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IMPORTANT FACTS AND FORMULAE

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1. a km/hr = 𝒂 × 𝟏𝟖 m / s

𝟏𝟖
2. a m/s= 𝒂 × km / hr
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III. Time taken by a train of length I metres to pass a pole or a standing man or a signal
post is equal to the time taken by the train to cover I metres
IV. Time taken by a train of length 1 metres to pass a stationary object of length b
metres is the time taken by the train to cover (l + b) metres.
V. Suppose two trains or two bodies are moving in the same direction at u m/s and v m/s,
where น > ข, then their relative speed = (u – v) m/s.
VI. Suppose two trains or two bodies are moving in opposite directions at u m/s and v
m/s, then their relative speed = (u + v) m/s
VII. If two trains of length a metres and b metres are moving in opposite directions at u
m/s and v m/s, then time taken by the trains to cross each other = (a+b)/ (u + v) sec.
VIII. If two trains of length a metres and b metres are moving in the same direction at u
m/s and v m/s, then the time taken by the faster train to cross the slower train = (a+b)
/(v-u) sec.
IX. If two trains (or bodies) start at the same time from points A and B towards each
other and after crossing they take a and b sec in reaching B and A respectively, then (A's
speed): (B's speed) = (√𝒃: √𝒂)

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) 150 m
(b) 180 m
(c) 210 m
(d) 240 m
2. A train of length 350 m takes 96 seconds to cross a tunnel of length 450 meters. What
is the speed of train in km/hr?
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 35
3. A train moves with a speed of 108 kmph. Its speed in metres per second is
(a) 10.8 m/s
(b) 18 m/s
(c) 30 m/s
(d) 38.8 m/s
4. Train A while travelling at a speed of 48 km/h crosses a vertical pole in 18 seconds.
Train B crosses the vertical pole in 30 seconds. If the length of Train B is 60 m more
than that of Train A, what is the speed of train B? (in km/h)
(a) 36
(b) 45
(c) 54
(d) 63

5. A speed of 14 metres per second is the same as

(a) 28 km/hr
(b) 46.6 km/hr
(c) 50.4 km/hr
(d) 70 km/hr

6. From stations A and B, two trains start moving towards each other with the speeds of
120 km/h and 100 km/h, respectively. When the two trains meet each other, it is found
that one train has covered 40 km more than other train. Find the distance between
stations A and B.
(a) 240 km
(b) 200 km
(c) 400 km
(d) 440 km
7. A man sitting in a train is counting the pillars of electricity. The distance between two
pillars is 60 metres, and the speed of the train is 42 km/hr. In 5 hours, how many pillars
will he count?
(a) 3501
(b) 3600
(c) 3800
(d) None of these
8. In what time will a train 100 metres long cross an electric pole, if its speed be144
km/hr?
(a) 2.5 sec
(b) 4.25 sec
(c) 5 sec
(d) 12.5 sec
9. A train 280 m long, running with a speed of 63 km/hr will pass a tree in;

(a) 15 sec
(b) 16 sec
(c) 18 sec
(d) 20 sec

10. A train travelling at 44 km/h crosses a man walking with a speed of 8 km/h. in the
same direction, in 15 seconds. If the train crosses a woman coming from the opposite
direction in 10 seconds, then what is the speed (in km/h) of the woman?
(a) 10.5
(b) 10
(c) 9
(d) 8.5
11. A 100 m long train is going at a speed of 60 km/hr. It will cross a 140 m long railway
bridge in
(a) 3.6 sec
(b) 7.2 sec
(c) 14.4 sec
(d) 21.6 sec
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12. A train travelling at a speed of 75 mph enters a tunnel 𝟑 𝟐 miles long. The train is
mile 1/4 long. How long does it take for the train to pass through the tunnel from the
moment the front enters to the moment the rear emerges?
(a) 2.5 min
(b) 3 min
(c) 3.2 min
(d) 3.5 min

13. 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) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

