TNPSC Quantitative Aptitude - Races and Games of Skill
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 10
In a 100 m race, A covers the distance in 36 seconds and B in 45 seconds. In this race A beats B by:
- (a)
20 m
- (b)
25 m
- (c)
22.5 m
- (d)
9 m
In a 200 m race A beats B by 35 m or 7 seconds. A's time over the course is:
- (a)
40 sec
- (b)
47 Sec
- (c)
33 Sec
- (d)
None of these
In a 300 m race A beats by B by 22.5 m or 6 seconds. B's time over the course is :
- (a)
86 Sec
- (b)
80 Sec
- (c)
76 Sec
- (d)
None of these
A can run 22.5 m while B runs 25 m. In a kilometre race B beats A by :
- (a)
100 m
- (b)
\(111\frac { 1 }{ 9 } m\)
- (c)
25 m
- (d)
50 m
In a 500 m race, the ratio of the speeds of two contestants A and B is 3 : 4. A has a start of 140 m. Then, A wins by :
- (a)
60 m
- (b)
40 m
- (c)
20 m
- (d)
10 m
A runs \(1\frac { 2 }{ 3 } \) times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 80 m, how far must the wiinning post be so that A and B might reach it at the same time?
- (a)
200 m
- (b)
300 m
- (c)
270 m
- (d)
160 m
In a 100 m race, A beats B by 10 m and C by 13 m. In a race of 180 m, B wll beat C by :
- (a)
5.4 m
- (b)
4.5 m
- (c)
5 m
- (d)
6 m
In a race of 200m, A can beat B by 31 m and C by 18 m. In case of 350 m, C will beat B by :
- (a)
22.75 m
- (b)
25 m
- (c)
19.5 m
- (d)
\(7\frac { 4 }{ 7 } m\)
A and B take part in a 100 m race. A runs at 5 km per hour: A gives B a start of 8 m and still beats him by 8 seconds. The speed of B is :
- (a)
5.15 kmph
- (b)
4.14 kmph
- (c)
4.25 kmph
- (d)
4.4 kmph
In a game of 100 points, A can give B 20 points and C 28 points. Then, B can give C :
- (a)
8 points
- (b)
10 points
- (c)
14 points
- (d)
40 points