Top 10 Questions (“Trains” – Time and Distance) for SSC CGL and CHSL

Top 10 Questions Arithmetic Ability for SSC CGL and CHSL

Top 10 Questions (“Trains” – Time and Distance) for SSC CGL and CHSL

Answers are in bold

1)

A train 300m long, passed a man walking along the line in the same direction at the rate of 3 km/hr in 33 seconds. The speed of the train is :

A) 30 km/hr
B) 32 km/hr
C) km/hr
D) km/hr

2)

At the same time two train started from A to B and B to A. After crossing each other they reached B and A in 4 hrs and 9 hrs respectively then the ratio of their speeds was :

A) 2 : 1
B) 3 : 2
C) 4 : 3
D) 5 : 4

3)

Two trains having equal lengths travelling in opposite directions crossed a pole in 18 sec. and 12 sec. respectively. The time taken by both to cross each other will be :

A) 14.4 sec.
B) 15.5 sec.
C) 18.8 sec.
D) 20.2 sec.

4)

A running train takes to cross a man standing on a platform and a 300 m long bridge in 10 sec and 25 sec respectively. How long it will take to cross a 200 m long platform?

A) sec.
B) 18 sec.
C) 20 sec.
D) 22 sec.

5)

A train travelling at a speed of 30 m/sec crosses a platform, 600 m long, in 30 seconds. The length ( in m) of the train is

A) 120
B) 150
C) 200
D) 300

6)

Two trains 105 m and 90 m long, run at the speeds of 45 km/hr and 72 km/hr respectively, in opposite directions on parallel track. The time which they take to cross each other is

A) 8 seconds
B) 6 seconds
C) 7 seconds
D) 5 seconds

7)

A train covers a distance of 3584 km in 2 days 8 hours. If it covers 1440 km on the first day and 1608 km on the second day. By how much does the average speed of the train for the remaining part of the journey differ from that for the entire journey?

A) 3 km/hr more
B) 3 km/hr less
C) 4 km/hr more
D) 5 km/hr less

8)

A 360 meter long train crosses a signal post in 18 seconds. What is the speed of the train in km per hour ?

A) 76
B) 60
C) 64
D) 72

9)

A train passes two bridges of lengths 800 m and 400 m in 100 seconds and 60 seconds respectively. The length of the train is

A) 80 m
B) 90 m
C) 200 m
D) 150 m

10)

A train travelling with a speed of 60 km/hr catches another train travelling in the same direction and then leaves it 120 m behind in 18 seconds. The speed of the second train is

A) 26 km/hr
B) 35 km/hr
C) 36 km/hr
D) 63 km/hr