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Section – II : Quantitative Ability 249

Speed Distance, Time, Boats, Streams & Trains

 If the ratio of the speeds of A and B is a : b, then the ratio of the times taken by them to cover the same
1 1
distance is : or b : a.
a b
 Suppose a man covers a certain distance at x km/hr and an equal distance at y km/hr. Then, the average
speed during the whole journey is 
2xy 
x + y km/hr.
 Suppose two men are moving in the same direction at u m/s and  m/s respectively, where u > , then their
relative speed = (u – ) m/s.
 Suppose two men are moving in opposite directions at u m/s and  m/s respectively, then their relative
speed = ( u + ) m/s.
 If two persons A and B start at the same time in opposite directions from two points and after passing each
other they complete the journeys in a and b hours respectively, then
A's speed: B's speed = b : a .
 In water, the direction along the stream is called downstream. And, the direction against the stream is called
upstream.
 If the speed of a boat in still water is u km/hr and the speed of the stream is  km/hr, then:
Speed downstream = (u + ) km/hr
Speed upstream = (u – ) km/hr
 If the speed downstream is a km/hr and the speed upstream is b km/hr, then:
1
Speed in still water = (a + b) km/hr
2
1
Rate of stream = (a – b) km/hr
2
 Suppose a man can swim in still water at the rate of u km/hr, the speed of current/stream is  km/hr and the
man wishes to cross the steam (of width x metres) straight along its width, then time taken to cross the river
is the same as time taken to swim x metres at u km/hr.)
[Note: This is because the stream sways the man such that both the distance and the effective velocity increase
and the time taken to cross the river remains unaffected.]
 A man can swim directly across a stream of width x km in t hours when there is no current and in t' hours

when there is a current. Then, the rate of the current is x

1 1
–
 t2 t'2
km/hr.
 Time taken by a train of length / metres to pass a pole or a standing man or a signal post is equal to the time
taken by the train to cover / metres.
 Time taken by a train of length / metres to pass a stationary object of length b metres is the time taken by
the train to cover (l + b) metres.
 Suppose two trains or two bodies are moving in the same direction at u m/s and  m/s, where u > , then
their relative speed = (u – ) m/s.
 Suppose two trains or two bodies are moving in opposite directions at u m/s and  m/s, then their relative
speed = (u + ) m/s.
 If two trains of length a metres and b metres are moving in opposite directions at u m/s and  m/s, then time
(a + b)
taken by the trains to cross each other = sec.
(u + )

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 If two trains of length a metres and b metres are moving in the same direction at u m/s and  m/s, then the
(a + b)
time taken by the faster train to cross the slower train = sec.
(u – )
 If two trains (or bodies) start at the same time from points A and B towards each other and after crossing they
take a and b sec in reaching B and A respectively,. then (A's speed): (B's speed) = ( b : a ).

EXERCISE )
1. A train travels 82.6 km/hr. How many meters A trip to a destination is made in the following way:
will it travel in 15 minutes? 900 km by train at an average speed of 60
a. 20650 b. 20622 km/hr, 3000 km by plane at an average speed of
c. 20625 d. 20627 500 km/hr, 400 km by boat at an average speed
of 25 km/hr, 15 km by taxi at an average speed
Soln: Distance travelled in 1 min = (82.6
60 )
km. Distance travelled in 15
of 45 km/hr. What is the average speed for the
min. = (82.6
60
 15) km = 20.65km = (20.65  1000)m = 20650m. entire journey?
65
How many minutes does Aditya take to cover a a. 112111 km/hr. b. 100 km/hr
distance of 400 m, if he runs at a speed of 20 65
km/hr? c. 115112 d. None
1 1 Soln: Total distance travelled = (900 + 3000 + 400 + 15) km = 4315 km.Total
a. 17 min. b. 15 min.
1 1
time taken = ( 900 3000 400 15
+
60 500 25 45
+ + ) ( 1
)
hr = 15 + 6 + 16 + hr
3
c. 25 min. d. 28 min. 1 112
= 37 hr = hr.
3 3
Soln: Aditya's speed = 20km/hr = 20  ( )
5
18
50
m/sec = m /sec. Time
9
(
 Average speed for the whole journey = 4315 
3
112) km/hr = 115
65
112
km/hr.

