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1.	A man takes twice as long to row a distance against the stream as to row the same distance in favour of the stream. The ratio of the speed of the boat (in still water) and the stream is:
A.	2:01
B.	3:01
C.	3:01
D.	4:03
Answer» C. 3:01

Discussion

2.	A man rows to a place 48 km distant and come 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. The rate of the stream is:
A.	1 km/hr
B.	1.5 km/hr
C.	2 km/hr
D.	2.5 km/hr
Answer» B. 1.5 km/hr

Discussion

3.	To go a distance of 40 km upstream a rower takes 8 hours while it takes her only 5 hours to row the same distance downstream. What was the rower's speed in still water?
A.	4.5 kmph
B.	4 kmph
C.	6.5 kmph
D.	1.5 kmph
Answer» D. 1.5 kmph

Discussion

4.	The upstream speed of the boat is 40 kmph and the speed of the boat in still water is 55 kmph. What is the downstream speed of the boat?
A.	75 kmph
B.	70 kmph
C.	60 kmph
D.	65 kmph
Answer» C. 60 kmph

Discussion

5.	The current of a stream at 1 kmph. A motor boat goes 35 km upstream and back to the starting point in 12 hours. The speed of the motor boat in still water is ?
A.	8 kmph
B.	6 kmph
C.	7.5 kmph
D.	5.5 kmph
Answer» C. 7.5 kmph

Discussion

6.	The ratio of the speed of a boat downstream and speed of the stream is 9:1. If the speed of the current is 3 km per hr, find the distance travelled by the boat upstream in 5 hours.
A.	100 km
B.	98 km
C.	109 km
D.	105 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

7.	Sravan drove from home to a neighboring town at the speed of 50 km/h and on his returning journey, he drove at the speed of 45 km/h and also took an hour longer to reach home. What distance did he cover?
A.	350 kms
B.	450 kms
C.	900 kms
D.	700 kms
Answer» D. 700 kms

Discussion

8.	Speeds of a boat along the current and against the current are 14 km/hr and 7 km/hr respectively. What is the speed of boat (in km/hr) in still water?
A.	3.5
B.	7.5
C.	10.5
D.	9.5
Answer» D. 9.5

Discussion

9.	Speed of a boat along and against theÂ current are 14 kms/hr and 8 kms/hr respectively. TheÂ speed of the current is
A.	11 kms/hr
B.	6 kms/hr
C.	5.5 kms/hr
D.	3 kms/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

10.	Rajesh rows in still water with a speed of 4.5 kmph to go to a certain place and comes back. Find his average speed for the whole journey, if the river is flowing with a speed of 1.5 kmph?
A.	2 kmph
B.	4 kmph
C.	6 kmph
D.	8 kmph
Answer» C. 6 kmph

Discussion

11.	Ramu can row 9 kmph in still water. It takes him twice as long to row up as to row down. Find the rate of stream.
A.	16 kmph
B.	8 kmph
C.	3 kmph
D.	9 kmph
Answer» C. 3 kmph

Discussion

12.	Mahesh rows to the place 80 km away and backÂ in 20 hours. He finds that he canÂ row 8 km downstream in the same time as 4 km upstream. The speed of the boat inÂ stillwater is
A.	9 kmph
B.	7 kmph
C.	2 kmph
D.	5 kmph
Answer» B. 7 kmph

Discussion

13.	In a stream running at 3 km/h, a motorboat goes 12 km upstream and back to the starting point in 60 min. Find the speed of the motor boat in still water. (in km/h)_x005F_x000D_
A.	2(2 + âˆš17)
B.	3(2 + âˆš17)
C.	2(4 + âˆš15)
D.	3(4 + âˆš17)
Answer» E.

Discussion

14.	In one hour, a boat goes 12 km/hr along the stream and 6 km/hr against the stream. The speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr) is:
A.	9
B.	8
C.	7
D.	7.5
Answer» B. 8

Discussion

15.	If the speed of a boat in still water is 20Â km/hr and the speed of the current is 5 km/hr, then theÂ time taken by the boat to travel 100 km with the current is
A.	2 hrs
B.	3 hrs
C.	4 hrs
D.	7 hrs
Answer» D. 7 hrs

Discussion

16.	If the boat goes 7 kms upstream in 42 min and speed of the stream is 3 kmph, then the speed of the boat in still water ?
A.	14 kmph
B.	13 kmph
C.	12 kmph
D.	11 kmph
Answer» C. 12 kmph

Discussion

17.	If sum of upstream and downstream speed of a boat is 82 kmph, and the boat travels 105 km. upstream in 3 hr, Find the time taken by boat to cover 126 km downstream.
A.	2.8 hrs
B.	2.7 hrs
C.	2.6 hrs
D.	2.5 hrs
Answer» C. 2.6 hrs

Discussion

18.	If a boat goes upstream at a speed of 24 km/hr and comes back the same distance at 40 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the totalÂ journey.
A.	32
B.	30
C.	31
D.	33
Answer» C. 31

Discussion

19.	If an anchored boat is rocked by waves whose crests are 80 m apart and whose velocity is 20 m/s, then the time required by the crests to reach the boat is ___.
A.	0.5 s
B.	5 s
C.	0.2 s
D.	4 s
Answer» E.

