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Piyush Kumar Singh
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Top 10 Most Important Speed & Distance Aptitude Problems.

Reference : Speed & Distance

Q1. A train travels 360 km at a constant speed. If its speed is increased by 5 km/hr, the time taken reduces by 1 hour. What is the original speed of the train?
50 km/hr
40 km/hr
45 km/hr
30 km/hr

Q2. Two trains start from stations A and B simultaneously and travel towards each other. The first train travels at 60 km/hr, the second at 40 km/hr. If the distance between A and B is 400 km, they will meet after:
3.5 hours
4 hours
2.5 hours
3 hours

Q3. A boat goes 30 km upstream in 3 hours and returns downstream in 2 hours. If the speed of the stream is 5 km/hr, what is the speed of the boat in still water?
10 km/hr
20 km/hr
25 km/hr
15 km/hr

Q4. A cyclist travels 120 km. The first part of the journey is at 30 km/hr, and the second part at 40 km/hr. If the total time taken is 4 hours, how long did the cyclist travel at each speed?
3 hrs at 30 km/hr, 1 hr at 40 km/hr
1.5 hrs at 30 km/hr, 2.5 hrs at 40 km/hr
2.5 hrs at 30 km/hr, 1.5 hrs at 40 km/hr
2 hrs at 30 km/hr, 2 hrs at 40 km/hr

Q5. A car travels at an average speed of 60 km/hr for the first half of a journey and 40 km/hr for the second half. If the total journey is 300 km, what is the total time taken?
5 hours
5.5 hours
7 hours
6 hours

Q6.
Two cars start from the same point and travel in opposite directions. One car travels at 60 km/hr and the other at 80 km/hr. After how many hours will they be 440 km apart?
4.5 hours
3.5 hours
5 hours
4 hours

Q7. A man covers a certain distance at 10 km/hr and returns at 15 km/hr. If the total time taken is 5.5 hours, and the total distance is 150 km, what is the one-way distance?
100 km
75 km
90 km
60 km

Q8. A train covers 75% of a journey at 40 km/hr and the remaining 25% at 60 km/hr. If the total journey is 400 km, what is the total time taken?
9 hours
11 hours
12 hours
10 hours

Q9. A boat goes 36 km upstream and 44 km downstream in a total of 10 hours. If the stream's speed is 2 km/hr, what is the boat's speed in still water?
10 km/hr
8 km/hr
9 km/hr
7 km/hr

Q10. Two trains cross each other in 15 seconds while traveling in opposite directions. Their lengths are 240 m and 360 m. If their relative speed is 80 m/s, what is the speed of each train?
25 m/s and 55 m/s
40 m/s and 40 m/s
20 m/s and 60 m/s
30 m/s and 50 m/s

Other References :

AP & GP : Link
Area : Link
Average : Link
Boat & Stream : Link
Compound Interest : Link
Height & Distance : Link
LCM & HCF : Link
Logarithm : Link
Percentage : Link
Profit & Loss : Link
Ratio & Proportion : Link
Simple Interest : Link
Time & Work : Link
Trains Problem : Link

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