(
taken to cover 400m = 400 
9
50 ) 12 1
sec = 72 sec = 1 min = 1 min.
60 5 Kopila can cover a certain distance in 1hr. 24 min. by
A cyclist covers a distance of 750 m in 2 min 30 sec. covering two-third of the distance at 4 kmph and
What is the speed in km/hr of the cyclist? the rest at 5 kmph. Find the total distance.
a. 17km/hr. b. 19km/hr. a. 10 km b. 8 km
c. 18km/hr d. 21km/hr c. 5 km d. 6km
2 1
Soln: Speed = (750
150)
m/sec = 5m/sec = (5  ) km/hr = 18km/hr.
18
5 Soln: Let the total distance be x km. Then,
3
4
x
+
3
5
x
7 x x 7
=  + = 
5 6 15 5
While covering a distance of 24km, a man noticed that 7x = 42  x = 6.  Total distance = 6km.
after walking for 1 hour and 40 minutes, the A man travelled from the village to the post-office at
5 the rate of 25 kmph and walked back at the rate
distance covered by him was 7 of the remaining
of 4 kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hours 48
distance. What was his speed in metres per second? minutes, find the distance of the post-office from
2 1 the village.
a. 13 m/sec. b. 1 3 m/sec.
a. 20km b. 30km
1 1 c. 40km d. 50km
c. 23 m/sec d. 14
Soln: Let the speed be x km/hr. Then, distance covered in 1 hr. 40 min. Soln: Average speed = (x2xy+ y) km/hr = (2 2525+ 4 4) km/hr = 20029
2
3
5x
i.e., 1 hrs = km. Remaining distance = 24 –
3 ( 5x
3 )
km. km/hr. Distance travelled in 5 hours 48 minutes, i.e., 5
4
5
hrs =


5x 5
=
3 7 (
24 –
5x
3 )  5x3 = 57 (72 3– 5x)  7x = 72 – 5x  12x = 72 (20029  295) km = 40 km.
 x = 6. Hence, speed = 6km/hr = (6  ) m/sec = m/sec = 1 m/sec.
5 5 2
18 3 3  Distance of the post-office from the village = (402) = 20 km.

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The speed of a boat when travelling downstream is 32 There is a road beside a river. Two friends started from a
km/hr, whereas when travelling upstream it is place A, moved to a temple situated at another
28 km/hr, what is the speed of the boat in still place B and then returned to A again. One of them
water and the speed of the stream? moves on a cycle at a speed of 12 km/hr, while the
a. 2km/hr. b. 3km/hr. other sails on a boat at a speed of 10 km/hr. If the
river flows at the speed of 4 km/hr which of the
c. 5 km/hr. d. 4 km/hr.
1 two friends will return to place A first?
Soln: Speed of boat in still water = (32 + 28) km/hr = 30 km/hr. Speed a. cyclist b. sailer
2
1 c. both d. none
of stream = (32 – 28) km/hr = 2km/hr.
2 Soln: Clearly, the cyclist moves both ways at a speed of 12 km/hr.
A man takes 3 hours 45 minutes to row a boat 15 km So, average speed of the cyclist = 12 km/hr. The boat sailor moves
downstream @ (10 + 4) i.e., 14 km / hr and upstream @ (10 – 4)
downstream of a river and 2 hours 30 minutes to i.e., 6 km/hr.
cover a distance of 5 km upstream. Find the
speed of the river current in km/hr. So, average speed of the boat sailor = ( 2 146
14 + 6) 42
km/hr = km/hr Since
5
a. 2km/hr. b. 3km/hr. the average speed of the cyclist is greater, he will return to A first.

