Previous Year Time and Distance Questions for SSC CGL, CPO (SI)

 

CPO 2017

1. Two trains are moving in the same direction at speed of 60 km/hr and 70 km/hr. The time taken by faster train to cross a man sitting in the slower train is 2 minutes 42 seconds. What will be the length (in metres) of the faster train?  

1. 220 
2. 330 
3. 450 
4. 540

2. Two people A and B are at a distance of 110 km from each other at 10:30 AM. After 30 mins, A starts moving towards B at a speed of 20 km/hr while at 12 PM. B starts moving away from A at a speed of 15 km/hr. At what time (in AM) will they meet on the next day? 

1.  6:00
2.  8:00 
3.  4:00 
4.  3:00

3. Two boat are travelling with speed of 36 km/hr and 54 km/hr respectively towards each other. What is the distance (in metres) between the two boats one second before they collide?

1. 10 
2. 15 
3. 25 
4.  5

4. A car left 3 minutes early than the scheduled time and in order to reach the destination 126 km away in time, it has to slow its speed by 6 km/h from the usual. What is the usual speed (in km/hr) of the car? 

1. 56 
2. 63 
3. 94.5
4. 126

5. A boat travels 60 kilometers downstream and 20 kilometers upstream in 4 hours. The same boat travels 40 kilometers downstream and 40 kilometers upstream in 6 hours. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the stream? 

1. 24 
2. 16 
3. 18 
4. 20

6. 50 trees are standing in a line such that distance between any two consecutive trees is same. A car takes 18 seconds to travel from 13th tree to 34th tree. How much time (in seconds) will it take to reach from 1st tree to 50th tree? 

1. 42 
2. 42.85 
3. 45 
4. 49

7. Two trains are moving in the same direction at speed of 54 km/h and 92 km/h, their lengths are 400 m and 360 m respectively. What is the time taken (in seconds) by faster train to cross the slower train?

1. 60 
2. 72 
3. 81 
4. 90 3

8. A bus starts running with some initial speed and its speed increases hour by 9 km/hr. If it takes 11 hours to cover a distance of 572 km, then what was the initial speed (in km/hr) of the bus?  

1. 3.5 
2. 7 
3. 10.5 
4. 14

9. The ratio of the speed of Aman, Kamal and Manan is 4:5:6 respectively. What is the ratio of the time taken by Aman, Kamal and Manan cover the same distance?

1. 10:12:15 
2.  6 : 5 : 4 
3.  4 : 5 : 6 
4. 15:12:10

10. A boat goes 2 km upstream and 3 km downstream in 20 minutes. It goes 7 km upstream and 2 km downstream in 53 minutes. What is speed (in km/h) of the boat in still water?

1.  75/7 
2. 120/7 
3. 135/7 
4. 150/7

11. A train can travel 25% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B 165 km away at the same time. On the way the train takes 40 minutes for stopping at the stations. What is the difference in the speeds (in km/hr) of train and car? 

1.  6.375 
2.  7.635 
3. 9.75 
4.  12.375

12. 29 boys are standing in a line such that distance between any two consecutive boys is same. A teacher takes 7 seconds to reach from first boy to 15th boy. How much more time (in seconds) will he take to reach the 22nd boy?

1. 2.5 
2.  3 
3. 3.5 
4.  4

13. A person goes to his office by scooter at the speed of 50 km/hr and reaches 10 minutes earlier. If he goes at the speed 40 km/hr, then he reaches 20 minutes late. What will be the speed (in km/hr) of the scooter to reach on time?

1.  47.307
2.  46.153
3. 48.153 
4. 47.153

14. One third of a certain journey is covered at the speed of 40 km/hr, one fourth at the speed of 25 km/hr and the rest at the speed of 50 km/hr. what will be the average speed(in km/hr) for the whole journey?

1.  37.5 
2. 33.5 
3. 33.33 
4. 38.33

CPO 2018

15. If a train runs at 60 km/h, it reaches its destination 15 minutes late. But, if it runs at 80 km/h, it is late by 7 minutes only. The right time for the train to cover its journey is 

1. 18 min 
2. 20 min 
3. 21 min 
4. 17 min

16. A boat can go 30 km downstream and 24 km upstream in 2 hours 27 minutes. Also, it can go 10 km downstream and 4 km upstream in 37 minutes. What is the speed of the boat upstream (in km/h)? 

1. 24 
2. 18 
3. 22 
4. 20

17. If a train runs with the speed of 36 km/h, it reaches its destination 15 minutes late. However, if its speed is 45 km/h, it is late by only 4 minutes. The correct time to cover its journey in minutes is: 

1. 22 
2. 27 
3. 25 
4. 40

18. A boat can go 20 km downstream and 30 km upstream in 2 hours 20 minutes. Also, it can go 10 km downstream and 8 km upstream in 49 minutes. What is the speed of boat downstream in km/h? 

