Practice Speed, Time and Distance Questions for CLAT 2025
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SPEED, TIME AND DISTANCE QUESTIONS
1. A car travels at an average speed of 72 km/h for the first 80 km of a journey. What average speed must the car maintain for the remaining 120 km in order to achieve an overall average speed of 80 km/h for the entire journey?
a) 85 km/h
b) 90 km/h
c) 95 km/h
d) 100 km/h
b) 90 km/h
c) 95 km/h
d) 100 km/h
2. A cyclist travels from town A to town B at a speed of 15 km/h. On the return journey, the cyclist covers the same distance at a speed of 20 km/h. What is the average speed for the entire round trip?
a) 17.5 km/h
b) 16.25 km/h
c) 18 km/h
d) 15.5 km/h
b) 16.25 km/h
c) 18 km/h
d) 15.5 km/h
3. A boat travels downstream for 6 hours covering a distance of 120 km. If the same boat travels upstream for the same duration, covering a distance of 60 km, what is the speed of the stream?
a) 5 km/h
b) 3 km/h
c) 6 km/h
d) 4 km/h
b) 3 km/h
c) 6 km/h
d) 4 km/h
4. A train takes 1 hour longer to travel 100 km from station A to station B than it does to travel the same distance from station B to station A. If the train’s speed from station A to station B is 40 km/h, what is its speed from station B to station A?
a) 45 km/h
b) 50 km/h
c) 55 km/h
d) 60 km/h
b) 50 km/h
c) 55 km/h
d) 60 km/h
5. A person travels from city X to city Y at a speed of 60 km/h and returns to city X at a speed of 40 km/h. If the total time taken for the entire journey is 10 hours, what is the distance between city X and city Y?
a) 240 km
b) 300 km
c) 360 km
d) 400 km
b) 300 km
c) 360 km
d) 400 km
6. A car travels 100 km at an average speed of 40 km/h and returns at an average speed of 60 km/h. What is the average speed for the entire journey?
a) 48 km/h
b) 45 km/h
c) 50 km/h
d) 55 km/h
b) 45 km/h
c) 50 km/h
d) 55 km/h
7. A cyclist travels from town A to town B at a speed of 10 km/h and returns to town A at a speed of 20 km/h. What is the average speed for the entire round trip?
a) 22 km/h
b) 13 km/h
c) 20 km/h
d) 15 km/h
b) 13 km/h
c) 20 km/h
d) 15 km/h
8. A train travels from Station A to Station B at a speed of 80 km/h and returns to Station A at a speed of 100 km/h. If the total journey time is 7.5 hours, what is the distance between Station A and Station B?
a) 480 km
b) 520 km
c) 560 km
d) 600 km
b) 520 km
c) 560 km
d) 600 km
9. A car travels at a certain speed for the first half of a journey and at twice that speed for the second half. If the total journey takes 6 hours and covers 300 km, what is the average speed for the entire journey?
a) 45 km/h
b) 50 km/h
c) 55 km/h
d) 60 km/h
b) 50 km/h
c) 55 km/h
d) 60 km/h
10. A plane flies from City X to City Y at an average speed of 600 km/h and returns to City X at an average speed of 800 km/h. If the total flight time is 5 hours, what is the distance between City X and City Y?
a) 2400 km
b) 2800 km
c) 3200 km
d) 3600 km
b) 2800 km
c) 3200 km
d) 3600 km
11. A cyclist travels from point A to point B at an average speed of 12 km/h and returns to point A at an average speed of 15 km/h. If the total journey takes 7 hours, what is the distance between point A and point B?
a) 54 km
b) 60 km
c) 66 km
d) 72 km
b) 60 km
c) 66 km
d) 72 km
12. A car travels from Town X to Town Y at a speed of 60 km/h and returns to Town X at a speed of 80 km/h. If the total journey time is 6 hours and the distance between the towns is 240 km, what is the average speed for the entire journey?
a) 64 km/h
b) 68 km/h
c) 72 km/h
d) 76 km/h
b) 68 km/h
c) 72 km/h
d) 76 km/h
13. A boat travels downstream for 3 hours and covers a distance of 180 km. If the speed of the stream is 10 km/h, what is the speed of the boat in still water?
a) 50 km/h
b) 60 km/h
c) 70 km/h
d) 80 km/h
b) 60 km/h
c) 70 km/h
d) 80 km/h
14. A car travels from City P to City Q at an average speed of 50 km/h and returns to City P at an average speed of 75 km/h. If the total journey time is 8 hours and the distance between the cities is 400 km, what is the average speed for the entire journey?
a) 60 km/h
b) 65 km/h
c) 70 km/h
d) 75 km/h
b) 65 km/h
c) 70 km/h
d) 75 km/h
15. A train travels from Station X to Station Y at an average speed of 120 km/h and returns to Station X at an average speed of 90 km/h. If the total journey time is 5 hours, what is the distance between Station X and Station Y?
a) 360 km
b) 400 km
c) 450 km
d) 480 km
b) 400 km
c) 450 km
d) 480 km
16. A cyclist travels from Town A to Town B at an average speed of 20 km/h and returns to Town A at an average speed of 30 km/h. If the total journey time is 9 hours, what is the distance between Town A and Town B?
a) 100 km
b) 120 km
c) 140 km
d) 160 km
b) 120 km
c) 140 km
d) 160 km
17. A boat travels downstream for 5 hours and covers a distance of 150 km. If the speed of the stream is 20 km/h, what is the speed of the boat in still water?
a) 25 km/h
b) 30 km/h
c) 35 km/h
d) 40 km/h
b) 30 km/h
c) 35 km/h
d) 40 km/h
18. A car travels from City X to City Y at an average speed of 45 km/h and returns to City X at an average speed of 60 km/h. If the total journey time is 6 hours and the distance between the cities is 270 km, what is the average speed for the entire journey?
a) 50 km/h
b) 55 km/h
c) 60 km/h
d) 65 km/h
b) 55 km/h
c) 60 km/h
d) 65 km/h
19. A train travels from Station P to Station Q at an average speed of 80 km/h and returns to Station P at an average speed of 100 km/h. If the total journey time is 6 hours, what is the distance between Station P and Station Q?
a) 320 km
b) 360 km
c) 400 km
d) 440 km
b) 360 km
c) 400 km
d) 440 km
20. A car travels from Town X to Town Y at an average speed of 60 km/h and returns to Town X at an average speed of 80 km/h. If the total journey time is 4 hours and the distance between the towns is 240 km, what is the average speed for the entire journey?
a) 70 km/h
b) 75 km/h
c) 80 km/h
d) 85 km/h
b) 75 km/h
c) 80 km/h
d) 85 km/h
ANSWERS
- A
- B
- A
- B
- B
- A
- C
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