Model 3 Problems on average speed Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 21 [SSC FCI Assistant Grade-III 2012]

One third of a certain journey is covered at the rate of 25 km/ hour, one-fourth at the rate of 30 km/hour and the rest at 50 km/ hour. The average speed for the whole journey is

a) 30 km/hour

b) 37$1/12$ km/hour

c) 35 km/hour

d) 33$1/3$ km/hour

Question : 22 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2016]

At an average of 80 km/hr Shatabdi Express reaches Ranchi from Kolkata in 7 hrs. The distance between Kolkata and Ranchi is

a) 560 m.

b) 650 m.

c) 560 km.

d) 506 km.

Question : 23 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2015]

A train runs at an average speed of 75 km/hr. If the distance to be covered is 1050 kms, how long will the train take to cover it ?

a) 15 hrs

b) 14 hrs

c) 13 hrs

d) 12 hrs

Question : 24 [SSC CHSL 2014]

A motorist travels to a place 150 km away at an average speed of 50 km/hr and returns at 30 km/ hr. His average speed for the whole journey in km/hr is

a) 35

b) 40

c) 37.5

d) 37

Question : 25 [SSC CPO SI 2016]

Durga walks 5 km from her home to school in 60 minutes, then bicycles back to home along the same route at 15 km per hour. Her sister Smriti makes the same round trip, but does so at half of Durga's average speed. How much time does Smriti spend on her round trip ?

a) 160 minutes

b) 80 minutes

c) 120 minutes

d) 40 minutes