c. 1km/hr. d. 5km/hr. 1
A man can row 72 kmph in still water. If in a river
 3 km/hr = (15  15) km/hr = 4km/hr.
15 4
Soln: Rate downstream =
34 running at 1.5 km an hour, it takes him 50 minutes
  to row to a place and back, how far off is the place?
Rate upstream =   km/hr = (5  ) km/hr = 2km/hr.
5 2
a. 2 km b. 7km
231 5
  c. 3km d. 1km
1 Soln: Speed downstream = (7.5 + 1.5) kmph = 9 kmph; Speed upstream
 Speed of current = (4 – 2) km/hr = 1km/hr. = (7.5 – 1.5) kmph = 6 kmph.
2
x x 50
The speed of a motor boat is that of the current of Let the required distance be x km. Then, + =  2x + 3x =
9 6 60
water as 36 : 5. The boat goes along with the
current in 5 hours 10 minutes. How much time ( )
5
6
 18  5x = 15  x = 3. Hence, the required distance is 3km.

will it take to come back? A boat goes 8km upstream and then returns. Total
a. 6 hrs 50 min. b. 5 hrs 30 min. time taken is 4hrs 16 minutes. If the velocity of
c. 6 hrs. d. 4 hrs 50 min current is 1 km/hr, find the actual velocity of the
Soln: Let the speed of the motor boat and that of the current be 36x boat.
km/hr and 5x km/hr respectively. Then, speed downstream = (36x + a. 74 km/hr. b. 70 km/hr.
5x) km/hr = 41x km/hr.
c. 75 km/hr. d. 76 km/hr.
Speed upstream = (36x – 5x) km/hr = 31x km/hr.
Let the distance be d km. Soln: Let the actual velocity of the boat be x km/hr. Then, Speed
downstream = (x + 1) km/hr; speed upstream = (x – 1) km/hr.
Then,
d
41x
10
=5 =5 =
60
1 31
6 6
d= ( 31  41
6 )x=
1271x
6 
8
+
8 16
=4 +4 = 
x + 1 x – 1 60 15 15
4 64 (x – 1) + (x + 1) 8
=  30x = 8
(x + 1) (x – 1) 15
d
(
1271x 1
) hrs = 416 hrs (x – 1)  4x23 – 15x – 4 = 0  4x2 – 16x + x – 4 = 0  4x (x –
2
 Time taken while coming back = = 
31x 6 31x 4) + (x – 4) = 0  (x - 4) (4x + 1) = 0  x = 4. Hence, actual
5 velocity of the boat = 74 km/hr.
= 6 hrs = 6 hrs 50 min.
6
A man can row 40 km upstream and 55km
A man can row 6 km/hr in still water. It takes him downstream in 13 hours. Also, he can row 30 km
twice as long to row up as to row down the upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours.
river. Find the rate of stream. Find the speed of the man in still water and the
a. 1 km/hr. b. 3 km/hr. speed of the current.
c. 5 km/hr. d. 2 km/hr. a. 2kmph b. 3kmph
Soln: Let man's rate upstream be x km/hr. c. 4 kmph d. 5 kmph
1 Soln: Let rate upstream m= x km/hr and rate downstream = y km/hr.
Then, his rate downstream = 2x km/hr.  Rate in still water = (x + 2x) 40 55 30 44
2 Then, + = 13 …………. (i) and + = 10 Multiplying (ii) by 4 and
3x 3x x y x y
km/hr = km/hr. So, = 6 or x = 4 11
2 2 (i) by 3 and subtracting, we get : = 1 or y = 11.
 Rate upstream = 4 km/hr, Rate downstream = 8 km/hr. Hence, rate y
1 Substituting y = 11 in (i), we get : x = 5.
of stream = (8 – 4) km/hr = 2km/hr. 1 1
2  Rate in still water = (11 + 5) kmph = 8 kmph. Rate of current =
2 2
(11 – 5) kmph = 3 kmph.

