Problems on Trains Aptitude MCQ Questions with Answers Set A

Question -A goods train starts running from a place at 1 P.M. at the rate of 18 km/hour. Another goods train starts from the same place at 3 P.M. in the same direction and overtakes the first train at 9 P.M. The speed of the second train in km/hr is ?
a) 24
b) 30
c) 15
d) 18

Answer : A

Question -Two trains start at the same time from 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
c) 758 km
d) 857 km

Answer : D

Question - 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) 36 secs
b) 30 secs
c) 24 secs
d) 18 secs

Answer : C

Question - A 75 metre long train is moving at 20 kmph. It will cross a man standing on the platform in ?
a) 12 seconds
b) 14 seconds
c) 13.5 seconds
d) 15.5 seconds

Answer : C

Question - In what time will a train, 60 metre long, running at the rate of 36 km/hr pass a telegraph post ?
a) 9 seconds
b) 8 seconds
c) 7 seconds
d) 6 seconds

Answer : D

Question - A moving train, 66 metres long, overtakes another train of 88 metres long, moving in the same direction in 0.168 minutes. If the second train is moving at 30 km/hr, at what speed is the first train moving ?
a) 85 km/hr
b) 50 km/hr
c) 55 km/hr
d) 25 km/hr

Answer : A

Question - A train 50 metres long passes a platform of length 100 metres in 10 seconds. The speed of the train in metre/second is ?
a)50
b) 10
c) 15
d) 20

Answer : C

Question - A train 150 metre long takes 20 seconds to cross a platform 450 metre long. The speed of the train in, km per hour, is ?
a) 108
b) 100
c) 24.76
d) 104

Answer : A

Question - A train takes 18 seconds to pass through a platform 162 m long and 15 seconds to pass through another platform 120 m long. The length of the train (in m) is ?
a) 70
b) 80
c) 90
d) 105

Answer : C

Question - A passenger train 150m long is travelling with a speed of 36 km/hr. If a man is cycling in the direction of train at 9 km/hr., the time taken by the train to pass the man is ?
a) 10 sec
b) 15 sec
c) 18 sec
d) 20 sec

Answer : D

Question - A train 100 metre long is running at a speed of 120 km/hr. The time taken to pass a person standing near the line is ?
a) 1 second
b) 3 seconds
c) 6 seconds
d) 7 seconds

Answer : B

Question - A train passes two persons walking in the same direction at a speed of 3 km/hour and 5km/ hour respectively in 10 seconds and 11 seconds respectively. The speed of the train is ?
a) 28 km/hour
b) 27 km/hour
c) 25 km/hour
d) 24 km/hour

Answer : C

Question - A train, 150m long, passes a pole in 15 seconds and another train of the same length travelling in the opposite direction in 12 seconds. The speed of the second train is ?
a) 45 km./hr
b) 48 km./hr
c) 52 km./hr
d) 54 km./hr

Answer : D

Question - A train travelling at 48 km/hr crosses another train, having half its length and travelling in opposite direction at 42 km/hr, in 12 seconds. It also passes a railway platform in 45 seconds. The length of the railway platform is ?
a) 200 m
b) 300 m
c) 350 m
d) 400 m

Answer : D

Question - Two trains of lengths 150m and 180m respectively are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. If their speeds be 50 km/hr and 58 km/hr respectively, in what time will they cross each other ?
a) 22 seconds
b) 15 seconds
c) 30 seconds
d) 11 seconds

Answer : D

Question - Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at the rate of 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

Answer : A

Question - Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at 46 km/h and 36 km/h. The faster train passes, the slower train in 36 seconds. The length of each train is ?
a) 82 m
b) 50 m
c) 80 m
d) 72 m

Answer : B

Question - A train is moving at a speed of 132 km/hour. If the length of the train is 110 metres, how long will it take to cross a railway platform 165 metres long ?
a) 5 seconds
b) 7.5 seconds
c) 10 seconds
d) 15 seconds

Answer : B

Question -Two trains of equal length, running in opposite directions, pass a pole in 18 and 12 seconds. The trains will cross each other in ?
a) 14.4 seconds
b) 15.5 seconds
c) 18.8 seconds
d) 20.2 seconds

Answer : A

Question -A train is moving at a speed of 80 km/h and covers a certain distance in 4.5 hours. The speed of the train to cover the same distance in 4 hours is ?
a) 100 km/h
b) 70 km/h
c) 85 km/h
d) 90 km/h

Answer : D

Question -Two trains start from a certain place on two parallel tracks in the same direction. The speed of the trains are 45 km/hr. and 40 km/hr respectively. The distance between the two trains after 45 minutes will be ?
a) 2.5 km.
b) 2.75 km.
c) 3.7 km.
d) 3.75 km.

