Distance, Time, Speed
Distance, Time, Speed
Q1) P and Q walk along a circular track in opposite directions. P completes two rounds of the track in 1 minute and Q
completes three rounds of the track in the same time. They start from the same point and walk for 2 minutes. How
many times will they meet on the track between start time and end time?
A) 10 B) 8 C) 9 D) 11 Correct Ans: C
29/10/2024 Right: 16.59% Wrong: 60.22%
Q2) A thief is spotted by a policeman at a distance of 300 m. the policeman chases the thief at speed of 10 km/h and the
thief is running at a speed of 11 km/h, then the distance between them after 12 minutes is:
A) 100 m B) 200 m C) 500 m D) 250 m Correct Ans: C
15/10/2024 Right: 24.08% Wrong: 61.04%
Q3) Ajit walks around a circular field at the speed of two rounds per hour, while Mohit runs around it at the speed of 10
rounds per hour. They start in the same direction from the same point at 6.30 a.m. Find the time at which they cross
each other.
A) 06 : 37 : 50 B) 06 : 37 : 20 C) 06 : 37 : 30 D) 06 : 40 : 00 Correct Ans: C
16/10/2024 Right: 25.85% Wrong: 49.92%
Q4) A person sees another person snatching a chain from a lady, at a distance of 300 metres. He starts running and
catches the thief by running at 10 km/h after running a total distance of 1.5 km. The speed at which the thief was
running was:
A) 8.5 km/h B) 9 km/h C) 9.5 km/h D) 8 km/h Correct Ans: D
15/10/2024 Right: 29.97% Wrong: 51.16%
Q5)
Q6) A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 400 m. The thief starts running at a speed of 8 km/h and the
policeman chases him at a speed of 9 km/h. What is the distance between them after 18 minutes?
A) 200 m B) 300 m C) 150 m D) 100 m Correct Ans: D
30/10/2024 Right: 33.99% Wrong: 50.0%
Q7) A start from X at 9:00 A.M. and reaches Y at 1:00 P.M., on the same day, B also starts from Y at 9:00 A.M. and
reaches X at 3:00 P.M. on the same day, following the same route as A. At what time do the two meet?
A) 11:30 A.M. B) 11:12 A.M. C) 11:24 A.M. D) 10:00 A.M. Correct Ans: C
12/11/2024 Right: 34.48% Wrong: 48.44%
Q8) I walk at a speed of 10 km/h and reach my destination in 2 hrs. If I increase my speed by 2 km/h, how early would I
reach my destination?
A) 100 min B) 50 min C) 40 min D) 20 min Correct Ans: D
11/11/2024 Right: 35.7% Wrong: 57.76%
Q9) Distance between A and B is 1200 km. If they start moving towards each other at same time, they will meet in 24 hrs.
If A starts 10 hrs after B, then they will meet after another 20 hrs. What are their respective speeds?
A) 30 km/h, 20 km/h B) 25 km/h, 35 km/h C) 35 km/h, 25 km/h D) 40 km/h, 25km/h Correct Ans: A
21/10/2024 Right: 36.21% Wrong: 47.88%
Q11) A person travels equal distances with speeds of 3 km/hr, 4 km/hr and 8 km/hr, respectively, and takes a total of 425
minutes. What is the total distance (in km) travelled?
A) 32 B) 28 C) 27 D) 30 Correct Ans: D
07/10/2024 Right: 37.75% Wrong: 44.6%
Q12) A thief saw a policeman and he started running at a speed of 12 m/s. After a certain time, the policeman starts
running behind the thief at a speed of 18 m/s. If the policeman covered a 540 m distance to catch the thief, the time
(in seconds) after which the policeman started running is:
A) 10 B) 12 C) 15 D) 18 Correct Ans: C
08/10/2024 Right: 37.99% Wrong: 48.02%
Q13) A person can complete a journey in 21 hours. He covers the first one-third of the journey at the speed of 40 km/h
and the remaining distance at the speed of 60 km/h. What is the total distance of his journey?
