A regular passenger bus tracks a route divided into three equal segments. It runs the segments at 20 km/h, 30 km/h, and 60 km/h respectively. Find the average speed across the whole route. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

A regular passenger bus tracks a route divided into three equal segments. It runs the segments at 20 km/h, 30 km/h, and 60 km/h respectively. Find the average speed across the whole route.
A. 30 km/h
B. 25 km/h
C. 35 km/h
D. 40 km/h
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Let each segment distance be 60 km. Total distance = 3 * 60 = 180 km. Total time = 60/20 + 60/30 + 60/60 = 3 + 2 + 1 = 6 hours. Average speed = 180 / 6 = 30 km/h.

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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. 8 km/h
B. 9 km/h
C. 7.5 km/h
D. 8.5 km/h

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
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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Question #2
A train 270 meters long is moving at a speed of 120 km/h. In how much time will it cross a man coming from the opposite direction at a speed of 15 km/h?
A. 8.4 seconds
B. 7.8 seconds
C. 6.8 seconds
D. 7.2 seconds

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Relative speed = 120 + 15 = 135 km/h = 135 * (5/18) = 37.5 m/s. Time = Distance / Speed = 270 / 37.5 = 7.2 seconds.

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Question #3
Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 50 km/h and including stoppages it is 40 km/h. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
A. 14 minutes
B. 12 minutes
C. 10 minutes
D. 15 minutes

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Stoppage time per hour = (50 - 40) / 50 = 10 / 50 = 1/5 hour. In minutes = (1/5) * 60 = 12 minutes.

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