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This section includes 368 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Arithmetic Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
A plane is going in circles around an airport. The plane takes 3 minutes to complete one round. The angle of elevation of the plane from a point P on the ground at time t seconds is equal to that at time (t + 30) seconds. At time (t + x) seconds, the plane flies vertically above the point P. What is x equal to? |
| A. | 75 seconds |
| B. | 90 seconds |
| C. | 105 seconds |
| D. | 135 seconds |
| Answer» D. 135 seconds | |
| 152. |
A racing car going at an average speed of 108 km/hr takes 15 minutes to complete a lap on a racing track. By how much should it increase its speed (inkm/hr) to complete the lap in 12 minutes? |
| A. | 24 |
| B. | 21 |
| C. | 27 |
| D. | 30 |
| Answer» D. 30 | |
| 153. |
A son and father goes for boating in river upstream . After rowing for 1 mile son notices the hat of his father falling in the river. After 5 min he tells his father that his hat has fallen. So they turn round and are able to pick the hat at the point from where they began boating after 5min. Find the speed of river  in miles/hours ? |
| A. | 4 mile/hr |
| B. | 6 mile/hr |
| C. | 2 mile/hr |
| D. | 5 mile/hr |
| Answer» C. 2 mile/hr | |
| 154. |
A runner starts running from a point at 6:00 am with a speed of 8 km/hr. Another racer starts from the same point at 8:30 am in the same direction with speed of 10 km/hr. At what time of the day (in p.m.) will the second racer will overtake the other runner? |
| A. | 0.33333333333333 |
| B. | 0.16666666666667 |
| C. | 0.27083333333333 |
| D. | 0.22916666666667 |
| Answer» D. 0.22916666666667 | |
| 155. |
A spaceship travels at 810 km/hr. How many metres does it travel in 1/5th of a second? |
| A. | 60 |
| B. | 45 |
| C. | 75 |
| D. | 90 |
| Answer» C. 75 | |
| 156. |
A spaceship travels at 1,260 km/h. How many metres does it travel in 1/10 th of a second? |
| A. | 126 |
| B. | 35 |
| C. | 36 |
| D. | 125 |
| Answer» C. 36 | |
| 157. |
A square playground measures 1127.6164 sq.m. If a man walks 2 9/20 m a minute, the time taken by him to walk one round around it is approximately. |
| A. | 50.82 min |
| B. | 54.82 min |
| C. | 54.62 min |
| D. | 50.62 min |
| Answer» C. 54.62 min | |
| 158. |
A taxi going at 90 km/hr takes 35 minutes to travel a certain distance. By how much should it increase its speed (in km/hr) to travel the same distance in 21 minutes? |
| A. | 60 |
| B. | 150 |
| C. | 120 |
| D. | 90 |
| Answer» B. 150 | |
| 159. |
A starts from a point at a speed of 30 metre/second. After 3 seconds, B starts chasing A from the same point with a speed of 50 metre/second. What will be the total distance (in metres) travelled by A and B before A is caught by B? |
| A. | 360 |
| B. | 450 |
| C. | 600 |
| D. | 720 |
| Answer» C. 600 | |
| 160. |
A thief goes away with a MARUTHIÂ car at a speed of 40 kmph. The theft has been discovered after half an hour and the owner sets off in a bike at 50 kmph when will the owner over take the thief from the start ? |
| A. | 2 hrs 10 min |
| B. | 2 hrs |
| C. | 2 hrs 5 min |
| D. | 2 hrs 30 min |
| Answer» C. 2 hrs 5 min | |
| 161. |
A thief drives his motor cycle at a speed of x kmph. The Policemen started chasing him in a jeep after 4 hrs and catches in 4 hrs. If the speed of jeep of policemen is 40 kmph, then calculate the speed of thief's motorcycle in kmph? |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 36 |
| C. | 45 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 162. |
A thief is stopped by a policeman from a distance of 350 metres. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. Assuming the speed of the thief as 5 km/h and that of the policeman as 7 km/h, how far the thief would have run, before he is over- taken? |
| A. | 875 metres |
| B. | 700 metres |
| C. | 1050 metres |
| D. | 525 metres |
| Answer» B. 700 metres | |
| 163. |
