1. 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
2. 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. 45 km/hr
B. 50 km/hr
C. 54 km/hr
D. 55 km/hr
3. The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can
cross in 30 seconds, is:
A. 200 m
B. 225 m
C. 245 m
D. 250 m
4. 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
5. 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. 120 m
B. 240 m
C. 300 m
D. None of these
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?
A. 230 m
B. 240 m
C. 260 m
D. 320 m
E. None of these
7. A train travelling at a speed of 75 mph enters a tunnel 3 miles long. The train
is 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 min
C. 3.2 min
D. 3.5 min
8. A train 800 metres 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
9. A 300 metre 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. How many seconds will a 500 metre 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
13. 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
14. Two trains are running in opposite directions with the same speed. If the length of
each train is 120 metres 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
15. 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 metres, in what time (in seconds) will
they cross each other travelling in opposite direction?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 20
16. 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
SOLUTIONS
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. D
12. B
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. D
