Time and Distance Set 7
Time and Distance Questions are very important for competitive exams. Time and distance question count to 2-3 questions in competitive exams.
Q1. A man rows to a place 48 km distant and back in 14 hours. He finds that he can row 4 km with the stream in the same time as 3 km against the stream. The rate of the stream is:
(a) 1 km/hr
(b) 1.8 km/hr
(c) 3.5 km/hr
(d) 1.5 km/hr
Q2. A man can row three-quarters of a kilometer against the stream in 45/4 minutes and return in 15/2 minutes. The speed of the man in still water is:
(a) 2 km/hr
(b) 3 km/hr
(c) 4 km/hr
(d) 5 km/hr
Q3. A man can row 5 kmph in still water. If the river is running at 1 kmph, it takes him 75 minutes to row to a place and back. How far is the place?
(a) 3 km
(b) 2.5 km
(c) 4 km
(d) 5 km
Q4. If a train 110 m long passes a telegraph pole in 3 seconds, then the time taken by it to cross a railway platform 165 m long is-
(a) 3 sec
(b) 4 sec
(c) 5 sec
(d) 7.5 sec
Q5. A train 150 m long moving at a speed of 25 metres per second overtakes a man moving at 5 metres/sec in opposite direction. The train will pass the man in-
(a) 5 sec
(b) 6 sec
(c) 4 2/7 sec
(d) 8 sec
ANSWERS:
1 – A
2 – D
3 – A
4 – D
5 – A
