Two trains of lengths 115 and 105 metres are running on parallel lines

with the respective rates of 30 and 36 km/hr. The time of crossing each
other, if they run in the opposite direction is: (a) 10 sec b) 1 min 2 see
(c) 8 sec (d) 12 sec
 .One man takes 100 steps a minute, each 5 decimetres long; another
walks 4 km/hr; if they start together the time in which one of them will
be 75 metres ahead of the other is: (a) 4 min 30 see (b) 4 minutes 20
see (c) 4 min 15 see (d) 4 min
A can beat B by 40 metres in a kilometre race; B can beat C by 50 metres
in a kilometre race; if A and C run a kilometre, the distance by which A
will win is: (a) 80 m (b) 84 m (c) 88 m (d) 82 m
 A certain distance is covered by a cyclist at a certain speed. If a jogger
covers half- the distance in double the time, the ratio of the speeds of the
jogger to that of the cyclist is (1) 1:4 (2) 4:1 (3) 1:2 (4) 2:
 .If a man travels at 30 km /hr, he reaches his destination late by 10
minutes, but if he travels at 42 km/ hr, then he reaches 10 minutes earlier.
Therefore the distance travelled by him is (1) 36 km (2) 35 km (3) 40
km (4) 4
 A clock gains 15 minutes per day. It is set right at 12 noon. What time
will the sock show at 4,00 a.m., the next day 1) 4:10 a.m. (2) 4:15
a.m. (3) 4:30 a.m. (4) 5..00 a.m.
 Two cyclists start on a circular track from a given point but in opposite
directions with speeds of 7 m/sec and 8 m/sec respectively. If the
circumference of the circle is 300 meters, after what time will they meet
at the starting point ? 1) 20 sec (2) 100 See (3) 300 Sec (4)
200 Sec
.During a journey of 80 km, a train covers first 60 km with a speed of 40
km/ hr and completes the remaining distance with a speed of 20 km/hr.
What is the average speed of the train during the whole journey ? 30
km./hr (2) 32 km/hr .(3) 36 km/hr (4) 40 km/hr
.A train 120 m long, travelling at 90 km/h, overtakes another train
travelling in the same direction at 72 km/h and passes it completely in 50
seconds. Find (a) the length of the second train in metres and (b) the time
they would have taken to pass one another if they had been- travelling at
these speeds in opposite directions.
A man takes 120 steps a minute. If his stride is 75 cm long, find his speed
in kilometres per hour.
city bus had an average speed of 27 km/h. An express bus of the same
route which did not stop at any of the stage had an average speed of 36
km /h. For how many minutes per hour does the city bus stop at stages ?
A goods train running at 18 km/h crossed a post in 1 minute. How long
will it take to cross a platform 240 m long ? A passenger train coming in
the opposite direction at 36 km/h crosses the goods train in 32 seconds.
Find the length of the passenger train.
A train, running at 45 km/h, crosses a post in. 12 seconds. If this train is
overtaken by a train running at 54 km/ h in 2 minutes 12 sec., find the
length of the second train. How long), will they take to cross each other in
opposite direction ?
.A train covers a distance of 200 km between two stations at a speed of x
km/h Another train covers the same distance at a speed of (X + 5) km/h.
Find the time which each train takes to cover the distance between the
stations. If the second train takes 2 hours less than the first, find the value
of x. Change a speed of 810 km per hour to metres per second.
A man covers a distance of 200 km, travelling with a uniform speed
of x km/h. The distance could have been covered in 2 hours less had the
speed been (x + 5) km/h. Calculate the value of X .
.A boy walks to a picnic spot from his home in 6 hours, but he can travel
the same distance on his cycle in 2 hours.. If his average cycling speed is
7 km per hour faster than his average walking speed, find his average
walking speed and his average cycling speed.
.A train covers a 72 km distance between two stations in 1 hour 48
minutes. Calculate the speed of the train. Assume that the train maintains
a constant speed.
A person wants to go from his residence to his office by cycle in a certain
fixed time. If he cycles at 10 km/h he saves 4 minutes but rice s 5 minutes
extra if he cycles at 8 km/h. Find the distance between his residence and
office.
