QA Basic
QA Basic
a) 3.6
b) 7.2
c) 8.4
d) 10
2. An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the
same distance in 1(2/3) hours , it must travel at a speed of:
a) 300 kmph
b) 360 kmph
c) 600 kmph
d) 720 kmph
3. If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The
actual distance travelled by him is:
a) 50 km
b) 56 km
c) 70 km
d) 80 km
4. A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and
reach point B 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost
about 12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. The speed of the car is:
a) 100 kmph
b) 110 kmph
c) 120 kmph
d) 130 kmph
6. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed
for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The
duration of the flight is:
a) 1 hour
b) 2 hours
c) 3 hours
d) 4 hours
7. A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21
km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km.
a) 220 km
b) 224 km
c) 230 km
d) 234 km
8. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4
hours, then the speed of the first train is:
a) 70 km/hr
b) 75 km/hr
c) 84 km/hr
d) 87.5 km/hr
9. A man on tour travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. The
average speed for the first 320 km of the tour is:
a) 35.55 km/hr
b) 36 km/hr
c) 71.11 km/hr
d) 71 km/hr
10. A car travelling with (5/7) of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. Find the
actual speed of the car.
a) 17(6/7) km/hr
b) 25 km/hr
c) 30 km/hr
d) 35 km/hr
11. In covering a distance of 30 km, Abhay takes 2 hours more than Sameer. If Abhay doubles
his speed, then he would take 1 hour less than Sameer. Abhay's speed is:
a) 5 kmph
b) 6 kmph
c) 6.25 kmph
d) 7.5 kmph
12. Robert is travelling on his cycle and has calculated to reach point A at 2 P.M. if he travels
at 10 kmph, he will reach there at 12 noon if he travels at 15 kmph. At what speed must he
travel to reach A at 1 P.M.?
a) 8 kmph
b) 11 kmph
c) 12 kmph
d) 14 kmph
13. It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and the rest by car. It
takes 20 minutes more, if 200 km is done by train and the rest by car. The ratio of the speed
of the train to that of the cars is:
a) 2 : 3
b) 3 : 2
c) 3 : 4
d) 4 : 3
15. A man covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 3 kmph faster, he would
have taken 40 minutes less. If he had moved 2 kmph slower, he would have taken 40
minutes more. The distance (in km) is:
a) 35
b) 36(2/3)
c) 37(1/2)
d) 40
16. A car travels a certain distance at a speed of 60 km/h and takes 2 hours less than it
would have taken if it had traveled at a speed of 50 km/h. What is the distance traveled by
the car?
a) 620 km
b) 450 km
c) 380 km
d) 600 km
17. A train 200 meters long is running at a speed of 72 km/h. How long will it take to pass a
man walking at 6 km/h in the same direction in which the train is moving?
a) 12.2 seconds
b) 15.3 seconds
c) 18.25 seconds
d) 10.91 seconds
18. Two cyclists start from the same point and travel in opposite directions. One travels at 15
km/h and the other at 20 km/h. After 2 hours, how far apart are they?
a) 70 km
b) 65 km
c) 60 km
d) 55 km
19. A boat can travel 36 km downstream in 2 hours and return upstream in 3 hours. What is
the speed of the boat in still water?
a) 12 km/h
b) 14 km/h
c) 15 km/h
d) 18 km/h
20. A man travels from his home to office at 4km/hr and reaches his office 20 min late. If the
Speed had been 6 km/hr he would have reached 10 min early. Find the distance from his
home to office.
a) 8 km
b) 12 km
c) 6 km
d) 9 km