(IGP) CSAT Paper - II : Basic Numeracy - MCQ 7

Basic Numeracy (MCQ - 7)

1. Walking 6/7th of his usual speed, a man is 12 minutes too late. The usual time taken by him to cover that distance is:
1. 2 hour
2. 1 hr 12 min.
3. 1 hr 15 min.
4. 45 min

2. Starting from his house one day, a student walks at a speed of 5/2 kmph and reaches his school 6 minutes late. Next day he increases his speed by 1 kmph and reaches the school 6 minutes early. How far is the school from his house?
1. 1 km
2. 15 km
3. 14 km
4. 3 km

3. A train when moves at an average speed of 40 kmph, reaches its destination on time. When its average speed becomes 35 kmph, then it reaches its destination 15 minutes late. Find the length of journey.
1. 50 km
2. 60 km
3. 70 km
4. 90 km

4. Robert is traveling on his cycle and has calculated to reach point A at 2 PM. if he travels at 10 kmph; he will reach there at 12 noon if he travels at 15 kmph. At what speed must he travel to reach A at 1 P.M.?
1. 8 kmph
2. 13 kmph
3. 12 kmph
4. 16 kmph

5. If a train runs at 40 kmph, it reaches its destination late by 11 minutes but if it runs at 50 kmph, it is late by 5 minutes only. The correct time for the train to complete its journey is:
1. 13 min.
2. 17 min.
3. 19 min.
4. 22 min.

Answers

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