Quantitative Aptitude

General Questions

1.  In how many minutes will Samir cover a distance of 800 m, if he runs at speed of 10 km/hr?

A. 5 min
B. 4 min 48 sec
C. 4 min 40 sec
D. 5 min 12 sec
2.  How long will a boy take to run round a square field of side 35 metres, if he runs at the rate of 9 km/hr ?

A. 50 sec
B. 52 sec
C. 54 sec
D. 56 sec
3.  A car is running at a speed of 108 kmph. What distance will it cover in 15 seconds ?

A. 45 metres
B. 55 metres
C. 450 metres
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these
4.  A truck covers a distance of 550 metres in 1 minute where as a bus covers a distance of 33 kms in 45 minutes. The ratio of their speed is :

A. 3 : 4
B. 4 : 3
C. 3 : 5
D. 50 : 3
5.  The ratio between the speed of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 kms in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train is :

A. 70 km / hr
B. 75 km / hr
C. 84 km / hr
D. 87.5 km / hr
6.  Sound is said to travel in air at about 1100 feet per second. A man hears the axe striking the tree, 11/5 seconds after he sees it strike the tree. How far is the man from the wood chopper?

A. 2197 ft
B. 2420 ft
C. 2500 ft
D. 2629 ft
7.  The speed of a car increases by 2 kms after every one hour. If the distance travelled in the first one hour was 35 kms, what was the total distance travelled in 12 hours ?

A. 456 kms
B. 482 kms
C. 552 kms
D. 556 kms
E. None of these
8.  A person has to cover a distance of 6 km in 45 minutes. If he cover one-half of the distance in two-thirds of the total time; to cover the remaining distance in the remaining time, his speed (in km/hr) must be :

A. 6
B. 8
C. 12
D. 15
9.  A salesman travels a distance of 50 km in 2 hours and 30 minutes. How much faster, in kilometres per hour, on an average, must he travel to make such a trip in 5/6 hour less time ?

A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. None of these
10.  A man travelled from the village to the post-office at the rate of 25 kmph and walked back at the rate of 4 kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hours 48 minutes, find the distance of the post-office from the village.

A. 40 km
B. 20 km
C. 60 km
D. None of these