Time, Speed & Distance Level-2 Quiz-2

1. A boat can travel at 12 kmph in still water. It travelled 135 km upstream in a river and back taking altogether 24 hours. Find the rate at which the stream flows (in kmph).

2. In a race, Ashok gave Bharat a head start of 400 m. If the ratio of speeds of Ashok and Bharat is 5 : 3 and both reach the finishing point simultaneously, find the length of the race (in meters).

3. Ankita and Bhoomika start running simultaneously on a circular track. Ankita finishes one lap in 14 minutes and Bhoomika finishes one lap in 10 minutes. After how many minutes from the start will Bhoomika have covered exactly 2 laps more than those by Ankita?

4. The driver of a car, going at a speed of 38 kmph observes a bus 400 m ahead of him, travelling in the same direction. After 200 seconds, the bus is 600 m behind him. Find the speed of the bus.

5. Arundhati and Beena are 12.5 km apart. If they start simultaneously and travel in the same direction, they meet after 2.5 hrs and if they travel in opposite directions they meet after 30 minutes. If Beena travels faster than Arundhati, then Beena’s speed is ?

6. A person travels the first one-fourth of his journey time at 80 kmph, and the remaining at 60 kmph. If he covers a total distance of 260 km, find his average speed over the entire journey (in kmph).

7. The average speed for an entire journey is 60 km/hr without considering the stoppages. When the stoppages are considered, the average speed becomes 48 km/hr. How many minutes per hour on an average were the stoppages?

8. Two trains of length 150 m each take 6 seconds to cross each other when they are travelling in opposite directions and take 30 seconds to cross each other when they are travelling in the same direction. Find the speed of the faster train (in kmph).

9. If a person increases his speed by 25%, he reaches office 12 minutes early. Find the time taken by the person to reach his office if he decreases his speed by 25% (in minutes).

10. Meena and Neena start simultaneously from A towards B. When Meena has covered 27 km, Neena doubles her speed and 6 hours later she overtakes Meena. What is Neena’s original speed, if the speed of Meena is 4.5 km/hr?