Time and Distance in Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers
Q1. A train travels 360 km at 90 km/h and returns the same distance at 60 km/h. What is the average speed for the whole trip?
A) 70 km/h
B) 72 km/h
C) 75 km/h
D) 68 km/h
Answer: B) 72 km/h
Q2. Two cyclists start 120 km apart and ride towards each other. One rides at 30 km/h, the other at 50 km/h. After how many hours will they meet?
A) 1.50 h
B) 2 h
C) 1.75 h
D) 2.25 h
Answer: A) 1.50 h
Q3. A car covers a distance at 80 km/h and returns at 100 km/h. Find its average speed.
A) 88 km/h
B) 88.89 km/h
C) 90 km/h
D) 86 km/h
Answer: B) 88.89 km/h
Q4. A train 300 m long passes a platform 200 m long in 25 s. Find its speed.
A) 60 km/h
B) 65 km/h
C) 72 km/h
D) 75 km/h
Answer: C) 72 km/h
Q5. A man walks at 5 km/h. How long will he take (in minutes) to cover 2.5 km?
A) 20
B) 30
C) 25
D) 35
Answer: B) 30 min
Q6. A boat goes 48 km downstream in 3 h and returns upstream in 4 h. Find the speed of the stream.
A) 3 km/h
B) 2 km/h
C) 4 km/h
D) 5 km/h
Answer: B) 2 km/h
Q7. Two trains of lengths 150 m and 100 m run in the same direction at 60 km/h and 42 km/h. How long will the faster train take to overtake the slower completely?
A) 50 s
B) 40 s
C) 45 s
D) 55 s
Answer: A) 50 s
Q8. A train 120 m long passes a man walking at 6 km/h in the same direction in 6 s. Find the train’s speed.
A) 72 km/h
B) 81 km/h
C) 78 km/h
D) 90 km/h
Answer: C) 78 km/h
Q9. A car covers 90 km at x km/h and returns at (x + 15) km/h in 4 h. Find x.
A) 30 km/h
B) 25 km/h
C) 38.72 km/h
D) 24 km/h
Answer: C) 38.72 km/h
Q10. A 300 m long train crosses a pole in 15 s. How many seconds will it take to cross a bridge 200 m long?
A) 20 s
B) 22 s
C) 25 s
D) 18 s
Answer: C) 25 s
Q11. A boat can go 18 km/h in still water. If the stream flows at 3 km/h, find the time taken to go 30 km upstream.
A) 2.0 h
B) 2.0 h
C) 2.2 h
D) 1.8 h
Answer: B) 2.0 h
Q12. Two trains 240 m and 160 m long approach each other at 108 km/h and 72 km/h. How long will they take to cross each other?
A) 8 s
B) 6 s
C) 9 s
D) 10 s
Answer: A) 8 s
Q13. A man walks 4 km at 6 km/h and returns 4 km at 3 km/h. Find his average speed.
A) 4.0 km/h
B) 4.0 km/h
C) 3.6 km/h
D) 4.2 km/h
Answer: B) 4.0 km/h
Q14. A train 400 m long running at 90 km/h crosses a platform in 30 s. Find the platform length.
A) 200 m
B) 280 m
C) 350 m
D) 300 m
Answer: C) 350 m
Q15. A person walks 10 km at 5 km/h and runs 10 km at 10 km/h. What is the average speed for the whole journey?
A) 6.5 km/h
B) 7 km/h
C) 6.67 km/h
D) 6 km/h
Answer: C) 6.67 km/h
Q16. Two trains start from points A and B 200 km apart towards each other at 40 km/h and 60 km/h. How far from A will they meet?
A) 80 km
B) 120 km
C) 100 km
D) 90 km
Answer: A) 80 km
Q17. A car running at 90 km/h takes 20 min less to cover a distance than at 60 km/h. Find the distance.
A) 40 km
B) 60 km
C) 80 km
D) 100 km
Answer: B) 60 km
Q18. A train 150 m long passes a pole in 12 s. Find the time it takes to pass a man walking at 6 km/h in the opposite direction.