1. 18 
2. 20 
3. 16 
4. 24

19. A boat can go 10 km downstream and 8 km upstream in 49 minutes. Also it can go 12 km downstream and 4 km upstream in 42 minutes. What is the speed of stream in km/h? 

1. 1 
2. 1.5 
3. 2.5 
4. 2

20. If a train runs with the speed of 52 km/h, it reaches its destination late by 15 minutes. However, if the speed is 65 km/h, it is late by 5 minutes only. The right time for the train to cover its journey is: 

1. 35 min 
2. 40 min 
3. 45 min 
4. 30 min

21. A goes to a mall from his house on a cycle at 8 km/h and comes back to his house on a cycle at 6 km/h. If he takes 1 hour 10 minutes in all, what is the distance between his house and the mall? 

1. 8 km 
2. 4 km 
3. 5 km 
4. 6 km

22. The speed of a boat in still water is 6 km/h. If it takes four times as much time as going upstream as in going same distance downstream, the speed of the stream is : 

1. 2.5 km/h
2. 3.6 km/h 
3. 4.2 km/h
4. 5 km/h

23. The distance between two cities is covered in 3.25 hours at a speed of 52 km/h. If the speed is increased to 65 km/h, how much time would be saved? 

1. 39 min 
2. 45 min 
3. 40 min 
4. 42 min

24. A drives at the rate of 45 km/h and reaches its destination 4 minutes late. If speed is 60 km/h. A reaches 5 minutes early. The distance travelled by A is : 

1. 24 km 
2. 21 km 
3. 27 km 
4. 30 klm

25. A car consumes 5.4 litres of petrol to cover 60.48 km, how many kilometers be covered with 22 litres of petrol? 

1. 246.4 
2. 238.62 
3. 240.24 
4. 243.5

26. A man covers the first 210 km of a journey at 60 km/h and the next 198 km at 66 km/h. The average speed for the whole journey is : 

1. 63 km/h 
2. 62.8 km/h 
3. 64 km/h 
4. 68.5 km/h

27. If an airplane covers a distance of 980 km in 35 minutes, then what time it will take to cover a distance of 1470 km. 

1. 1/2 hr 
2. 7/6 hr 
3. 7/8 hr
4. 9/8 hr

28. A part of the journey is covered in 31.5 minutes at 80 km/h and the remaining part in 16 minutes at 75 km/h. The total distance of the journey is:  

1. 45 km 
2. 38 km 
3. 62 km 
4. 54 km

29. A train 100 m long running at uniform speed crosses a station which is 500 m long in 25 seconds. How long will it take for the train to pass a station that is 380 m long? 

1. 21 sec 
2. 20 sec 
3. 19 sec 
4. 22 sec

CPO 2019

30. The speed of two railway engines is in the ratio 5:4. If they move on parallel tracks in the same direction and if the slower engine is ahead of the faster engine by 8 km when the latter starts, then how far will the faster engine have to travel before it overtakes the slower one? 

1. 32 
2. 48 
3. 40 
4. 36

31. Two trains running in opposite directions on parallel tracks, at speeds of 42 km/h and 57 km/h, take 18 seconds to cross each other. If the length of one train is 270 m, then the length of the other train is: 

1. 250 
2. 242 
3. 225 
4. 230

32. A person travels a distance of 240 km, partly by train and the rest by bus. He takes 3.5 hrs if he travels 150 km by train and the rest by bus. If he travel 140 km by bus and the rest by train, he takes 11/3 hrs. What is the speed of the train?

1. 70 
2. 75 
3. 80 
4. 72

33. A and B started travelling towards each other at the same time, from places X to Y and Y to X, respectively. After crossing each other, A and B took 2.45 hours and 4.05 hours to each Y and X, respectively. if the speed of B was 8.4 km/h, then what was the speed of A?

1. 10.8 
2. 9.9 
3. 12.6 
4. 11.7

34. A person takes 40 minutes more than his usual time when he covers a distance of 20 km at 5 km/h. If he covers the same distance at 8 km/h, he takes x minutes less than the usual time. What is the value of x? 

1. 45 
2. 50 
3. 54 
4. 48

35. The distance between two places and B is 14 km. A boat travels from A to B downstream and then returns form B to A upstream and takes a total of 3 hours 44 minutes for the entire journey. If the speed of the current is 2 km/h, then what is the speed of the boat, in km/h, in still water? 

1. 6.5 
2. 7 
3. 8 
4. 7.5

36. The speed of train A is 16 km/h less than the speed of train B. To cover a distance of 384 km, B takes 4 hours less time than A. What is the speed (in km/h) of train B? 