14. A train 132 m long passes a telegraph pole in 6 seconds. Find the speed of the train.
(a) 70 km/hr
(b) 72 km/hr
(c) 79.2 km/hr
(d) 80 km/hr
15. The platform of a station 400 metre long starts exactly where the last span of a
bridge 1.2 km long ends. How long will a train 200 metre long and travelling at the
speed of 72 km/h take to cover the distance between the starting point of the span of the
bridge and the far end of the platform?
(a) 1.6 min
(b) 1.5 min
(c) 1.8 min
(d) 1.2 min

16. A train covers a distance of 12 km in 10 minutes. If it takes 6 seconds to pass a

telegraph post, then the length of the train is
(a) 90 m
(b) 100 m
(c) 120 m
(d) 140 m

17. A train 240 m long passed a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a
platform 650 m long?
(a) 65 sec
(b) 89 sec
(c) 100 sec
(d) 150 sec

18. A train crosses a pole in 12 seconds and a bridge of length 170 metres in 36 seconds.
Then the speed of the train is
(a) 25.5 kmph
(b) 30.75 kmph
(c) 10.8 kmph
(d) 32.45 kmph

19. A 50-metre long train passes over bridge at a the speed of 30 km per hour. If it takes
36 seconds to cross the bridge, what is the length of the bridge?
(a) 200 metres
(b) 250 metres
(c) 300 metres
(d) 350 meters

20. A train takes 5 minutes to cross a telegraphic post Then the time taken by another
train whose length is just double of the first train and moving with same speed to cross a
platform of its own length is
(a) 10 minutes
(b) 15 minutes
(c) 20 minutes
(d) Data inadequate

21. The length of the bridge, which a train 130 me- tres long and travelling at 45 km/hr
can cross in 30 seconds, is
(a) 200 m
(b) 225 m
(c) 245 m
(d) 250 m

22. 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 metres) is :
(a) 130
(b) 360
(c) 500
(d) 540

23. A train running at the speed of 60 kmph crosses a 200 m long platform in 27 seconds.
What is the length of the train?
(a) 200 metres
(b) 240 metres
(c) 250 metres
(d) 450 meters
(e) None of these

24. A train running at a speed of 90 km/hr crosses a platform double its length in 36
seconds. What is the length of the platform in metres?
(a) 200
(b) 300
(c) 450
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

25. A train of length 150 metres takes 40.5 seconds to cross a tunnel of length 300
metres. What is the speed of the train in km/hr?
(a) 13.33
(b) 26.67
(c) 40
(d) 66.67

26. A 280-metre long train crosses a platform thrice its length in 50 seconds. What is the
speed of the train in km/hr?
(a) 60.48
(b) 64.86
(c) 80.64
(d) 82.38
(e) None of these
27. A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform
in 20 sec- onds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform?
(a) 225 m
(b) 240 m
(c) 230 m
(d) 235 m
28. A train speeds past a pole in 20 seconds and speeds past a platform 100 metres in
length in 30 seconds. What is the length of the train?
(a) 100 m
(b) 150 m
(c) 180 m
(d) 200 m
(e) None of these
29. A train crosses a platform 100 m long in 60 seconds at a speed of 45 km/hr. The time
taken by the train to cross an electric pole is:
(a) 8 sec
(b) 52 sec
(c) 1 minute
(d) Data inadequate
30. A 120 metre long train is running at a speed of 90 km/hr. It will cross a railway
platform 230 m long in
𝟒
(a) 4 𝟓 seconds

(b) 7 seconds
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(c) 9 𝟓 seconds

(d) 14 seconds

31. A train, 150 m long, takes 30 seconds to cross a bridge 500 m long. How much time
will the train take to cross a platform 370 m long?
(a) 18 sec
(b) 24 sec
(c) 30 sec
(d) 36 sec

32. A train passes a platform 90 m long in 30 sec- onds and a man standing on the
platform in 15 seconds
. The speed of the train is
(a) 12.4 km/hr
(b) 14.6 km/hr
(c) 18.4 km/hr
(d) 21.6 km/hr

