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  • Question
  • A train moves past a telegraph post and a bridge 264 m long in 8 seconds and 20 seconds respectively. What is the speed of the train?


  • Options
  • A. 69.5 km/hr
  • B. 70 km/hr
  • C. 79 km/hr
  • D. 79.2 km/hr

  • Correct Answer
  • 79.2 km/hr 

    Explanation
    Let the length of the train be x metres and its speed by y m/sec.

    Then, x = 8     ⟹     x = 8y
    y

    Now, x + 264 = y
    20

    ⟹ 8y + 264 = 20y

    y = 22.

    ∴ Speed = 22 m/sec = 22 x 18 km/hr = 79.2 km/hr.
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    • 1. A train 110 metres long is running with a speed of 60 kmph. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 6 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going?

    • Options
    • A. 5 sec
    • B. 6 sec
    • C. 7 sec
    • D. 10 sec
    • Discuss
    • 2. A train travelling at 48 kmph completely crosses another train having half its length and travelling in opposite direction at 42 kmph, in 12 seconds. It also passes a railway platform in 45 seconds. The length of the platform is

    • Options
    • A. 400 m
    • B. 450 m
    • C. 560 m
    • D. 600 m
    • Discuss
    • 3. The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can cross in 30 seconds, is:

    • Options
    • A. 200 m
    • B. 225 m
    • C. 245 m
    • D. 250 m
    • Discuss
    • 4. A goods train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 250 m long platform in 26 seconds. What is the length of the goods train?

    • Options
    • A. 230 m
    • B. 240 m
    • C. 260 m
    • D. 270 m
    • Discuss
    • 5. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?

    • Options
    • A. 120 metres
    • B. 180 metres
    • C. 324 metres
    • D. 150 metres
    • Discuss
    • 6. A 270 metres long train running at the speed of 120 kmph crosses another train running in opposite direction at the speed of 80 kmph in 9 seconds. What is the length of the other train?

    • Options
    • A. 230 m
    • B. 240 m
    • C. 260 m
    • D. 320 m
    • E. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. A train overtakes two persons who are walking in the same direction in which the train is going, at the rate of 2 kmph and 4 kmph and passes them completely in 9 and 10 seconds respectively. The length of the train is:

    • Options
    • A. 45 m
    • B. 50 m
    • C. 54 m
    • D. 72 m
    • Discuss
    • 8. 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?

    • Options
    • A. 3.6 sec
    • B. 18 sec
    • C. 36 sec
    • D. 72 sec
    • Discuss
    • 9. A train travelling at a speed of 75 mph enters a tunnel 3½ miles long. The train is ¼ mile long. How long does it take for the train to pass through the tunnel from the moment the front enters to the moment the rear emerges?

    • Options
    • A. 2.5 min
    • B. 3 min
    • C. 3.2 min
    • D. 3.5 min
    • Discuss
    • 10. A train 108 m long moving at a speed of 50 km/hr crosses a train 112 m long coming from opposite direction in 6 seconds. The speed of the second train is:

    • Options
    • A. 48 km/hr
    • B. 54 km/hr
    • C. 66 km/hr
    • D. 82 km/hr
    • Discuss


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