1. 50 
2. 45 
3. 32 
4. 48

37. A person rows a distance of 3.75 km upstream in 1.5 hours and a distance of 13 km downstream in 2 hours. How much time (in hours) will the person take to row a distance of 90 km in still water? 

1. 15 
2. 20 
3. 18 
4. 24

38. Ranjeet drives his car at an average speed of 50 km/hr and reaches his destination in 8 hours. Rehman covers the same distance in 5 hours. If Ranjeet increases his speed by 10 km/hr and Rehman increases his speed by 20 km/hr, then what will be the difference between the times taken by them to reach the destination? 

1. 2 hr 40 min 
2. 3 hr 40 min 
3. 3 hr 20 min 
4. 2 hr 30 min

38. The speed of a train is 13/6 times the speed of a car. The car can cover a distance of 486 km in 9 hours. Find out the distance that the train can cover in 6 hours. 

1. 712 km 
2. 702 km 
3. 612 km 
4. 732 km

39. A train of length 342 m is running at 54 km/hr. In how much time (in seconds) will it cross a bridge of length 438 m? 

1. 48 
2. 50 
3. 54 
4. 52

40. A boat takes 4 hours to travel from a place X to Y downstream and back from Y to X upstream. If the distance from X to Y is 10.5 km, and the speed of the current is 9 km/h, then the speed of the boat in still water, in km/h, is: 

1. 10.5 
2. 15 
3. 12 
4. 12.5

41. A person travelled from station A to station B at 40km/hr and from B to A at 30km/hr. The entire journey took 6.3 hours. What is the distance (in km) between A and B? 

1. 117 
2. 108 
3. 91 
4. 99

42. If Abhi travels a certain distance at 6 km/hr, he reaches his destination 12 minutes early, but if he travels at 4 km/hr, he reaches his destination 10 minutes late. The speed (in km/hr) at which he should travel to reach his destination on time is: 

1. 5.8 
2. 5.125 
3. 4.42 
4. 4.71

CPO 2019

43. A takes 2 hours 30 minutes more than B to walk 40 km. If A doubles his speed, then he can make it in 1 hour less than B. How much time (in hours) does A require for walking a 40 km distance? 

1. 6 
2. 7 
3. 9 
4. 5

44. A train x running at 74 km/h crosses another train y running at 52 km/h in the opposite direction in 12 seconds. If the length of y is two thirds that of x, then what is the length of x (in m)?  

1. 210 
2. 200 
3. 252 
4. 168

45. A person travels a distance of 300 km and then returns to the starting point. The time taken by him for the outward journey is 5 hours more than the time taken for the return journey. If he returns at a speed of 10 km/h more than the speed of going, what is the average speed (in km/h) for the entire journey? 

1. 20 
2. 15 
3. 24 
4. 30

46. A bus covers a 60 kilometre distance in 1 hour 30 minutes, whereas the same distance is covered by a car in 45 minutes. What is the ratio of the speed of the car to the speed of the bus? 

1. 5:3 
2. 3:5 
3. 1:2 
4. 2:1

47. A train travelling at the speed of x km/h crossed a 300 m long platform the same direction in 30 seconds, and overtook a man walking in at 6 km/h in 20 seconds. What is the value of x?

1. 60 
2. 96 
3. 48 
4. 102

48. A takes 2 hours 30 minutes more than B to walk 40 km. If A doubles his speed, then he can make it in 1 hour less than B. What is the average time taken by A and B to walk a 40 km distance? 

1. 7 hr 15 min 
2. 5 hr 45 min 
3. 6 hr 
4. 5 hr 15 min

49. A train covers 400 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 10 km h more, it would have taken 2 hours less for the same journey. What is the usual time taken (in hours) by it to complete the journey?  

1. 12 
2. 15 
3. 8 
4. 10

CGL PRE 2017

50. A boat goes 15 km upstream and 10.5 km downstream in 3 hours 15 minutes. It goes 12 km upstream and 14 km downstream in 3 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water? 

1. 4 
2. 6 
3. 10 
4. 14

51. A train of length 100 m crosses another train of length 150 m, running on a parallel track in the opposite direction in 9 seconds. If the speed of train having length 150 m is 40 km/hr, then what is the speed (in km/hr) of the other train? 

1. 30 
2. 48 
3. 50 
4. 60

52. A man travelled a distance of 60 km in 7 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 6 km/hr and partly on bicycle @ 12 km/hr. What is the distance (in kms) travelled on foot? 

1. 15 
2. 9 
3. 48 
4. 24

53. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a train is 120 kmph and including stoppages, it is 50 kmph. For how many minutes does the train stop per hour? 

