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51.	A boat running upstream takes 528 min to cover a certain distance, while it takes 240 min to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the water current, respectively ?
A.	2 : 1
B.	3 : 2
C.	8 : 3
D.	Couldn't be determined
Answer» D. Couldn't be determined

Discussion

52.	A motorboat travelling at the same speed, can cover 25 km upstream and 39 km downstream in 8 h. At the same speed, it can travel 35 km upstream and 52 km downstream in 11 h. The speed of the stream is ?
A.	2 km/h
B.	3 km/h
C.	4 km/h
D.	5 km/h
Answer» D. 5 km/h

Discussion

53.	The speed of a boat in still water is 4 km/hr and the speed of current is 2 km/hr. If the time taken to reach a certain distance upstream is 9 hours, find the time it will take to go same distance downstream ?
A.	2 hrs
B.	2.5 hrs
C.	3.5 hrs
D.	3 hrs
Answer» E.

Discussion

54.	Ramesh can row a certain distance downstream is 6 hours and return the same distance in 9 hours. If the speed of Ram, Ramesh in still water is 12 km/hr, find the speed of the stream.
A.	2.4 km/hr
B.	2 km/hr
C.	3 km/hr
D.	Data inadequate
Answer» B. 2 km/hr

Discussion

55.	A man rows to a place 48 km distance and back in 14 hours . He finds that he can row 4 km with the stream in the same time as 3 km against the stream. Find the rate of the stream ?
A.	1 km/hr
B.	2 km/hr
C.	1.5 km/hr
D.	2.5 km/hr
Answer» B. 2 km/hr

Discussion

56.	A person can row a boat d km upstream and the same distance downstream
A.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">3</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">hrs</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">2</td></tr></table>
B.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">3</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">hrs</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">4</td></tr></table>
C.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">4</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">hrs</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">4</td></tr></table>
D.	4 hours
Answer» B. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">3</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">hrs</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">4</td></tr></table>

Discussion

57.	Speed of motorboat in still water is 45 km/h. If the motor travels 80 km along the stream in 1 h 20 min, then the time taken by it to cover the same distance against the stream will be ?
A.	4 h 20 min
B.	3 h 40 min
C.	2 h 40 min
D.	2 h 55 min
Answer» D. 2 h 55 min

Discussion

58.	A boat's speed in still water is 5km/h. While river is flowing with a speed of 2km/h and time taken to cover a certain distance upstream is 2 h more than time taken to cover the same distance downstream. Find the distance ?
A.	10.5 km
B.	11 km
C.	10.9 km
D.	15 km
Answer» B. 11 km

Discussion

59.	A boat takes 9 h to travel a distance upstream and taken 3 h to travel the same distance downstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 4 km/h, then what is the velocity of the stream ?
A.	4 km/h
B.	3 km/h
C.	6 km/h
D.	2 km/h
Answer» E.

Discussion

60.	A boat running upstream covers a distance of 10 km in 30 min and while running downstream, it covers the same distance in 25 min away and return, then the speed of the water current is ?
A.	2 km/h
B.	3 km/h
C.	1/2 km/h
D.	1 km/h
Answer» D. 1 km/h

Discussion

61.	A steamer goes downstream from one port to another in 4 h. It covers the same distance upstream in 5 h. If the speed of the stream is 2 km/h, then find the distance between the two ports. ?
A.	50 km
B.	60 km
C.	70 km
D.	80 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

62.	Speed of a boat in standing water is 6 km/hr and the speed of the stream is 1.5 km/hr. A man rows to a place at a distance of 22.5 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him, is ?
A.	6 hrs 30 min
B.	8 hrs 24 min
C.	8 hrs
D.	4 hrs 12 min
Answer» D. 4 hrs 12 min

Discussion

63.	A boat takes 3 hours to travel from place M to N downstream and back from N to M upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 4 km, what is the distance between the two places ?
A.	8 km
B.	12 km
C.	6 km
D.	Data inadequate
Answer» E.

Discussion

64.	A motorboat can travel at 10 km/h in still water. It travelled 91 km downstream in a river and then returned to the same place, talking altogether 20 h. The rate of flow of river is ?
A.	3 km/h
B.	4 km/h
C.	2 km/h
D.	5 km/h
Answer» B. 4 km/h

Discussion

65.	A boat has to travel upstream 20 km distance from point X of a river to points Y. The total time taken by boat in travelling from point X to Y and Y to X is 41 min 40 s. What is the speed of the boat ?
A.	66 km/h
B.	72 km/h
C.	48 km/h
D.	Cannot be determined
Answer» E.

