Time and Distance MCQ Question with Answer

Time and Distance MCQ with detailed explanation for interview, entrance and competitive exams. Explanation are given for understanding.

Question No : 8
A car travelling with $\frac{5}{7}$ of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. Find the actual speed of the car.

$17\frac{6}{7}$ km/hr
25 km/hr
30 km/hr
35 km/hr

Question No : 9
A man on tour travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. The average speed for the first 320 km of the tour is:

35.55 km/hr
36 km/hr
71.11 km/hr
71 km/hr

Question No : 10
The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train is:

70 km/hr
75 km/hr
84 km/hr
87.5 km/hr

Question No : 11
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?

9
10
12
20

Question No : 12
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. The speed of the car is:

100 kmph
110 kmph
120 kmph
130 kmph

Question No : 13
If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The actual distance travelled by him is:

50 km
56 km
70 km
80 km

Question No : 14
An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in $1\frac{2}{3}$ hours, it must travel at a speed of:

300 kmph
360 kmph
600 kmph
720 kmph