What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?

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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

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Speed =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
60 x 5
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec
=
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
50
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec.
18 3

Length of the train = (Speed x Time).

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
Length of the train =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
50 x 9
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m = 150 m.
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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

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Speed of the train relative to man =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
125
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec
10

   =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
25
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec.
2

   =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
25 x 18
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
km/hr
2 5

   = 45 km/hr.

Let the speed of the train be x km/hr. Then, relative speed = (x - 5) km/hr.

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
x - 5 = 45    
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
    x = 50 km/hr.

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7. 

Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at 46 km/hr and 36 km/hr. The faster train passes the slower train in 36 seconds. The length of each train is:

A. 50 m
B. 72 m
C. 80 m
D. 82 m

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Let the length of each train be x metres.

Then, distance covered = 2x metres.

Relative speed = (46 - 36) km/hr

   =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
10 x 5
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec
18

   =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
25
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec
9

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
2x = 25
36 9

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
2x = 100

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
x = 50.

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11. 

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

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Relative speed = (120 + 80) km/hr

   =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
200 x 5
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec
18

   =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
500
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec.
9

Let the length of the other train be x metres.

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
x + 270 = 500

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
x = 230.

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12. 

A goods train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 250 m long platform in 26 seconds. What is the length of the goods train?

A. 230 m
B. 240 m
C. 260 m
D. 270 m

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Speed =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
72 x 5
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec
= 20 m/sec.
18

Time = 26 sec.

Let the length of the train be x metres.

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
x + 250 = 520

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
x = 270.

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17. 

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:

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Speed =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
78 x 5
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
65
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec.
18 3

Time = 1 minute = 60 seconds.

Let the length of the tunnel be x metres.

Then,
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
800 + x
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
= 65
60 3

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
3(800 + x) = 3900

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
x = 500.

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22. 

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

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Relative speed = = (45 + 30) km/hr
=
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
75 x 5
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec
18
=
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
125
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec.
6

We have to find the time taken by the slower train to pass the DRIVER of the faster train and not the complete train.

So, distance covered = Length of the slower train.

Therefore, Distance covered = 500 m.

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
Required time =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
500 x 6
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
= 24 sec.
125

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27. 

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 and 10 seconds respectively. The length of the train is:

A. 45 m
B. 50 m
C. 54 m
D. 72 m

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

2 kmph =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
2 x 5
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec = 5 m/sec.
18 9

4 kmph =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
4 x 5
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec = 10 m/sec.
18 9

Let the length of the train be x metres and its speed by y m/sec.

Then,
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
x
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
= 9 and
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
x
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
= 10.

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
9y - 5 = x and 10(9y - 10) = 9x

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
9y - x = 5 and 90y - 9x = 100.

On solving, we get: x = 50.

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
Length of the train is 50 m.

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28. 

A train overtakes two persons walking along a railway track. The first one walks at 4.5 km/hr. The other one walks at 5.4 km/hr. The train needs 8.4 and 8.5 seconds respectively to overtake them. What is the speed of the train if both the persons are walking in the same direction as the train?

A. 66 km/hr
B. 72 km/hr
C. 78 km/hr
D. 81 km/hr

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

4.5 km/hr =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
4.5 x 5
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec = 5 m/sec = 1.25 m/sec, and
18 4

5.4 km/hr =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
5.4 x 5
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
m/sec = 3 m/sec = 1.5 m/sec.
18 2

Let the speed of the train be x m/sec.

Then, (x - 1.25) x 8.4 = (x - 1.5) x 8.5

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
8.4x - 10.5 = 8.5x - 12.75

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
0.1x = 2.25

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
x = 22.5

What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
Speed of the train =
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
22.5 x 18
What is speed of train of 80 m long passes a railway station platform of 120 m length in 20 second?
km/hr = 81 km/hr.
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