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Time, Speed and Distance Questions with Answers

Relative speed, trains crossing, boats against a stream, and average speed over unequal legs. This page pools every time, speed and distance question on the site — 185 of them, from 43 exams, weighted towards Banking, Management, Railways — so you can drill the topic on its own instead of meeting four of them inside a full paper.

15% of the pool is graded hard on this site’s own scale and 30% easy, which is about average for this section.

Questions
185
Practice set
25 in 25 min
Difficulty
55/102/28
Negative marking
None
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Time, Speed and Distance questions with solutions

6 from the 185-question pool, worked in full.

  1. 1. A 210-metre train crosses a pole in 7 seconds. What is its speed?

    • A. 100 km/h
    • B. 108 km/h ✓
    • C. 104 km/h
    • D. 112 km/h

    Solution. Speed = 210 m ÷ 7 s = 30 m/s. Converting: 30 × 18/5 = 108 km/h.

  2. 2. A man covers a certain distance by car at 45 km/h and returns the same distance by bike at 30 km/h. Find his average speed for the entire journey.

    • A. 34 km/h
    • B. 36 km/h ✓
    • C. 37.5 km/h
    • D. 38 km/h

    Solution. For equal distances, average speed = 2ab/(a+b) = 2×45×30/(45+30) = 2,700/75 = 36 km/h.

  3. 3. Two vehicles start from the same village and travel in opposite directions at 40 km/h and 55 km/h. After how many hours will they be 285 km apart?

    • A. 2.5 hours
    • B. 3 hours ✓
    • C. 3.5 hours
    • D. 4 hours

    Solution. Since they move in opposite directions, relative speed = 40+55 = 95 km/h. Time = 285/95 = 3 hours.

  4. 4. A car covers 315 km in 7 hours. Find its speed.

    • A. 43 km/h
    • B. 45 km/h ✓
    • C. 47 km/h
    • D. 49 km/h

    Solution. Speed = distance/time = 315/7 = 45 km/h.

  5. 5. How far does a car travel at 80 km/h in 3.5 hours?

    • A. 270 km
    • B. 280 km ✓
    • C. 290 km
    • D. 300 km

    Solution. Distance = Speed × Time = 80 × 3.5 = 280 km.

  6. 6. Two cars start from the same point and travel in opposite directions at 48 km/h and 62 km/h. After how many hours will they be 385 km apart?

    • A. 3 hours
    • B. 4 hours
    • C. 4.5 hours
    • D. 3.5 hours ✓

    Solution. Since they move in opposite directions, relative speed = 48 + 62 = 110 km/h. Time = 385/110 = 3.5 hours.

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Time, Speed and Distance: frequently asked questions

How many time, speed and distance questions are there?

185, from the 43 exams here whose syllabus sets the topic. 30% are graded easy and 15% hard, which makes time, speed and distance about average for this section, where the mean is 17%.

Which exams ask time, speed and distance questions?

43 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Banking (14), Management (10), Railways (7). Every question in this pool comes from one of their own mock tests, so the list below is the honest answer to whether the topic is worth your time.

Is time, speed and distance hard?

15% of these 185 questions are graded hard and 30% easy, making it about average for this section, where the mean is 17%.

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