Time, Speed and Distance Questions for the CAT are part of the Quantitative Aptitude section in the CAT exam. In Time, Speed and Distance questions, aspirants have to learn the formula to score well in the CAT exam. The difficulty level of the Time, Speed and Distance questions can be easy to moderate.
Tips to improve Time, Speed, and Distance Questions for CAT?
- Learn essential formulas related to time, speed, and distance.
- Understand how to calculate relative speed when two objects are moving in the opposite or same directions.
- Solve a variety of TSD problems involving different varities like train crossings, round trips, overtaking, etc..
Time, Speed, and Distance Questions Tricks for the CAT Exam
- Understand how to calculate relative speed when two objects are moving towards each other,or away from each other, or in the same direction.
- Start by identifying what is given and what needs to be found. Divide the journey into segments if necessary to simplify calculations.
- Solve simultaneous equations when dealing with multiple journeys or scenarios involving different speeds and times.Relate average problems to practical situations such as average scores, average speed, or average temperatures.
Time, Speed, and Distance Questions Concepts for the CAT Exam
- If two objects are moving towards each other with speeds v1and v2​, their relative speed is v1 + v2
- If two objects are moving in the same direction with speeds v1​ and v2​ (v1 > v2), their relative speed is v1 - v2
- Calculate total distance or total time for round trips using the relevant formulas and considering changes in speed or stops​.
Time, Speed and Distance Practice Questions for CAT exam
Q 1: I walk to a town at 3.5 kmph, rest there for 45 minutes and ride back at 7.5 kmph. Find the distance to the town, if the total time spent by me is 6 hrs 37 min.
A. 14 km
B. 7km
C. 5 km
D. 8 km
Level: Easy
Answer. Option (D)
Q 2: 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 seconds and 10 seconds respectively. The length of the train (in metres) is
A. 45
B. 54
C. 50
D. 72
Level: Difficult
Answer. Option (A)
Q 3. A man reaches his office 30 min late, if he walks from his home at 3 km per hour and reaches 40 min early if he walks at 4 km per hour. How far is his office from his house?
A. 7 km
B. 14 km
C. 5 km
D. 3 km
Level: Easy
Answer. Option (B)
Q 4. Raju, walking at the rate of 6 kmph, covers a certain distance in three hours. In how much time will Raju cover this distance running at the speed of 18 kmph?
A. 1 hour
B. 3 hours
C. 60 hours
D. 22 hours
Level: Easy
Answer. Option (A)
Q 5. Two cyclists start together to travel to a certain destination, one at the rate of 4 kmph and the other at the rate of 5 kmph. Find the distance if the former arrives half an hour after the latter.
A. 2 km
B. 10m
C. 10000m
D. 1 km
Level: Moderate
Answer. Option (C)
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Q 6: Two trains 121 m and 99 m in length respectively are running in opposite directions, one at the rate of 40 kmph and the other at the rate of 32 kmph. How long will they take to be completely clear of each other from the moment they meet?
A. 110 sec
B. 99 sec
C. 88 sec
D. 11 sec
Level: Difficult
Answer. Option (D)
Q 7: A jeep travels a distance of 100 km at a uniform speed. If the speed of the jeep is 5 kmph more, then it takes 1 hour less to cover the same distance. The original speed of the jeep is
A. 20 kmph
B. 25 kmph
C. 30 kmph
D. 50 kmph
Level: Difficult
Answer. Option (D)
Q 8: Two athletes cover the same distance at the rate of 10 and 15 kmph respectively. Find the distance travelled when one takes 15 minutes longer than the other.
A. 7.5 m
B. 750 km
C. 7.5 km
D. 15 km
Level: Easy
Answer. Option (C)
Q 9: A motorcyclist covers 4 successive 4 km stretches at speeds of 20 kmph, 30 kmph, 40 kmph, and 50 kmph respectively. Find the average speed over the total distance.
A. 40.2 kmph
B. 31.2 kmph
C. 50.3 kmph
D. 36 kmph
Level: Moderate
Answer. Option (B)
Q 10: Ram and Shyam travel the same distance at the speeds of 10 kmph and 15 kmph respectively. If Ram takes 30 min longer than Shyam, then the distance travelled is
A. 15 km
B. 2 km
C. 10 km
D. 30 km
Level: Moderate
Answer. Option (A)
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Q 11: A vendor takes 10 hours to walk to a certain place and cycle back. He would have gained three hours if he had covered both routes on cycle. How long would he have taken to walk both ways?