A thief is stopped by a policeman from a distance of 150 metres. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. Assuming the speed of the thief as 7 km/hr and that of policeman as 9 km/hr, how far the thief would have run, before he is over- taken by the policeman? |
| A. | 420 metres |
| B. | 630 metres |
| C. | 315 metres |
| D. | 525 metres |
| Answer» E. | |
| 164. |
A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200 m. The thief starts running and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10 km and 11 km per hour respectively. What is the distance between them after 6 minutes? |
| A. | 100 m |
| B. | 150 m |
| C. | 190 m |
| D. | 200 m |
| Answer» B. 150 m | |
| 165. |
A thief is stopped by a policeman from a distance of 200 metres. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. Assuming the speedof the thief as 8 km/hr and that of police man as 10 km/hr. How far the thief would have run, before he is over Âtaken? |
| A. | 640 metres |
| B. | 800 metres |
| C. | 960 metres |
| D. | 480 metres |
| Answer» C. 960 metres | |
| 166. |
A thief is stopped by a policeman from a distance of 250 metres. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. Assuming the speed of the thief as 5 km/h and that of police man as 7 km/h, how far the thief would have run, before he is over Âtaken? |
| A. | 500 metres |
| B. | 750 metres |
| C. | 375 metres |
| D. | 625 metres |
| Answer» E. | |
| 167. |
A train covers 180 km distance in 5 hours. Another train covers the same distance in 1 hour less. What is the difference in the distances covered by these trains in one hour if they are moving in the same direction? |
| A. | 15 kms |
| B. | 9 kms |
| C. | 6 kms |
| D. | 18 kms |
| Answer» C. 6 kms | |
| 168. |
A thief is stopped by a policeman from a distance of 400 metres. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. Assuming the speed of the thief as 5 km/h and that of policeman as 9 km/h, how far the thief would have run, before he is over -taken by the policeman? |
| A. | 400 metres |
| B. | 600 metres |
| C. | 500 metres |
| D. | 300 metres |
| Answer» D. 300 metres | |
| 169. |
A thief is stopped by a policeman from a distance of 350 metres. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. Assuming the speed of the thief as 7 km/h and that of police man as 12 km/h, how far the thief would have run, before he is over taken? |
| A. | 490 metres |
| B. | 392 metres |
| C. | 588 metres |
| D. | 294 metres |
| Answer» B. 392 metres | |
| 170. |
A train-A passes a stationary train B and a pole in 24 sec and 9 sec respectively. If the speed of train A is 48 kmph, what is the length of train B? |
| A. | 200 mts |
| B. | 180 mts |
| C. | 160 mts |
| D. | 145 mts |
| Answer» B. 180 mts | |
| 171. |
A thief is stopped by a policeman from a distance of 450 metres. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. Assuming the speed of the thief as 7 km/h and that of policeman as 12 km/h, how far the thief would have run, before he is over taken? |
| A. | 504 metres |
| B. | 756 metres |
| C. | 378 metres |
| D. | 630 metres |
| Answer» E. | |
| 172. |
A train covers a distance in 50 minutes, if it runs at a speed of 48kmph on an average. Find the speed at which the train must run to reduce the time of journey to 40 minutes. |
| A. | 50 km/hr |
| B. | 60 km/hr |
| C. | 65 km/hr |
| D. | 70 km/hr |
| Answer» C. 65 km/hr | |
| 173. |
A train leaves Delhi at 10 a.m. and reaches Jaipur at 4 p.m. on same day. Another train leaves Jaipur at 12 p.m. and reaches Delhi at 5 p.m. on same day. What is the time of day (approximately) when the two trains will meet? |
| A. | 1:42 p.m. |
| B. | 1:27 p.m. |
| C. | 2:04 p.m. |
| D. | 1:49 p.m. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 174. |
A train has to cover a distance of 900 km in 25 hours. What should be its average speed in meters/second? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 36 |
| Answer» C. 18 | |
| 175. |