33. A train running at a certain speed takes 20 seconds to cross a signal post and 50
seconds to cross a bridge. Which of the following statements is correct about the length
of the bridge?
(a) 1.5 times the length of the train
(b) 2.5 times the length of the train
(c) 30 metres more than the length of the train
(d) Cannot be determined

34. A train travelling with a constant speed crosses a 96-metre long platform in 12
seconds and another 141-metre long platform in 15 seconds. The length of the train and
its speed are
(a) 84 metres and 54 km/hr
(b) 64 metres and 44 km/hr
(c) 64 metres and 54 km/hr
(d) 84 metres and 60 km/hr
35. The time taken by a train 180 m long, travelling at 42 kmph, in passing a person
walking in the same direction at 6 kmph, will be
(a) 18 sec
(b) 21 sec
(c) 24 sec
(d) 25 sec

36. A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track is 240 metres ahead of the
engine of a 120 metre long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In how much
time will the train pass the jogger?
(a) 3.6 sec
(b) 18 sec
(c) 36 sec
(d) 72 sec
37. A train 110 metres long is running with a speed of 60 kmph. In what time will it pass
a man who is running at 6 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is
going?
(a) 5 sec
(b) 6 sec
(c) 7 sec
(d) 10 sec

38. Two trains 200 metres and 150 metres long are running on parallel rails in the same
direction at speeds of 40 km/hr and 45 km/hr respectively. Time taken by the faster
train to cross the slowed train will be
(a) 72 sec
(b) 132 sec
(c) 192 sec
(d) 252 sec
39. Two trains A and B start running together from the same point in the same
direction, at the speeds of 60 kmph and 72 kmph respectively. If the length of each of the
trains is 240 metres, how long will it take for train B to cross train A?
(a) 1 min 12 secs
(b) 1 min 24 secs
(c) 2 min 12 secs
(d) 2 min 24 secs
40. Two trains are moving in opposite directions @60 km/hr and 90 km/hr. Their lengths
are 1.10 km and 0.9 km respectively. The time taken by the slower train to cross the
faster train in seconds is

(a) 36
(b) 45
(c) 48
(d) 49

41. Two trains are coming from opposite directions with speeds of 75 km/hr and 100
km/hr on two parallel tracks. At some moment the distance between them is 100 km.
After T hours, distance between them is again 100 km. T is equal to
(a) 1 hr
𝟏
(b) 1𝟕hr
𝟏
(c) 1𝟐hr

(d) 2 hrs

42. A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 kmph 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

43. A train 400 m long overtook a man walking along the line in the same direction as
the train, at the rate of 5 kmph and passed him in 40 seconds. The train reached the
station in 20 minutes after passing the man. In what time did the man reach the station?
(a) 2 hr 24 min
(b) 2 hr 30 min 40 sec
(c) 2 hr 36 min 48 sec
(d) 2 hr 48 min 48 sec

44. A train, 240 m long, crosses a man walking along the line in opposite direction at the
rate of 3 kmph in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is
(a) 63 kmph
(b) 75 kmph
(c) 83.4 kmph
(d) 86.4 kmph

45. Train A crosses a stationary train B in 50 seconds and a pole in 20 seconds with the
same speed. The length of the train A is 240 metres. What is the length of the stationary
train B?
(a) 260 metres
(b) 300 metres
(c) 360 metres
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

46. A train 75 m long overtook a person who was walking at the rate of 6 km/hr in the
𝟏
same 7𝟐 direction and passed him in 7 seconds. 2 Subsequently, it overtook a second
𝟑
person and passed him in 6𝟒 seconds. At what rate was the second person travelling?