Discussion

66.	A man can row three quarters of a kilometre against the stream in 11
A.	2 km/hr
B.	3 km/hr
C.	4 km/hr
D.	5 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

67.	The current of a stream runs at 1 km/hr. A motor boat goes 35 km upstream and back again to the starting point in 12 hours. The speed of motor boat in still water is ?
A.	6 km/hr
B.	7 km/hr
C.	8.5 km.hr
D.	8 km/hr
Answer» B. 7 km/hr

Discussion

68.	A boatman takes twice as long to row a distance against the stream as to row the same distance with the stream. Find the ratio of speeds of the boat in still water and the stream. ?
A.	2 : 1
B.	3 : 1
C.	1 : 2
D.	1 : 3
Answer» C. 1 : 2

Discussion

69.	A man rows to a place 35 km in distant and back in 10 hours 30 minutes. He found that he could row 5 km with the stream in the same time as he can row 4 km against the stream. Find the rate of flow of the stream.:
A.	1 km/hr
B.	0.5 km/hr
C.
D.	0.75 km/hr
E.	1.5 km/hr
Answer» D. 0.75 km/hr

Discussion

70.	A river is flowing with a steady speed of 4 km/h. One rows his boat downstream in the river and then returns by rowing upstream in the same river. When he returns to the starting points, the total distance covered by him is 42 km. If the return journey takes 2 h more than his outward journey, then the speed of his rowing in still water must be ?
A.	12 km/h
B.	10 km/h
C.	9 km/h
D.	8 km/h
Answer» C. 9 km/h

Discussion

71.	A river is flowing at a speed of 5 km/h in a particular direction. A man, who can swim at a speed of 20 km/h in still water, starts swimming along the direction of flow of the river from from points A and reaches another point B which is at a distance of 30 km from the starting point A. On reaching point B, the man turns back and starts swimming against the direction of flow of the river and stops after reaching point A. The total time taken by the man to complete his journey is ?
A.	2 h 30 min
B.	3 h 12 min
C.	3 h 30 min
D.	3 h 45 min
Answer» C. 3 h 30 min

Discussion

72.	Ishwar is rowing a boat. He takes half time in moving a certain distance downstream than upstream. What is the ratio of the rate of boat in still water to the rate of current ?
A.	2 : 1
B.	5 : 1
C.	7 : 1
D.	3 : 1
Answer» E.

Discussion

73.	A man can row 7
A.	3 km
B.	4 km
C.	1 km
D.	2 km
Answer» B. 4 km

Discussion

74.	The ratio of speed of a motorboat to that of the current of water is 35 : 5. The motorboat goes along with the current in 5 h 10 min. Find the time to come back of motorboat ?
A.	5 h 50 min
B.	6 h
C.	6 h 50 min
D.	12 h 10 min
Answer» D. 12 h 10 min

Discussion

75.	Ravi can row downstream at 9 km/h and upsteam at 5 km/h. Find the speed of Ravi in still water and speed of current.
A.	7 km/h and 2 km/h
B.	8 km/h and 6 km/h
C.	7 km/h and 3 km/h
D.	8 km/h and 2 km/h
Answer» B. 8 km/h and 6 km/h

Discussion

76.	A boatman row 1 km in 5 min along the steam and 6 km in 1 h against the stream. The speed of the steam is ?
A.	3 km/h
B.	6 km/h
C.	10 km/h
D.	12 km/h
Answer» B. 6 km/h

Discussion

77.

A boat moves downstream at the rate of 1 km in 7 1 minutes and upstream at the
2

A.

B.

C.

D.

4 km/hour

E.

8 km/hour

Answer» C.

Discussion

78.	The speed of a boat in still water is 10 km/hr. It covers (upstream) a distance of 45 km in 6 hours. The speed (in km/hr) of the stream is
A.	2.5
B.	3
C.
D.	3.5
E.	4
Answer» B. 3

Discussion

79.	A man can swim 3 km/hr. in still water. If the velocity of the stream is 2 km/hr., the time taken by him to swim to a place 10 km upstream and back is :
A.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">9</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">hrs</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">3</td></tr></table>
B.
C.	10 hr.
D.	12 hr.
E.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">8</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">hrs</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">3</td></tr></table>
Answer» D. 12 hr.

Discussion

80.	The speed of a stream is 3 km/ hr. and the speed of a man in still water is 5 km/hr. The time taken by the man to swim 26 km downstream is :
A.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">8</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td><td rowspan="2">hrs</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">3</td></tr></table>
B.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">3</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">hrs</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">4</td></tr></table>
C.	13 hrs.
D.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">5</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">hrs</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">5</td></tr></table>
Answer» C. 13 hrs.