1. 20 
2. 40 
3. 35 
4. 20

54. A train travels 40% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B, 140 km away at the same time. On the way it the takes 25 minutes for stopping at the stations. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the train? 

1. 67 
2. 134.4 
3. 145.9 
4. 160

55. 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? 

1. 6:20 
2. 4:40 
3. 6:00 
4. 5:30

56. 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? 

1. 28 
2. 30 
3. 225/7 
4. 392/15

57. A train leaves Delhi at 10 a.m. and reaches Jaipur at 4 p.m. on same day. Another train leaves Jaipur at 12 p.m. and reaches Delhi at 5 p.m. on same day. What is the time of day (approximately) when the two trains will meet? 

1. 1:42 pm 
2. 1:27 pm 
3. 2:04 pm 
4. 1:49 pm

58. 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? 

1. 5:00 
2. 6:00 
3. 6:30 
4. 7:00

59. Two trains are moving in the opposite directions at speed of 43 km/h and 51 km/h respectively. The time taken by the slower train to cross a man sitting in the faster train is 9 seconds. What is the length (in metres) of the slower train? 

1. 235 
2. 338.4 
3. 470 
4. 940

60.  A train travels 20% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B, 180 km away at the same time. On the way the train takes 30 minutes for stopping at the stations. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the train? 

1. 56 
2. 66 
3. 72 
4. 80

61. If I walk at 7/6 of my usual speed, then I reach my office 15 minutes early. What is the usual time taken (in minutes) by me to reach the office? 

1. 60 
2. 75 
3. 90 
4. 105

62.  A bus starts running with the initial speed of 21 km/hr and its speed increases every hour by 3 km/hr. How many hours will it take to cover a distance of 252 km? 

1. 3 
2. 5 
3. 8 
4. 10

63.  A bus travels 2/5 of a total journey at its usual speed. The remaining distance was covered by bus at 6/7 of its usual speed. Due to slow speed it reaches its destination 50 minutes late. If the total distance is 200 kms, then what is the usual speed (in km/hr) of bus? 

1. 20.57 
2. 24 
3. 28 
4. 26.52

64. 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? 

1. 36 
2. 40 
3. 57 
4. 60

65. 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? 

1. 6.5 
2. 7.75 
3. 9 
4. 10.5

66.  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? 

1. 360 
2. 450 
3. 600 
4. 720

67.  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? 

1. 6 hr 15 min 
2. 6 hr 45 min 
3. 7 hr 
4. 7 hr 30 min

68. 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? 

1. 12325 
2. 18750 
3. 21000 
4. 24350

69.  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 directio a speed of 10 km/hr. At what time of the day (in p.m.) will the second racer will overtake the other runner? 

1. 8:00 
2. 4:00 
3. 6:30 
4. 5:30

70. Two trains are moving in the opposite direction at speed of 30 km/hr and 45 km/hr respectively, whose lengths are 450 m and 550 m respectively. What is the time taken (in seconds) by slower train to cross the faster train?

1. 48 
2. 54 
3. 62 
4. 72

71.  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? 

1. 16 
2. 30 
3. 28.125 
4. 27.5

72.  To travel 432 km, an Express train takes 1 hour more than Duronto. If however, the speed of the Express train is increased by 50%, it takes 2 hour than Duronto. What is the speed (in km/hr) of Duronto train? 

1. 60 
2. 54 
3. 48 
4. 72

73.  A spaceship travels at 810 km/hr. How many metres does it travel in 1/5th of a second? 

1. 60 
2. 45 
3. 75 
4. 90

74.  To cover a distance of 144 km in 3.2 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second? 

1. 12.5 
2. 10 
3. 7.5 
4. 15

75.  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? 

1. 12 
2. 8 
3. 15 
4. 10 

76.  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? 

1. 60 
2. 150 
3. 120 
4. 90

77.  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? 

1. 36 
2. 54 
3. 63 
4. 45

78.  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 him?

1. 5.5 
2. 6.5 
3. 4.5 
4. 7.5

79. 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? 

1. 36 
2. 30 
3. 25 
4. 24

80. 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? 

1. 345 
2. 375 
3. 415 
4. 315

81. 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? 

1. 36 
2. 39 
3. 42 
4. 45

82. If a person walks at 12 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 1 km more in the same time. What is the actual distance (in kms) travelled by him at 10 km/hr in the same time? 

1. 8 
2. 10 
3. 5 
4. 12

83. To travel 720 km, a Express train takes 6 hours more than Duronto. If however, the speed of the Express train is doubled, it takes 2 hours less thar Duronto. The speed of Duronto (in km/hr) is? 