A) 720 km B) 1080 km C) 360 km D) 1140 km Correct Ans: B
13/11/2024 Right: 38.06% Wrong: 47.46%
Q14)
Q15) A thief saw a policeman, and he started running at a speed of 18 m/s. After 12 seconds, the policeman starts
running behind the thief at a certain speed. If the policeman covered 864 meters distance to reach the thief, then the
speed (in m/s) of the policeman is:
A) 28 B) 15 C) 30 D) 24 Correct Ans: D
30/09/2024 Right: 38.87% Wrong: 40.05%
Q16) A and B start running on a circular race track whose length is 3240 m. A and B start from the same point and at the
same time, but in opposite directions. If A runs at a speed of 10 m/s and they cross each other 3 minutes after they
start running, then what is B’s speed (in m/s)?
A) 8.5 B) 9 C) 7.5 D) 8 Correct Ans: D
05/11/2024 Right: 39.64% Wrong: 40.83%
Q17) Geeta went to her home town at a distance of 270 km from her house. She started her journey at 10:00 a.m. and
reached the destination at 02:00 p.m. by travelling 20 km by cab at a speed of 60 km/h and 240 km by train running
at a speed of 80 km/h. She covered the remaining distance by an auto to reach her place. What was the speed of
the auto?
A) 15 km/h B) 4 km/h C) 20 km/h D) 18 km/h Correct Ans: A
21/10/2024 Right: 39.77% Wrong: 40.92%
Q18) A thief Rohan is spotted by a policeman Ramesh from a distance of 250 m. When they see each other, they start
running. How much distance is covered by Rohan, who is running at the speed of 20 km/h, before being caught by
Ramesh, who is running at the speed of 25 km/h?
A) 2 km B) 3 km C) 1 km D) 4 km Correct Ans: C
13/11/2024 Right: 40.69% Wrong: 45.85%
Q21) A man travels a certain distance at 10 km/h and returns to the starting point at 8 km/h. The total time taken by him
for the entire journey is one and a half hours. The total distance (in km) covered by him is:
A) B) C) D) Correct Ans: C
Q22) A man on a tour of 400 km, travels the first 120 km at 80 km/h and the next 150 km at 75 km/h. If he must spend
less than 5 hours in the tour, what is the minimum speed at which he has to travel for the remaining distance?
A) 90.21 km/h B) 84.72 km/h C) 86.66 km/h D) 88.56 km/h Correct Ans: C
16/10/2024 Right: 42.6% Wrong: 40.49%
Q23) A policeman saw a thief at a distance of 800m. When the policeman started chasing the thief, the thief started
running. If the ratio of the speeds of the policeman to the thief is 3:2, then the distance travelled by the policeman to
catch the thief is
A) 1.6 km B) 3.2 km C) 2.4 km D) 2 km Correct Ans: C
17/10/2024 Right: 42.96% Wrong: 46.17%
Q24) Tannish travels from A to B at a speed of 20 km/h, from B to C at 15 km/h and from C to D at 30 km/h. If AB = BC =
CD, then find Tannish’s average speed for the whole journey.
A) 22 km/h B) 20 km/h C) 21 km/h D) 19 km/h Correct Ans: B
28/10/2024 Right: 43.43% Wrong: 44.4%
Q25) A person has to cover a distance of 8 km in 1 hour. If he covers one-fourth of the distance in one-third of the total
time, then what should his speed (in km/h) be to cover the remaining distance in the remaining time so that the
person reaches the destination exactly on time?
A) 6 B) 8 C) 9 D) 7 Correct Ans: C
07/10/2024 Right: 43.55% Wrong: 41.94%
Q26) A car travels at a uniform speed of 45 km/h for 210 km and then travels for 420 km at a uniform speed of 70 km/h.
What is the average speed of the car during the entire journey?
