A person travels a distance of 24 km at a speed of 6 km/h, another 24 km at 8 km/h and a third 24 km at 12 km/h. Find his average speed for the whole journey. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

A person travels a distance of 24 km at a speed of 6 km/h, another 24 km at 8 km/h and a third 24 km at 12 km/h. Find his average speed for the whole journey.
A. 9 km/h
B. 7.5 km/h
C. 8 km/h
D. 8.5 km/h
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Total distance = 24 + 24 + 24 = 72 km. Total time = 24/6 + 24/8 + 24/12 = 4 + 3 + 2 = 9 hours. Average speed = 72 / 9 = 8 km/h.

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A passenger train clears a station side signal pillar in exactly 12 seconds. If the length of the train is 180 meters, find its speed in km/h.
A. 60 km/h
B. 48 km/h
C. 54 km/h
D. 72 km/h

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Speed of train = 180 / 12 = 15 m/s. Converting to km/h = 15 * (18/5) = 54 km/h.

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Question #2
Excluding stoppages, a bus travels at 60 km/h and including stoppages it travels at 50 km/h. How many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
A. 8 minutes
B. 15 minutes
C. 10 minutes
D. 12 minutes

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Stoppage time per hour = (60 - 50) / 60 = 10 / 60 = 1/6 hour. In minutes = (1/6) * 60 = 10 minutes.

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Question #3
The speed of a train is 20% more than the speed of a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B, 120 km away, at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about 10 minutes while stopping at the stations. What is the speed of the car?
A. 80 km/h
B. 120 km/h
C. 140 km/h
D. 100 km/h

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Let car speed be c, then train speed is 1.2c. Time difference = 120/c - 120/(1.2c) = 10/60 hour. 120/c * (1 - 1/1.2) = 1/6 => 120/c * (0.2/1.2) = 1/6 => 120/c * (1/6) = 1/6 => c = 120 km/h.

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