Discussion

81.	A man 8 km/hr in still water. If the river is running at 2 km/hr, it taken 32 minutes to row to a place and back. How for is the place ?
A.	1.5 km
B.	2.5 km
C.	2 km
D.	3 km
Answer» D. 3 km

Discussion

82.	A boat covers 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 6 hours while it covers 36 km upstream and 24 km downstream in 6
A.	1.5 km/hr
B.	1 km/hr
C.	2 km/hr
D.	2.5 km/hr
Answer» D. 2.5 km/hr

Discussion

83.	A man goes downstream with a boat to some destination and returns upstream to his original place in 5 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water and the stream are 10 km/hr and 4 km/ hr respectively, the distance of the destination from the starting place is
A.	16 km
B.	18 km
C.	21 km
D.	25 km
Answer» D. 25 km

Discussion

84.	A man rows upstream 16 km and downstream 28 km talking 5 hours each time. The velocity of the current is ?
A.	2.4 km/hr
B.	1.2 km/hr
C.	3.6 km/hr
D.	1.8 km/hr
Answer» C. 3.6 km/hr

Discussion

85.	A man can row at 5 km/hr in still water and the velocity of current is 1 km/hr. It takes him 1 hour to row to a place and back. How far is the place ?
A.	2.5 km
B.	2.4 km
C.	3 km
D.	3.6 km
Answer» C. 3 km

Discussion

86.	The current of a stream runs at the rate of 4 km/hr. A boat goes 6 km and back to the starting point in 2 hours. The speed of the boat in still water is ?
A.	6 km/hr
B.	7.5 km/hr
C.	8 km/hr
D.	6.8 km/hr
Answer» D. 6.8 km/hr

Discussion

87.	A boat moves upstream at the rate of 1 km in 10 minutes and downstream at the rate of 1 km in 6 minutes. The speed of the current is ?
A.	1 km/hr
B.	1.5 km/hr
C.	2 km/hr
D.	2.5 km/hr
Answer» D. 2.5 km/hr

Discussion

88.	The speed of boat upstream and speed of boat downstream are 7 km/h and 13 km/h, respectively. Then the speed of stream and the speed of boat in still water is ?
A.	10 km/h and 3 km/h
B.	15 km/h and 9 km/h
C.	20 km/h and 6 km/h
D.	40 km/h and 12 km/h
Answer» B. 15 km/h and 9 km/h

Discussion

89.	The speed of a boat in still water is 10 km/h. If it can travel 26 km downstream and 14 km upstream in the same time , then the speed of stream is ?
A.	2 km/h
B.	2.5 km/h
C.	3 km/h
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

90.	A boat goes 40 km. upstream in 8 hours and 36 km. downstream in 6 hours. The speed of the boat in standing water is ?
A.	6.5 km.hr
B.	6 km/hr
C.	5.5 km/hr
D.	5 km/hr
Answer» D. 5 km/hr

Discussion

91.	If a man's rate with the current is 12 km/hr and the rate of the current is 1.5 km/hr then man's rate against the current is ?
A.	9 km/hr
B.	6.75 km/hr
C.	5.25 km/hr
D.	7.5 km/hr
Answer» B. 6.75 km/hr

Discussion

92.	If a man rows at 5 km/hr in still water and 3.5 km/hr against the current his rate along the current is ?
A.	8.5 km/hr
B.	6.5 km/hr
C.	6 km/hr
D.	4.25 km/hr
Answer» C. 6 km/hr

Discussion

93.	The speed of a boat downstream is 15 km/hr and the speed of the stream is 1.5 km/hr. The speed of the boat upstream is ?
A.	13.5 km/hr
B.	16.5 km/hr
C.	12 km/hr
D.	8.25 km/hr
Answer» D. 8.25 km/hr

Discussion

94.	The speed of a boat in still water is 2km/hr. If its speed upstream be 1 km/hr, then speed of the stream is ?
A.	1.5 km/hr
B.	3 km/hr
C.	1 km/hr
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

95.	A man can row downstream at 14 km/hr and upstream at 9km/hr. Man's rate in still water is ?
A.	5 km/hr
B.	23 km/hr
C.	11.5 km/hr
D.	None of these of these
Answer» D. None of these of these

Discussion

96.	A man can row with the stream at 11 km/hr and against the stream at 8 km/hr. The speed of the stream is ?
A.	3 km/hr
B.	9.5 km/hr
C.	1.5 km/hr
D.	6 km/hr
Answer» D. 6 km/hr

Discussion

97.	The speed of a boat in still water is 2 km/hr. If its speed upstream be 1 km/hr, then speed of the stream is ?
A.	2 km/hr
B.	3 km/hr
C.	1 km/hr
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

98.	A boat goes 14 km upstream in 56 minutes. The speed of stream is 2 km/hr. The speed of boat in still water is ?
A.	6 km/hr
B.	15 km/hr
C.	14 km/hr
D.	17 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

99.	The speed of a boat in still water is 10 km/hr. If its speed down stream be 13 km/hr, then speed of the stream is ?
A.	1.5 km/hr
B.	3 km/hr
C.	11.5 km/hr
D.	5.75 km/hr
Answer» C. 11.5 km/hr

Discussion

100.	The speed of a boat in still water is 12 km per hour. Going downstream it moves at the rate of 19 km per hour. The speed of the boat against the stream is ?
A.	5 km/hr
B.	3 km/hr
C.	8 km/hr
D.	Data inadequate
Answer» B. 3 km/hr

Discussion

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