Quant Exam (Time and Distance) : Tuesday, 29 September 2015

1. Two horses start trotting towards each other, one from A to B and another from B to A. They cross each other after one hour and
the first horse reaches B, 5 /6 hour before the second horse reaches A. If the distance between A and B is 50 km. What is the speed
of the slower horse?
(a) 30 km/h
(b) 15 km/h
(c) 25 km/h
(d) 20 km/h
(e) none of these
2. Pankaj walked at 5 km/h for certain part of the journey and then he took an auto for the remaining part of the journey travelling
at 25 km/h. If he took 10 hours for the entire journey, what part of journey did he travelled by auto if the average speed of the entire
journey be 17 km/h :
(a) 750 km
(b) 100 km
(c) 150 km
(d) 200 km
(e) none of these
3. Two trains A and B start simultaneously in the opposite direction from two points P and Q and arrive at their destinations 16 and
9 hours respectively after their meeting each other. At what speed does second train B travel if the first train travels at 120 km/h per
hour:
(a) 90 km/h
(b) 160 km/h (c) 67.5 km/h (d) 80 km/h
(e) none of these
4. Abhinav started for the station half a km from his home walking at 1 km/h to catch the train in time. After 3 minutes he realised
that he had forgotten a document at home and returned with increased, but constant speed to get it succeded in catching the train.
Find his latter speed in km/h:
(a) 1.25
(b) 1.1
(c) 11/9
(d) 2 (e) none of these
5. Train X starts from point A for point B at the same time that train Y starts from B to A. Point A and B are 300 km apart. The trains
are moving at a constant speed at least at 25 km/h. The trains meet each other 3 hours after they start. If the faster trains takes at
least 2 more hours to reach the destination. By which time will the slower train have definitely reached its destination? (Ignoring the
length of trains in crossing)
(a) 4 hours after the start
(b) 7.5 hours after the start
(c) 6 hours after the start
(d) 7 hours after the start
(e) none of these
6. In reaching the Purnagiri a man took half as long again to climb the second third as he did to climb the first third and a quarter as
long again for the last third as for the second third. He took altogether 5 hs 50 minutes. Find the time he spent on the first third of
the journey?
(a) 72 min
(b) 80 min
(c) 81 min
(d) 88 min
(e) none of these
7. A boat covers 48 km upstream and 72 km downstream in 12 hours, while it covers 72 km upstream and 48 downstream in 13
hours. The speed of stream is :
(a) 2 km/h
(b) 2.2 km/h
(c) 2.5 km/h
(d) 4 km/h
(e) none of these
8. A motor boat takes 2 hours to travel a distance of 9 km downstream and it takes 6 hours to travel the same distance against the
current. The speed of the boat in still water and that of the current (in km/h) respectively are :
(a) 6, 5
(b) 3, 1.5
(c) 8, 5
(d) 9, 3
(e) none of these
9. A coolie standing on a railway platform observes that a train going in one direction take 4 seconds to pass him Another train of
same length going in opposite direction takes 5 seconds to pass him. The time taken (in seconds) by the two trains to cross each
other will be :
(a) 35
(b) 36.5
(c) 40/9
(d) 45
(e) none of these
10. Pushpak express leave Lucknow at 6 am and two hours later another train Bhopal express leaves Lucknow. Both trains arrive
Bhopal at 4 pm on the same day. If the difference between their speeds be 10 km/h, what is the average speeds of both the trains
over entire route :
(a) 40 km/h
(b) 44(4/9) km/h
(c) 42(3/5) km/h
(d) 43 km/h
(e) none of these
Answers
1.(D)
3 = 120
; 4 = 160
third part of the Journey is 3x/2 9.(C)
Let speed of faster horse = x
4.(C)
& in the last third part of the
Let speed of 1st train = x m/s
& speed of slower horse = y
Distance covered in 3 minute Journey time required is 15x/8 & speed of other train = y m/s
x + y = 50/1
= 3*(1000/60) = 50
i.e x+3x/2+15x/8=350 min
(d/x)/(d/y) = 4/5
x + y = 50 ---- (I)
Now he has to cover (500+50) x = 80 min
y/x = 4/5
50/y 50/x = 5/6 ---- (II)
meters in (30-3) minutes
Required time = (d+d)/(x+y)
With the help of option
Required speed = (550/1000)/ 7.(A)
= (4x+5y)/(x+y)
x = 30 kmph
(27/60) = 11/9 km/h
From 1st condition
=( 4*5+5*4)/(4+5) = 40/9
y = 20 kmph
48/u+72/d = 12 ---- (I)
5.(B)
72/u+48/d = 13 ---- (II)
10.(B)
2.(C)
Let Speed of train x = a kmph From eq (I) & (ii)
Let speed of 1st train = x
Total distance = 17*10=170
& Speed of train y = b kmph
u = 8 kmph
kmph
Let Journey travelled by auto
a + b = 300/3 = 100 kmph
d = 12 kmph
& speed of 2nd train = (x+10)
in x hr
The faster trains takes be
Speed of streem = (12-8)1/2 = kmph
25 * x + (10-x ) 5 = 170
atleast = (3+2) hr = 5 hr
2 kmph
So,
25 x + 50 5x = 170
i.e speed of slower train = 40
X*10 = (x+10) 8
x=6
kmph
X= 40 kmph
Required Ans = 6 * 25
i.e time = 300/40 = 7.5 hr
8.(B)
Required Average speed =
= 150 km
D = 9/2 = 4.5 kmph
(2*40*50)/(40+50) = 44(4/9)
6.(B)
U = 9/6 = 1.5 kmph
3.(B)
Let the time token in first third x = (4.5+1.5) 1/2 = 3.5 kmph
S1/S2 = (9/16)^1/2
part of the Journey be x minute, y = (4.5-1.5)1/2 = 1.5 kmph
S1/S2 =
then the required in second