A) B) C) D) Correct Ans: B
A) B) C) D)
Correct Ans: C
Q32)
A) 2nd hour B) 1st hour C) 3rd hour D) 4th hour Correct Ans: B
30/10/2024 Right: 45.71% Wrong: 46.53%
Q33) A policeman sees a thief at a distance of 50 m and starts chasing him at a speed of 7 m/s, while the thief runs at a
speed of 5 m/s. What is the distance (in m) covered by the thief when he is caught?
A) 125 B) 150 C) 175 D) 100 Correct Ans: A
30/10/2024 Right: 46.35% Wrong: 44.52%
Q34) A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 400 metres. When the policeman starts to chase the thief also
starts running. If the speed of the thief is18km/h and that of the policeman 20 km/h, then how far would the thief
have run before he is overtaken?
A) 1.8 km B) 3.6 km C) 9 km D) 2.5 km Correct Ans: B
18/10/2024 Right: 46.42% Wrong: 40.96%
Q35) Rahul and Rohit start running on a circular track (of length 360 m) from the same point simultaneously with a speed
of 3 m/s and 4 m/s. After how much time from the start, they will meet again at the starting point?
A) 2 minutes B) 12 minutes C) 6 minutes D) 3 minutes Correct Ans: C
11/11/2024 Right: 46.44% Wrong: 44.99%
Q36) In a circular race of 1100 m, P and Q start from the same point, at the same time and at speeds of 36 km/h and 63
km/h, respectively. When will they meet again for the first time on the track if they are running in the opposite
direction?
A) 40 s B) 10 s C) 20 s D) 27 s Correct Ans: A
28/10/2024 Right: 47.8% Wrong: 38.09%
Q38) A thief seeing a policeman from a distance of 525 metres started running at a speed of 18 km/h. The policeman
chased him immediately at a speed of 21 km/h and the thief was caught. What is the distance run by the thief before
he was caught by the policeman?
A) 3175 m B) 3125 m C) 3100 m D) 3150 m Correct Ans: D
30/10/2024 Right: 48.35% Wrong: 37.13%
Q39) Ravi goes to college from his village at the speed of 5km/h and returns at the speed of 4km/h. If he takes 9 hours in
all, find the distance (in km) between the village and the college.
A) 20 B) 40 C) 18 D) 9 Correct Ans: A
01/10/2024 Right: 48.37% Wrong: 46.44%
Q40) Two athletes X and Y are jogging on a circular path whose circumference is 500 m. Athlete X jogs at a speed of 18
km/h and Y jog at 9 km/h, jogging in opposite directions. The time at which they will meet for the first time is:
A) 66.66 s B) 50 s C) 200 s D) 27.77 s Correct Ans: A
29/10/2024 Right: 49.72% Wrong: 39.2%
Q41) On a 200-m-long circular track, two people start from the same point, at the same time, at speeds of 12 km/h and 15
km/h, respectively. After how much time will they meet again for the first time if they are running in the same
direction?
A) 180 seconds B) 200 seconds C) 240 seconds D) 220 seconds Correct Ans: C
21/10/2024 Right: 50.25% Wrong: 37.97%
Q42) A train increases its regular speed by 12.5% and reaches its destination 20 minutes earlier. What is the actual time
taken by the train on the journey?
A) 110 min B) 120 min C) 150 min D) 180 min Correct Ans: D
14/11/2024 Right: 50.65% Wrong: 36.15%
Q43) A car covers the first 12 km distance at a speed of 30 km per hour, the next 15 km distance at a speed of 45 km/h
and the next 20 km distance at a speed of 60 km/h. Find the average speed of the car.
A) B) C) D) Correct Ans: C
Q44) A policeman notices a thief from a distance of 220 m. He chases the thief when he started running the moment he
saw the police. The thief and policeman run at the rate of 9 km/h and 11 km/h respectively. How much distance
policeman has to cover for catching the thief?