A train crosses a platform 180 m long in 60 sec at a speed of 72 km/h. The time taken by the train to cross an electric pole is:_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 51 sec |
| B. | 0.51 min |
| C. | 5.1 sec |
| D. | 5.1 min |
| Answer» B. 0.51 min | |
| 176. |
A train is moving at the speed of 72km/hr. How many seconds will it take to cover a distance of 1400 m ? |
| A. | 70 |
| B. | 80 |
| C. | 72 |
| D. | 84 |
| Answer» B. 80 | |
| 177. |
A train travels 325 km in 3.5 hours and 470 km in 4 hours. Find the average speed of train ? |
| A. | 107 kmph |
| B. | 106 kmph |
| C. | 72 kmph |
| D. | 76 kmph |
| Answer» C. 72 kmph | |
| 178. |
A train overtakes two girls who are walking in the  opposite direction in which the train  is going at the rate of 3 km/h and 6km/h and passes them completely in 36 seconds and 30 seconds respectively. The length of the train is: |
| A. | 120m |
| B. | 150m |
| C. | 125m |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 125m | |
| 179. |
A truck moves at the speed of 90 km/hr after repairing and moves at the speed of 80 km/hr before repairing. It covers x distance in 8 hours after repairing. How much time (in hours) will it take to cover 4x distance before repairing? |
| A. | 48 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 36 |
| D. | 28 |
| Answer» D. 28 | |
| 180. |
A train with 120 wagons crosses Arun who is going in the same direction, in 36 seconds. It travels for half an hour from the time it starts overtaking the Arun ( he is riding on the horse) before it starts overtaking the Sriram( who is also riding on his horse) coming from the opposite direction in 24 seconds. In how much time (in seconds) after the train has crossed the Sriram do the Arun meets to Sriram? |
| A. | 3560 sec |
| B. | 3600 sec |
| C. | 3576 sec |
| D. | can't be determined |
| Answer» D. can't be determined | |
| 181. |
Abhay and Chintan are riding their motorcycles. They start from the same point. Abhay rides 7 km North, then turns to his left and rides 4 km. In the meanwhile Chintan rides 6 km West, then turns North and rides 7 km, then turns to his left and rides 8 km. Where is Abhay with respect to Chintan? |
| A. | 4 km East |
| B. | 10 km West |
| C. | 4 km Wes |
| D. | 10 km East |
| Answer» E. | |
| 182. |
Akhil after travelling 50 km meets Raju who suggests him to go slower. He then proceeds at ¾ of his former speed and arrives at his destination 35 minutes late. Had the meeting occurred 24 km further Akhil would have reached its destination 25 minutes late. What is the initial speed of Akhil?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 48 kmph |
| B. | 36 kmph |
| C. | 24 kmph |
| D. | 20 kmph |
| Answer» B. 36 kmph | |
| 183. |
After repairing a scooter runs at a speed of 54 km/h and before repairing runs at speed of 48 km/h. It covers a certain distance in 6 hours after repairing. How much time will it take to cover the same distance before repairing? |
| A. | 6 hours 15 minutes |
| B. | 6 hours 45 minutes |
| C. | 7 hours |
| D. | 7 hours 30 minutes |
| Answer» C. 7 hours | |
| 184. |
Ali and Faizer are 27m apart. They both start walking and meet 9 hrs later, if they travel in the same direction and meet after 3 hrs if they walk in opposite dirction, Ali’s speed must most likely be ? |
| A. | 9 m/h |
| B. | 3 m/h |
| C. | 6 m/h |
| D. | 12 m/h |
| Answer» D. 12 m/h | |
| 185. |
Ali travels a distance of 300 m in 2 minutes and 30 seconds. What is his speed in Kmph?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 6.9 |
| B. | 7.1 |
| C. | 7.2 |
| D. | 7.3 |
| Answer» D. 7.3 | |
| 186. |
Akash leaves mumbai at 6 am and reaches Bangalore  at  10 am . Prakash leaves Bangalore at 8 am and reaches Mumbai at 11:30 am. At what time do they cross each other? |
| A. | 0.41666666666667 |
| B. | 0.35555555555556 |
| C. | 0.37222222222222 |
| D. | 0.38888888888889 |
| Answer» D. 0.38888888888889 | |
| 187. |
