Model 1 Train Vs Train in same direction Section-Wise Topic Notes With Detailed Explanation And Example Questions

Question : 1

A moving train, 66 metres long, overtakes another train of 88 metres long, moving in the same direction in 0.168 minutes. If the second train is moving at 30 km/hr, at what speed is the first train moving ?

a) 50 km/hr.

b) 55 km/hr.

c) 25 km/hr.

d) 85 km/hr.

Question : 2

Two trains, 80 metres and 120 metres long, are running at the speed of 25 km/hr and 35 km/hr respectively in the same direction on parallel tracks. How many seconds will they take to pass each other ?

a) 64

b) 70

c) 72

d) 48

Question : 3

A passenger train running at the speed of 80 kms./hr leaves the railway station 6 hours after a goods train leaves and overtakes it in 4 hours. What is the speed of the goods train?

a) 50 kmph

b) 45 kmph

c) 64 kmph

d) 32 kmph

Question : 4

A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200m. The thief starts running and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10 km./ hr and 11 km./hr respectively. What is the distance between them after 6 minutes ?

a) 190 m

b) 200 m

c) 150 m

d) 100 m

Question : 5

Two trains travel in the same direction at the speed of 56 km/h and 29 km/h respectively. The faster train passes a man in the slower train in 10 seconds. The length of the faster train (in metres) is

a) 80

b) 75

c) 120

d) 100

Question : 6

Two trains, of same length, are running on parallel tracks in the same direction with speed 60 km/hour and 90 km/hour respectively. The latter completely crosses the former in 30 seconds. The length of each train (in metres) is

a) 150

b) 100

c) 115

d) 125