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Q 1: Which ministry launched the Talent Hunt for artists and give them a platform to showcase their talent on the national stage?

  • A Minister of Environment and climate change
  • B Ministry of culture and tourism
  • C Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  • D Ministry of Labour and Employment

Q 2: India's biggest municipal bonds programme was launched in _______________.

  • A Odisha
  • B Bihar
  • C Madhya Pradesh
  • D Maharasthra

Q 3: The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of

  • A shape
  • B area
  • C area
  • D distance

Q 4: 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

Q 5: A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?

  • A 150 metres
  • B 324 metres
  • C 180 metres
  • D 120 metres

Q 6: 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 55 km/hr
  • B 54 km/hr
  • C 50 km/hr
  • D 45 km/hr

Q 7: The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can cross in 30 seconds, is:

  • A 250 m
  • B 245 m
  • C 225 m
  • D 200 m

Q 8: 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

Q 9: 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 300 m
  • B 240 m
  • C 120 m
  • D None of these

Q 10: A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m long?

  • A 89 sec
  • B 65 sec
  • C 100 sec
  • D 150 sec

Q 11: 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 72 m
  • B 80 m
  • C 82 m
  • D 50 m

Q 12: 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 42 sec
  • B 40 sec
  • C 45 sec
  • D 48 sec

Q 13: 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

Q 14: 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 72 sec
  • B 36 sec
  • C 18 sec
  • D 3.6 sec

Q 15: A train of length 250 m runs at a speed of 70 km/hr. What will be the time taken to cross any stationary object standing at the railway station?

  • A 20 sec
  • B 17.23 sec
  • C 12.86 sec
  • D 9.5 sec

Q 16: A train takes 10 sec to pass a signal post and covers a distance of 10 km in 15 min. Find the length of train?

  • A 100.1 m
  • B 223.1 m
  • C 111.1 m
  • D 120.3 m

Q 17: 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?

  • A 5 sec
  • B 6 sec
  • C 7 sec
  • D 10 sec

Q 18: Two trains 140 m and 160 m long run at the speed of 60 km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively in opposite directions on parallel tracks. The time (in seconds) which they take to cross each other, is:

  • A 9
  • B 10
  • C 9.6
  • D 10.8

Q 19: Two trains, each 100 m long, moving in opposite directions, cross each other in 8 seconds. If one is moving twice as fast the other, then the speed of the faster train is:

  • A 30 km/hr
  • B 45 km/hr
  • C 60 km/hr
  • D 75 km/hr

Q 20: 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?

  • A 240 m
  • B 260 m
  • C 320 m
  • D 230 m

Q 21: 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?

  • A 230 m
  • B 240 m
  • C 270 m
  • D 260 m

Q 22: A train passes two persons walking in the same direction in which the train is going. These persons are walking at the rate of 3km/hr and 5km/hr respectively and the train passes them completely in 10 seconds and 11 seconds respectively. The speed of the train is

  • A 24 km/hr
  • B 25km/hr
  • C 27km/hr
  • D 28km/hr

Q 23: Two trains A and B start running together from the same point in the same direction at 60kmph and 72kmph respectively. If the length of each train is 240m. How long will it take for the train B to cross train A?

  • A 1 min 12sec
  • B 1min 24 sec
  • C 2min 24 sec
  • D None of these

Q 24: A train of length 150 metres takes 40.5 seconds to cross a tunnel of length 300 metres. What is the speed of the train in km/hr?

  • A 10 km/hr.
  • B 20 km/hr.
  • C 30 km/hr.
  • D 40 km/hr.

Q 25: The length of a train and that of a platform are equal. If with a speed of 90 k/hr, the train crosses the platform in one minute, then the length of the train (in meters) is:

  • A 400
  • B 525
  • C 750
  • D 850

Q 26: A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?

  • A 140 m
  • B 150 m
  • C 160 m
  • D 240 m

Q 27: A train traveling at a speed of 75 mph enters a tunnel 7/2 miles long. The train is 1/4 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?

