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1. The document contains 10 problems about trains passing stations, poles, bridges, and other trains at various speeds. It provides the questions, possible answers, and explanations for calculating distances, speeds, lengths and times using formulas to convert between km/hr and m/sec. 2. The key details addressed include the speeds and lengths of trains, distances covered and times taken to pass objects, and using relative speeds to calculate values when trains are moving in the same or opposite directions. 3. Formulas used include speed = distance/time, and conversions between km/hr and m/sec which allow distances, speeds and times to be determined through calculation of relative speeds and distances covered over time periods.

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A - B. C. D - Answer & Explanation

1. The document contains 10 problems about trains passing stations, poles, bridges, and other trains at various speeds. It provides the questions, possible answers, and explanations for calculating distances, speeds, lengths and times using formulas to convert between km/hr and m/sec. 2. The key details addressed include the speeds and lengths of trains, distances covered and times taken to pass objects, and using relative speeds to calculate values when trains are moving in the same or opposite directions. 3. Formulas used include speed = distance/time, and conversions between km/hr and m/sec which allow distances, speeds and times to be determined through calculation of relative speeds and distances covered over time periods.

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1.

A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the
train?
A
120 metres
.

B.180 metres

C.324 metres

D
150 metres
.

Answer & Explanation


Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Speed=

60 x

5
18

m/sec

Length of the train = (Speed x Time) =

50
3

m/sec.

50
x9
3

m = 150 m.

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2.
A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 km/hr in the same direction in which the train is
going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is:
A
45 km/hr
.

B.50 km/hr

C.54 km/hr

D
55 km/hr
.

Answer & Explanation


Answer: Option B
Explanation:
125
10

Speed of the train relative to man =


25
2

=
=

25
2

m/sec.
x

18
5

= 45 km/hr.
Let the speed of the train be x km/hr. Then, relative speed = (x - 5) km/hr.

km/hr

m/sec

x - 5 = 45

x = 50 km/hr.

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3.
The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can cross in
30 seconds, is:
A
200 m
.

B.225 m

C.245 m

D
250 m
.

Answer & Explanation


Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Speed =

45 x

5
18

m/sec

25
2

m/sec.

Time = 30 sec.
Let the length of bridge be x metres.
Then,

130 + x
30

25
2

2(130 + x) = 750
x = 245 m.
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4.
Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds
and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. The ratio of their speeds
is:
A
1:3
.

B.3 : 2

C.3 : 4

D
None of these
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Let the speeds of the two trains be x m/sec and y m/sec respectively.
Then, length of the first train = 27x metres,
and length of the second train = 17y metres.
27x + 17y
x+ y

= 23

27x + 17y = 23x + 23y


4x = 6y
x
y
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3
2

5.
A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20
seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform?
A
120 m
.

B.240 m

C.300 m

D
None of these
.

Answer & Explanation


Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Speed =

54 x

5
18

m/sec = 15 m/sec.

Length of the train = (15 x 20)m = 300 m.


Let the length of the platform be x metres.
Then,

x + 300
36

= 15

x + 300 = 540
x = 240 m.

A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m
long?
A
65 sec
.

B.89 sec

C.100 sec

D
150 sec
.

Answer & Explanation


Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Speed =

240
24

m/sec = 10 m/sec.
240 + 650
10
sec = 89 sec.

Required time =
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7.

Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at 46 km/hr and
36 km/hr. The faster train passes the slower train in 36 seconds. The length of each train is:
A
50 m
.

B.72 m

C.80 m

D
82 m
.

Answer & Explanation


Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Let the length of each train be x metres.
Then, distance covered = 2x metres.

Relative speed = (46 - 36) km/hr


=

5
18

10 x

m/sec

25
9

m/sec
2x
36

25
9

2x = 100
x = 50.
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8.
A train 360 m long is running at a speed of 45 km/hr. In what time will it pass a bridge 140 m
long?
A
40 sec
.

B.42 sec

C.45 sec

D
48 sec
.

Answer & Explanation


Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Formula for converting from km/hr to m/s: X km/hr =
Therefore, Speed =

45 x

5
18

Xx

m/sec

25
2

5
18

m/s.

m/sec.

Total distance to be covered = (360 + 140) m = 500 m.


Distance
Speed

Formula for finding Time =


Required time =

500 x 2
25

sec

= 40 sec.

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9.
Two trains are moving in opposite directions @ 60 km/hr and 90 km/hr. Their lengths are 1.10

km and 0.9 km respectively. The time taken by the slower train to cross the faster train in
seconds is:
A
36
.

B.45

C.48

D
49
.

Answer & Explanation


Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Relative speed = (60+ 90) km/hr
=

5
18

150 x
=

m/sec

125
3

m/sec.

Distance covered = (1.10 + 0.9) km = 2 km = 2000 m.


Required time =

3
125

2000 x

sec = 48 sec.

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10.
A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track in 240 metres ahead of the engine of a
120 metres long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In how much time will the
train pass the jogger?
A
3.6 sec
.

B.18 sec

C.36 sec

D
72 sec
.

Answer & Explanation


Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Speed of train relative to jogger = (45 - 9) km/hr = 36 km/hr.
=

36 x

5
18

m/sec
= 10 m/sec.
Distance to be covered = (240 + 120) m = 360 m.
Time taken =
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360
10

sec

= 36 sec.

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