A) 8 s
B) 10 s
C) 10.59 s
D) 12 s
Answer: C) 10.59 s
Q19. A boat takes 4 h to go 32 km upstream and 2 h to return downstream. Find the speed of the current.
A) 3 km/h
B) 4 km/h
C) 4 km/h
D) 5 km/h
Answer: C) 4 km/h
Q20. A car covers 240 km in 4 h and then 360 km in 6 h. Find its average speed.
A) 70 km/h
B) 72 km/h
C) 60 km/h
D) 74 km/h
Answer: C) 60 km/h
Q21. Two trains 220 m and 180 m long travel in opposite directions at 54 km/h and 36 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other?
A) 15 s
B) 16 s
C) 18 s
D) 20 s
Answer: B) 16 s
Q22. A man walks 12 km at 4 km/h and 18 km at 6 km/h. What is his average speed?
A) 4.8 km/h
B) 5 km/h
C) 5.2 km/h
D) 4.9 km/h
Answer: B) 5 km/h
Q23. A car runs the first 100 km at 50 km/h and the next 100 km at 100 km/h. Find average speed.
A) 75 km/h
B) 66.67 km/h
C) 70 km/h
D) 65 km/h
Answer: B) 66.67 km/h
Q24. A cyclist covers 48 km at x km/h and reduces travel time by 1 h if he increases speed by 4 km/h. Find x.
A) 8 km/h
B) 12 km/h
C) 10 km/h
D) 14 km/h
Answer: B) 12 km/h
Q25. Two trains of equal length 200 m meet head-on at 72 km/h and 108 km/h. How long will they take to cross each other?
A) 8 s
B) 7 s
C) 8 s
D) 9 s
Answer: C) 8 s
Q26. A 400 m long train passes a platform 600 m long in 36 s. Find the train’s speed.
A) 80 km/h
B) 100 km/h
C) 90 km/h
D) 96 km/h
Answer: B) 100 km/h
Q27. A car travels at 90 km/h for 2 h and then at 60 km/h for 3 h. Find its average speed.
A) 70 km/h
B) 72 km/h
C) 75 km/h
D) 68 km/h
Answer: B) 72 km/h
Q28. A boat’s speed in still water is 12 km/h; the current is 4 km/h. Find time to go 48 km upstream.
A) 3 h
B) 6 h
C) 4 h
D) 5 h
Answer: B) 6 h
Q29. Two trains of equal length 250 m run in opposite directions at 72 km/h and 90 km/h. How long to cross completely?
A) 8 s
B) 11.11 s
C) 12 s
D) 9 s
Answer: B) 11.11 s
Q30. A runner covers 400 m at 8 m/s and another 400 m at 6 m/s. Find his average speed.
A) 7 m/s
B) 6.86 m/s
C) 6.5 m/s
D) 7.5 m/s
Answer: B) 6.86 m/s
Q31. A car is 10 minutes late when traveling 60 km/h but 5 minutes early at 80 km/h. Find the distance.
A) 80 km
B) 60 km
C) 70 km
D) 90 km
Answer: B) 80 km
Q32. A train 300 m long crosses a pole in 15 s. Find its speed in km/h.
A) 72
B) 72 km/h
C) 80 km/h
D) 75 km/h
Answer: B) 72 km/h
Q33. A boat takes 6 h to go 60 km downstream and 10 h to return. Find the speed of current.
A) 2 km/h
B) 2 km/h
C) 3 km/h
D) 4 km/h
Answer: B) 2 km/h
Q34. Two cars start 300 km apart and move towards each other at 40 km/h and 60 km/h. After how many hours will they meet?
A) 3 h
B) 2 h
C) 3.5 h
D) 2.5 h
Answer: A) 3 h
Q35. A train crosses a 180 m bridge in 20 s at speed v. If it crosses a 360 m bridge in 30 s, find v.