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A 100-m long train is running at the speed of 30 A 220-m long train is running with a speed of 59
km/hr. Find the time taken by it to pass a man kmph. In what time will it pass a man who is
standing near the railway line. running at 7 kmph in the direction opposite to
a. 11 b. 12 that in which the train is going?
c. 14 d. 18 a. 14 sec b. 13 sec
Soln: Speed of the train = 30  ( 5
18 )
m/sec =
25
3 ()
m/sec. Distance c. 12 sec. d. 11 sec.
moved in passing the standing man = 100m. Required time taken = Soln: Speed of the train relative to man = (59 + 7) kmph = 66  ( 5
18)
100
(
= 100 
3
)
sec = 12 sec.
()
55
()
25 25 m/sc = m/sec.
3
3
Time taken by the train to cross the man = Time taken by it to cover
A train is moving at a speed of 132 km/hr. If the
length of the train is 110-m, how long will it take
220 m at ()
55
3 (
m/sec = 220 
3
55 )sec = 12 sec.

to cross a railway platform 165-m long? Two trains 240 metres and 270 metres in length are
15 running towards each other on parallel lines, one at
a. 2 b. 12
the rate of 60 kmph and another at 48 kmph. How
c. 14 d. 18 much time will they take to cross each other?
Soln: Speed of train = (132  185 ) m/sec = (1103) m/sec. Distance a. 8 sec.
c. 10 sec.
b. 9 sec.
d. 11 sec.
covered in passing the platform = (110 + 165) m = 275m.
Soln: Relative speed of the two trains = (60 + 48) kmph = 108 kmph =
 (
Time taken = 275 
3
110 )
sec =
15
2
1
sec = 7 sec .
2
(108 
5
18 )
m/sec = 30m/sec.
A 160-m long train crosses a 160-m long platform in 16 Time taken by the trains to pass each other = Time taken to cover
seconds. Find the speed of the train.
a. 72 km/hr b. 73km/hr
(240 + 270) m at 30 m/sec = ( )
510
3
sec = 17 sec.

c. 74 km/hr d. 76 km/hr A 300-m long train passed a man walking along the
Soln: Distance covered in passing the platform = (160 + 160) m = 320 m. line in the same direction at the rate of 3 km/hr
Speed of train = ( )
320
16
m/sec = 20 m/sec = 20  (18
5 )
km/hr = 72 km/hr. in 33 seconds. Find the speed of the train in
km/hr.
A train travelling with constant speed crosses a 90m
8 7
long platform in 12 seconds and a 120 m long a. 3511 km/hr b. 3711 km/hr
platform in 15 seconds. Find the length of the
6
train and its speed. c. 3911 km/hr d. None of these
a. 34 km/hr b. 35 km/hr
c. 36 km/hr d. 37 km/hr
x + 90 x + 120
Soln: Speed of the train relative to man = (30033) m/s = (10011) m/sec.
 15 (x
(10011  185) km/hr = (36011) km/hr.
Soln: Let the length of the train be x metres. Then, =
12 15 =
+ 90) = 12 (x + 120)  15x + 1350 = 12x + 1440  3x = 90  x = 30.
Let the speed of the train be x km/hr. Then, relative speed = (x – 3) km/hr.
Speed of the train = ( 30 + 90
12 ) (
m/sec = 10 m/sec = 10 
18
5 ) km/hr =
x–3=
360
11
x=
360
11
+3=
393
11
8 8
= 35 Hence, speed of train = 35 km/hr.
11 11
36 km/hr. Hence, length of train = 30m, speed of train = 36 km/hr.
A 150-m long train is running with a speed of 68 Two trains 100 metres and 120 metres long are
kmph. In what time will it pass a man who is running in the same direction with speeds of 72
running at 8 kmph in the same direction in km/hr and 54 km/hr. In how much time will
which the train is going? the first train cross the second?
a. 8 sec. b. 9 sec. a. 43 sec. b. 44 sec.
c. 10 sec. d. 11 sec. c. 45sec. d. 46sec.
Soln, Relative speed of the trains = (72 – 54) km/hr = 18 km/hr =
Soln: Speed of the train relative to man = (68 – 8) kmph = 60  ( 5
18 ) (18 
5
18 )
m/sec = 5 m/sec
m/sec = (503) m/sec. Time taken by the trains to pass each other = Time taken to cover
Time taken by the train to cross the man = Time taken by it to cover 150 m (100 + 120) m at 5 m/sec =
5( )
220
sec = 44 sec.
at ()
50
3 (
m/sec = 150 
3
50 )
sec = 9 sec.

