours 40 minutes

A and B start from the same point and in the same direction at 7 am to walk around a rectangular field 400 m × 300 m. A and B walk at the rate of 3 km/hr and 2.5 km/hr respectively. How many times shall they cross each other if they continue to walk till 12.30 pm ?

• 1] Not even once
• 2] Once
• 3] Twice
• 4] Thrice

A plane flying north at 500 mph passes over a city at 12 noon. A plane flying east at the same altitude passes over the same city at 12.30 pm. The plane is flying east at 400 mph. To the nearest hundred miles, how far apart are the two planes at 2 pm ?

• 1] 600 miles
• 2] 1000 miles
• 3] 1100 miles
• 4] 1200 miles
• 5] 1300 miles

A star is 8.1 × 1013 km away from the earth. Suppose light travels at the speed of 3.0 × 105 km per second. How long will it take the light from the star to reach the earth ?

• 1] 7.5 × 103 hours
• 2] 7.5 × 104 hours
• 3] 2.7 × 1010 seconds
• 4] 2.7 × 1011 seconds

Car A travels at the speed of 65 km/hr and reaches its destination in 8 hours. Car B travels at the speed of 70 km/hr and reaches its destination in 4 hours. What is the ratio of the distance covered by car A and car B respectively ?

• 1] 7 : 11
• 2] 13 : 7
• 3] 7 : 13
• 4] 11 : 7
• 5] None of these

A boy rides his bicycle 10 km at an average speed of 12km/hr and again travels 12km at an average speed of the 10km/hr. His average speed for the entire trip is ?

• 1]

  10.8

• 2]

  10.4

• 3]

  11

• 4]

  12

A man covers a total distance of 100 km on bicycle. For the first 2 hours, the speed was 20 km/hr and for the rest of the journey, it came down to 10 km/hr. The average speed will be :

• 1]

  \(12\frac{1}{2}\) km/hr

• 2]

  13 km/hr

• 3]

  \(\frac{1}{8}\) km/hr

• 4]

  20 km/hr

Two ladies simultaneously leave cities A and B connected by a straight road and travel towards each other. The first lady travels 2 km/hr faster than the second lady and reaches B one hour before the second lady reaches A. The two cities A and B are 24 km apart. How many kilometres does each lady travel in one hour ?

• 1] 5 km, 3 km
• 2] 7 km, 5 km
• 3] 8 km, 6 km
• 4] 6 km, 14 km

Two men P and Q start a journey from the same place at a speed of 3 km/hr and \(3\frac{1}{2}\) km/hr respectively. If they move in the same direction then what is the distance of them after 4 hours?

• 1]

  3 km

• 2]

  \(2\frac{1}{2} \)km

• 3]

  2 km

• 4]

  \(\frac{1}{2}\) km

A train covers a distance of 10 km in 12 minutes. If its speed is decreased by 5 km/hr, the time taken by it to cover the same distance will be :

• 1] 10 minutes
• 2] 13 minutes 20 seconds
• 3] 13 minutes
• 4] 11 minutes 20 seconds