A) 72 km/h
B) 64.8 km/h
C) 80 km/h
D) 60 km/h
Answer: B) 64.8 km/h
Q36. A man rows 24 km downstream in 2 h and returns in 3 h. Find his speed in still water.
A) 8 km/h
B) 10 km/h
C) 10 km/h
D) 9 km/h
Answer: C) 10 km/h
Q37. A train of length 200 m takes 10 s to pass a man walking in the same direction at 6 km/h. Find the speed of the train.
A) 78 km/h
B) 72 km/h
C) 84 km/h
D) 90 km/h
Answer: A) 78 km/h
Q38. A cyclist travels 30 km at 20 km/h and returns at 30 km/h. Find the average speed.
A) 24 km/h
B) 25 km/h
C) 23 km/h
D) 26 km/h
Answer: A) 24 km/h
Q39. Two trains 150 m and 250 m long move in same direction at 108 km/h and 72 km/h. Time to overtake?
A) 40 s
B) 18 s
C) 15 s
D) 22 s
Answer: A) 40 s
Q40. A man runs 8 km at 6 km/h and 4 km at 12 km/h. Find average speed.
A) 7.2 km/h
B) 7 km/h
C) 9 km/h
D) 8.5 km/h
Answer: A) 7.2 km/h
Q41. A train travels at 108 km/h and passes a stationary train of length 200 m in 12 s. Find its length.
A) 300 m
B) 160 m
C) 150 m
D) 200 m
Answer: B) 160 m
Q42. A boat goes 20 km upstream in 2.5 h and returns in 1.25 h. Find speed of current.
A) 4 km/h
B) 3 km/h
C) 5 km/h
D) 2 km/h
Answer: A) 4 km/h
Q43. A car covers 120 km at 60 km/h and next 180 km at 90 km/h. Find average speed.
A) 72 km/h
B) 72 km/h
C) 75 km/h
D) 70 km/h
Answer: C) 75 km/h
Q44. A train crosses a platform twice its own length in 45 s at speed of 64.8 km/h. Find its length.
A) 200 m
B) 240 m
C) 270 m
D) 300 m
Answer: C) 270 m
Q45. A car runs 120 km at 60 km/h, then another 120 km at 40 km/h. Find average speed.
A) 50 km/h
B) 48 km/h
C) 52 km/h
D) 45 km/h
Answer: B) 48 km/h
Q46. A swimmer swims 20 km downstream in 2 h and returns in 5 h. Find speed in still water.
A) 6 km/h
B) 6 km/h
C) 5 km/h
D) 7 km/h
Answer: D) 7 km/h
Q47. Two trains each 200 m long travel in opposite directions at 54 km/h and 72 km/h. How long to cross?
A) 10 s
B) 8 s
C) 9 s
D) 11.43 s
Answer: D) 11.43 s
Q48. A car covers half the distance at 40 km/h and half at 60 km/h. Find average speed.
A) 50 km/h
B) 48 km/h
C) 52 km/h
D) 45 km/h
Answer: B) 48 km/h
Q49. A train crosses a pole in 18 s and a platform of 300 m in 30 s. Find its length.
A) 150 m
B) 450 m
C) 120 m
D) 200 m
Answer: B) 450 m
Q50. A boat takes 1.2 h less to travel 48 km downstream than upstream. If the current is 2 km/h, find the boat’s speed in still water.
A) 10 km/h
B) 8 km/h
C) 12.81 km/h
D) 12 km/h
Answer: C) 12.81 km/h
Q51. A car travels 150 km at 50 km/h and returns at 75 km/h. What is its average speed?
A) 56.25 km/h
B) 60.00 km/h
C) 62.50 km/h
D) 57.69 km/h
Answer: B) 60.00 km/h
Q52. Two trains 180 m and 220 m long approach each other at 54 km/h and 66 km/h respectively. How many seconds will they take to cross each other completely?
A) 8 s
B) 12.00 s
C) 7.2 s
D) 9 s
Answer: B) 12.00 s
Q53. A train 160 m long passes a platform 240 m long in 24 s. What is the train’s speed (km/h)?