  • A 2.5 min
  • B 3.2 min
  • C 3.5 min
  • D 3 min

Q 28: 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?

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

Q 29: A train speeds past a pole in 15 seconds and a platform 100 m long in 25 seconds. Its length is:

  • A 50 m
  • B 150 m
  • C 200 m
  • D Data inadequate

Q 30: A train 800 meters long is running at a speed of 78 km/hr. If it crosses a tunnel in 1 minute, then the length of the tunnel (in meters) is:

  • A 130
  • B 360
  • C 500
  • D 540

Q 31: A 300-meter long train crosses a platform in 39 seconds while it crosses a signal pole in 18 seconds. What is the length of the platform?

  • A 320 m
  • B 350 m
  • C 650 m
  • D Data inadequate

Q 32: A train traveling at a speed of 30m/sec crosses a platform 600m long in 30seconds. The length of the train is

  • A 120m
  • B 150m
  • C 200m
  • D 300m

Q 33: A 130m long train crosses a bridge in 30 seconds at 45kmph. The length of the bridge is

  • A 200m
  • B 225m
  • C 245m
  • D 250m

Q 34: A train traveling at constant speed crosses a 96m long platform in 12 seconds and another 141m long platform in 15 seconds. The length of the train and it

  • A 64m. 44km/hr
  • B 64m.54km/hr
  • C 84m.54km/hr
  • D 84m.60km/hr

Q 35: A train crosses a pole in 15 seconds while it crosses a 100m long platform in 25 seconds. The length of the train is

  • A 125m
  • B 135m
  • C 150m
  • D 175m

Q 36: Two trains 105m and 90m long run at the speeds of 45 kmph and 72 kmph respectively in opposite direction on parallel tracks. The time which they take to cross each other is

  • A 5 sec
  • B 6 sec
  • C 7 sec
  • D 8 sec

Q 37: How many seconds will a 500-meter long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3 km/hr in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr?

  • A 25
  • B 30
  • C 40
  • D 45

Q 38: 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:

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

Q 39: Two trains of equal lengths take 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to cross a telegraph post. If the length of each train be 120 meters, in what time (in seconds) will they cross each other traveling in opposite direction?

  • A 10
  • B 12
  • C 15
  • D 20

Q 40: Two goods train each 500 m long, are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. Their speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively. Find the time taken by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster one.

  • A 12 sec
  • B 24 sec
  • C 48 sec
  • D 60 sec

Q 41: Two trains are running in opposite directions with the same speed. If the length of each train is 120 meters and they cross each other in 12 seconds, then the speed of each train (in km/hr) is:

  • A 10
  • B 18
  • C 36
  • D 72

Q 42: Two stations A and B are 110 kms apart on a straight line. One train starts from A at 7 a.m and travels towards B at 20km per hour speed Another train starts from B at 8 a.m. and travels towards A at a speed of 25 Km per hour at what time will they meet?

  • A 9 a.m
  • B 10 a.m
  • C 11 a.m
  • D none of these

Q 43: A train running at certain speed crosses a stationary engine in 20 seconds. To find out the speed of the train. Which of the following information is necessary:

  • A Only the length of the train
  • B Only the length of the engine
  • C Either the length of the train of the length of the engine
  • D Both the length of the train and the length of the engine.

Q 44: A 120m long train takes 10 seconds to cross a man standing on a platform. The speed of the train is

  • A 10m/sec
  • B 12 m/sec
  • C 15 m/sec
  • D 20 m/sec

Q 45: The speed of a train 150m long is 50kmph. How much time will it take to pass a platform 600m long?

  • A 50 sec
  • B 54 sec
  • C 60 sec
  • D 64 sec

Q 46: How much time will a train 171m long take to cross a bridge 229m long, if it is running at a speed of 45kmph?