A) 1.21 km B) 0.86 km C) 0.98 km D) 1.48 km Correct Ans: A
05/11/2024 Right: 51.12% Wrong: 33.23%
Q45) A man covers 30 km by car at a speed of 60 km/h and another 20 km by cycle. His whole journey is completed in 3
hours. What is the speed (in km/h) of the cycle?
A) 10 B) 12 C) 8 D) 6 Correct Ans: C
13/11/2024 Right: 52.09% Wrong: 37.91%
Q46) A motor car starts with a speed of 60 km/h and increases its speed after every two hours by 15 km/h. In how much
time will it cover a distance of 450 km?
A) 5 hours B) 9 hours C) 6 hours D) 2 hours Correct Ans: C
28/10/2024 Right: 52.5% Wrong: 36.72%
Q47) Walking at a speed of 5.4 km/h, Rohit takes 40 minutes to reach his school from his home. What time will he take if
he walks 8 km/h?
Q48) A policeman travelling at a speed of 120 km/h chases a thief 5000 m away from him, and travelling at a speed of
100 km/h. What is the time taken by the policeman to catch the thief?
A) 20 min B) 10 min C) 15 min D) 13.5 min Correct Ans: C
12/11/2024 Right: 52.91% Wrong: 35.76%
Q49) In a jeep driving at a speed of 9 m/s, a thief is fleeing on a straight road. He is being pursued by a police officer
riding a motorbike at a speed of 10 m/s. How long would it take a police officer to apprehend the burglar if there is a
100 m instantaneous distance between the vehicle and the motorbike?
A) 102 s B) 100 s C) 95 s D) 98 s Correct Ans: B
16/10/2024 Right: 53.29% Wrong: 33.74%
Q50) P, Q and R start running around a circular track and complete one round in 18, 22 and 30 seconds, respectively. In
how much time will they meet again at the starting point?
A) 16 min 30 sec B) 16 min 50 sec C) 11 min 30 sec D) 11 min 50 sec Correct Ans: A
22/10/2024 Right: 54.21% Wrong: 33.5%
Q51) A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 150 m. The thief starts running, and the policeman chases him.
The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 8 m/s and 10 m/s, respectively. Find the distance travelled by the thief
before being caught.
A) 600 m B) 500 m C) 550 m D) 700 m Correct Ans: A
17/10/2024 Right: 55.31% Wrong: 35.1%
Q52) On a circular race track of 2500 m, Sahil and Reena are running in the same direction at speeds of 27 km/h and 45
km/h, respectively. After how much time will they meet each other for the first time?
A) 450 seconds B) 500 seconds C) 480 seconds D) 530 seconds Correct Ans: B
29/10/2024 Right: 55.63% Wrong: 35.88%
Q53) A thief saw a policeman from a distance of 300 m and started running. At the same time, the policeman started
chasing the thief. If the speed of the thief is 12 km/h and that of the policeman 15 km/h, then the distance (in km)
covered by the policeman to catch the thief is:
A) 1.0 B) 2.0 C) 1.5 D) 2.5 Correct Ans: C
11/11/2024 Right: 55.76% Wrong: 34.41%
Q54) A man on a tour travels first 120 km at 48 km/h and the next 120 km at 80 km/h. The average speed for the first 240
km of the tour is:
A) 64 km/h B) 60 km/h C) 66 km/h D) 72 km/h Correct Ans: B
04/11/2024 Right: 56.16% Wrong: 36.19%
Q55) A and B are running in the same direction at the speeds of 9km/h and 3km/h, respectively,on a circular track of
length 27 km. They will meet again after:
A) 4.5 hours B) 4 hours C) 3.5 hours D) 3 hours Correct Ans: A
16/10/2024 Right: 56.3% Wrong: 37.65%
Q56) A man riding his bicycle covers 75 metres in 12.5 seconds. What is his speed (in km/hr)?
A) 21.6 B) 15.5 C) 11.1 D) 6 Correct Ans: A
08/10/2024 Right: 56.99% Wrong: 36.63%
Q57) I walk at a speed of 10 km/h and reach the destination in 2 hours. If I increase my speed by 5 km/h, how early would
I reach my destination?