Q1. 8 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days, 18

women complete in 10 days while 6 children complete in
12 days. 4 children, 12 men and 20 women work for 2
days. If only children were to complete the remaining
work in 1 day. How many children are required.
(a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) Cant determine
(e) None of these
Q2. Shubham alone can make 100 baskets in 6 days
while Swati can make 25 baskets in 3 days. In how
many days can Shubham and Swati together make 100
baskets?
(a) 3 days
(b) 5 days
(c) 5/2 days
(d) 7/2 days (e) 4 days
Q3. A 200 m long 2 m high and 40 cm wide wall is built
by 20 men, 30 women and 60 children working 6 hours
a day in 20 days. How long a wall 1.5 m high 60 cm wide
can be built by 10 men, 15 women, 30 children working
9 hours a day in 15 days? (a) 75 m
(b) 150 m
(c) 225 m
(d) 166.66 m (e) None of these
Q4. If 2 horses are worth 3 oxen, and 5 oxen are worth
12 sheep, and 2 sheep are worth Rs. 500, the value of the
horse is
(a) Rs. 800
(b) Rs. 600
(c) Rs. 900
(d) Rs. 750
(e) None of these
Q5. A currency-counter can count 100000 currency
notes in one hour. If 2 such counters are used and Rs. 20
crore in denomination of Rs. 500 notes are to be
counted, how much time shall it take?
(a) 8 hours
(b) 4 hours
(c) 2 hours
(d) 1 hour
(e) None of these
Q6. Shikha draws 15 botany diagrams in a single sitting
of 6 hours. How many hours does she need to draw 40
zoology diagrams if 2 zoology diagrams take the same
time as 3 botany diagrams? Also, she must take a 15
minutes break after each 6-hour sitting. (a) 18 h 45
min (b) 18 h 30 min
(c) 18 h 15 min
(d) 12 h 15 min
(e) None of these
Q7. X and Y can do a piece of work in 20 days and 12
days respectively. X started the work alone and then
after 4 days Y joined him till the completion of the
work. How long did the work last?
(a) 6 days
(b) 10 days
(c) 15 days
(d) 20 days
(e) None of these
Q8. A certain job was assigned to a group of man to do
it in 20 days. But 12 men did not turn up for the job and
the remaining men did the job in 32 days. The original
number of men in group was
(a) 32 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 40 (e) None of these
Q9. 12 men complete a work in 18 days. Six days after
they had started working 4 men joined them how many
days will all of them take to complete the remaining
work (a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12 (e) None of these
Q10. Pipe A fill a tank in 10 hours while pipe B fill it in
12 hours another pipe Q empty it in 20 hours. If all the
pipes are opened together then the tank will be filled in

Q11. A cistern can fill by pipe A and B in 4 hours and 6

hours respectively. When filled the tank can be emptied
by pipe C in 8 hours. If all the pipe were turned on the
same time the cistern will be full in
(a) 3 hr 18 min.
(b) 3 hr 48 min.
(c) 3 hr 42
min. (d) 3 hr 26 min.
(e) 3 hr 30 min.
Q12. Three fourth of a tank is full of water. If 5 litre are
added to it than four fifth of the tank become full. What
is the capacity of tank.
(a) 75 litre
(b) 82 litre
(c) 100 litre (d) 120 litre (e) None of these
Q13. Raj can do a piece of work in 8 days. Raj
undertook to do it for Rs. 640 with the help of Ravi he
finished the work in 6 days. Ravis share is
(a) 640
(b) 160
(c) 360
(d) 540
(e) None of these
Q14. If 6 maids clean 6 floor in 6 hours how long would
3 maids will clean 6 floors
(a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 14 (e) None of these
Q15. A tank is more completely filled in 16 hours but
takes four hour more to fill because of a leak in the
bottom of the tank. What will the leak take to empty the
completely filled tank.
(a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 50 (d) cannot be determine
(e)
None of these
Solutions
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. 8 M = 18 days
M = 18 8 = 144 days
W = 18 10 = 180 days
C = 6 12 = 72 days
Let work be 720 unit then
M = 5 unit daily
W = 4 unit daily
C = 10 unit daily
4 children, 12 men, 20 women = 40 + 60 + 80 = 180 unit
2 = 360 unit
Rest 720 360 = 360 unit
So, no. of children who complete in 1 day = 360/10 = 36

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. 2 sheep = 500 Rs.
12 sheep = 500 6 = 5 oxen
3 oxen = 600 3 = 2 houses
1 horses = 900 Rs.

S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. Per hour = 15/6
2 zoology = 3 botany
40 zoology = 60 botany
So, she can do in 60/2.5 = 24 hour
She take break = 15 24/6 = 60 minute = 1 hour
Total = 25 hour

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. (x 12) men in 32 day.
20x = 32(x 12) or x = 32

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