Discussion

20.	If a boat goes upstream at a speed of 18 km/hr and comes back the same distance at 30 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the total journey?
A.	22.5
B.	24
C.	20.5
D.	25
Answer» B. 24

Discussion

21.	If a boat goes a certain distance at 30 km/hr and comes back the same distance at 60 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the total journey?
A.	45
B.	50
C.	40
D.	35
Answer» D. 35

Discussion

22.	If a boat goes a certain distance at 30 km/h and comes back the same distance at 20 km/hr, what is the average speed (in km/hr) for the totalÂ journey?
A.	25
B.	24.5
C.	24
D.	25.5
Answer» D. 25.5

Discussion

23.	Find the speed of stream if a boat covers 36 km in downstream in 6 hours which is 3 hours less in covering the same distance in upstream?
A.	1.5 kmph
B.	1 kmph
C.	0.75 kmph
D.	0.5 kmph
Answer» C. 0.75 kmph

Discussion

24.	Choose the most appropriate answer:A boat travels upstream from B to A and downstream from A to B in 3 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water is 9 Km/h and the speed of the current is 3 Km/h, the distance between A and B is
A.	9 km
B.	10 km
C.	11 km
D.	12 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

25.	Equal distance is covered by a boat inÂ upstream and in downstream in total 5Â hours. Sum of speed of a boat inÂ upstream and downstream is 40 km/hr.Â Speed of boat in still water is 600%more than the speed of stream. Find theapproximate distance covered by boat inÂ downstream (in km).
A.	45
B.	50
C.	55
D.	60
Answer» C. 55

Discussion

26.	Ashok can row upstream at 8 kmph and downstream at 12kmph.What is the speed of the stream ?
A.	6 km/hr
B.	3 km/hr
C.	2 km/hr
D.	4.5 km/hr
Answer» D. 4.5 km/hr

Discussion

27.	Amith can row a boat d km upstream and the same distance downstream in 5 hours 15 minutes. Also, he can row the boat 2d km upstream in 7 hours. How long will it take to row the same distance 2d km downstream for Amith ?
A.	4 hrs 10 min
B.	3 hrs 15 min
C.	3 hrs 30 min
D.	4 hrs 1 min
Answer» D. 4 hrs 1 min

Discussion

28.	A steamer moves with a speed of 4.5 km/h in still water to a certain upstream point and comes back to the starting point in a river which flows at 1.5 km/h. The average speed of steamer for the total journey is
A.	12 km/h
B.	10 km/h
C.	6 km/h
D.	4 km/h
Answer» E.

Discussion

29.	A person can row 8 1/2 km an hour in still water and he finds that it takes him twice as long to row up as to row down the river. The speed of the stream ?
A.	1.78 kmph
B.	2.35 kmph
C.	2.83 kmph
D.	3.15 kmph
Answer» D. 3.15 kmph

Discussion

30.	A Womanâ€™s downstream swimming rate is thrice of her upstream swimming rate. If she covers 12 km upstream in 2.5 hours, what distance she will cover in 5 hours downstream?_x005F_x000D_
A.	72 km
B.	36 km
C.	56 km
D.	42 km
Answer» B. 36 km

Discussion

31.	A motorboat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takes 4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the motorboat and speed of the water current respectively?
A.	0.12986111111111
B.	0.29791666666667
C.	0.21111111111111
D.	0.33541666666667
Answer» E.