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1 downstream than upstream. What is the ratio

A 100 m long train, takes 75 seconds to cross a man
between the rate in still water and the rate of
walking at the rate of 5 km/hr in the direction current?
opposite to that of the train. What is the speed of a. 1:2 b. 2:1
the train? c. 1:3 d. 3:1
a. 43 km/hr b. 44 km/hr If a man goes 18 km downstream in 4 hours and
c. 45 km/hr d. None of these returns against the stream in 12 hours, then the
Soln, Let the speed of the train be x km/hr. Speed of the train relative to speed of the stream in km/hr is
[
man = (x + 5) km/hr = (x + 5) 
5
18 ] a. 1
c. 1.75
b. 1.5
d. 3
100 36
 =  10x + 50 = 500  10x = 450  x = 45.
5 5 A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream
(x + 5) 
18 in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10
Hence, speed of the train = 45 km/hr.
minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in
A train 100 m long travelling at 60 km/hr passes stationary water?
another train, twice as fast as this train and a. 40 minutes b. 1 hours
travelling in opposite direction, in 10 seconds. c. 1 hr. 15 min d. 1 hr 30 min
Find the length of the second train.
A train 125 meters long running at a speed 45 kmph.
a. 15 m/sec. b. 16 m/sec.
How long does it take to pass a man standing
c. 17 m/sec. d. None of these
near the line?
Soln, Relative speed = (60 + 120) km/hr = (180  185 ) m/sec = 403 a. 34 second b. 35 second
m/sec. In passing a man, the train covers its own length with c. 36 seconds d. 37 second
relative speed. A train 125 metres long is running at a speed of 60 km.
 Length of train = (Relative speed  Time) =
3(
40
)
 12 m = 160m. per hour. How long does it take to pass a bridge
475 metres long?
(
Also, speed of the train =- 54 
5
18 )
m/sec = 15m / sec. a. 400 metres b. 600 metres
x+y c. 800 metres d. 1000 metres
 = 20  x + y = 300  y = (300 – 160) m = 140m
15
A train 100 metres long travelling at 40 kmph
A boat goes 8km in one hour along the stream and 2 overtakes another train travelling in the same
km in one hour against the stream. The speed in direction at 30 kmph and passes it completely in
km/hr of the stream is 126 seconds. The length of the second train is:
a. 2 b. 3 a. 200 b. 225
c. 4 d. 5 c. 250 d. 275
In one hour, a boat goes 11 km along the stream and A walks at 4 kmph and 4 hours after his start, B cycles
5km against the stream. The speed of the boat in after him at 10 kmph hour. How far from the
still water (in km/hr) is start does B catch up with A?
a. 3 b. 5 a. 26.5 km/ph b. 26.6 km/ph
c. 8 d. 9 c. 26.7 km/ph d. 26.8 km/ph
A man rows downstream 32 km and 14 km upstream. If Two trains travel in opposite directions at 36 kmph
he takes 6 hours to cover each distance, then the and 45 kmph train in 8 seconds. What is the
velocity (in kmph) of the current is length of the faster train?
1 a. 180 b. 190
a. 2 b. 1
c. 200 d. 210
1 A boat takes 4 hours for travelling downstream from
c. 12 d. 2
point A to point B and coming back to point A
A boatman rows 1km in 5 minutes, along the stream upstream. If the velocity of the stream is 2 kmph
and 6km in 1 hour against the stream. The speed and the speed of the boat in still water is 4
of the stream is kmph. The distance between A and B is:
a. 3 kmph b. 6 kmph a. 5 km b. 6 km
