Here is the compilation of all previous year question of Time ,Speed and Distance – Quantitative aptitude with answers.
Question : 1 – A man starts running from point P at 11:00 a.m. with a speed of 10 km/hr. He runs for 2 hours and then takes a 1 hour rest. He continues this till he is caught by another man who starts at 2:00 p.m. from point P and runs non-stop at a speed of 15 km/hr towards the first man. At what time (in p.m.) will the first man be caught? [08-AUG-2017 Shift-2]
Options:
1) 6:20
2) 4:40
3) 6:00
4) 5:30
Correct Answer: 4:40
Question : 2 – Aman and Kapil starts from Delhi and Gwalior respectively towards each other at same time. They meet at Mathura and then take 196 minutes and 225 minutes respectively to reach Gwalior and Delhi. If speed of Aman is 30 km/hr, then what is the speed (in km/hr) of Kapil? [08-AUG-2017 Shift-3]
Options:
1) 28
2) 30
3) 225/7
4) 392/15
Correct Answer: 28
Question : 3 – Two people A and B are at a distance of 260 km from each other at 9:00 a.m. A immediately starts moving towards B at a speed of 25 km/h and at 11:00 a.m. B starts moving towards A at a speed of 10 km/hr. At what time (in p.m.) will they meet each other? [09-AUG-2017 Shift-2]
Options:
1) 5:00
2) 6:00
3) 6:30
4) 7:00
Correct Answer: 5:00
Question 4 – The ratio of speed of three racers is 3 : 4 : 6. What is the ratio of time taken by the three racers to cover the same distance? [10-AUG-2017 Shift-1]
Options:
1) 3:4:6
2) 6:4:3
3) 4:3:2
4) 2:3:5
Correct Answer: 4:3:2
Question:5)37 trees are planted in a straight line such that distance between any two consecutive trees is same. A car takes 20 seconds to reach the 13th tree. How much more time (in seconds) will it take to reach the last tree?[11-AUG-2017 Shift-2]
Options:
1) 36
2) 40
3) 57
4) 60
Correct Answer: 40
Question:6) A boat goes 4 km upstream and 4 km downstream in 1 hour. The same boat goes 5 km downstream and 3 km upstream in 55 minutes. What is the speed (in km/hr) of boat in still water?[11-AUG-2017 Shift-3]
Options:
1) 6.5
2) 7.75
3) 9
4) 10.5
Correct Answer: 9
Question:7)A starts from a point at a speed of 30 metre/second. After 3 seconds, B starts chasing A from the same point with a speed of 50 metre/second. What will be the total distance (in metres) travelled by A and B before A is caught by B?[12-AUG-2017 Shift-1]
Options:
1) 360
2) 450
3) 600
4) 720
Correct Answer: 450
Question:8) After repairing a scooter runs at a speed of 54 km/h and before repairing runs at speed of 48 km/h. It covers a certain distance in 6 hours after repairing. How much time will it take to cover the same distance before repairing?[12-AUG-2017 Shift-2]
Options:
1) 6 hours 15 minutes
2) 6 hours 45 minutes
3) 7 hours
4) 7 hours 30 minutes
Correct Answer: 6 hours 45 minutes
Question:9)Diameter of wheel of a cycle is 21 cm. The cyclist takes 45 minutes to reach a destination at a speed of 16.5 km/hr. How many revolutions will the wheel make during the journey?[12-AUG-2017 Shift-3]
Options:
1) 12325
2) 18750
3) 21000
4) 24350
Correct Answer: 18750
Question:10) A runner starts running from a point at 6:00 am with a speed of 8 km/hr. Another racer starts from the same point at 8:30 am in the same direction with a speed of 10 km/hr. At what time of the day (in p.m.) will the second racer will overtake the other runner?[16-AUG-2017 Shift-1]
Options:
1) 8:00
2) 4:00
3) 6:30
4) 5:30
Correct Answer: 6:30
Question:11) A man makes four trips of equal distances. His speed on first trip was 60 km/hr and in each subsequent trip his speed was half of the previous trip. What is the average speed (in km/hr) of the man in these four trips?[16-AUG-2017 Shift-3]
Options:
1) 16
2) 30
3) 28.125
4) 27.5
Correct Answer: 16
Question:13)A spaceship travels at 810 km/hr. How many metres does it travel in 1/5th of a second?[17-AUG-2017 Shift-2]
Options:
1) 60
2) 45
3) 75
4) 90
Correct Answer: 45
Question:13) To cover a distance of 144 km in 3.2 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?[17-AUG-2017 Shift-3]
Options:
1) 12.5
2) 10
3) 7.5
4) 15
Correct Answer: 12.5
Question:14) Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 72 kmph and including stoppages, it is 60 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?[18-AUG-2017 Shift-1 ]
Options:
1) 12
2) 8
3) 15
4) 10
Correct Answer: 10
