Time, Speed, and Distance - Aptitude Questions
1. A train covers 240 km in 4 hours. Find its speed in km/hr.
2. A person walks at 5 km/hr. How far will he travel in 2 hours 24 minutes?
3. A car covers a distance of 120 km in 2 hours 30 minutes. Find its speed.
4. A man travels from A to B at 40 km/hr and returns at 60 km/hr. Find his average speed for the
whole journey.
5. A bus covers the first 100 km at 50 km/hr and the next 100 km at 25 km/hr. Find the average
speed.
6. Two trains are moving towards each other at speeds of 50 km/hr and 70 km/hr. If they are 240 km
apart, how long will they take to meet?
7. A man is running at 10 km/hr and another at 8 km/hr in opposite directions. In how much time will
they be 90 m apart?
8. A bus running at 60 km/hr overtakes a car running at 45 km/hr. If the bus is 150 m ahead after 30
seconds, find the length of the bus.
9. Two cyclists start from the same point, one at 20 km/hr and the other at 15 km/hr in the same
direction. How far apart will they be after 40 minutes?
10. A train 120 m long passes a pole in 12 seconds. Find its speed in km/hr.
11. A train 150 m long passes a man walking at 6 km/hr in the same direction in 18 seconds. Find
the speed of the train.
12. A train 180 m long passes a platform 220 m long in 20 seconds. Find its speed in km/hr.
13. A train passes a platform in 25 seconds and a man in 15 seconds. If the train is 150 m long, find
the length of the platform.
14. A boat goes 20 km downstream in 2 hours and returns in 4 hours. Find the speed of the boat in
still water and the speed of the stream.
15. A boat can travel 12 km downstream in 3 hours and the same distance upstream in 4 hours.
Find the speed of the stream.
16. A thief runs at 8 km/hr. A policeman runs at 10 km/hr and is 100 m behind. How long will it take
the policeman to catch the thief?
17. Two friends start from the same point. One walks at 5 km/hr and the other cycles at 12 km/hr.
After how much time will they be 21 km apart?
18. A cyclist covers 500 meters in 1 minute 40 seconds. Find his speed in km/hr.
19. A car moves at 72 km/hr. Find the distance it travels in 25 seconds.
20. A person increases his speed by 25% and takes 10 minutes less to cover a certain distance.
Find the time taken at the original speed.
21. The speed of a train is increased by 10 km/hr and it takes 18 minutes less to cover 90 km. Find
the original speed.