Aman and Kapil starts from Delhi and Gwalior respectively towards each other at same time. They meet at Mathura and then take 196 minutes and 225 minutes respectively to reach Gwalior and Delhi. If speed of Aman is 30 km/hr, then what is the speed (in km/hr) of Kapil? |
| A. | 28 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 225/7 |
| D. | 392/15 |
| Answer» B. 30 | |
| 188. |
An employee may claim Rs. 7.00 for each km when he travels by taxi and Rs. 6.00 for each km if he drives his own car. If in one week he claimed Rs. 595 for traveling 90 km. How many kms did he travel by taxi ? |
| A. | 55 kms |
| B. | 35 kms |
| C. | 25 kms |
| D. | 65 kms |
| Answer» B. 35 kms | |
| 189. |
Amit travelled a distance of 50 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 5 km/h and partly by bicycle at 10 km/h. The distance travelled on the bicycle is:_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 11 km |
| B. | 10 km |
| C. | 13 km |
| D. | 12 km |
| Answer» C. 13 km | |
| 190. |
An express train moves with a speed of 144 km/hr. Calculate the distance covered by train in 15 minutes._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 35 km |
| B. | 32 km |
| C. | 33 km |
| D. | 36 km |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191. |
An object travels 23 m in 3 s and then another 15 m in 2 s. What is the average speed of the object? |
| A. | 7.6 m/s |
| B. | 8.0 m/s |
| C. | 7.6 m |
| D. | 8.0 s |
| Answer» B. 8.0 m/s | |
| 192. |
An express traveled at an average speed of 100 km/hr, stopping for 4 min after every 75 km. How long did it take to reach its destination 600 km from the starting point ? |
| A. | 6 hrs 24 min |
| B. | 6 hrs |
| C. | 7 hrs 21 min |
| D. | 6 hrs 28 min |
| Answer» E. | |
| 193. |
An inspector is 228 meter behind the thief. The inspectorruns 42 meters and the thief runs 30 meters in a minute. Inwhat time will the inspector catch the thief? |
| A. | 19 minutes |
| B. | 20 minutes |
| C. | 18 minutes |
| D. | 21 minutes |
| Answer» B. 20 minutes | |
| 194. |
Ankit runs 324 metres every day for his fitness. According to his daily routine in how many days he covers 8.1 km. |
| A. | 21 |
| B. | 23 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 27 |
| Answer» D. 27 | |
| 195. |
B starts 4 minutes after A from the same point, for a place at a distance of 7 miles from the starting point. A on reaching the destination turns back and walks a mile where he meets B. If A's speed is a mile in 8 minutes then B's speed is a mile in ____ minutes. |
| A. | 9 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» D. 8 | |
| 196. |
At an average of 80 km/hr Shatabdi Express reaches Ranchi from Kolkata in 7 hrs. Then the distance between Kolkata and Ranchi is |
| A. | 560 Km |
| B. | 506 Km |
| C. | 560 m |
| D. | 650 m |
| Answer» B. 506 Km | |
| 197. |
Ashwin fires two bullets from the same place at an interval of 15 minutes but Rahul sitting in a bus approaching the place hears the second sound 14 minutes 30 seconds after the first. If sound travels at the speed of 330 meter per second, what is the approximate speed of bus? |
| A. | 330/29 m/s |
| B. | 330 x 30 m/s |
| C. | 330/14 m/s |
| D. | 330/900 m/s |
| Answer» B. 330 x 30 m/s | |
| 198. |
B starts 4.5 minutes after A from the same point, for a place at a distance of 3.5 miles from the starting point. A on reaching the destination turns back and walk a mile where he meets B. If A's speed is a mile in 6 minutes then B's speed is a mile in ____ minutes? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199. |
Azhar can complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels the first half of the journey at a speed of 21 km/hr and the balance at 24 km/hr. Find the total distance in km? |
| A. | 234 |
| B. | 225 |
| C. | 224 |
| D. | 232 |
| Answer» D. 232 | |
| 200. |
Buses start from a bus terminal with a speed of 20 km/hr at intervals of 10 minutes. What is the speed of a man coming from the opposite direction towards the bus terminal if he meets the buses at intervals of 8 minutes? |
| A. | 5 kmph |
| B. | 6 kmph |
| C. | 7.5 kmph |
| D. | 8 kmph |
| Answer» B. 6 kmph | |