A) 50 min B) 30 min C) 20 min D) 40 min Correct Ans: D
12/11/2024 Right: 57.07% Wrong: 34.94%
Q58) Two trains of lengths 108 metre and 112 metre are running at speeds of 45 km/h and 54 km/h, respectively, towards
each other on parallel tracks. In how many seconds will they cross each other?
Q59) During the evening patrolling, a policeman noticed a thief snatching a lady’s mobile phone at a distance of 200 m.
The thief starts running at a speed of 15 km/hr. If the policeman is chasing him at a speed of 16 km/hr, then the time
taken to catch the thief is:
A) 18 minutes B) 12 minutes C) 24 minutes D) 30 minutes Correct Ans: B
22/10/2024 Right: 57.41% Wrong: 33.5%
Q60) In a circular race of 1500 m, P and Q start from the same point and at the same time, at speeds of 20 km/h and 35
km/h, respectively. After what time will they meet for the first time on the track if they are running in the same
direction?
A) 340 sec B) 640 sec C) 840 sec D) 360 sec Correct Ans: D
30/09/2024 Right: 57.99% Wrong: 30.48%
Q61) A thief is 150 metres away from a policeman. If the speed of the thief is 93 km/h and the speed of the policeman is
108 km/h, then the time taken by the policeman to catch the thief is:
A) 32 seconds B) 40 seconds C) 38 seconds D) 36 seconds Correct Ans: D
05/11/2024 Right: 58.57% Wrong: 30.57%
Q62) A and B start running simultaneously, around a circular track of 1200 m, in the same direction, at a speed of 8 m/s
and 12 m/s, respectively. A and B will meet at the starting point for the first time after:
A) 80 s B) 150 s C) 300 s D) 100 s Correct Ans: C
18/10/2024 Right: 59.02% Wrong: 30.38%
Q63) A policeman follows a thief, who is 150 metres ahead of him., and they run at the speed of 6 km/h and 5 km/h,
[Link] distance does the policeman cover to catch up with the thief?
A) 880 metres B) 870 metres C) 890 metres D) 900 metres Correct Ans: D
30/09/2024 Right: 59.73% Wrong: 28.9%
Q64) Two bicycle riders started at a speed of 7 m/sec and 8 m/sec on a circular path in opposite directions at the same
point. If the circumference of the circle is 300 m, then in what time will they first meet?
A) 24 sec B) 12 sec C) 20 sec D) 30 sec Correct Ans: C
18/10/2024 Right: 60.24% Wrong: 32.08%
Q65) A man travelled from Tirupati to Tirumala at the speed of 20 km/h and walked back at the speed of 4 km/h. If the
whole journey took 24 hours, then find the distance (in km) between Tirumala and Tirupati.
A) 20 B) 25 C) 80 D) 30 Correct Ans: C
30/10/2024 Right: 60.63% Wrong: 28.41%
Q66) A man covers the first half of the journey at the speed of 60 km/h and the remaining at the speed of 84 km/h. What
is his average speed (in km/h)?
A) 70 B) 60 C) 65 D) 75 Correct Ans: A
07/10/2024 Right: 61.58% Wrong: 29.62%
Q67) Suman travels the first 330 km by train at a speed of 110 km/hr and the next 165 km by bus at 55 km/hr. Ignoring
the buffer time between different modes of travel, the average speed (in km/hr) for her tour was:
A) B) C) D) Correct Ans: B
Q68) A cyclist covers a distance of 2.5 km in 4 minutes 10 seconds. How long will he take to cover a distance of 6 km at
the same speed?
A) 11 minutes B) 12 minutes C) 9 minutes D) 10 minutes Correct Ans: D
09/10/2024 Right: 62.92% Wrong: 31.31%
Q71) Raghav covers a distance of 45 km in 1 hour 40 minutes. Assuming he maintains a constant speed throughout his
journey, what is Raghav’s speed (in m/s)?
