SBI PO Time, Speed & Distance Questions

Train A covers a distance of 180 km in 3 hours. How long will it take to cover 420 km at the same speed?

A and B run on a circular track of 500 metres. A completes one lap in 50 seconds while B completes one lap in 100 seconds. If they start together from the same point in the same direction, how many times will A overtake B in 500 seconds?

A train travels 240 km in 4 hours at a constant speed. What is the speed of the train in km/h?

A runner and a cyclist start from the same point and travel in the same direction. The runner's speed is 12 km/h and the cyclist's speed is 20 km/h. How far ahead will the cyclist be after 2.5 hours?

A train moving at 72 km/h needs to cover 360 km. If it stops for 30 minutes during the journey, what is the total time taken (including the stop)?

Train P and Train Q are moving in the same direction on parallel tracks. Train P travels at 80 km/h and Train Q travels at 50 km/h. If Train P is initially 90 km behind Train Q, how many hours will it take for Train P to catch up with Train Q?

Two cars travel towards each other from two cities that are 240 km apart. Car A travels at 45 km/h and Car B travels at 75 km/h. At what distance from Car A's starting point will they meet?

A man cycles at 15 km/h and a woman cycles at 10 km/h in the same direction on the same road. If the woman starts 30 km ahead, how long will it take the man to catch up with the woman?

A boat travels upstream at 8 km/h and downstream at 12 km/h. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

Two joggers start from the same point on a circular track of 800 metres and jog in opposite directions at 6 m/s and 4 m/s respectively. How many seconds after the start will they meet for the second time?

On a circular track of 1200 metres, runner X takes 120 seconds to complete one lap while runner Y takes 150 seconds. Starting together from the same point in the same direction, after how many seconds will X be exactly 2 laps ahead of Y?

Two athletes P and Q run on a circular track of 400 metres. P runs at 12 m/s and Q runs at 8 m/s, both starting from the same point in the same direction. What is the time interval between their first and second meetings?

Two trains are moving towards each other on parallel tracks. Train X travels at 50 km/h and Train Y travels at 40 km/h. If they are initially 270 km apart, in how many hours will they meet?

A train 150 metres long is moving at 60 km/h. How long will it take to completely pass a stationary platform of length 250 metres?

Two runners, A and B, start running on a circular track of length 400 metres at the same time from the same point. A runs at 8 m/s and B runs at 6 m/s in the same direction. After how many seconds will A lap B for the first time?

Two buses start from the same point and travel in opposite directions. Bus X travels at 50 km/h and Bus Y travels at 70 km/h. After how many hours will they be 360 km apart?

Two cyclists start from opposite ends of a circular track of 600 metres and cycle towards each other at speeds of 10 m/s and 15 m/s respectively. In how many seconds will they meet for the first time?

Two trains are moving towards each other on parallel tracks. Train A travels at 60 km/h and Train B travels at 40 km/h. If they are currently 150 km apart, in how many hours will they meet?

Two joggers start from the same point on a circular track of length 800 metres. Jogger X runs at 6 m/s and Jogger Y runs at 4 m/s in the same direction. How many times will X lap Y in 20 minutes?

Two cyclists start from opposite ends of a circular track of circumference 600 metres at the same time. They cycle towards each other at speeds of 12 m/s and 8 m/s respectively. How many times will they meet in the first 5 minutes?

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