Model 4 Time & Distance with Ratios Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1 [SSC CPO S.I.2009]

Three cars travelled distance in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. If the ratio of the time of travel is 3 : 2 : 1, then the ratio of their speed is

a) 1 : 3 : 9

b) 1 : 2 : 4

c) 4 : 3 : 2

d) 3 : 9 : 1

Question : 2 [SSC CGL Prelim 1999]

In covering a certain distance, the speed of A and B are in the ratio of 3 : 4. A takes 30 minutes more than B to reach the destination. The time taken by A to reach the destination is :

a) 1$1/2$ hours

b) 2 hours

c) 2$1/2$ hours

d) 1 hour

Question : 3 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2013]

A certain distance is covered by a cyclist at a certain speed. If a jogger covers half the distance in double the time, the ratio of the speed of the jogger to that of the cyclist is

a) 4 : 1

b) 1 : 2

c) 2 : 1

d) 1 : 4

Question : 4 [SSC CGL Prelim 2007]

A train starts from A at 7 a.m. towards B with speed 50 km/h. Another train starts from B at 8 a.m. with speed 60 km/h towards A. Both of them meet at 10 a.m. at C. The ratio of the distance AC to BC is

a) 5 : 4

b) 6 : 5

c) 4 : 5

d) 5 : 6

Question : 5 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2016]

A truck covers a distance of 550 metre in one minute where as a bus covers a distance of 33 km in $3/4$ hour. Then the ratio of their speeds is :

a) 2 : 3

b) 3 : 4

c) 1 : 4

d) 1 : 3