Discussion

32.	A motorboat goes 8 km an hour in still water, but takes thrice as much time in going the same distance against the current than going with the current. Then find the speed of the current?
A.	4 kmph
B.	6 kmph
C.	3 kmph
D.	2 kmph
Answer» B. 6 kmph

Discussion

33.	A motorboat can go 10 miles downstream on a river in 20 min. It takes 30 min for this boat to go back at the same 10 miles. Find the speed of the current ?
A.	8 m/h
B.	5 m/h
C.	7 m/h
D.	6 m/h
Answer» C. 7 m/h

Discussion

34.	A motor boat takes 12 hours to go downstream and it takes 24 hours to return Â the same distance. what is the time taken by Â boat in still water?
A.	15 h
B.	16 h
C.	8 h
D.	20 h
Answer» C. 8 h

Discussion

35.	A man swims downstream 72 km and upstream 45 km taking 9 hours each time; what is the speed of the currentÂ ?
A.	1 kmph
B.	3.2 kmph
C.	1.5 kmph
D.	2 kmph
Answer» D. 2 kmph

Discussion

36.	A man went downstream for 28 km in a motor boat and immediately returned. It took the man twice as long to make the return trip. If the speed of the river flow were twice as high, the trip downstream and back would take 672 minutes. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the river flow.
A.	12 km/hr, 3 km/hr
B.	9 km/hr, 3 km/hr
C.	8 km/hr, 2 km/hr
D.	9 km/hr, 6 km/hr
Answer» C. 8 km/hr, 2 km/hr

Discussion

37.	A man rows his boat 60 km downstream and 30 km upstream taking 3 hrs each time. Find the speed of the stream ?
A.	5 kmph
B.	10 kmph
C.	15 kmph
D.	45 kmph
Answer» B. 10 kmph

Discussion

38.	A man goes down stream 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 strean are 10km/hr and 14km/hr respectively, the distance of the destination from the string place is
A.	16 km
B.	18 km
C.	21 km
D.	25 km
Answer» D. 25 km

Discussion

39.	A man, rowing a boat, covers a distance of 16 km in two hours downstream. He covers half the distance in same amount of time when rowing upstream. Calculate the speed of the stream.
A.	4 kmph
B.	2 kmph
C.	3 kmph
D.	1 kmph
Answer» C. 3 kmph

Discussion

40.	A man can row upstream at 16 km/hr and downstream at 24 km/hr. Find the speed of the current.
A.	4 kmph
B.	6 kmph
C.	5 kmph
D.	3 kmph
Answer» B. 6 kmph

Discussion

41.	A man can row upstream at 12 km/hr and downstream at 18 km/hr. The man's rowing speed in still water is
A.	15 km/hr
B.	5 km/hr
C.	3 km/hr
D.	10 km/hr
Answer» B. 5 km/hr

Discussion

42.	A man can row his boat at a speed of speed of 4 kmph and he finds that the time taken rowing upstream is double to that taken downstream. Find the speed of the stream (in kmph).
A.	1.5
B.	1.3
C.	2
D.	1
Answer» C. 2

Discussion

43.	A man can row against the current three fourth of a kilometer in 15 min and returns same distance in 10 min, then ratio of his speed to that of current?
A.	0.20902777777778
B.	0.12569444444444
C.	0.16736111111111
D.	0.084027777777778
Answer» B. 0.12569444444444

Discussion

44.	A man can row 8 kmh in still water. If the river is running at 2 kmh, it takes 4 hrs more upstream than to go downstream for the same distance. Then the distance is given by
A.	54 kms
B.	32 kms
C.	45 kms
D.	60 kms
Answer» E.

Discussion

45.	A man can row 6 kmph in still water. When the river is running at 1.2 kmph, it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and back. What is the total distance traveled by the man ?
A.	4.58 kms
B.	6.35 kms
C.	5.76 kms
D.	5.24 kms
Answer» D. 5.24 kms

Discussion

46.	A boy can swim in still water at 4.5 km/h, but takes twice as long to swim upstream than downstream. The speed of the stream is ?
A.	1.8 kmph
B.	2 kmph
C.	2.2 kmph
D.	1.5 kmph
Answer» E.

Discussion

47.	A boatman can row 3 km against the stream in 20 minutes and return in 18 minutes. Find the rate of current ?
A.	1/3 kmph
B.	2/3 kmph
C.	1/4 kmph
D.	1/2 kmph
Answer» E.

Discussion

48.	A boatman can row 96 km downstream in 8 hr. If the speed of the current is 4 km/hr, then find in what time he will be able to cover 8 km upstream ?
A.	1.5 hrs
B.	1 hrs
C.	2.5 hrs
D.	2 hrs
Answer» E.

Discussion

49.	A boat whose speed in still water is 9 kmph, goes 12 kmÂ downstream and comes back in 3 hrs. Find the speed of the stream?
A.	1 kmph
B.	3 kmph
C.	5 kmph
D.	4 kmph
Answer» C. 5 kmph

Discussion

50.	A boat while travelling upstream covers a distance of 29 km at the speed of 6 km/h, whereas while travelling downstream it covers the same distance at a speed of 12 km/h. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
A.	6 kmph
B.	8 kmph
C.	9 kmph
D.	11 kmph
Answer» D. 11 kmph

Discussion

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