Time and Distance MCQs

In a race, a car travelled at a speed of 150 kmph. If it had travelled at 180 kmph, it would have completed the race before 3 minutes. Find the length of the track.

A. 50 km
B. 45 km
C. 40 km
D. 30 km

If a man walks at 6 kmph, he can reach his destination at 9:00 am. However, he walks a little slower and reaches only at 10:00 am. If the distance to his destination was 12 km, at what speed did he walk?

A. 5 kmph
B. 4 kmph
C. 4.5 kmph
D. 3 kmph

A and B walk around a circular track. A and B walk at a speed of 2 rounds per hour and 3 rounds per hour respectively. If they start at 8 a.m. from the same point in opposite directions, how many times shall they cross each other before 9.30 a.m.?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about 12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. What is the speed of the car?

A. 80 kmph
B. 102 kmph
C. 120 kmph
D. 140 kmph

Taimoor left for his school at 6 am by foot and walked at the rate of 2 kmph. After reaching his school he found it was closed and immediately turned back and started walking back to his home at 3 kmph. If he reached his home at 9 am, find the distance between his school and his home.

A. 2.5 km
B. 7.2 km
C. 7 km
D. 3.6 km

If a boat is rowed downstream for 50 km in 5 hours and upstream for 24 km in 6 hours, what is the speed of the boat and the river?

A. (7 , 3) km/hr
B. (6 , 4) km/hr
C. (10 , 4) km/hr
D. None of these

Excluding stoppages, the average 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. 9
B. 10
C. 12
D. 20

A cyclist covers a certain distance in 50 minutes at a speed of 24 kmph. To cover the same distance in 40 minutes, he should travel at a speed of ____?

A. 30 kmph
B. 27 kmph
C. 25 kmph
D. 20 kmph

Two boys starts from the same place walking at the rate of 5 kmph and 5.5 kmph respectively in the same direction. What time will they take to be 8.5 km apart?

A. 17 hr
B. 14 hr
C. 12 hr
D. 19 hr

If Afnan drives at 4/5th of his usual speed to his office, he is 6 minutes late. What is his usual time to reach his office?

A. 36
B. 24
C. 30
D. 18

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