Quant Booster on Time and Distance for SSC Exam

By Shekher Rajput|Updated : October 21st, 2016

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Here we are providing the about booster on the Time and Distance for SSC CGL Tier 2. This is one of the most important chapters of the Quant section and usually , covers 2 to 3 questions in mains exam. This chapter is based on the concept of speed. Here we will discuss some questions which are important for the SSC CGL Tier II. If you practice these questions then you will get sure benefit in mains exam.

1. A person covers a certain distance at the speed of 60km/hr and returns at the speed of 40km/hr. Find the average speed of the person for the whole journey.

Answer: 48km/hr

2. A boy goes to his school from his house at a speed of 3 km/hr and returns at a speed of 2 km/hr. If he takes 5 hours in going and coming the distance between his house and school is:

Answer: 6km

3. A bus running at a speed of 30km/hr leaves Noida at 10 am and another bus running at a speed of 40km/hr leaves the same place at 3pm in the same direction. How many kilometers from the Noida will they meet together

Answer: 600km

4. A person starts by a car from Delhi to Jaipur and at the same time another person starts from Jaipur by a car to Delhi. After passing each other they complete their journey in 2 hours and 1/2 hours respectively. At what rate does the second person drive the car if the first car runs at a speed of 40km/hr

Answer: 80km/hr

5. A man is walking at a speed of 10kmph. Afte every km he takes a rest for 5minutes. How much time will he take to cover a distance of 5km?

Answer:50minutes

6. A train passes two bridges of lengths 800m and 400m in 100 seconds and 60 seconds respectively. The length of the train is

Answer: 200m

7. A passenger train 150m long is traveling with a speed of 36km/hr. If a man is cycling in the direction of train at 9km/hr, the time taken by the train to pass the man is

Answer: 20 seconds

8. A man takes 6 hours and 30 minutes in walking to a certain place and riding back. He would have gained 2 hours 10 by riding both ways. How long would he takes to walk both the sides

Answer: 520 minutes

9. The distance between two cities A and B is 330km. A train starts from 8 a.m and travels towards B at 60km/hr. Another train starts from B at 9 a.m and travels towards A ,at 75km/hr. At what time do they meet?

Answer:11 a.m

10. Two trains are moving on two parallel tracks but in opposite direction. A person sitting in the train moving at the speed of 80km/hr passes the second train in 18 seconds. If the length of the second train is 1000m, its speed is

Answer: 120km/hr

11. A train running at 7/11 of its own speed reached a place in 22 hours. How much time could be saved if the train would run at its own speed?

Answer: 8 hours

12. A car travels from P to Q at a constant speed. If its speed were increased by 10km/hr it would have been taken one hour lesser to cover the distance. It would have taken further 45 minutes lesser if the speed was further increased by 10km/h. The distance between two cities is

Answer: 420km

13. Two trains start from P and Q respectively and travel towards each other at a speed of 50km/hr and 40km/hr respectively. By the time they meet the first train had traveled 100km more than the second. Find the distance between P and Q

Answer: 900km

14. A car travels the first one-third of a certain distance with a speed of 10km/hr the next one-third distance with a speed of 20km/hr and last one-third distance with a speed 60km/hr. Then the average speed of the car for the whole journey is

Answer: 18km/hr

15. Sound travels 330 meters per second. If the sound of a thunder cloud follows the flash after 10 seconds, thunder cloud is at a distance of

Answer: 3.3 km

16. Without any stoppage, a person travels a certain distance at an average speed of 42km/hr and with stoppage he covers the same distance at an average speed of 28km/hr. How many minutes per hour does he stop

Answer: 20 min

17. The speed of A and B are in the ratio 3:4, A takes 20 minutes more than B to reach a destination. In what time does A reach the destination

Answer: 4/3 hours

18. A and B run a 5km race on a round course of 400m. If their speeds are in the ratio 5:4, the number of times, the winner passes the other is

Answer: 3 times

19. A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200m. The thief starts running and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10km/hr and 11km/hr respectively. What is the distance between them after 6 minutes

Answer: 100m

20. A bus moving at a speed of 45 km/hr overtakes a truck 150 meter ahead going in the same direction in 30 seconds. The speed of the truck is

Answer:27kmph

21. A student walks from his house at a speed of 2.5 km per hour and reaches his school 6 minutes late. The next day he increases his speed by 1 kmph and reaches 6 minutes before school time. How far is the school from his house?

Answer:7/4 km

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