  • A 40 sec
  • B 35 sec
  • C 32 sec
  • D 30 sec

Q 47: Two trains are running at 40 km/hr and 20 km/hr respectively in the same direction. Fast train completely passes a man sitting in the slower train in 5 seconds. What is the length of the fast train?

  • A 23 m
  • B 29 m
  • C 250/9 m
  • D 240/9 m

Q 48: 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

  • A 400 m
  • B 450 m
  • C 560 m

Q 49: A train overtakes two persons walking along a railway track. The first one walks at 4.5 km/hr. The other one walks at 5.4 km/hr. The train needs 8.4 and 8.5 seconds respectively to overtake them. What is the speed of the train if both the persons are walking in the same direction as the train?

  • A 66 km/hr
  • B 72 km/hr
  • C 78 km/hr
  • D 81 km/hr

Q 50: 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:

  • A 45 m
  • B 50 m
  • C 54 m
  • D 72 m

Q 51: A train crosses a platform 100 meters long in 60 seconds at a speed of 45 km per hour. The time taken by the train to cross an electric pole, is:

  • A 8 Seconds
  • B 1 minute
  • C 52 Seconds
  • D Data inadequate

Q 52: A train of length 150 meters takes 10 seconds to pass over another train 100 meters long coming from the opposite direction. If the speed of the first train be 30 kmph. The speed of the second train is:

  • A 54 kmph
  • B 60 kmph
  • C 72 kmph
  • D 36 kmph

Q 53: A 150-meter long train crosses a man walking at the speed of 6 kmph in the opposite direction in 6 seconds. The speed of the train in km/hr is:

  • A 66
  • B 84
  • C 96
  • D 106

Q 54: A train speeds past a pale in 15 seconds and speeds past a platform 100 meters long in 25 seconds. Its length in meters is:

  • A 200
  • B 150
  • C 50
  • D Data Inadequate

Q 55: A train 100 meters long moving at a speed of 50 kmph crosses a train 120 meters long coming from opposite direction in 6 seconds. The speed of second train is:

  • A 132 kmph
  • B 82 kmph
  • C 60 kmph
  • D 50 kmph

Q 56: Two, trains, one from Howrah to Patna and the other from Patna to Howrah, start simultaneously. After they meet, the trains reach their destinations after 9 hours and 16 hours respectively. The ratio of their speeds is:

  • A 2 : 3
  • B 4 : 3
  • C 6 : 7
  • D 9 : 16

Q 57: A train 50 meters long passes a platform 100 meters long in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is:

  • A 10 km/hr
  • B 15 km/hr
  • C 54 km/hr
  • D 100 km/hr

Q 58: A person sees a train passing over 1 km long bridge. The length of the train is half that of the bridge if the train clears the bridge in 2 minutes the speed of the train is:

  • A 50 km/hr
  • B 45 km/hr
  • C 60 km/hr
  • D 30 km/hr

Q 59: A train 700 m long is running at the speed of 72km per hour if it crosses a tunnel in 1 minute. Then the length of the tunnel is:

  • A 500m
  • B 550m
  • C 600m
  • D 700m

Q 60: A train 270 meters long is moving at a speed of 25 kmph. It will cross a man coming from the opposite direction at a speed of 2 km per hour in:

  • A 36 Seconds
  • B 32 Seconds
  • C 28 Seconds
  • D 24 Seconds

Q 61: A train 300 m long crossed a platform 900 m long in 1 minute 12 seconds. The speed of the train in km/hr was:

  • A 45
  • B 50
  • C 54
  • D 60

Q 62: A train moves with the speed of 180 km.hr then its speed in meters per second is:

  • A 5
  • B 30
  • C 40
  • D 50

Q 63: A train 280 meters long is moving at speed of 60 km/hr. The time taken by the train to cross a platform 220 meters long is:

  • A 20 Seconds
  • B 25 Seconds
  • C 30 Seconds
  • D 35 Seconds

Q 64: Two goods train every 500 m long are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. Their speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively. Find the time taken by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster one?