A) 54.00 km/h
B) 60.00 km/h
C) 48.00 km/h
D) 72.00 km/h
Answer: B) 60.00 km/h
Q54. A boat covers 40 km downstream in 3 h and returns upstream in 5 h. What is the speed of the stream?
A) 2.00 km/h
B) 2.67 km/h
C) 3.00 km/h
D) 1.00 km/h
Answer: B) 2.67 km/h
Q55. Two people start 80 km apart and walk towards each other at 5 km/h and 15 km/h. After how many hours will they meet?
A) 4 h
B) 4.00 h
C) 3 h
D) 2 h
Answer: B) 4.00 h
Q56. A 200 m long train overtakes a stationary train 150 m long on a parallel track in 20 s. What is the speed of the moving train in km/h?
A) 54 km/h
B) 63.00 km/h
C) 72 km/h
D) 81 km/h
Answer: B) 63.00 km/h
Q57. A man walks 10 km at 5 km/h and runs 15 km at 10 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole journey?
A) 7 km/h
B) 7.14 km/h
C) 7.50 km/h
D) 6.67 km/h
Answer: B) 7.14 km/h
Q58. A train passes a pole in 12 s and a platform 240 m long in 36 s. What is the length of the train?
A) 120 m
B) 160 m
C) 100 m
D) 140 m
Answer: A) 120 m
Q59. A jogger runs 5 km at 6 km/h and 7 km at 7 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip?
A) 6.44 km/h
B) 6.55 km/h
C) 6.00 km/h
D) 6.24 km/h
Answer: B) 6.55 km/h
Q60. A cyclist travels 48 km. If his speed is increased by 20% the journey takes 10 minutes less. What was his original speed (km/h)?
A) 48 km/h
B) 40 km/h
C) 36 km/h
D) 32 km/h
Answer: A) 48 km/h
Q61. Two trains start from towns A and B, 260 km apart. Train A leaves A at 70 km/h; Train B leaves B at 50 km/h but departs 1 hour later. How many hours after A’s start will they meet?
A) 2.50 h
B) 2.58 h
C) 2.75 h
D) 3.00 h
Answer: B) 2.58 h
Q62. Runner B has a head start of 6 km over A. A runs at 12 km/h and B at 8 km/h. How long will it take A to catch B?
A) 1 h
B) 1.50 h
C) 1.20 h
D) 2 h
Answer: B) 1.50 h
Q63. A train 250 m long crosses a bridge 250 m long in 20 s. What is the speed of the train in km/h?
A) 88.00 km/h
B) 90.00 km/h
C) 108 km/h
D) 72 km/h
Answer: B) 90.00 km/h
Q64. Two boats start 96 km apart and move towards each other at 14 km/h and 10 km/h. After how many hours will they meet?
A) 4 h
B) 4.00 h
C) 4.50 h
D) 5 h
Answer: B) 4.00 h
Q65. A train passes a pole in 10 s and passes a platform 600 m long in 70 s. What is the length of the train?
A) 100 m
B) 120 m
C) 150 m
D) 90 m
Answer: A) 100 m
Q66. A car travels for 2 h at 30 km/h and then 3 h at 50 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey?
A) 42 km/h
B) 42.00 km/h
C) 40 km/h
D) 45 km/h
Answer: B) 42.00 km/h
Q67. Two trains of lengths 180 m and 120 m run in the same direction at 54 km/h and 36 km/h respectively. How long will it take for the faster to overtake the slower completely?
A) 20 s
B) 60.00 s
C) 36 s
D) 40 s
Answer: B) 60.00 s
Q68. A boat covers 120 km downstream in 5 h and returns in 8 h. What is the speed of the stream?
A) 2 km/h
B) 3 km/h
C) 4.50 km/h
D) 1.5 km/h
Answer: C) 4.50 km/h
Q69. A 300 m long train at 108 km/h overtakes a 200 m train at 72 km/h going in the same direction. How many seconds to overtake completely?