(a) 1 km/hr
(b) 2 km/hr
(c) 4 km/hr
(d) 5 km/hr

47. If a train takes 1.75 sec to cross a telegraphic post and 1.5 sec to overtake a cyclist
racing along a road parallel to the track @ 10 metres per second, then the length of the
train is

(a) 105 m
(b) 115 m
(c) 125 m
(d) 135 m
48. 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

49. A 270 m long train running at the speed of 120 kmph crosses another train running
in opposite kmection 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
(e) None of these
50. Two trains are running in opposite directions with the same speed. If the length of
each train is 120 metres and they cross each other in 12 seconds, then the speed of each
train (in km/hr) is
(a) 10
(b) 18
(c) 36
(d) 72
51. A 180-metre long train crosses another 270-metre long train running in the opposite
direction in 10.8 seconds. If the speed of the first train is 60 kmph, what is the speed of
the second train in kmph?
(a) 80
(b) 90
(c) 150
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
52. A train 108 m long moving at a speed of 50 km/hr crosses a train 112 m long coming
from opposite direction in 6 seconds. The speed of the second train is
(a) 48 km/hr
(c) 66 km/hr
(b) 54 km/hr
(d) 82 km/hr
53. A train with 90 km/hr crosses a bridge in 36 seconds. Another train 100 metres
shorter crosses the same bridge at 45 km/hr. What is the time taken by the second train
to cross the bridge?
(a) 61 sec
(b) 62 sec
(c) 63 sec
(d) 64 sec
54. A train B speeding with 120 kmph crosses an- other train C running in the same
direction, in 2 minutes. If the lengths of the trains B and C be 100 m and 200 m
respectively, what is the speed (in kmph) of the train C? (L.I.C.A.A.O., 2007)
(a) 111 km
(b) 123 km
(c) 127 km
(d) 129 km
55. One local and another express train were pro- ceeding in the same direction on
parallel tracks at 29 km/hr and 65 km/hr respectively. The driver of the former noticed
that it took exactly 16 seconds for the faster train to pass by him. What is the length of
the faster train?
(a) 60 m
(b) 120 m
(c) 160 m
(d) 240 m
56. Two trains travel in opposite directions at 36 kmph and 45 kmph and a man sitting
in slower train passes the faster train in 8 seconds. The length of the faster train is:
a) 80 m
(b) 100 m
(c) 120 m
(d) 180 m
57. A train overtakes two persons who are walk- ing 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
58. 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 over- take 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
59. Two trains of lengths 120 m and 90 m are running with speeds of 80 km/hr and 55
km/hr respective- ly towards each other on parallel lines. If they are 90 m apart, after
how many seconds they will cross each other? (Hotel Management, 2010)
(a) 5.6 sec.
(b) 7.2 sec.
(c) 8 sec.
(d) 9 sec.

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60. Two men are running in the same direction with speeds of 6 km per hour and 7𝟐 km
𝟏
per respectively. A train running in the same direction crosses them in 5 sec and 5𝟐 sec
respectively. The length and the speed of the train are re- spectively.
(a) 22.92 m (approx.) and 22 km per hour
(b) 22 m (approx.) and 22.5 km per hour
(c) 22.90 m (approx.) and 20.5 km per hour
(d) 22.92 m (approx.) and 22.5 km per hour

61. What is the speed of a train if it overtakes two persons who are walking in the same
direction at the rate of a m/s and (a + 1) m/s and passes them completely in b seconds
and (b + 1) seconds respectively?
(C.D.S., 2004)
(a) (a + b) m/s
(b) (a + b + 1) m/s
(c) (2a + 1) m/s
(d) (2a+1)/ 2 m/s

62. Two trains, each 100 m long, moving in opposite directions, cross each other in 8
seconds. If one is moving twice as fast the other, then the speed of the faster train is:
(a) 30 km/hr
(b) 45 km/hr
(c) 60 km/hr
(d) 75 km/hr
63. A 150 m long train crosses a milestone in 15 seconds and a train of same length
coming from the opposite direction in 12 seconds. The speed of the othe train is
(a) 36 kmph
(b) 45 kmph
(c) 50 kmph
(d) 54 kmph