Question:15) A taxi going at 90 km/hr takes 35 minutes to travel a certain distance. By how much should it increase its speed (in km/hr) to travel the same distance in 21 minutes?[18-AUG-2017 Shift-2]
Options:
1) 60
2) 150
3) 120
4) 90
Correct Answer: 60
Question:16)A man travelled a distance of 99 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 9 km/hr and partly on bicycle @ 18 km/hr. What is distance (in kms) travelled on foot?[18-AUG-2017 Shift-3]
Options:
1) 36
2) 54
3) 63
4) 45
Correct Answer: 63
Question:17)If a person walks at 15 km/hr instead of 9 km/hr, he would have walked 3 km more in the same time. What is the actual distance (in kms) travelled by him?[19-AUG-2017 Shift-1]
Options:
1) 5.5
2) 6.5
3) 4.5
4) 7.5
Correct Answer: 4.5
Question:18)Two cyclists P and Q cycle at 20 km/hr and 16 km/hr towards each other respectively. What was the distance (in kms) between them when they started if they met after 40 minutes?[19-AUG-2017 Shift-2]
Options:
1) 36
2) 30
3) 25
4) 24
Correct Answer: 24
Question:19) If a boat goes a certain distance at 30 km/hr and comes back the same distance at 60 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the total journey?[19-AUG-2017 Shift-3]
Options:
1) 45
2) 50
3) 40
4) 35
Correct Answer: 40
Question:20)To cover a distance of 90 km in 2.5 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?[20-AUG-2017 Shift-1]
Options:
1) 10
2) 20
3) 30
4) 40
Correct Answer: 10
Question:21)Two cars A and B travel from one city to another, at speeds of 35 km/hr and 45 km/hr respectively. If car B takes 2 hours lesser time than car A for the journey, then the distance (in kms) between the two cities is?[20-AUG-2017 Shift-2]
Options:
1) 345
2) 375
3) 415
4) 315
Correct Answer: 315
Question:22) A spaceship travels at 1,260 km/h. How many metres does it travel in 1/10 th of a second?[20-AUG-2017 Shift-3]
Options:
1) 126
2) 35
3) 36
4) 125
Correct Answer: 35
Question:23)To cover a distance of 81 km in 1.5 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?
Options:
1) 10
2) 15
3) 12
4) 9
Correct Answer: 15
Question:24) Two cyclists P and Q cycle at 20 km/hr and 25 km/hr towards each other. What was the distance (in kms) between them when they started if they met after 56 minutes?
Options:
1) 36
2) 39
3) 42
4) 45
Correct Answer: 42
Question:25)After excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 60 kmph and after including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
Options:
1) 10
2) 9
3) 12
4) 15
Correct Answer: 15
Question:26)Every Sunday , Gin jogs3 miles . For the rest of the week , each day he jogs1 mile more than the previous day . How many miles Gin jogs in 2 weeks ?[30 August 2016- Afternoon Shift]
Options:
1) 42
2) 63
3) 84
4) 98
Correct Answer: 84
Question:27)A gun is fired at a distance of 1.7 km from Ram and he hears the sound after 25 seconds. The speed of sound in meter per second is?[29 August 2016- Morning Shift]
Options:
1) 60
2) 62
3) 64
4) 68
Correct Answer: 68
Question:28)A and B start running at the same time and from the same point around a circle. If A can complete one round in 40 seconds and B in50 seconds, how many seconds will they take to reach the starting point simultaneously?[28 August 2016- Morning Shift]
Options:
1) 10
2) 200
3) 90
4) 2000
Correct Answer: 200
Question:29)A gun is fired at a distance of 6.64 km away from Ram. He hears the sound 20 seconds later. Then the speed of sound is?[27 August 2016- Morning Shift]
Options:
1 ) 664 m/s
2 ) 664 km/s
3 ) 332 m/s
4 ) 332 km/s
Correct Answer: 332 m/s
Question:30)It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes 20 minutes more, if 200 km is done by train and the rest by car. The ratio of the speed of the train to that of the car is:[2 September 2016- Morning Shift]
Options:
1) 3:5
2) 3:4
3) 4: 3
4) 4: 5
Correct Answer: 3:4
Question:31).A car moving in the morning fog passes a man walking at 4km/h. in the same direction. The man can see the car for 3 minutes and visibility is upto a distance of 130m. The speed of the car is :[8 September 2016″ Evening Shift]
Options:
1) 7 3/5 km/h
2) 6 3/5 km/h
3) 7km/h.
4) 5km/h.
Correct Answer: 6 3/5 km/h
Question:32)A Bus travels at the speed of 36 km/hr, then the distance covered by it in one second is? [09 September 2016″ Morning Shift]
Options:
1) 10 m
2) 15 m
3) 12.5 m
4) 13.5 m
Correct Answer: 10 m
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