A ship sails to a certain port at 20 knots/hr and
returns at 25 knots/hr. Calculate the average speed in
knots/hr. a)South (b) West (c) North (d) East
.24 men can build a wall 120 metres long in 18 day
Number of men required to build a similar wall 100
metres in length in 12 days is: a) 24
(b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 36
)A fort of 1000 men provisioned for 60 days, was reinforced at the end
of 18 .days, and the provisions were exhausted at the end of 30 days
from that time. The reinforcement consisted of: (a) 400 men (b) 350
men (c) 475 men (d) 500 men
A water tank has two supply pipes, one of which delivers water at the
rate of 100 litres per hour. The tank can be filled by the other pipe in 4
hours and by both together in 2.4 hours. The tank's capacity in litres is:
(a) 600 (b) 550 (c) 580 (d) 610 \
A does 4 /5 of a piece of work in 20 days; he then calls B, and they
finish the work in 3 days. The time that B would take to do ,the whole
work by himself is (in days): (a) 40 b) 37 (c) 39 (d)
42
A boy and a girl begin to fill a cistern; the boy brings 4 litres at the end
of every 5 minutes and the girl brings 3 litres every 6 minutes. The time
in which the cistern will be filled, if it holds 93 litres is: (a) 1 hr 15
min (b) 1 hour 10 min (c) 1 hr 20 min (d) 1 hr 25
)It takes 30 days to fill a laboratory dish with bacteria. If the size of the
bacteria doubles each day, how long will it take for ,the bacteria to fill one
half of the dish ? 1) 10 days (2) 15 days (3) 29 days (4)
20 days
A tap can fill a cistern in 8 hours and another can empty it in 16 hours. if
both the taps are opened simultaneously, the time (in hours) to fill the
tank will be (1) 8 (2) 10 (3) 16 (4) 24
A and B can together do a piece' of work in 12 days. B and C together can
do the same work In 16 days. After A has been working at it for 5 days,
and 8 for 7 day m C finishes it in 13 days. In how many days will C alone
be able to do the work ?
40" men can finish a piece of work in 40 days; but if 5 men leave the work after every tenth day, in what time will the whole
work be completed? (a) 27 days (b) 56 2 /3 days (c) 59 days (d) None of
these
A cistern has 3 pipes, A, B and C; A and B can fill it in 2 and 3 hours respectively, C is a waste pipe. If all the three 7.
pipes be opened at once 7124 ofthe cistern will be filled up in 30 minutes. In what time can C empty the full cistern? (a) 4
hrs (b) 7 hrs (c) 6 hrs (d) None of these
A cistern can be filled by two pipes in 30 and 40 minutes respectively; both the pipes were opened at once but after . some
time the first was shut up and the cistern was filled in 10 minutes more. How long after the pipes. had been opened was the
first pipe shut up?
A and B can do a piece of work in 1 0 days, B and C in 15 days and A and C in 25 days; they all work at it together for 4
days; A then leaves and B and C go on together for 5 days more, and then B leaves. In how many more days will C
complete the work? (a) 76 (b) 57 10. (c) 68 (d) None of these
A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and C together can do it. If A and B together could do it in 10 days,
and C alone in 50 days in what time could B alone do it ? a) 25 days (b) 30 days (c) 45 days (d) None
of these
A piece of work was to be completed in 40 days; a number of men employed upon it did only half the work in 24 days; 16
more men were then set on and the work was completed in specified time. How many men were employed at first? (a) 24
(b) 32 (c) 27 (d) None of these
Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 3 hours and 4 hours respectively; a waste pipe C can empty it in 2 hours. If these
pipes be opened in order at 7, 8 and 9 O'clock, when will the cistern be filled? (a) At 9 (h) At 1 1 (c) At 10
(d) None of these
taps A, B and C can fill a cistern in 10 min, 12 min and 1 5 rnin respectively. They are all turned on at once but after 12
minute Band C are turned off. How many minutes longer will it take them to fill the cistern?
A can do a piece of work in 4 hours, B and C can do it in 3 hours, A and C can do it in 2 hours. How long would B alone
take to do it ? (a) 12 hr (b) 13 hr (c) 14 hr (d) None of these