64. A train moving at 15 m/sec takes 20 seconds to pass a cyclist moving in the same
direction as that of the train. How much time will the train need to pass the cyclist, if the
cyclist moves in a direction opposite to that of the train and if the speed of the cyclist is 5
m/sec and the length of the cycle is 1 m?
(a) 9.95 sec
(b) 10 sec
(c) 10.05 sec
(d) 12 sec
65. A man standing on a platform finds that a train takes 3 seconds to pass him and
another train of the same length moving in the opposite direction takes 4 seconds. The
time taken by the trains to pass each other will be
𝟑
(a) 2𝟕 seconds
𝟑
(b) 3𝟕 seconds
𝟑
(c) 4𝟕seconds
𝟑
(d) 5𝟕seconds

66. A train travelling at 48 kmph completely crosses another train having half its length
and travelling in opposite direction at 42 kmph, in 12 seconds. It also passes a railway
platform in 45 seconds. The length of the platform is
(a) 400 m
(b) 450 m
(c) 560 m
(d) 600 m
67. Two trains, 130 and 110 metres long, are going in the same direction. The faster train
takes one minute to pass the other completely. If they are moving in opposite directions,
they pass each other completely in 3 seconds. Find the speed of the faster train
(a) 38 m/sec
(b) 42 m/sec
(c) 46 m/sec
(d) 50 m/sec

68. Two identical trains A and B running in op- posite directions at same speed take 2
minutes to cross each other completely. The number of bogies of A are increased from 12
to 16. How much more time would they now require to cross each other?
(a) 20 sec
(b) 40 sec
(c) 50 sec
(d) 60 sec
69. Two stations A and B are 110 km apart on a straight line. One train starts from A at
7 a.m. and travels towards B at 20 kmph. Another train starts from B at 8 a.m. and
travels towards A at a speed of 25 kmph. At what time will they meet?
(a) 9 a.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 10.30 a.m.
(d) 11 a.m.

70. Two trains of equal lengths take 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to cross a
telegraph post. If the length of each train be 120 metres, in what time (in seconds) will
they cross each other travelling in opposite direction?(S.S.C., 2004)
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 15
(d) 20
71. A train X starts from Meerut at 4 p.m. and reaches Ghaziabad at 5 p.m. while
another train Y starts from Ghaziabad at 4 p.m. and reaches Meerut at 5.30 p.m. The
two trains will cross each other at
(a) 4.36 p.m.
(b) 4.42 p.m.
(c) 4.48 p.m.
(d) 4.50 p.m.
72. Two trains, one from Howrah to Patna and the other from Patna to Howrah, start
simultaneously. After they meet, the trains reach their destinations after 9 hours and 16
hours respectively. The ratio of their speeds is:
(a) 2:3
(b) 4:3
(c) 6:7
(d) 9: 16
73. Two trains start simultaneously (with uniform speeds) from two stations 270 km
𝟏
apart, each to the opposite station; they reach their destinations in 6𝟒hours and 4 hours
after they meet. The rate at which the slower train travels is (ATMA, 2005)
(a) 16 km/hr.
(b) 24 km/hr.
(c) 25 km/hr.
(d) 30 km/hr.
74. A train which is moving at an average speed of 40km/h reaches its destination on
time. When its average speed reduces to 35 km/h, then it reaches its destination 15
minutes late. The distance travelled by the train, is (CLAT Exam, 2016)
(a) 70km
(b) 80km
(c) 40km
(d) 30km

