MCQs Worksheet on Speed, Distance, and Time for SSC
📌 Key Formulae:
- Speed = Distance ÷ Time
- Time = Distance ÷ Speed
- Distance = Speed × Time
- Average Speed = Total Distance ÷ Total Time
- Relative Speed:
- If two objects move in the same direction, their relative speed = (Speed₁ – Speed₂)
- If two objects move in opposite directions, their relative speed = (Speed₁ + Speed₂)
- Boat and Stream:
- Speed in still water = (Upstream speed + Downstream speed) ÷ 2
- Speed of stream = (Downstream speed – Upstream speed) ÷ 2
MCQs on Speed, Distance, and Time
1. A car covers 180 km in 3 hours. What is its speed?
A) 30 km/h
B) 45 km/h
C) 60 km/h
D) 90 km/h
2. A train travels at 80 km/h. How much distance will it cover in 4.5 hours?
A) 320 km
B) 360 km
C) 400 km
D) 450 km
3. If a person walks at 5 km/h for 3 hours, how much distance does he cover?
A) 10 km
B) 12 km
C) 15 km
D) 20 km
4. A bus takes 5 hours to travel 300 km. What is its speed?
A) 50 km/h
B) 55 km/h
C) 60 km/h
D) 65 km/h
5. A cyclist covers 24 km in 2 hours. What is his speed?
A) 10 km/h
B) 12 km/h
C) 14 km/h
D) 16 km/h
6. A train running at 90 km/h crosses a 270 km distance in how much time?
A) 2 hours
B) 3 hours
C) 4 hours
D) 5 hours
7. If a man runs at 10 km/h, how much time will he take to cover 50 km?
A) 2 hours
B) 3 hours
C) 4 hours
D) 5 hours
8. A boat travels at 18 km/h in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/h, what is the boat’s speed downstream?
A) 12 km/h
B) 14 km/h
C) 22 km/h
D) 24 km/h
9. Two trains are moving towards each other at speeds of 50 km/h and 60 km/h. Their relative speed is:
A) 10 km/h
B) 50 km/h
C) 60 km/h
D) 110 km/h
10. A plane flies 1,200 km in 2 hours. What is its speed?
A) 500 km/h
B) 600 km/h
C) 700 km/h
D) 800 km/h
11. A person walks at 4 km/h and runs at 10 km/h. If he covers a distance in 5 hours by walking and running equally, what is the total distance?
A) 25 km
B) 30 km
C) 35 km
D) 40 km
12. If a bus takes 4 hours to cover a distance at 60 km/h, what would be the time taken if the speed is increased to 80 km/h?
A) 2 hours
B) 2.5 hours
C) 3 hours
D) 3.5 hours
13. A train moving at 72 km/h crosses a 300-meter-long bridge in how many seconds?
A) 10 sec
B) 12 sec
C) 15 sec
D) 18 sec
14. A car takes 2 hours to travel a certain distance at 60 km/h. If the speed is reduced to 40 km/h, how long will it take?
A) 2 hours
B) 2.5 hours
C) 3 hours
D) 3.5 hours
15. If a cyclist covers 120 km at 30 km/h and returns at 40 km/h, what is his average speed for the entire journey?
A) 34 km/h
B) 35 km/h
C) 36 km/h
D) 37 km/h
Answer Key
- C) 60 km/h (180 ÷ 3)
- B) 360 km (80 × 4.5)
- C) 15 km (5 × 3)
- A) 50 km/h (300 ÷ 5)
- B) 12 km/h (24 ÷ 2)
- B) 3 hours (270 ÷ 90)
- D) 5 hours (50 ÷ 10)
- C) 22 km/h (18 + 4)
- D) 110 km/h (50 + 60)
- B) 600 km/h (1200 ÷ 2)
- B) 30 km (Walking = 2.5 × 4, Running = 2.5 × 10)
- C) 3 hours (240 ÷ 80)
- D) 18 sec (Speed in m/s = 72 × 5/18 = 20 m/s; Time = 300 ÷ 20)
- C) 3 hours (120 ÷ 40)
- A) 34 km/h (Average Speed = (2 × 30 × 40) ÷ (30 + 40) = 34.3)