1. 60 
2. 72 
3. 66 
4. 78

84. A man travelled a distance of 50 km in 8 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 5 km/hr and partly on bicycle at 7 km/hr. What is the distance (in kms) travelled on foot? 

1. 20 
2. 25 
3. 15 
4. 30

85. A boat goes a certain distance at 40 km/hr and comes back the same distance at 24 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the total journey?

1. 32 
2. 28 
3. 34 
4. 30

CGL MAINS 2017

86. A racing car going at an average speed of 108 km/hr takes 15 minutes to complete a lap on a racing track. By how much should it increase its speed (in km/hr) to complete the lap in 12 minutes? 

1. 24 
2. 21 
3. 27 
4. 30

87. Train A takes 45 minutes more than train B to travel a distance of 450 km. Due to engine trouble speed of train B falls by a quarter, so it takes 30 minutes more than Train A to complete the same journey. What is the speed of Train A (in km/hr)? 

1. 90 
2. 120 
3. 100 
4. 110

88. B starts 4 minutes after A from the same point, for a place at a distance of 7 miles from the starting point. A on reaching the destination turns back and walks a mile where he meets B. If A's speed is a mile in 8 minutes then B's speed is a mile in _______minutes. 

1. 9 
2. 12 
3. 10 
4. 8

89. Two cyclists A and B start cycling at 21 km/hr and 24 km/hr towards each other. They meet after 1 hour and 12 minutes. How far (in km) were they from each other when they started? 

1. 48 
2. 42 
3. 54 
4. 36

90. A car travelling at an average speed of 72 km/hr takes 9 minutes to travel a certain distance. By how much should it increase its speed (in km/hr) to travel the same distance in 8 minutes? 

1. 8 
2. 7 
3. 9 
4. 6

91. Train A takes 1 hour more than train B to travel a distance of 720 km. Due to engine trouble speed of train B falls by 1/3rd, so it takes 3 hours more than Train A to complete the same journey? What is the speed of Train A (in km/hr)?

1. 80 
2. 90 
3. 60 
4. 70

92. Two cars A and B travel from one city to another city, at speeds of 60 km/hr and 108 km/hr respectively. If car B takes 2 hours lesser time than car A for the journey, then what is the distance (in km) between the two cities? 

1. 240 
2. 270 
3. 300 
4. 330

93. B starts 4.5 minutes after A from the same point, for a place at a distance of 3.5 miles from the starting point. A on reaching the destination turns back and walk a mile where he meets B. If A's speed is a mile in 6 minutes then B's speed is a mile in ________minutes? 

1. 8 
2. 10 
3. 12 
4. 9

94. Flight A usually takes 1 hour more than Flight B to travel a distance of 7200 km. Due to engine trouble speed of flight B falls by a factor of 1/6, so it takes 36 minutes more than Flight A to complete the same journey? What is the speed of Flight A (in km/hr)?

1. 800 
2. 900 
3. 750 
4. 720

95. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 80 kmph and including stoppages, it is 60 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour? 

1. 12 
2. 15 
3. 18 
4. 20

96. A jet ski goes upstream at a speed of 48 km/hr and comes back the same distance at 80 km/hr. Find the average speed (in km/hr) for the total journey. 

1. 64 
2. 62 
3. 66 
4. 60

97. A bullet fired from a rifle travels at an average speed of 2520 km/hr. It hits the target after 0.2 seconds. How far (in m) is the target from the rifle?

1. 70 
2. 140 
3. 100 
4. 200

98. Train A and B start at the same time. Train A travels at 55 km/hr from station X to station Y and train B travels at 80 km/hr from station Y to station X. They cross each other after 1 hour and 36 minutes. What is the distance (in km) between stations X and Y? 

1. 196 
2. 232 
3. 240 
4. 216

99. A taxi goes from City A to City B at an average speed of 84 km/hr. In the return journey due to traffic the average speed of the taxi falls by 24 km/hr. Find the average speed of the taxi (in km/hr) for the total journey. 

1. 72 
2. 75 
3. 70 
4. 68

100. A jogger covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 3 km/hr faster, he would have taken 20 minutes less. If he had moved 1 km/hr slower, he would have taken 10 minutes more. What is the distance (in km) that he jogged?  

1. 9 
2. 10 
3. 12 
4. 8

101. Ramesh travels by bus from city A to city B at an average speed of 44 km/hr. Suresh travels by taxi from city A to city B at an average speed of 77 km/hr and takes 3 hours lesser than time taken by Ramesh. What is the distance (in km) between the two cities? 