75. A train with 90 kmph crosses a bridge in 36 s. Another train 100 m shorter crosses
the same bridge at 45 kmph. The time taken by the second train to cross the bridge will
be:
(a)60 s
(b) 64 s
(c) 68 s
(d) 72 s
76. A train travelling at 72 km/hr crosses a platform of 160 m in 18 second and another
train travelling at 90 km/hr crosses the same platform in 15 second. Find the length of
another train?
(a) 160 m
(b) 180 m
(c) 140 m
(d) 215 m
77. Two trains are running in opposite directions with the same speed. If the length of
each train is 80 metres and they cross each other in 16 seconds, then what is the speed
(in km/hr) of each train?
(a) 12
(b) 18
(c) 24
(d) 30
78. Two stations L and M are 180 km apart from each other. A train leaves from L to M
and simultaneously another train leaves from M to L. Both trains meet after 9 hours. If
the speed of the first train is 10 km/hr more than that of the second train, what is the
speed (in km/hr) of the slower train?
(a) 9
(b) 5
(c) 12
(d) 15
79. The distance between two stations A and B is 800 km. A train X starts from A and
moves towards B at 40 km/h and another train Y starts from B and moves towards A at
60 km/h. How far from A will they cross each other?
(a) 380 km
(b) 320 km
(c) 300 km
(d) 360 km
80. A train passes two bridges of length 400 metres and 200 metres in 80 seconds and 60
seconds respectively. What is the length (in metre) of the train?
(a) 200
(b) 400
(c) 350
(d) 720
81. A train of length 600 metres crosses a platform of length 1000 metres in 80 seconds.
What is the speed (in m/s) of the train?
(a) 20
(b) 72
(c) 16
(d) 36
82. A train crossed a platform in 45 seconds travelling with a speed of 36 km/h. If the
length of train be 200 metres, then what will be the length (in metres) of the platform?
(a) 250
(b) 200
(c) 300
(d) 350

83. A 400 metre long train crosses an 800 metre long platform in 36 seconds. What is
speed (in km/ hr) of the train?
(a) 150
(b) 120
(c) 125
(d) 110
84. Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27
seconds and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. The ratio
of their speeds is:
(a) 1:3
(b) 3:2
(c) 3:4
(d) None of these
85. A train covers a distance of 12 km in 10 minutes. If it takes 6 seconds to pass a
telegraph post then the length of the train is
(a) 100 metre
(b) 120 metre
(c) 140 metre
(d) 90 metre
86. A train with 72 km/h speed crosses a stationary pole in 30 seconds. How much time
(in minutes) does it take to cross 1.2 km long bridge?
(a) 2.5
(c) 2
(d) 1.5
(b) 3

87. A train takes 9 sec to cross a pole: If the speed of the train is 48 kmph, then length of
the train is
a)150m
b)120m
c)90m
d)80m
88. Two trains start at the same time form A and B and proceed toward each other at
the speed of 75 km/hr and 50 km/hr respectively. when both meet at a point in between,
one train was found to have travelled 175 km more than the other. Find the distance
between A and B.
(a) 875 km
(b) 785 km
(d) 857 km
(c) 758 km
89. The Ghaziabad-Hapur-Meerut EMU and the Meerut-Hapur-Ghaziabad EMU start
at the same time from Ghaziabad and Meerut and proceed towards each other at 16
km/hr and 21 km/hr respectively. When they meet, it is found that one train has
travelled 60 km more than the other. The distance between two stations is
(a) 440 km
(b) 444 km
(c) 445 km
(d) 450 km
90. A train passes two bridges of lengths 500 m and 250 m in 100 seconds and 60 seconds
respectively. The length of the train is
(a) 152 m
(b) 125 m
(c) 250 m
(d) 120 m
91. Train A passes a lamp post in 9 seconds and 700 meter long platform in 30 seconds.
How much time will the same train take to cross a platform which is 800 meters long?
(in seconds)
(a) 32
(b) 31
(c) 33
(d) 30
92. Train A travelling at 63 kmph can cross a platform 199.5 m long in 21 seconds. How
much time would train A take to completely cross (from the moment they meet) train B,
157m long and travelling at 54 kmph in opposite direction which train A is travelling?
(in seconds)
(a) 16
(b) 18
(c) 12
(d) 10

Answers

1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (d)

13. (e) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (a)

25. (c) 26. (c) 27. (b) 28. (d) 29. (b) 30. (d)

37. (b) 38. (d) 39. (d) 40. (c) 41. (b) 42. (b)

49. (a) 50. (c) 51. (b) 52. (d) 53. (d) 54. (a)

61. (b) 62. (c) 63. (d) 64. (b) 65. (b) 66. (a)

73. (b) 74. (a) 75. (b) 76. (d) 77. (b) 78. (b)

