Chapterwise Quantitative Aptitude Quiz from Previous Paper for IBPS Clerk 2017 - Time, Speed & Distance

1. A 180-metre long train crosses another 270- metre long train running in the opposite direction in 10.8 seconds. If the speed of the first train is 60 kmph, what is the speed of the second train in kmph? (IBPS RRB 2015)

(a) 80

(b) 90

(c) 150

(d) Can't be determined

(e) None of these

2. Deepa rides her bike at an average speed of 30 km/hr and reaches her destination in 6 hrs. Hema covers the same distance in 4 hrs. If Deepa increases her average speed by 10 km/hr and Hema increases her average speed by 5 km/hr, what would be the difference in their time taken to reach the destination? (IBPS RRB 2015)

(a) 54 minutes

(b) 1 hour

(c) 40 minutes

(d) 45 minutes

(e) None of these

3. A man starts going for morning walk every day. The distance walked by him on the first day was 2 km. Everyday he walks half of the distance walked on the previous day. What can be the maximum total distance walked by him in his lifetime? (IBPS RRB 2015)

(a) 4 km

(b) 20 km

(c) 8 km

(d) Data inadequate

(e) None of these

4. The distance between two cities A and B is 330 km. A train starts from A at 8 a.m. and travels towards B at 60 km/hr. Another train starts from B at 9 a.m. and travels towards A at 75 km/hr. At what time do they meet? (IBPS Clerk 2015)

(a) 10:30 am

(b) 10:45 am

(c) 11 am

(d) 11:25 am

(e) None of these

5. A, B and C start at the same time in the same direction to run around a circular stadium. A completes a round in 252 seconds, B in 308 seconds and C in 198 seconds, all starting at the same point. After what time will they meet again at the starting point? (IBPS Clerk 2015)

(a) 15 minutes 15 seconds

(b) 42 minutes 30 seconds

(c) 42 minutes

(d) 46 minutes 12 seconds

(e) None of these

6. A man rows 750m in 775 seconds against the stream and returns in 7 ½  minutes. What is rowing speed in still water? (IBPS Clerk 2015)

(a) 4.7 km/hr

(b) 4 km/hr

(c) 3.5 km/hr

(d) 6 km/hr

(e) None of these

7. A man buys 4 tables and 5 chairs for ₹ 1000. If he sells the tables at 10% profit and chairs 20% profit, he earns a profit of ₹ 120. What is the cost of one table? (SBI Clerk 2015)

(a) ₹ 200

(b) ₹ 220

(c) ₹ 240

(d) ₹ 260

(e) None of these

8. A train travels at a speed of 40 km/h and another train at a speed of 20 m/s. What is the ratio of speed of the first train to that of the second train ? (IBPS RRB 2015)

(a) 2 : 1

(b) 5 : 9

(c) 5 : 3

(d) 9 : 5

(e) None of these

9. Two trains of length 110 m and 90 m are running on parallel lines in the same direction with a speed of 45km/h and 50 km/h respectively. In what time will they pass other? (IBPS SO 2015)

(a) 136 s

(b) 138 s

(c) 142 s

(d) 146 s

(e) None of these

10. A man rows 25 km downstream and 20 km upstream taking 5 h each time. What is the velocity of the current? (IBPS SO 2015)

(a) 1 km/h

(b) 2.5 km/h

(c) 3.5 km/h

(d) 4.5 km/h

(e) None of these