Answer : C

Question - Two trains of length 137 metre and 163 metre are running with speed of 42 km/hr and 48 km/hr respectively towards each other on papallel tracks. In how many seconds will they cross each other ?
a) 30 sec
b) 24 sec
c) 12 sec
d) 10 sec

Answer : C

Question - A train 100 metres long meets a man going in opposite direction at 5 km/hr and passes him in 7 and 1/5 seconds. What is the speed of the train (in km/hr) ?
a) 45 km/hr
b) 60 km/hr
c) 55 km/hr
d) 50 km/hr

Answer : A

Question - A train with a uniform speed passes a platform, 122 metres long, in 17 seconds and a bridge, 210 metres long, in 25 seconds. The speed of the train is ?
a) 46.5 km/hour
b) 37.5 km/hour
c) 37.6 km/hour
d) 39.6 km/hour

Answer : D

Question - Two trains are moving on two parallel tracks but in opposite directions. A person sitting in the train moving at the speed of 80 km/hr passes the second train in 18 seconds. If the length of the second train is 1000 m, its speed is ?
a) 100 km/hr
b) 120 km/hr
c) 140 km/hr
d) 150 km/hr

Answer : B

Question - A train 180 m long moving at the speed of 20 m/sec. over-takes a man moving at a speed of 10 m/sec in the same direction. The train passes the man in ?
a) 6 sec
b) 9 sec
c) 18 sec
d) 27 sec

Answer : C

Question - 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 ?
a) 2 and 3/7 seconds
b) 3 and 3/7 seconds
c) 4 and 3/7 seconds
d) 5 and 3/7 seconds

Answer : B

Question - A passenger train running at the speed of 80 kms./hr leaves the railway station 6 hours after a goods train leaves and overtakes it in 4 hours. What is the speed of the goods train ?
a) 32 kmph
b) 50 kmph
c) 45 kmph
d) 64 kmph

Answer : A

Question - If a train, with a speed of 60 km/hr, crosses a pole in 30 seconds, the length of the train (in metres) is ?
a) 1000
b) 900
c) 750
d) 500

Answer : D

Question - Two trains travel in the same direction at the speed of 56 km/h and 29 km/h respectively. The faster train passes a man in the slower train in 10 seconds. The length of the faster train (in metres) is ?
a) 100
b) 80
c) 75
d) 120

Answer : C

Question - A 120 m long train takes 10 seconds to cross a man standing on a platform. What is the speed of the train ?
a)12 m/sec
b) 10 m/sec
c) 15 m/sec
d) 20 m/sec

Answer : A

Question - Two trains start from a certain place on two parallel tracks in the same direction. The speed of the trains are 45 km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively. The distance between the two trains after 45 minutes will be ?
a) 2 km 500 m
b) 2 km 750 m
c) 3 km 750 m
d) 3 km 250 m

Answer : C

Question - A train travelling with uniform speed crosses two bridges of lengths 300 m and 240 m in 21 seconds and 18 seconds respectively. The speed of the train is ?
a) 72 km/hr
b) 68 km/hr
c) 65 km/hr
d) 60 km/hr

Answer : A

Question - A train 200 m long running at 36 kmph takes 55 seconds to cross a bridge. The length of the bridge is ?
a) 375 m
b) 300 m
c) 350 m
d) 325 m

Answer : C

Question - A train is 250m long. If the train takes 50 seconds to cross a tree by the railway line, then the speed of the train in km/hr is ?
a) 10
b) 9
c) 5
d) 18

Answer : D

Question - A bus moving at a speed of 45 km/hr overtakes a truck 150 metres ahead going in the same direction in 30 seconds. The speed of the truck is ?
a) 27 km/hr
b) 24 km/hr
c) 25 km/hr
d) 28 km/hr

Answer : A

Question - A train, 500 metre long, running at a uniform speed, passes a station in 35 seconds. If the length of the platform is 221 metre, the speed of the train in km/hr is ?
a) 72 and 1/35
b) 74.16
c) 24.76
d) 78.54

Answer : B

Question - A 120 metre long train is running at a speed of 90 km per hour. It will cross a railway platform 230 m long in ?
a) 4 and 4/5 seconds
b) 9 and 1/5 seconds
c) 7 seconds
d) 14 seconds

Answer : D

Question - The time taken by a train 160 m long, running at 72 km/hr, in crossing an electric pole is ?
a) 8 seconds
b) 9 seconds
c) 6 seconds
d) 4 seconds

Answer : A

Question - Two trains 105 metres and 90 metres long, runs at the speed of 45 km/hr and 72 km/hr respectively, in opposite directions on parallel tracks. The time which they take to cross each other, is ?
a) 8 seconds
b) 6 seconds
c) 7 seconds
d) 5 seconds

Answer : B

Question - Two trains start from stations A and B and travel towards each other at speed of 50 km/hour and 60 km/hour respectively. At the time of their meeting, the second train has travelled 120 km more than the first. The distance between A and B is ?
a) 990 km
b) 1200 km
c) 1320 km
d) 1440 km