A. 6.5 hrs
B. 26 hrs
C. 33 hrs
D. 13 hrs
Level: Easy
Answer. Option (D)
Q 12: If Sita walks at 5 kmph, she misses her train by 10 minutes. If she walks at 7 kmph, she reaches the station 10 minutes early. How much distance does she walk to the station?
A. 5.8 km
B. 35.6 km
C. 10.6 km
D. 92 km
Level: Difficult
Answer. Option (A)
Q 13: Rahul can cover the distance to his school in 15 minutes. He covers 2/3rd of it at the rate of 5 kmph and the remaining at the rate of 10 kmph. The total distance to the school is
A. 15 km
B. 1.5 km
C. 3 km
D. 6km
Level: Easy
Answer. Option (B)
Q 14: A friend is spotted by Lalloo at a distance of 200 m. When Lalloo starts to approach him, the friend also starts moving in the same direction as Lalloo. If the speed of his friend is 15 kmph, and that of Lalloo is 20 kmph, then how far will the friend have to walk before Lalloo meets him?
A. 600 m
B. 0.6 m
C. 6km
D. 900 m
Level: Moderate
Answer. Option (A)
Q 15: A distance is covered at a certain speed in a certain time. If the double of this distance is covered in four times the time, then what is the ratio of the two speeds?
A. 1.5 : 0.7
B. 1 : 1.9
C. 4 : 2
D. 6 : 1
Level: Easy
Answer. Option (C)
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Q 16: Raghunandan completes 9/30th of his total journey by ship, 5/18th by a horse carriage and the remaining 10 km on foot. The length of the total journey is
A. 450/19 km
B. 24.62 km
C. 27.2 km
D. 92 km
Level: Difficult
Answer. Option (A)
Q 17: Walking at 4/7th of his usual speed, Ramu gets late by 15 minutes. Find the time he would have taken walking at his usual speed.
A. 25 min
B. 20 min
C. 30 min
D. 24 min
Level:Difficult
Answer. Option (B)
Q 18: If I take as much time in running 15 m as a car takes in covering 36 m, then find the distance I can cover in the time taken by the car to travel 1 km.
A. 416.6 m
B. 41.6 m
C. 4.16 km
D. 41.6 km
Level: Easy
Answer. Option (A)
Q 19: Ramesh runs 22.4 kmph. How many metres does he run in five minutes?
A. 1866m
B. 18.66 km
C. 2.866 km
D. 1.432 km
Level: Modertae
Answer. Option (A)
Q 20: A handcart has to cover a distance of 120 km in 15 hours. If it covers half the distance in 4/7th of the time, then what speed should it maintain in order to cover the remaining journey in the scheduled time?
A. 9.33 kmph
B. 4.6 kmph
C. 3.1 kmph
D. None of these
Level: Moderate
Answer. Option (A)
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Q 21: The time in which a train 180 m long, travelling at the speed of 30 kmph, will pass a signal pole is
A. 21.6 min
B. 0.216 min
C. 21.6 sec
D. None of these
Level: Difficult
Answer. Option (A)
Q 22: The time taken by a 90 m long train, running at the speed of 18 kmph to cross a bridge 270 m long, is
A. 70 sec
B. 146 sec
C. 72 sec
D. None of these
Level: Easy
Answer. Option (C)
Q 23: Find the time taken by two trains, one 180 m long and the other 270 m long, to cross each other, if they are running at speeds of 46 kmph and 54 kmph respectively. Consider both possible cases of motion.
A. 202.5, 16.2 sec
B. 160, 100 sec
C. 108.45, 15.6 sec
D. 204.5, 14.8 sec
Level: Moderate
Answer. Option (A)
Q 24: A person going from Pondicherry to Ootacamond travels 120 km by steamer, 450 km by rail and 60 km by horse transit. The journey occupies 13 hours 30 minutes, and the speed of the train is three times that of the horse-transit and 1.5 times that of the steamer. Find the speed of the train.
A. 20 kmph
B. 60 kmph
C. 10 kmph
D. 50 kmph
Level: Easy
Answer. Option (B)
Q 25: A railway passenger counts the telegraph posts as he passes them. If they are 50 metres apart and the train is going at 48 kmph, how many posts will he pass per minute?
A. 16
B. 20
C. 24
D. 10
Level: Difficult
Answer. Option (A)
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