Time and Distance is a part of Quantitative Aptitude which is frequently asked in bank exams under Arithmetic topics like IBPS RRB, IBPS PO & Clerk, SBI PO & Clerk and other competitive exams. Sometimes, Data Interpretation is also asked along with Time and Distance questions in bank exams. The concept of Time and Distance questions remains the same but the type of questions and the way of representation of questions may vary.
time and distance related questions
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1. Jayshree goes to office at a speed of 6 km/hr and returns to her home at a speed of 4 km/hr. If she takes 10 hours, what is the distance between her office and home?
(a) 24 km
(b) 12 km
(c) 10 km
(d) 30 km
2. A and B cover the same distance at the rate of 8 km and 10 km per hour respectively. If A takes 30 minutes more than B, then the distance covered by B is
(a) 6 km
(b) 10 km
(c) 16 km
(d) 20 km
3. Ram and Shyam race 200 meters. First, Ram leads Shyam in a 200 meter race and beats him by 30 seconds. Next, Ram leads Shyam in a 3 minute race and beats him by 1000 meters. In how many minutes can Ram and Shyam finish the race separately?
(A) 8, 10
(b) 4, 5
(c) 5, 9
(d) 6, 9
4. A train takes 7 seconds to cross a pole, while it takes 25 seconds to cross a stationary train which is 378 m long. Find the speed of the train.
(a) 75.6 km/h
(b) 75.4 km/h
(c) 76.2 km/h
(d) 21 km/h
5. A boat travels 10 km along the river and then goes 6 km upstream. The speed of the river current is 1 km/h. What should be the minimum speed of the boat so that the journey takes a maximum of 4 hours?
(a) 2 km/h
(b) 3 km/h
(c) 4 km/h
(d) 5 km/h
6. A boat covers a distance of 40 km upstream in 8 hours and a distance of 49 km downstream in 7 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
(a) 5 km/h
(b) 5.5 km/h
(c) 6 km/h
(d) 6.5 km/h
7. Vinay runs 100 meters in 20 seconds, and Ajay runs the same distance in 25 seconds. By how much distance will Vinay beat Ajay in a 100 meter race?
(a) 10 metres
(b) 20 metres
(c) 25 metres
(d) 12 m.
8. Vinay and Shyam participated in a 500 m race in which Vinay was ahead by 140 m. The ratio of their speeds was 3:4. By how much did Vinay win the race?
(a) 15 m
(b) 20 metres
(c) 25 metres
(d) 30 m.
9. How many seconds will a 120 m long caravan moving at a rate of 10 m/s take to pass a standing boy?
(a) 10 s
(b) 12 s
(c) 11 S
(d) 14 seconds
10. Two trains leaving Muzaffarpur at different times, one at 8:30 am and the other at 9:00 am, are running at speeds of 60 km/h and 70 km/h. At what distance from Muzaffarpur will the two trains meet each other?
(a) 210 km
(b) 180 km
(c) 150 km
(d) 120 km
11. A boat takes 5 hours to cover a distance upstream and 3 hours to cover the same distance downstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 10 km/h, what is the velocity of the stream?
(a) 2 km/h
(b) 5 km/h
(c) 3 km/h
(d) 5 km/h
12. Rahul traveled from city A to city B at a uniform speed of 40 km/h. If he traveled back from city B to city A at a uniform speed of 60 km/h, what is the average speed for the entire journey?
(a) 54 km/h
(b) 52 km/h
(c) 50 km/h
(d) 48 km/h
13. Find the length of a bridge if a train 500 m long, moving at a speed of 72 km / h, crosses it in 40 seconds.
(a) 100m
(b) 200m
(c) 300m
(d) 400 metres
14. When Atulya increases her speed from 30 km/h to 40 km/h, she takes one hour less than usual to cover a certain distance. How much time does she usually take to cover the distance?
(a) 2 hours
(b) 3 hours
(c) 4 hours
(d) 5 hours
15. If a car travels at a speed of 60 km/h for 1 hour and then at a speed of 75 km/h for 2 hours, what is the average speed of the car?
(a) 65 km/h
(b) 5 km/h
(c) 70 km/h
(d) 5 km/h
16. The speed of a boat in still water is 10 km per hour. If it can travel 24 km downstream and 16 km upstream in the same time, then what is the speed of the stream?
(a) 5 km/h
(b) 2 km/h
(c) 5 km/h
(d) 3 km/h
Solution,
1. (a) 24 km
2.d) 20 km
3. a) 4,5
4. a) 75.6 km/h
5. c) 4 kmph
6. c) 6 km/h
7.b) 20 m
8. b) 20 m
9. b) 12 s
10. (a) 210 km
11. b) 5 km/h
12.d) 48 km/h
13.c) 300 meters
14. c) 4 hours
15. c) 70 km/h
16. c) 5 km/h