Answer : C

Question - Two trains start from station A and B and travel towards each other at speed of 16 miles/ hour and 21 miles/ hour respectively. At the time of their meeting, the second train has travelled 60 miles more than the first. The distance between A and B (in miles) is ?
a) 444
b) 496
c) 333
d) 540

Answer : A

Question - A policeman goes after a thief who has 100 metres start, if the policeman runs a kilometre in 8 min, and the thief a km in 10 min, the distance covered by thief before he is over-powered is ?
a) 350 m
b) 400 m
c) 320 m
d) 420 m

Answer : B

Question - A train of length 500 feet crosses a platform of length 700 feet in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is ?
a) 70 ft/second
b) 85 ft/second
c) 100 ft/second
d) 120 ft/second

Answer : D

Question -Two trains X and Y start from Jodhpur to Jaipur and from Jaipur to Jodhpur respectively. After passing each other they take 4 hours 48 minutes and 3 hours 20 minutes to reach Jaipur and Jodhpur respectively. If X is moving at 45 km/hr, the speed of Y is ?
a) 60 km/hr
b) 58 km/hr
c) 54 km/hr
d) 64.8 km/hr

Answer : C

Question -Two trains 180 metres and 120 metres in length are running towards each other on parallel tracks, one at the rate 65 km/hour and another at 55 km/hour. In how many seconds will they be clear of each other from the moment they meet ?
a) 6
b) 9
c) 12
d) 15

Answer : B

Question - A train 150m long passes a telegraphic post in 12 seconds. Find the speed of the train.(in km/hr) ?
a) 50
b) 12.5
c) 25
d) 45

Answer : D

Question - The distance between two places A and B is 60 km. Two cars start at the same time from A and B, travelling at the speeds of 35 km/h and 25 km/h, respectively. If the cars run in the same direction, then they will meet after ( in hours) ?
a) 6.5
b) 6.2
c) 6
d) 6.52

Answer : C

Question - Two trains are running with speed 30 km/hr and 58 km/hr in the same direction. A man in the slower train passes the faster train in 18 seconds. The length (in metres) of the faster train is ?
a) 70
b) 100
c) 128
d) 140

Answer : D

Question - Two trains, one 160 m and the other 140 m long are running in opposite directions on parallel rails, the first at 77 km an hour and the other at 67 km an hour. How long will they take to cross each other ?
a) 7 seconds
b) 7 and 1/2 seconds
c) 6 seconds
d) 10 seconds

Answer : B

Question - A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200m. The thief starts running and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10 km./hr and 11 km./hr respectively. What is the distance between them after 6 minutes ?
a) 100 m
b) 190 m
c) 200 m
d) 150 m

Answer : A

Question - If a man running at 15 kmph crosses a bridge in 5 minutes, the length of the bridge is ?
a) 1000 metres
b) 500 metres
c) 750 metres
d) 1250 metres

Answer : D

Question - Two trains 108 m and 112 m in length are running towards each other on the parallel lines at a speed of 45 km/hr and 54 km/hr respectively. To cross each other after they meet, it will take ?
a) 12 sec
b) 9 sec
c) 8 sec
d) 10 sec

Answer : C

Question - A moving train passes a platform 50 metre long in 14 seconds and a lamp post in 10 seconds. The speed of the train (in km/h) is ?
a) 24
b) 36
c) 40
d) 45

Answer : D

Question - The length of a train and that of a platform are equal. If with a speed of 90 km/hr the train crosses the platform in one minute, then the length of the train (in metres) is ?
a) 500
b) 600
c) 750
d) 900

Answer : C

Question - A train is running at a speed of 90 km/hr. If it crosses a signal in 10 sec., the length of the train (in metres) is ?
a) 150
b) 324
c) 900
d) 250

Answer : D

Question - The distance between two cities A and B is 330 km. A train starts from A at 8 a.m. and travels towards B at 60 km/hr. Another train starts from B at 9 a.m. and travels towards A at 75 km/hr. At what time do they meet ?
a) 10 a.m.
b) 10 : 30 a.m.
c) 11 a.m.
d) 11 : 30 a.m.

Answer : C

Question - Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at 46 km/hour and 36 km/hour. The faster train passes the slower train in 36 seconds. The length of each train is ?
a) 72 m
b) 80 m
c) 82 m
d) 50 m

Answer : D

Question - A 200 metre long train is running at a speed of 72 km/hr. How long will it take to cross 800metre long bridge ?
a) 50 seconds
b) 40 seconds
c) 60 seconds
d) 30 seconds

Answer : A

Question - A constable follows a thief who is 200 m ahead of the constable. If the constable and the thief run at speed of 8 km/hour and 7 km/hour respectively, the constable would catch the thief in ?
a) 10 minutes
b) 12 minutes
c) 15 minutes
d) 20 minutes

Answer : B

Question - Two trains, 80 metres and 120 metres long, are running at the speed of 25 km/hr and 35 km/hr respectively in the same direction on parallel tracks. How many seconds will they take to pass each other ?
a) 48
b) 64
c) 70
d) 72

Answer : D