1. 363 
2. 308 
3. 380 
4. 336 

CGL PRE 2018 

102.  A truck covers a distance of 384 km at a certain speed. If the speed is decreased by 16 km/hr, it will take 2 hours more to cover the same distance 75% of its original speed (in km/h) is: 

1. 45 
2. 54 
3. 48 
4. 42

103. A takes 30 minutes more than B to cover a distance of 15 km at a certain speed. But if A doubles his speed, he takes one hour less than B to cover the same distance. What is the speed (in km/hr) of B ? 

1. 6.5 
2. 5.5 
3. 5 
4. 6

104. A and B are travelling towards each other from the points P and Q respectively. After crossing each other, A and B take 6.125 hours and 8 hours respectively to reach their destinations Q and P, respectively. If the speed of B is 16.8 km/h, then the speed (in km/h) of A is:

1. 19.2 
2. 20.4 
3. 19.8 
4. 20.8

105. The distance between two stations A and B is 800 km. A train X starts from A and moves towards B at 40 km/h and another train Y starts from B and moves towards A at 60 km/h. How far from A will they cross each other ? 

1. 320 km 
2. 360 km 
3. 300 km 
4. 380 km

106. A train travelling at 44 km./h. crosses a man walking with a speed of 8 km./h., in the same direction, in 15 seconds. If the train crosses a woman coming from the opposite direction in 10 seconds, then what is the speed (in km./h.) of the woman? 

1. 10.5 
2. 8.5 
3. 9 
4. 10

107. A boat can cover a distance of 7.2 km. downstream and 3.2 km. upstream in 2 hours. It can also cover 1.5 km. downstream and 0.6 km. upstream in 24 minutes. What is the speed of the boat when going downstream (in km./h.)? 

1. 5 
2. 4.5 
3. 6 
4. 7.5

108. A person can row a distance of 4 km upstream in one hour 20 minutes and can row back to the starting point in just 24 minutes. How much time (in hours) will be take to row 13 km in still water? 

1. 3 .5
2. 3 
3. 2 
4. 2.5

109. A journey of 96 km. takes one hour less by a fast train (A) than by a slow train (B). If the average speed of B is 16 km./h less than that of A, then the average speed (in km./h) of A is : 

1. 64 
2. 60 
3. 54 
4. 48

110. The speed of train A is 25 km./h more than the speed of train B. A takes 4 hours less time to travel a distance of 300 km than what train B takes to travel 250 km. What is the speed (in km/h) of A ? 

1. 60 
2. 50 
3. 65 
4. 55

111. Walking at 7/9 of his usual speed, a person reaches his office 10 minutes later than the usual time. His usual time in minutes is : 

1. 27 
2. 30 
3. 42 
4. 35

112. A starts walking at a 4 kmph and after 4 hours, B starts cycling from the same point as that of A, in the same direction at 10 kmph. After how much distance from the starting vill B catch up with A(Correct to two decimal places)? 

1. 26.67 km
2. 24.67 km 
3. 25.67 km
4. 23.67 km

CGL MAINS 2018

113. Travelling at 60 km/h, a person reaches his destination in a certain time. He covers 60% of his journey in 2/5 th of the time. At what speed (in km/h) should he travel to cover the remaining journey so that he reaches the destination right on time? 

1. 40 
2. 48 
3. 42 
4. 36

114. Abhi rows upstream a distance of 28 km in 4 h and rows downstream a distance of 50 km in 2 h. To row a distance of 44.8 km in still water, he will take? 

1. 2.8 h 
2. 3.2 h 
3. 2.4 h 
4. 2.2 h

115. A train travelling at the speed of x km/h crossed a 200 m long platform in 30 seconds and overtook a man walking in the same direction at the speed of 6 km/h in 20 seconds. What is the value of x? 

1. 50 
2. 54 
3. 56 
4. 60

116. The speed of a boat in still water is 18 km/h and the speed of the current is 6 km/h. In how much time (in hours) will the boat travel a distance of 90 km upstream and the same distance downstream? 

1. 9.5 
2. 11.25
3. 12 
4. 10

117. Renu was sitting inside train A, which was travelling at 50 km/h. Another train, B, whose length was three times the length of A crossed her in the opposite direction in 15 seconds. If the speed of train B was 58 km/h, then the length of train A (in m) is? 

1. 210 
2. 180 
3. 160 
4. 150

118. Places A and B are 396 km apart. Train X leaves from A for B and train Y leaves from B for A at the same time on the same day on parallel tracks. Both trains meet after 5.5 hours. The speed of Y is 10 km/h more than that of X. What is the speed (in km/h) of Y? 

1. 41 
2. 54 
3. 31 
4. 56

119. A man starts from his house and travelling at 30 km/h, he reaches his office late by 10 minutes, and travelling at 24 km/h, he reaches his office late by 18 minutes. The distance (in km) from his house to his office is? 