c. 10 kmph d. 12 kmph c. 7 km d. 8 km
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Car A moves 175 km in 8 hours whereas car B moves A train passes a platform 120 metres long in 40
189 km in 12 hours. The ratio between the seconds and a pole in 24 seconds. The speed of
speeds of car A and car B is the train is :
a. 3: 2 b. 4:3 a. 36 km/hr b. 40 km/hr
c. 5:4 d. 25:18 c. 27 km/hr d. 18 km/hr
A train 270 metres long is running at a speed of 309 A fast train takes 3 hrs. less than the slow train for a
metres per second. It will cross a bridge 180 journey of 600 km. If the speed of slow train is 10
metres long in km per hour less than the fast train the speed of
a. 3 seconds b. 6 seconds slow train.
c. 9 seconds d. 15 seconds a. 35 km/hr b. 45 km/hr
c. 40 km/hr d. 30 km/hr
A person can walk 300 metres in 30 minutes, his speed
in kilometers per hour. A passenger train running at the speed of 80 km/hr
a. 0.6 b. 0.5 leaves the railway station 6 hours after a goods
c. 1.3 d. 0.2 train eaves and overtakes it in 4 hours. What is
the speed of the goods train?
A car runs 40 kilometres per hour. A person travels
a. 48 km/hr b. 60 km/hr
half as fast as the car. He covered a distance 'd'
c. 32km/hr d. 80km/hr
in 10 minutes. Find the value of d.
100 10 Paschem Express left Delhi for mumbai at 14.30 hrs
a. 300 km b. 3 km travelling at a speed of 60kmph and August
30 300 Kranti Express left Delhi for Mumbai on the
c. 200 km d. 10 km same day at 16:30 hrs travelling at a speed of 80
kmph. How far away from Delhi will the two
A boat takes 2 times as long to row a distance
trains meet ? (Exclude stoppages)
upstream as to row the same distance down -
a. 120 km b. 360 km
stream. If the river flows at the rate of 1 km/hr,
c. 480 km d. 500 km
the speed of the boat in still water is:
1 A train of length 500 m travelling at 72 km/hr
a. 3 km/hr b. 32 km/hr approaches a man standing on the platform.
1 How many seconds are required to completely
c. 4 km/hr d. 4 2 km/hr cross him?
500
Sohan travels from A to B at 12 km/hr and returns at a. 25 b. 17
18 km/hr, Mohan travels from A to B and
45
returns at 15 km/hr. If he takes 30 minutes less b. 11 d. none of these
than Sohan, then what is the distance between A
and B ? A train running between two station A and B arrives
a. 90 km b. 45 km at its destination 10 minutes late when its speed
is 50 km/hr and 50 minutes late which its speed
c. 36 km d. 60 km
is 30 km/hr. How far is station A from B ?
A plane left 30 minutes later than the scheduled time,
a. 40 km b. 50 km
and had to increase its speed by 250 km/hr from
c. 60 km d. 70 km
its usual speed to reach its destination 1000 km
away, in time. The usual speed of the plane is Everyday Gokhale takes a local train form station A to
a. 1000 km/hr b. 750 km/hr station E. B,C. D are intermediate station, not
necessarily in the same order. Khare gets on to the
c. 850 km/hr d. none of these
train at D, and gets down at C. Date takes the
In a kilometer race, A beats B by 100 metres and B
train from A to C. Bhide gets on at B, and gets
beats C by 150 metres. In the same race, by how
down at the immediate next station with Khare.
many metres does A beat C?
The stretch over which al 4 are together is
a. 250 metres b. 240 metres a. A–E b. B–C
c. 225 metres d. 235 metres c. D–C d. C–E

