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MCQ Practice Test & Solutions: MCQ: Races and Games of Skill - 1 (10 Questions)

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  • - Format: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
  • - Duration: 10 minutes
  • - Number of Questions: 10

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MCQ: Races and Games of Skill - 1 - Question 1
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In a 300 m race A beats B by 22.5 m or 6 seconds. B's time over the course is:

Detailed Solution: Question 1

B runs 45/2 m in 6 sec.

= 80 sec.

MCQ: Races and Games of Skill - 1 - Question 2
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A can run 22.5 m while B runs 25 m. In a kilometre race B beats A by:

Detailed Solution: Question 2

When B runs 25 m, A runs 45/2 m.
When B runs 1000 m,

∴ B beats A by 100 m.

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MCQ: Races and Games of Skill - 1 - Question 3
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In a 100 m race, A can beat B by 25 m and B can beat C by 4 m. In the same race, A can beat C by:

Detailed Solution: Question 3

A : B = 100 : 75
B : C = 100 : 96.

= 100 : 72.
∴ A beats C by (100 - 72) m = 28 m.

MCQ: Races and Games of Skill - 1 - Question 4
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At a game of billiards, A can give B 15 points in 60 and A can give C to 20 points in 60. How many points can B give C in a game of 90?

Detailed Solution: Question 4

A : B = 60 : 45.
A : C = 60 : 40.

= 90 : 80.
∴ B can give C 10 points in a game of 90.

MCQ: Races and Games of Skill - 1 - Question 5
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A and B take part in 100 m race. A runs at 5 kmph. A gives B a start of 8 m and still beats him by 8 seconds. The speed of B is:

Detailed Solution: Question 5


Time taken by A to cover 100 m 
= 72 sec.
Time taken by B to cover 92 m = (72 + 8)
= 80 sec.

MCQ: Races and Games of Skill - 1 - Question 6
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In a race of 200 m, A can beat B by 31 m and C by 18 m. In a race of 350 m, C will beat B by:

Detailed Solution: Question 6

A : C = 200 : 182.


When C covers 182 m, B covers 169 m.
When C covers 350 m,         

Therefore, C beats B by (350 - 325) m = 25 m.            

MCQ: Races and Games of Skill - 1 - Question 7
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In a 100 m race, A can give B 10 m and C 28 m. In the same race B can give C:

Detailed Solution: Question 7

A : B = 100 : 90.
A : C = 100 : 72.

When B runs 90 m, C runs 72 m.

When B runs 100 m, C runs 
∴ B can give C 20 m.

MCQ: Races and Games of Skill - 1 - Question 8
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A runs  times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 80 m, how far must the winning post be so that A and B might reach it at the same time?

Detailed Solution: Question 8

Ratio of the speeds of A and B = 
Thus, in race of 5 m, A gains 2 m over B.
2 m are gained by A in a race of 5 m.
80 m will be gained by A in race of 
= 200 m.
∴ Winning post is 200 m away from the starting point.

MCQ: Races and Games of Skill - 1 - Question 9
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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:

Detailed Solution: Question 9

To reach the winning post A will have to cover a distance of (500 - 140)m, i.e., 360 m.
While A covers 3 m, B covers 4 m.
While A covers 360 m, B covers 
= 480 m.
Thus, when A reaches the winning post, B covers 480 m and therefore remains 20 m behind.
∴ A wins by 20 m.

MCQ: Races and Games of Skill - 1 - Question 10
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In 100 m race, A covers the distance in 36 seconds and B in 45 seconds. In this race A beats B by:

Detailed Solution: Question 10

Distance covered by B in 9 sec.

∴ A beats B by 20 metres.

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