APT 2017

Time, Speed &

Distance

1) John goes from his home to school

at the speed of 2 km/hr and returns
at the speed of 3 km/hr. What is his
average speed during whole journey
in m/sec?
A. 0.57 m/sec
B. 0.67 m/sec
C. 0.52 m/sec
D. 0.55 m/sec

2) Mr Samson goes to market at the

speed of 10 km/hr and returns to his
home at the speed of 15 km/hr. If he
takes 3 hours in all, what is the
distance between his home and
market?
A. 12 Km
C. 18 Km

B. 15 Km
D. 20 Km

3) Two persons Ram and Lakhan start

their journey from two different places
towards each others place. After
crossing each other, they complete
their journey in 1 and 4 hours
respectively. Find speed of Lakhan if
speed of ram is 20 km/hr.
A. 10 km/hr B. 11 Km/hr
C. 12 km/hr D. 14 km/hr

4) Two trucks travel the same distance

at the speed of 50 kmph and 60
kmph. Find the distance when the
distance when the time taken by
both trucks has a difference of 1
hour.
A. 200 Km
B. 220 km
C. 240 Km
D. 300 km

5) Excluding stoppages, the speed of a

bus is 54 kmph and including
stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how
many minutes does the bus stop per
hour?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. None of these

6) By walking at 3/4th of his usual

speed, a man reaches office 20
minutes later than usual. What is his
usual time?
A.30 min
B. 60 min
C. 70 min
D. 50 min

7) Ram covers a part of the journey at

20 kmph and the balance at 70 kmph
taking total of 8 hours to cover the
distance of 400 km. How many hours
has he been driving at 20 kmph?
A. 2 hrs
B. 3 hrs 20 min
C. 4 hrs 40 min
D. 3 hrs 12
min

8) In a 500m race Dishu beats Abhishek by

100m or 5 seconds. In another race on the
same track at the same speeds, Abhishek and
Prashant start at one end while Dishu starts at
the opposite end. How many metres would
Abhishek have covered, by the time Dishu
meets Prashant given that Dishu's speed is 10
m/sec more than that of Prashant.
A. 200 m B. 225 m
C. 250 m D. 275 m

9) Two trains of length 130 meter and

70 meter are running in the same
direction with the speed of 50 km/h
and 70 km/h. How much time will
faster train take to overtake the
slower train from the moment they
meet?
A. 36 sec
C. 30 sec

B. 24 sec
D. 40 sec

10) Two trains of length 130 meter and

70 meter are running in the opposite
direction with the speed of 50 km/h
and 70 km/h. How much time will
trains take to cross each other from
the moment they meet?
A. 10 sec
B. 8 sec
C. 9 sec
D. 6 sec

11) 2 trains starting at the same time

from 2 stations 200km apart and
going in opposite direction cross
each other at a distance of 110km
from one of the stations. What is the
ratio of their speeds?
A. 11:9
B. 7:3
C. 18:4
D. None of these

12) A train starts from Delhi at 6:00

am and reaches Ambala at 10am.
The other train starts from Ambala at
8am and reached Delhi at 11:30 am,
If the distance between Delhi and
Ambala is 200 km, then at what time
did the two trains meet each other?
A. 8:46 am
B. 8:30 am
C.
8:56 am
D. 8:50 am

13) A train 120m in length passes a

pole in 12sec and another train of
length 100m travelling in opposite
direction passes the pole in 10sec.
Find the speed of the second train in
km per hour.
A. 43.2 km/hr
B. 43 km/hr
C. 44 km/hr
D. 43.5 km/hr

14) A train covered a certain distance at a

uniform speed. If the train had been 6
km/hr faster, it would have taken 4 hour
less than the scheduled time. And, if the
train were slower by 6 km/hr, the train
would have taken 6hr more than the
scheduled time. The length of the journey
is:
A. 700 km B. 740 km
C. 720 km D. 760 km

15) Two identical trains A and B

running in opposite direction at same
speed tale 2 min to cross each other
completely. The number of bogies of
A are increased from 12 to 16. How
much more time would they now
require crossing each other?
A. 40 sec
B. 50 sec
C. 60 sec
D. 20 sec

16) Two trains P and Q travels from A

to B, a distance of 280 km at 50
km/hr and 70 km/hr respectively. Q
reaches B and immediately turns
back meeting P at T. What is the
distance from A to T (Approx)?
A. 234 km
B. 225 km
C. 240 km
D. 200 km

17) A man can row 4.5 km/hr in still

water and he finds that it takes him
twice as long to row up as to row
down the river. Find the rate of the
stream.
A. 2 km/hr
B. 2.5 km/hr
C. 1.5 km/hr
D. 1.75 km/hr

18) A boatman rows to a place 45 km

distant and back in 20 hour. He finds
that he can row 12 km with the
stream in the same time as 4km
against the stream. Find the speed of
the stream.
A. 3 km/hr
B. 2.5 km/hr
C. 4 km/hr
D. 3.5 km/hr

19) A motorboat whose speed is 15

km/hr in still water goes 30km
downstream and comes back in four
and a half hours. The speed of the
stream is:
A. 4.5 km/hr B. 6 km/hr
C. 7 km/hr
D. 5 km/hr

20) Rahul can row a certain distance

downstream in 6 hour and return the
same distance in 9 hour. If the speed
of Rahul in still water is 12 km/hr,
Find the speed of the stream.
A. 2 km/hr B. 2.4 km/hr
C. 3 km/hr
D. 1.5 km/hr

21) The speed of a motor boat itself is

20 km/h and the rate of flow of the
river is 4 km/h. Moving with the
stream the boat went 120 km. What
distance will the boat cover during
the same time going against the
stream?
A. 80 m
B. 180 m
C. 60 m
D. 100 m

22) Two boats, traveling at 5 and 10

kms per hour, head directly towards
each other. They begin at a distance
of 20 kms from each other. How far
apart are they (in kms) one minute
before they collide?
A. 1/12
B. 1/6
C. 1/4
D. 1/3

23) A boat goes 30 km. upstream and

44 km. downstream in 10 hours. In
13 hours, it can go 40 km upstream
and 55 km down-stream. The speed
of the boat in still water is:
A. 3 km/hr
B. 4 km/hr
C. 8 km/hr
D. 6 km/hr

24) A man can row 4 km/h in still water.

When the water is running at 2 km/h, it
takes him 2 hours to go to a place and
come back. What is the distance between
that place and mans initial position?
A. 6 km B. 5 km
C. 4 km D. 3 km

25) A man can row 4 km/h in still

water. The water is running at 2
km/h. He travels to a certain distance
and comes back. It takes him 2 hours
more while travelling against the
stream than travelling with the
stream. What is the distance?
A. 6 km
B. 5 km
C. 4 km
D. 3 km