85. (b) 86. (d) 87. (b) 88. (a) 89. (b) 90. (b)
7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (b) 11. (c) 12. (b)

19. (b) 20. (c) 21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (c) 24. (e)

31. (b) 32. (d) 33. (a) 34. (a) 35. (a) 36. (c)

43. (d) 44. (c) 45. (c) 46. (b) 47. (a) 48. (a)

55. (c) 56. (d) 57. (b) 58. (d) 59. (b) 60. (d)

67. (b) 68. (a) 69. (b) 70. (b) 71. (a) 72. (b)

79. (b) 80. (b) 81. (a) 82. (a) 83. (b) 84. (b)

91. (c) 92. (d)

DATA SUFFICIENCY TYPE QUESTIONS

1. A train running at a certain speed crosses a stationary engine in 20 seconds. To find

out the speed of the train, which of the following information is necessary?
(a) Only the length of the train
(b) Only the length of the engine
(c) Either the length of the train or the length of the engine
(d) Both the length of the train and the length of the engine
2. A train running at a certain speed crosses an- other train running in the opposite
direction in 4.8 seconds. To find out the speed of the first train, which of the following
information P and Q is sufficient?
P: The length of the first train
Q: The length of the second train
(a) Only P is sufficient
(b) Only Q is sufficient
(c) Either P or Q is sufficient
(d) Both P and Q are needed
(e) Both P and Q are not sufficient
Directions (Questions 3-16): Each of the questions given below consists of a statement
and/or a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to
decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the
given question. Read both the statements and
Give answer (a) if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question,
while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question;
Give answer (b) if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question,
while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question;
Give answer (c) if the data either in Statement I or in

Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question; Give answer (d) if the data
even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question; Give
answer (e) if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the
question.
3. A train crosses a signal post in x seconds. What is the length of the train?
I. The train crosses a platform of 100 metres in y seconds.
II. The train is running at the speed of 80 km/hr.
4. What was the speed of the running train?
I. Length of the train was 120 metres.
II. The train crossed the other stationary train whose length was 180 m in 4 seconds.
5. What is the speed of a running train which takes 9 seconds to cross a signal post?
I. The length of the train is 90 metres.
II. The train takes 27 seconds to cross a platform of 180 metres.
6. What is the speed of the running train?
I. The length of the train is 180 metres.
II. The train crosses another stationary train of 120 metres length in 60 seconds.
7. What is the length of a running train?
I. The train crosses a man in 9 seconds.
II. The train crosses a 240 metre long platform in 24 seconds.
8. What is the speed of the train?
I. 280 metres long train crosses a signal pole in 18 seconds.
II. 280 metres long train crosses a platform in 45 seconds
9. What was the speed of a running train X?
I. The relative speed of train X and another train Y running in opposite direction is 160
kmph
II. The train Y crosses a signal post in 9 seconds.
10. What was the length of a running train crossing another 180 metre long train
running in the opposite direction?
I. The relative speed of the two trains was 150 kmph.
II. The trains took 9 seconds to cross each other.
11. A train crosses another train running in the opposite direction in x seconds. What is
the speed of the train?
I. Both the trains have the same length and are running at the same speed.
II. One train crosses a pole in 5 seconds.
12. A train crosses another train running in the same direction in one minute. What is
the speed of the faster train?
I. The speed of the slower train is 80 kmph.
II. The sum of the lengths of both the trains is 300 m.
13. What is the speed of a running train?
I. The train crosses a signal post in 6 seconds.
II. The train crosses another train running in the opposite direction in 15 seconds.
14. What is the relative speed of two trains with respect to each other?
I. The speed of the first train is 120% more
than the speed of the second train. II. The speed of the second train is 80 km/hr.
15. A train crosses a pole in 10 seconds. What is the length of the train?
I. The train crosses another train running in opposite direction with a speed of 80 km/hr
in 22 seconds.
II. The speed of the train is 108 km/hr.
16. What is the speed of the train whose length is 210 metres?
I. The train crosses another train of 300 metres length running in opposite direction in
10 seconds.
II. The train crosses another train running in the same direction at the speed of 60
km/hr in 30 seconds
Directions (Questions 17 to 23): Each of the questions given below consists of a question
followed by three statements. You have to study the question and the statements and
decide which of the statement(s) is/are necessary to answer the question.
17. What is the speed of the train?
I. The train crosses a tree in 13 seconds.
II. The train crosses a platform of length 250 metres in 27 seconds.
III. The train crosses another train running in the same direction in 32 seconds.
(a) I and II only
(b) II and III only
(c) I and III only
(d) Any two of the three
(e) None of these
18. What is the speed of the train?
I. The train crosses 300 metres long platform in 21 seconds.
𝟏
II. The train crosses another stationary train of equal length in 19𝟐 seconds.
𝟑
III. The train crosses a signal pole in 9𝟒 seconds.

