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A cyclist, after riding a certain distance, stopped for half an hour to repair his bicycle, after which he completes the whole journey of 30km at half speed in 5 hours. If the breakdown had occurred 10 km farther off, he would have done the whole journey is 4 hours. Find where the breakdown occurred and his original speed.

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  1. 5km/hr,10km

  2. 10km/hr,10km

  3. 10km/hr,5km

  4. 5km/hr,5km

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Correct Option: B

Ramu walks at 3kms per hour while his brother Somu walks at 4kms per hour. They both started to school, which is 2kms away from their house at 7:00 A.M. Then, which of these is are correct?
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  1. Somu reaches school at 7:20 AM

  2. Somu reaches school 10 mins earlier than Ramu

  3. Ramu reaches school at 7:30 AM

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ramu =3 kmph Somu =4 kmph Both starts at 7 AM Distance =2km

Time taken by Ramu ⇒S=v×t

2=3×t

t=23hr=23×60

=40min

Time taken by Somu ⇒2=4×t

t=12hr=30 min.

∴ Somu reaches school 10 mins earlier than Ramu.

A goods train of length 500 m transverse a 2-km-long tunnel at a constant speed of 36 km/hour. The time needed for the train to completely pass through the tunnel is
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  1. 3 minutes 20 seconds

  2. 4 minutes 10 seconds

  3. 4 minutes 40 seconds

  4. 6 minutes 10 seconds

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Correct Option: B

The time taken by a person to cover 150 km was 2.5 hrs more than the time taken in the return journey. If he returned at a speed of 10km/hr more than the speed of going, what was the speed per hour in each direction?

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  1. going speed =−30km/hr, returning=−20km/hr

  2. going speed =20km/hr, returning=30km/hr

  3. going speed =30km/hr, returning=40km/hr

  4. going speed =30km/hr, returning=20km/hr

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Correct Option: B

The present ages of Reena and Usha ar 24 and 36 yr respectively. What was the ratio between the ages of Usha and Reena respectively 8 yr ago?
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  1. 7:4

  2. 4:7

  3. 11:8

  4. 8:11

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Age of Reena after 8yr=24−8=16yr
Age of Usha After 8yr=36−8=28
So, the ratio will be 1628=47

A train is running at a uniform speed of 60km/h. How much time it will take to cover a distance of 300km?
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  1. 5 h

  2. 4.5 h

  3. 6 h

  4. 7 h

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$$speed=\frac{distance}{time}$$ $$time=\frac{distance}{speed}$$ $$time=\frac{300}{60}h$$ $$time=5 hr$$

If a man walks 17 km in 5 hours, how long(in hrs) would he take to walk 20.4 km

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  1. 6

  2. 5

  3. 8

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Time taken to walk 17km=5hrs.
Time taken to walk $1km=\dfrac{5}{17}hrs.$
Time taken to walk $20.4km=\dfrac{5}{17} \times20.4$

$=6 hrs.$

A man runs round a circular field of radius 50m at the speed of 12km/hr. What is the time taken by the man to take twenty rounds of the field?
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  1. 30 min

  2. 32 min.

  3. 34 min.

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

Two boys P and Q walk at 6 km/hr and 6 km/hr respectively. If Q covers a certain distance in 10 minutes less than P. What is the time taken by Q to cover the same distance (in minutes)?

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  1. 40

  2. 60

  3. 30

  4. 70

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Correct Option: A

A can run 1 km in 4 min 54 sec and B in 5 min. How many metres start can A can give B in a km race so that the race may end in a dead heat ?
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  1. 16 m

  2. 18 m

  3. 20 m

  4. 22 m

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Distance covered by B in 6 sec $= \dfrac{(1000}{300}×6)=20 m$