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When the speed of a car is 60 km per hour, it takes 8 In the rafting situation, a boat goes 30 km downstream
hours cover a distance. How long does it take to in 75 minutes and that same distance upstream
cover the same distance, if it's sped increases to in 90 minutes, the speed (in km/hr) of the
80 km per hour? stream is: [CMAT 2006]
a. 6 hrs b. 7 hrs a. 21 b. 3
c. 5 hrs d. 8 hrs c. 45 d. 6
A train should run 6 hours daily at a speed of 45 km A tourist bus travels for 3 hours at 40 miles per hour
per hour to cover a certain distance in 4 days. and then covers a distance of 80 miles in two
How many additional hours should it run daily hours and 40 minutes. His average rate for the
at a speed of 40 km per hour to cover the same entire trip was. [CMAT 2007]
distance in 3 days? a. 35mphr b. 35.3mphr
a. 6 b. 5
c. 35.5mphr d. 36mphr
c. 4 d. 3
The distance between cities A and B is 120 miles. A car
Suppose a train travels x miles in y hours and 15
travels from A to B at 60 miles per hour and
minutes. Its average speed in miles per hour is
returns from B to A along the same route at 40
a.
y + 15
x ( )
1
b. x y – 4 miles per hour. What was the average speed for
the round trip? [CMAT 2011]
x x a. 56 b. 52
c. 1 d. y + 15
y+4 c. 50 d. 48
Bikram lives 12 miles west of the school and Amrit
lives north of the school Bikram finds that the
1. a. 2. b. 3. c. 4. a. 5. c. 6. d. 7. a. 8. a. 9. c. 10. a.
direct distance from his house to Amrit's is 6
11. d. 12. a. 13. c. 14. a. 15. b. 16. b. 17. b. 18. a. 19. c. 20. b. miles shorter than the distance by way of school.
21. c. 22. b. 23. a. 24. b. 25. c. 26. a. 27. b. 28. c. 29. c. 30. a. How many miles north of the school does Amrit
31. c. 32. b. 33. c. 34. c. 35. b. 36. c. 37. c. 38. a. 39. b. 40. c. live? [CMAT 2004]
41. d. 42. a. 43. b. 44. a. 45. a. 46. d. 47. a. 48. c. 49. c. 50. c.
51. c. 52. a. 53. b. 54. b. 55.a. 56.d. 57c. a. 6 b. 9
c. 12 d. 14
CMAT QUESTIONS In a 400 meters race around a circular stadium having
a circumference of 1000 meters, the fastest
1. Two cars start towards each other from points
runner and the slowest runner each the same
200 miles apart. One car travels at 40 miles per
point at the end of 5th minute, for the first time
hours and the other travel at 35 miles an hour.
after the start of the race. All the runners have
How far apart will the two cars be after four
the same starting point and each runner
hours of continuous travelling? [CMAT 2003]
maintains a uniform speed throughout the race.
a. 20 b. 40
If the fastest runner runs at twice the speed of
c. 75 d. 100 the lowest runner, what is the time taken by the
Walking at the speed of 5 km per hours from his home, fastest runner to finish the race? [CMAT 2012]
Bikram reaches his school 5 minutes late, but a. 20mins b. 15mins
walking at speed of 6 km per hours he reaches his c. 10mins d. 5mins
home 5 minutes equal, what is the distance of
A train crosses a platform 100 metres long in 60
Bikram's school from his home? [CMAT 2005] seconds at a speed of 45 km per hour. The time
a. 2km b. 2.5km taken by the train to cross an electric pole, is:
c. 5km d. 5.5kmr [CMAT 2012]
A plane left 30 minutes later than the scheduled time a. 8 seconds b. 1 minute
and in order to reach its destination 1500 km c. 52 seconds d. 20 seconds
away in time it has to increase its speed by 250 In travelling from city A and B, John drove for 1 hour
km per hour from its usual speed. Find its usual at 50 mph. and for3 hours at 60 Mph. What was
speed. [CMAT 2006] his average speed of his trip? [CMAT 2010]
a. 1000km/hr b. 750km/hr a. 53.5 b. 55
c. 500 km/hr d. 600km/hr c. 56 d. 57.5

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A journalist travelled 1200 km by air which formed 2/5

of his trip. The remaining part of his trip was one
third of the whole trip by car and the rest by bus. 1.d. 2.d. 3.b. 4.c. 5.b. 6.c. 7.b. 8. a. 9a. 10.d.
The distance traveled by bus is: [CMAT 2002] 11.b. 12 b.
a. 700 km b. 800 km
c. 900 km d. 100 km
It look Malcom 3.5 hours to drive from city At to B. On
his way back to city A, he increased his speed by
20km per hour and it took him 3 hours. Find the
average speed for the whole journey. [CMAT 2013]
a. 120 km/hr b. 129.2 km/hr
c. 125 km/hr d. 139 km/hr

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