A) 20 s
B) 15 s
C) 25 s
D) 50.00 s
Answer: D) 50.00 s
Q70. A man rows 10 km upstream in 2 h and rows 8 km downstream in 0.8 h. What is his speed in still water?
A) 7.0 km/h
B) 7.50 km/h
C) 7.2 km/h
D) 6.5 km/h
Answer: B) 7.50 km/h
Q71. A train passes a pole in 9 s and passes a platform 240 m long in 21 s. What is the length of the train?
A) 180 m
B) 160 m
C) 200 m
D) 150 m
Answer: A) 180 m
Q72. A cyclist covers half the trip at 12 km/h and the other half at 18 km/h. What is his average speed?
A) 14.40 km/h
B) 14.60 km/h
C) 14.00 km/h
D) 13.50 km/h
Answer: A) 14.40 km/h
Q73. Two cars start from the same point and drive in opposite directions at 72 km/h and 48 km/h. After how many hours will they be 300 km apart?
A) 2 h
B) 2.50 h
C) 2.0 h
D) 2.14 h
Answer: B) 2.50 h
Q74. A train passes a man in 15 s and passes a platform 240 m long in 39 s. Find the length of the train (in m).
A) 150 m
B) 200 m
C) 120 m
D) 180 m
Answer: A) 150 m
Q75. Two trains start towards each other from points 540 km apart. Train A at 60 km/h and Train B at 90 km/h. After 2 h, Train B reduces speed to 30 km/h. At what time after start do they meet?
A) 3 h
B) 4.67 h
C) 5 h
D) 4 h
Answer: B) 4.67 h
Q76. Two trains of lengths 150 m and 250 m approach each other at 54 km/h and 36 km/h respectively. How long will they take to cross each other completely?
A) 12 s
B) 16 s
C) 14 s
D) 10 s
Answer: B) 16 s
Q77. A car travels 120 km at 80 km/h and then 120 km at 40 km/h. What is its average speed for the entire journey?
A) 53.33 km/h
B) 53.33 km/h
C) 56.00 km/h
D) 52.00 km/h
Answer: B) 53.33 km/h
Q78. A train 200 m long passes a platform 300 m long in 30 s. What is the speed of the train (in km/h)?
A) 54.00 km/h
B) 64.80 km/h
C) 60.00 km/h
D) 72.00 km/h
Answer: C) 60.00 km/h
Q79. A boat covers 30 km downstream in 2 h and the same distance upstream in 3 h. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
A) 12.00 km/h
B) 12.50 km/h
C) 11.50 km/h
D) 13.00 km/h
Answer: B) 12.50 km/h
Q80. A runner runs 5 km at 10 km/h and another 5 km at 5 km/h. What is his average speed for the total distance?
A) 6.00 km/h
B) 6.67 km/h
C) 7.00 km/h
D) 5.83 km/h
Answer: B) 6.67 km/h
Q81. A train passes a signal pole in 20 s when running at 54 km/h. What is the length of the train?
A) 200 m
B) 300 m
C) 250 m
D) 180 m
Answer: B) 300 m
Q82. Two cyclists ride in the same direction at 24 km/h and 30 km/h. How long will it take the faster to be 9 km ahead of the slower?
A) 1.25 h
B) 1.50 h
C) 2.00 h
D) 0.75 h
Answer: B) 1.50 h
Q83. A car traveling at 64 km/h arrives 30 minutes late compared to 80 km/h. What is the distance (km)?
A) 120 km
B) 160 km
C) 180 km
D) 200 km
Answer: B) 160 km
Q84. Two trains, each 200 m long, approach each other at 72 km/h and 108 km/h. How many seconds will they take to cross each other?
A) 6 s
B) 8 s
C) 10 s
D) 7 s
Answer: B) 8 s
Q85. A boat goes 36 km upstream in 3 h and returns downstream in 2 h. What is its speed in still water?
