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Speed, distance, and time problems involving trains.

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16. A train 300 m long crossed a platform 900 m long in 1 minute 12 seconds. The speed of the train in km/hr was:
A. 45
B. 50
C. 54
D. 60
Explanation: ANSWER : 60
17. A train moves with the speed of 180 km/hr; then its speed in metros per-second is:
A. 5
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
Explanation: ANSWER : 50
18. A train 270 metres long is moving at a speed of 25 kmph. It will cross a man coming from the opposite direction at a speed of 2 km per hour in:
A. 36 seconds
B. 32 seconds
C. 28 seconds
D. 24 seconds
Explanation: ANSWER : 36 seconds
19. Two train 132 metres and 108 metres long are running in opposite directions, one at the rate of 32 kmph and another one at the rate of 40 kmph. From the moment they meet the will cross each other in:
A. 10 seconds
B. 11 seconds
C. 12 seconds
D. 13 seconds
Explanation: ANSWER : 12 seconds
20. A train travelling at 36 kmph completely crosses another train having half its length and travelling in the opposite direction at 54 kmph, in 12 seconds. If it also passes a railway platform in 1 minutes, the length of the platform is:
A. 560 metres
B. 620 metres
C. 700 metres
D. 750 metres
Explanation: ANSWER : 700 metres