List of top Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation Questions on Time Speed and Distance asked in CMAT

A train travelling at 48 km/h completely crosses another train having half the length of first train and travelling in opposite direction at 42 km/h in 12 seconds. The train having speed 48 km/h also passes a railway platform in 45 seconds. What is the length of the platform?

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Ravi walks from his house at a speed of 5 km per hour and reaches the college 10 minutes late. If he increases the speed by 1 km per hour next day, he reaches the college 4 minutes earlier than the scheduled time. If the college is P km far from his house, then P = 7.5 km.
Statement II: Amit runs \(2\frac{1}{3}\) times as fast as Babita. If Amit gives Babita a start of 80 meters, then the winning post must be 140 meters far so that Amit and Babita might reach it at the same time.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Anil travelled 300 km by bus and 200 km by taxi. For this, it took him 5 hours and 30 minutes. However if he travels 260 km by bus and 240 km by taxi then he takes 6 minutes more. The speed of the bus is ________km/hour

With an average speed of 40 km/hr, a train reaches its destination in time. If it goes with an average speed of 30 km/hr, it is late by 36 minutes. The total distance travelled by train is

In a 1000 metre race, Rahul reaches the finishing line 5 seconds before than Raj and beats Raj by 50 metre. What is Rahul's speed (in m/s)?

X and Y are running towards each other from their houses. X can reach Y's house in 25 minutes which is half the time taken by Y to run from his house to X's house.
If the two start to run towards each other at the same time, then how much more time it will be required by Y to reach the middle of houses?

The speed of a boat in still water is 5 km/hr. If it takes thrice as much time in going 20 km upstream as in going the same distance downstream, find the speed of the stream.

How much time does Mr.Surya take to cover a distance of 500 m if he runs at a speed of 25 km/hr?