A) 11.00 km/h
B) 15.00 km/h
C) 12.00 km/h
D) 14.00 km/h
Answer: B) 15.00 km/h
Q86. A cyclist increases his speed by 25% and thus reduces journey time by 12 minutes for a 60 km trip. What was his original speed?
A) 50 km/h
B) 45 km/h
C) 60 km/h
D) 48 km/h
Answer: C) 60 km/h
Q87. A train 360 m long passes a stationary man in 18 s. What is the train’s speed in km/h?
A) 54 km/h
B) 72 km/h
C) 60 km/h
D) 66 km/h
Answer: B) 72 km/h
Q88. Two cars start from towns A and B 450 km apart towards each other at 70 km/h and 80 km/h. After how many hours will they meet?
A) 3.00 h
B) 3.00 h
C) 2.75 h
D) 3.25 h
Answer: B) 3.00 h
Q89. A swimmer goes 8 km upstream in 2 h and returns downstream in 1.5 h. What is his speed in still water (km/h)?
A) 4.20 km/h
B) 4.67 km/h
C) 5.00 km/h
D) 4.40 km/h
Answer: B) 4.67 km/h
Q90. A train 250 m long overtakes a stationary train 150 m long in 30 s. What is the speed of the overtaking train (in km/h)?
A) 36.00 km/h
B) 40.00 km/h
C) 48.00 km/h
D) 54.00 km/h
Answer: C) 48.00 km/h
Q91. A car’s speed is decreased by 20% and the trip becomes 1 hour longer over 240 km. What was the original speed (km/h)?
A) 48 km/h
B) 50 km/h
C) 60 km/h
D) 72 km/h
Answer: C) 60 km/h
Q92. A train 180 m long running at 54 km/h takes 30 s to cross a platform. What is the length of the platform (m)?
A) 200 m
B) 270 m
C) 240 m
D) 300 m
Answer: B) 270 m
Q93. Over 240 km, increasing speed by 10 km/h reduces travel time by 30 minutes. What was the original speed (rounded to 2 decimals)?
A) 62.00 km/h
B) 64.00 km/h
C) 64.44 km/h
D) 65.00 km/h
Answer: C) 64.44 km/h
Q94. Two trains start towards each other from stations 360 km apart at 80 km/h and 40 km/h. After what time (from start) will they meet?
A) 2 h
B) 3 h
C) 4 h
D) 2.5 h
Answer: B) 3 h
Q95. A man covers 15 km at 5 km/h and 20 km at 10 km/h. What is his average speed (km/h)?
A) 6.50 km/h
B) 7.00 km/h
C) 6.67 km/h
D) 6.25 km/h
Answer: B) 7.00 km/h
Q96. A 150 m train passes a platform of unknown length in 24 s while moving at 90 km/h. What is the platform length (m)?
A) 450 m
B) 400 m
C) 300 m
D) 480 m
Answer: A) 450 m
Q97. Two trains 100 m and 200 m long run in the same direction at 54 km/h and 36 km/h respectively. How many seconds will the faster take to overtake the slower?
A) 10 s
B) 60 s
C) 15 s
D) 18 s
Answer: B) 60 s
Q98. A freight train 600 m long passes a station platform of length 400 m in 60 s. What is its speed (km/h)?
A) 54.00 km/h
B) 60.00 km/h
C) 66.00 km/h
D) 48.00 km/h
Answer: B) 60.00 km/h
Q99. A man walking at 4 km/h reaches office 10 min late; at 5 km/h he arrives 6 min early. What is the distance to the office (km)?
A) 4.50 km
B) 5.00 km
C) 5.33 km
D) 6.00 km
Answer: C) 5.33 km
Q100. A car goes 60 km at 60 km/h, then 90 km at 90 km/h and finally 150 km at 75 km/h. What is the overall average speed?
A) 70.00 km/h
B) 75.00 km/h
C) 72.50 km/h
D) 74.00 km/h
Answer: B) 75.00 km/h