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Time, Speed and Distance questions with solutions
Time, Speed and Distance is a Quantitative Aptitude topic for competitive exams. It is tested in RRB Ministerial and Isolated Categories, RPF SI, RRB Section Controller, RPF Constable and other exams. This page has 31 solved time, speed and distance questions written to the official pattern, with a worked solution under each.
- Question 1Easy
A vehicle travels at 80 km/h for 6 hours. How far does it go?
- A.380
- B.340
- C.480Correct
- D.620
- E.580
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Distance = speed × time = 80 × 6 = 480 km.
- Question 2Easy
A vehicle travels at 40 km/h for 4 hours. How far does it go?
- A.190
- B.200
- C.130
- D.120
- E.160Correct
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Distance = speed × time = 40 × 4 = 160 km.
- Question 3Easy
Convert a speed of 90 km/h into metres per second.
- A.20
- B.22.5
- C.30
- D.25Correct
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Multiply by 5/18: 90 × 5/18 = 25 m/s.
- Question 4Easy
A car covers 240 km in 4 hours. What is its speed in km/h?
- A.60Correct
- B.50
- C.65
- D.55
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Speed = distance ÷ time = 240 ÷ 4 = 60 km/h.
- Question 5Easy
How many hours will a car take to cover 360 km at a steady 60 km/h?
- A.8
- B.5
- C.6Correct
- D.7
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Time = distance ÷ speed = 360 ÷ 60 = 6 hours.
- Question 6Easy
A train travels 240 km in 3 hours. Find its speed in km/h.
- A.80Correct
- B.75
- C.85
- D.90
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Speed = distance ÷ time = 240 ÷ 3 = 80 km/h.
- Question 7Easy
Convert 36 km/h into metres per second.
- A.6
- B.14
- C.10Correct
- D.9
- E.11
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Multiply by 5/18: 36 × 5/18 = 10 m/s.
- Question 8Moderate
A train 120 metres long runs at 54 km/h. How many seconds does it take to pass a stationary pole?
- A.8 secondsCorrect
- B.10 seconds
- C.6 seconds
- D.12 seconds
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54 km/h = 54 x 1000 / 3600 = 15 m/s. To pass a pole the train covers its own length, so time = 120 / 15 = 8 seconds.
- Question 9Moderate
A vehicle travels at 45 km/h for 6 hours. How far does it go?
- A.290
- B.330
- C.250
- D.210
- E.270Correct
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Distance = speed × time = 45 × 6 = 270 km.
- Question 10Moderate
A vehicle travels at 60 km/h for 6 hours. How far does it go?
- A.360Correct
- B.345
- C.375
- D.300
- E.420
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Distance = speed × time = 60 × 6 = 360 km.
- Question 11Moderate
Convert 72 km/h into metres per second.
- A.4
- B.36
- C.26
- D.20Correct
- E.14
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Multiply by 5/18: 72 × 5/18 = 20 m/s.
- Question 12Moderate
Convert 126 km/h into metres per second.
- A.23
- B.47
- C.35Correct
- D.21
- E.49
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Multiply by 5/18: 126 × 5/18 = 35 m/s.
These are 12 of 31 time, speed and distance questions in the bank. Attempt the rest with instant feedback in the practice drills, or under a clock in the mock tests.
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How many Time, Speed and Distance questions are here?
This page shows 12 worked time, speed and distance questions from a bank of 31, spanning 7 easy, 16 moderate and 8 hard. The full set is available to attempt in the timed-free practice drills and the mock tests.
Which exams ask Time, Speed and Distance questions?
Time, Speed and Distance is part of the Quantitative Aptitude syllabus for RRB Ministerial and Isolated Categories, RPF SI, RRB Section Controller, RPF Constable, RRB JE, RRB Technician, RRB ALP, RRB Group D, NABARD Office Attendant, RBI Office Attendant, RRB NTPC. Weightage varies by exam and stage — check each exam's page for its pattern.
Are these Time, Speed and Distance questions free, and are the answers reliable?
Yes. Every question is free, written in-house to the exam pattern rather than copied from a real paper, and the numeric answer keys are recomputed independently at build time — a wrong key fails the build rather than reaching you.