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Problems on Trains with answers
Train problems form an integral part of the time and speed questions which are frequently asked in the quantitative aptitude section of various Government exams. These questions are different from the basic speed, distance and time questions and require a different approach to be answered.
Mostly the number of questions asked from the train problems topic varies between 1-3 and are mostly asked in the word problems format.
Types of Questions on Train Problems
Over the years, the exam pattern has changed with the increase in the number of applicants and every year candidates notice a new pattern or format in which questions are asked for various topics in the syllabus.
It is important that a candidate is aware of the types in which a question may be framed or asked in the examination to avoid any risk of losing marks.
Problems on Trains
Thus, given below are the type of questions which may be asked from the train-based problems:
- Time Taken by Train to Cross any stationary Body or Platform – Question may be asked where the candidate has to calculate the time taken by a train to cross a stationary body like a pole or a standing man or a platform/ bridge
- Time Taken by 2 trains to cross each other – Another question that may be asked is the time two trains might take to cross each other
- Train Problems based on Equations – Two cases may be given in the question and the candidates will have to form equations based on the condition given
Problems on Trains with answers MCQs
1) The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can cross in 30 seconds, is:
- 200 m
- 225 m
- 245 m
- 250 m
2) Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. The ratio of their speeds is:
a) 1:2
b) 1:3
c) 3:2
d) 3:4
3) A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform?
a) 120 m
b) 240 m
c) 300 m
d) 360 m
4) A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m long?
a) 65 sec
b) 89 sec
c) 100 sec
d) 150 sec
5) Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at 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
6) A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track in 240 metres ahead of the engine of a 120 metres long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In how much time will the train pass the jogger?
a) 3.6 sec
b) 18 sec
c) 36 sec
d) 72 sec
7) A goods train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 250 m long platform in 26 seconds. What is the length of the goods train ?
a) 230 m
b) 240 m
c) 260 m
d) 270 m
8) Two trains, each 100 m long, moving in opposite directions, cross each other in 8 seconds. If one is moving twice as fast the other, then the speed of the faster train is:
a) 30 km/hr
b) 45 lm/hr
c) 60 km/hr
d) 75km/hr
9) A train 800 metres long is running at a speed of 78 km/hr. If it crosses a tunnel in 1 minute, then the length of the tunnel (in meters) is :
a) 130
b) 360
c) 500
d) 540
10) A train moves past a telegraph post and a bridge 264 m long in 8 seconds and 20 seconds respectively. What is the speed of the train?
a) 69.5 km/hr
b) 45 lm/hr
c) 79 km/hr
d) 79.2 km/hr
Problems on Trains
Problems on Trains with answers: ANSWER KEY
1. C 9. C
2. C 10. C
3.B
4.B
5.A
6.C
7.D
8. C
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