A) 9 B) 6 C) 7.5 D) 7.2 Correct Ans: C
21/10/2024 Right: 65.15% Wrong: 27.88%
Q72) A cyclist covers a distance of 2.5 km in 4 minutes 10 seconds. How long will he take to cover a distance of 12 km at
the same speed?
A) 10 minutes B) 11 minutes C) 12 minutes D) 20 minutes Correct Ans: D
04/11/2024 Right: 65.92% Wrong: 27.78%
Q73) A man riding his bike covers 960 m in 64 sec. What is his speed in km/hr?
A) 50 B) 54 C) 64 D) 15 Correct Ans: B
28/10/2024 Right: 67.08% Wrong: 27.52%
Q74)
A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 9 Correct Ans: D
05/11/2024 Right: 67.22% Wrong: 25.33%
Q75) The speed of a car is 81 km/hr. The distance covered by the car in 24 seconds is:
A) 540 m B) 560 m C) 270 m D) 280 m Correct Ans: A
23/10/2024 Right: 67.94% Wrong: 27.46%
Q76) A car can cover 275 km in 5 hours. If its speed is reduced by 5 km/h, then how much time will the car take to cover
a distance of 250 km?
A) 5 hr B) 5 hr 30 min C) 4 hr 30 min D) 6 hr Correct Ans: A
07/10/2024 Right: 68.2% Wrong: 26.63%
Q77) A 725 m long train passes through a 235 m long tunnel in 48 sec. Find the speed of the train.
A) 66 km/h B) 54 km/h C) 72 km/h D) 82 km/h Correct Ans: C
01/10/2024 Right: 68.88% Wrong: 21.73%
Q78) A car can cover 275 km in 5 hours. If its speed is reduced by 5 km/h, then how much time will the car take to cover
a distance of 300 km?
A) 5 hr 30 min B) 6 hr C) 5 hr D) 4 hr 30 min Correct Ans: B
09/10/2024 Right: 69.0% Wrong: 26.75%
Q79) A bicycle goes 11 metres in 9 seconds. Find its speed in km/h.
A) B) C) D) Correct Ans: A
Q82) A runner runs 300 metres race in 36 seconds. The runner’s speed in km/h is:
A) 48 B) 24 C) 30 D) 36 Correct Ans: C
15/10/2024 Right: 72.85% Wrong: 22.85%
Q83) A speed of 16 km/h is the same as:(Up to 1 place of decimal)
A) 4.4 m/sec B) 8.4 m/sec C) 2 m/sec D) 8 m/sec Correct Ans: A
30/10/2024 Right: 73.17% Wrong: 22.58%
Q84) A train travelling at a speed of 36 km/h crosses a pole in 24 sec. What is the length of the train?
A) 1.5 m B) 300 m C) 240 m D) 30 m Correct Ans: C
04/11/2024 Right: 75.21% Wrong: 20.66%
Q85) Ravi walks a circular track of 1680m in circumference. If the speed of Ravi is 140m/min, then the time to cover one
round is equal to:
A) 8 min B) 14 min C) 10 min D) 12 min Correct Ans: D
22/10/2024 Right: 75.94% Wrong: 16.94%
Q86) If a man takes 36 minutes to cover a certain distance at a speed of 6 km/h, then the distance covered by him is:
A) 3 km B) 2 km C) 3.6 km D) 2.5 km Correct Ans: C
30/10/2024 Right: 76.83% Wrong: 19.94%
Q87) A train travels at a speed of 120 km/h. How many metres will it travel in 60 minutes?
A) 145000 B) 135000 C) 120000 D) 140000 Correct Ans: C
16/10/2024 Right: 77.51% Wrong: 18.34%
Q88) The speeds of three trains are in the ratio 5 : 3 : 7. What is the ratio of the time taken by them to travel the same
distance?
A) B) C) D) Correct Ans: C