Problems on Trains (MCQ)

1. A train moves past a phone post and a bridge 264 m long in 8 seconds and 20 seconds respectively. What is the speed of the train?
(1) 75 km/hr
(2) 82 km/hr
(3) 79 km/hr
(4) 79.2 km/hr
(5) None of these

2. A train takes 18 seconds to pass completely through a station 162 m long and 15 seconds through another station 120 m long. The length of the train is:
(1) 73 m
(2) 92 m
(3) 90 m
(4) 100 m
(5) None of these

3. How many seconds will a 500 metre long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3 km/hr in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr?
(1) 32
(2) 30
(3) 40
(4) 48
(5) None of these

4. 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?
(1) 38 sec
(2) 20 sec
(3) 36 sec
(4) 72 sec
(5) None of these

5. A 110 metres long train 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?
(1) 8 sec
(2) 6 sec
(3) 7 sec
(4) 12 sec
(5) None of these

6. Two trains 200 m and 150 m long are running on parallel rails at the rate of 40 kmph and 45 kmph respectively. In how much time will they cross each other, if they are running in the same direction?
(1) 80 sec
(2) 136 sec
(3) 192 sec
(4) 252 sec
(5) None of these

7. Two trains 140 m and 160 m long run at the speed of 60 km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively in opposite directions on parallel tracks. The time (in seconds) which they take to cross each other, is:
(1) 11
(2) 14
(3) 10
(4) 10.8
(5) None of these