1. 18 
2. 16 
3. 12 
4. 20

120. To cover a distance of 416 km, a train A takes 8/3 hours more than train B. If the speed of A is doubled, it would take 4/3 hours less than B. What is the speed (in km/h) of train A? 

1. 56 
2. 54 
3. 52 
4. 65

121. A person covers 40% of the distance from A to B at 8 km/h, 40% of the remaining distance at 9 km/h and the rest at 12 km/h. His average speed (in km/h) for the journey is? 

1. 9.625 
2. 9.66 
3. 9.375 
4. 9.33

122. Walking at 60% of his usual speed, a man reaches his destination 1 hour 40 minutes late. His usual time (in hours) to reach the destination is? 

1. 2.5 
2. 2.25 
3. 3.125 
4. 3.25

123. A man can row a distance of 900 metres against the stream in 12 minutes and returns to the starting point in 9 minutes. What is the speed (in km/h) of the man in still water? 

1. 4.5 
2. 6 
3. 5.25 
4. 5 

CGL 2019 PRE

124. A train crosses a pole in 12 sec, and a bridge of length 170m in 36 sec. Then, the speed of the train is:- 

1. 30.75 km/h 
2. 10.8 km/h 
3. 25.5 km/h 
4. 32.45 km/h

125. A and B start moving towards each other from places X and Y, respectively, at the same time. The speed of A is 20% more than that of B. after meeting on the way, A and B take 2.5 hours and x hours, now to reach Y and X, respectively. What is the value of x? 

1. 3.5 
2. 3 2
3. 3.4 
4. 3.6

126. Two racers run at a speed of 100 m/minute and 120 m/min. respectively. If the second racer takes 10 minutes less than the first to complete the run, then how long is the race? 

1. 2km 
2. 4km 
3. 6 km 
4. 1 km

127. A boat can go 3 km upstream and 5 km downstream in 55 minutes. It can also go 4 km upstream and 9 km downstream in 1 hours 25 minutes. In how much time will it go 43.2 km downstream? 

1. 4.8 
2. 5.4 
3. 3.6 
4. 4.4

128. The time taken by a boat to travel 13 km downstream is the same as time taken by it to travel 7 km upstream. If the speed of the stream is 3 km/h. then how much time will it take to travel a distance of 44.8 km in still water? 

1. 4.48 
2. 5.6
3. 5.4 
4. 4.52

129. Places A and B are 144 km part. Two cars starts simultaneously, one from A and the other from B. If they move in the same direction, they meet after 12 hours, but if they move towards each other they meet after 1.125 hours. The speed (in/km) of the car moving at a faster speed is: 

1. 70 
2. 72 
3. 60 
4. 64

130. A train takes 2.5 hours less for a journey of 300 km, if its speed is increased by 20 km/h from its usual speed. How much time will it take to cover a distance of 192 km at its usual speed? 

1. 6 hrs 
2. 4.8 hrs 
3. 3 hrs 
4. 2.4 hrs

131. A boat can go 3.6 km upstream and 5.4 km downstream in 54 minutes. While it can go 5.4 km upstream and 3.6 km downstream in 58.5 minutes. The time taken by the boat in going 10 km downstream is:- 

1. 48 
2. 50 
3. 45 
4. 54

132. The distance between two stations, A and B, is 428 km. A train starts from station 'A' at 6.00 a.m. and moves towards station 'B' at an average speed of 48 km/h. another train starts from station "B' at 6:20 a.m. and moves towards station 'A' at an average speed of 55 km/h. at what time will the trains meet? 

1. 10:00 am
2. 10:40 am 
3. 9:40 am 
4. 10:20 am

133. A student takes 1.25 hours to travel from home to school of 4 km/h. By what percentage should he increase his speed to reduce the time by 25% to cover the same distance from school to home? 

1. 33.33 % 
2. 25% 
3. 50% 
4. 45%

134. A train crosses a platform 180m long in 60 sec at a speed of 72 km/h. the time taken by the train to cross an electric pole is: 

1. 5.1 sec 
2. 51 sec 
3. 5.1 min 
4. 0.51 min

135. Two cyclists X and Y start at the same time from place A and go towards place B at a speed of 6 km/h and 8 km/h. respectively. Despite stopping for 15 minutes during the journey. Y reaches 10 minutes earlier than X. the distance between the palace A and B is: 

1. 6 km 
2. 16.5 km 
3. 10 km 
4. 8 km

136. Two cars A and B leave Delhi for Shimla at 8.30 a.m. and 9:00 am respectively, they travel at the speeds of 40 km/h. and 50 km/h. respectively. How many kilometers away from Delhi will the two cars be together? 