(a) I and II only

(b) I and either II or III only
(c) II and either I or III only
(d) III and either I or II only
(e) None of these

19. What is the speed of the train?

I. The train crosses a signal pole in 18 seconds.
II. The train crosses a platform of equal length in 36 seconds.
III. Length of the train is 330 metres.
(a) I and II only
(b) II and III only
(c) I and III only
(d) III and either I or II only
(e) Any two of the three
20. What is the length of the train X?
I. Train X crosses a telegraph post in 20 seconds II. Train X crosses a platform of length
800 m in 100 seconds.
III. Train X passes through a tunnel 400 m long in 60 seconds.
(a) I and either II or III only
(b) II and III only
(c) II and either I or III only
(d) III and either I or II only
(e) Any two of the three
21. What is the speed of the train?
I. The train passes a man walking at the rate of 3 kmph in 9 seconds.
II. The train passes a man walking at the rate of 6 kmph in 10 seconds.
III. The train is moving in the same direction in which the two men are moving.
(a) I and III only
(b) II and III only
(c) I and II only
(d) All I, II and III
e) Question cannot be answered even with information in all the three statements.
22. What is the length of the train? (Bank P.O., 2004) I. The train cosses a 280 m long
platform in 18 sec.
II. The train crosses a man standing on the platform in 10.5 sec.
III. Speed of the train is 96 kmph.
(a) I and II only
(b) I and III only
(c) All I, II and III
(d) Any two of the three
(e) None of these
23. What is the speed of train?
I. The train crosses a signal post in 20 seconds.
II. The train crosses a 260 metre long platform in 33 seconds.
III. The train crosses another stationary train of same length in 40 seconds.
(a) Only I and II
(b) Any two of the three
(c) All I, II and III
(d) II and either I or III
(e) Even with all three statements answer cannot be given.
Directions (Questions 24-26): Each of these questions is followed by three statements.
You have to study the question and all the three statements given to decide whether any
information provided in the statement(s) is redundant and can be dispensed with while
answering the given question.
24. How much time will the train A take to cross another train B running in opposite
direction?
I. Train A crosses a signal pole in 6 seconds.
II. Ratio of the speeds of trains A and B is 3:2.
III. Length of the two trains together is 500 metres.
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) 1 or II only
(e) Question cannot be answered even with the information in all the three statements.
25. What is the length of a running train P crossing another running train Q?
I. These two trains take 18 seconds to cross each other.
II. These trains are running in opposite direc- tions.
III. The length of train Q is 180 metres.
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) All I, II and III are required
(e) Even with I, II and III, the answer cannot be obtained.
26. At what time will the train reach city X from city Y?
I. The train crosses another train of equal length of 200 metres and running in opposite
direction in 15 seconds.
II. The train leaves city Y at 7.15 a.m. for city X situated at a distance of 558 km.
III. The 200 metre long train crosses a signal pole in 10 seconds.
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) I or III only
(e) All I, II and III are required

Answers
1. a 21. e
2. c 22. e
3. c 23. e
4. d 24. e
5. d 25. e
6. b 26. e
7. c
8. c
9. b
10. b
11. e
12. e
13. e
14. b
15. c
16. b
17. c
18. c
19. b
20. b