  • A 12 sec
  • B 24 sec
  • C 48 sec
  • D 60 sec

Q 65: Two trains of equal 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 sec. The length of each train is?

  • A 50 m
  • B 72 m
  • C 80 m
  • D 82 m

Q 66: A 270 m long train running at the speed of 120 km/hr crosses another train running in opposite direction at the speed of 80 km/hr in 9 sec. What is the length of the other train?

  • A 230 m
  • B 240 m
  • C 260 m
  • D 320 m

Q 67: A train 110 m long is running at a speed of 60 km/hr. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 6 km/hr in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going?

  • A 5 sec
  • B 6 sec
  • C 7 sec
  • D 10 sec

Q 68: A jogger running at 9 km/hr alongside a railway track is 240 m ahead of the engine of a 120 m long train running at 45 km/hr 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

Q 69: A 300 m long train crosses a platform in 39 sec while it crosses a signal pole in 18 sec. What is the length of the platform?

  • A 320 m
  • B 350 m
  • C 650 m
  • D None of these

Q 70: A train covers a distance of 12 km in 10 min. If it takes 6 sec to pass a telegraph post, then the length of the train is?

  • A 90 m
  • B 100 m
  • C 120 m
  • D 140 m

Q 71: In what time will a train 100 m long cross an electric pole, it its speed be 144 km/hr?

  • A 2.5 sec
  • B 4.25 sec
  • C 5 sec
  • D 12.5 sec

Q 72: A train 280 m long, running with a speed of 63 km/hr will pass a tree in?

  • A 15 sec
  • B 16 sec
  • C 18 sec
  • D 20 sec

Q 73: How long does a train 110 m long running at the speed of 72 km/hr takes to cross a bridge 132 m length?

  • A 9.8 sec
  • B 12.1 sec
  • C 12.42 sec
  • D 14.3 sec

Q 74: A 1200 m long train crosses a tree in 120 sec, how much time will I take to pass a platform 700 m long?

  • A 180 sec
  • B 190 sec
  • C 170 sec
  • D 175 sec

Q 75: A train is 360 meter long is running at a speed of 45 km/hour. In what time will it pass a bridge of 140 meter length?

  • A 20 sec
  • B 30 sec
  • C 40 sec
  • D 50 sec

Q 76: A train crosses a platform of 120 m in 15 sec, same train crosses another platform of length 180 m in 18 sec. then find the length of the train?

  • A 175 m
  • B 180 m
  • C 185 m
  • D 170 m

Q 77: A train crosses a platform of 150 m in 15 sec, same train crosses another platform of length 250 m in 20 sec. then find the length of the train?

  • A 150 m
  • B 165 m
  • C 155 m
  • D 160 m

Q 78: A train 400 m long can cross an electric pole in 20 sec and then find the speed of the train?

  • A 65 Kmph
  • B 70 Kmph
  • C 72 Kmph
  • D 75 Kmph

Q 79: The two trains of lengths 400 m, 600 m respectively, running at same directions. The faster train can cross the slower train in 180 sec, the speed of the slower train is 48 km. then find the speed of the faster train?

  • A 58 Kmph
  • B 68 Kmph
  • C 78 Kmph
  • D 55 Kmph

Q 80: A 300 meter long train crosses a platform in 39 seconds while it crosses a signal pole in 18 seconds. What is the length of the platform?

  • A 150 m
  • B 200 m
  • C 350 m
  • D 400 m

Q 81: A train passes two people who are walking along a railway track. The first individual walks at 4.5 kilometres per hour, whereas the second walks at 5.4 kilometres per hour. Overtaking them takes 8.4 and 8.5 seconds, respectively. What is the train's speed if both people are walking in the same direction as the train?

  • A 62 km/hr
  • B 81 km/hr
  • C 56 km/hr
  • D 89 km/hr