1. 45 km 
2. 100 km 
3. 200 km 
4. 5 km

137. The two trains leave Varanasi for Lucknow at 11.00 a.m. and at 11.30 a.m., respectively and travel at a speed of 110 km/h. and 140 km/h. respectively. How many kilometers from Varanasi will both trains meet? 

1. 246.33 km 
2. 238.66 km 
3. 255.33 km 
4. 256.66 km

138. In a stream running at 3 km/h. a motorboat goes 12 km upstream and back to the starting point in 60 min. Find the speed of the motorboat in still water.

1. 2(2+ √17)
2. 2(4+ √15) 
3. 3(4+ √17)
4. 3(2+ √17)

139. X and Y are two stations which are 280 km apart. A train starts at a certain time from X and travels towards Y at 60km/h. After 2 hours, another train starts from Y and travels towards X at 20 km/h. After how many hours does the train leaving from X meets the train which left from Y? 

1. 3 hrs 
2. 6 hrs 
3. 2 hrs 
4. 4 hrs

140. A train X travelling at 60 km/h overtakes another train Y, 225 m long, and completely passes it in 72 seconds. If the trains had been going in opposite directions, they would have passed each other in 18 seconds. The length (in m) of X and the speed (in km/h) of Y are, respectively:

1. 245 and 45 
2. 245 and 54 
3. 255 and 36 
4. 255 and 40

141. Amit travelled a distance of 50 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 5 km/h and partly by bicycle at 10 km/h. The distance travelled on the bicycle is.

1. 12 km 
2. 13 km 
3. 10 km 
4. 11 km

142. The distance between two stations, Anand B, is 375 km. A train start from station A at 3:00 pm and moves towards station 'B' at an average speed of 50 km/h. Another train start from station 'B' at 3:30 pm and moves towards station 'A' at an average speed of 60 km/h. How far from station 'A' will the train meet?

1. 275 km 
2. 225 km 
3. 300 km 
4. 325 km

CGL 2019 MAINS

143. A train of length 287 m, running at 80 km/h, crosses another train moving in the opposite direction at 37 km/h in 18 seconds. What is the length of the other train? 

1. 387 m 
2. 285 m 
3. 298 m 
4. 289 m

144. A and B start moving towards each other from places X and Y, respectively, at the same time on the same day. The speed of A is 20% more than that of B. After meeting on the way, A and B take up ‘p’ hours and 7.2 hours, respectively, to reach Y and X, respectively. What is the value of p? 

1. 4.5 
2. 5 
3. 6 
4. 5.5

145. A takes 2 hours more than B to cover a distance of 40 km. If A doubles his speed, he takes 1.5 hours more than B to cover 80 km. To cover a distance of 90 km, how much time will B take travelling at his same speed? 

1. 11/8 hrs 
2. 7/6 hrs 
3. 9/8 hrs 
4. 4/3 hrs

146. A and B start moving from places X and Y and Y to X, respectively, at the same time on the same day. After crossing each other, A and B take 5 hours and 49/9 hours, respectively, to reach their respective destinations. If the speed of A is 33 km/h, then the speed (in km/h) of B is: 

1. 22 
2. 24.33 
3. 2 
4. 25.66

147. A train travelling at 36 km/h crosses a pole in 25 seconds. How much time (in seconds) will it take to cross a bridge 350 m long?

1. 72 
2. 48 
3. 56 
4. 60

148. A boat can go 5 km upstream and 7.5 km downstream in 45 minutes. It can also go 5 km downstream and 2.5 km upstream in 25 minutes. How much time (in minutes) will it take to go 6 km upstream? 

1. 36 
2. 30 
3. 32 
4. 24

149. Amita travels from her house at 3.5 km/h and reaches her school 6 minutes late. The next day she travels at 4.5 km/h and reaches her school 10 minutes early. What is the distance between her house and the school? 

1. 4.8 km 
2. 5.4 km 
3. 4.2 km 
4. 5.6 km

150. A delivery boy started from his office at 10 a.m. to deliver an article. He rode his scooter at a speed of 32 km/h. He delivered the article and waited for 15 minutes to get the payment. After the payment was made, he reached his office at 11.25 a.m., travelling at a speed of 24 km/h. Find the total distance travelled by the boy. 

1. 32 km 
2. 30 km 
3. 40 km 
4. 35 km

151. A man walks at a speed of 8 km/h. After every kilometre, he takes a rest for 4 minutes. How much time will he take to cover a distance of 6 km? 

1. 70 min 
2. 60 min 
3. 69 min 
4. 65 min

152. A man travelled a distance of 42 km in 5 hours. He travelled partly on foot at the rate of 6 km/h and partly on bicycle at the rate of 10 km/h. The distance travelled on foot is:

1. 12 km 
2. 18 km 
3. 15 km 
4. 10 km