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1. |
What is the speed of the boat in still water? I. The speed downstream is 12 kmph. II. The speed upstream is 4 kmph. III. In a to and fro journey between two points, the average speed of the boat was 6 kmph. |
A. | I and II only |
B. | All I, II and III |
C. | III, and either I or II |
D. | Any two of the three |
E. | None of these |
Answer» E. None of these | |
2. |
A boat takes a total time of three hours to travel downstream from P and Q and upstream back from Q to P. What is the speed of the boat in still water? I. The speed of the river current is 1 km per hour. II. The distance between P and Q is 4 km. |
A. | I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer |
B. | II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer |
C. | Either I or II alone sufficient to answer |
D. | Both I and II are not sufficient to answer |
E. | Both I and II are necessary to answer |
Answer» F. | |
3. |
What is the speed of the boat in still water? I. It takes 2 hours to cover the distance between A and B downstream. II. It takes 4 hours to cover the distance between A and B upstream. |
A. | I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer |
B. | II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer |
C. | Either I or II alone sufficient to answer |
D. | Both I and II are not sufficient to answer |
E. | Both I and II are necessary to answer |
Answer» E. Both I and II are necessary to answer | |
4. |
What is the speed of the boat in still water? I. The boat covers a distance of 48 kms in 6 hours while running upstream. II. The boat covers the same distance in 4 hours while running downstream. |
A. | I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer |
B. | II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer |
C. | Either I or II alone sufficient to answer |
D. | Both I and II are not sufficient to answer |
E. | Both I and II are necessary to answer |
Answer» F. | |
5. |
A man can row three-quarters of a kilometre against the stream in 11 minutes and down the stream in 7 minutes. The speed (in km/hr) of the man in still water is: |
A. | 2 |
B. | 3 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 5 |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
A man can row upstream at 12km/hr and downstream at 18 km/hr. The man rowing speed in still water is? |
A. | 5 km/hr |
B. | km/hr |
C. | km/hr |
D. | 0 km/hr |
Answer» B. km/hr | |
7. |
A boat can tarvel 36 km upstream in 5 hours. If the speed of the stream is 2.4 kmph, how much time will the boat take to cover a distance of 78 km downstream?(in hours) |
A. | hours |
B. | .5 hours |
C. | .5 hours |
D. | hours |
Answer» C. .5 hours | |
8. |
The speed of the boat in still water is 5 times that of current, it takes 1.1 hour to row to point B from point A downstream. The distance between point A and point B is 13.2 km. How much distance (in km) will it cover in 312 minutes upstrem? |
A. | 3.2 |
B. | 8 |
C. | 1.6 |
D. | 4.8 |
Answer» D. 4.8 | |
9. |
A man takes 2.2 times as long to row a distance upstream as to row the same distance downstream. If he can row 55 km downstream in 2 hour 30 minutes, what is the speed of the boat in the still water? |
A. | 0 km/h |
B. | km/h |
C. | 6 km/h |
D. | 4 km/h |
Answer» D. 4 km/h | |
10. |
Speedof a along and against the current are 14 kms/hr and 8 kms/hr respectively. The speed of the current is? |
A. | 1 km/hr |
B. | km/hr |
C. | .5 km/hr |
D. | km/hr |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
A man row to a place 48 km distant and back on 14 hours text. 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. | km/hr |
B. | .5 km/hr |
C. | .8 km/hr |
D. | .5 km/hr |
Answer» B. .5 km/hr | |
12. |
The speed of a boat in still water is 10 km/hr. If it can travel 26 km downstream and 14 km upstream at the same time, the speed of the stream is- |
A. | km/hr |
B. | .5 km/hr |
C. | km/hr |
D. | km/hr |
Answer» D. km/hr | |
13. |
The speed of a boat downstream is 15 km/hr and the speed of current is 3 km/hr. Find the total time taken by the boat to cover 15 km upstream and 15 km downstream. |
A. | hours 40 minutes |
B. | hours 42 minutes |
C. | hours 10 minutes |
D. | hours 30 minutes |
Answer» B. hours 42 minutes | |
14. |
A man rows 12 km in 5 hours against the streamand the speed of current being 4 kmph. What time will be taken by him to row 15 km with the stream? |
A. | hour $${\text{27}}\frac{7}{{13}}$$ minutes |
B. | hour $${\text{24}}\frac{7}{{13}}$$ minutes |
C. | hour $${\text{25}}\frac{7}{{13}}$$ minutes |
D. | hour $${\text{26}}\frac{7}{{13}}$$ minutes |
Answer» E. | |
15. |
On a river , Q is the mid - point between two points P and R on the same bank of the river. A boat can go from P to Q and back in 12 hours, and from P to R in 16 hours 40 minutes. How long would it take to go from R to P? |
A. | ${\text{3}}\frac{3}{7}$$ hr |
B. | hr |
C. | ${\text{6}}\frac{2}{3}$$ hr |
D. | ${\text{7}}\frac{1}{3}$$ hr |
Answer» E. | |
16. |
A boat moves downstream at the rate of 1 km in $${\text{7}}\frac{1}{2}$$ minutes and upstream at the rate of 5 km an hour. What is the speed of the boat in the still water? |
A. | km/hour |
B. | ${\text{6}}\frac{1}{2}$$ km/hour |
C. | km/hour |
D. | ${\text{3}}\frac{1}{2}$$ km/hour |
Answer» C. km/hour | |
17. |
P, Q and R are three towns on a river which flows uniformly. Q is equidistant from P and R. I row from P to Q and back in 10 hours and I can row from P to R in 4 hours. Compare the speed of my boat in still water with that of the river. |
A. | : 3 |
B. | : 3 |
C. | : 5 |
D. | : 3 |
Answer» C. : 5 | |
18. |
A motorboat in still water travels at a speed of 36 km/hr. It goes 56 km upstream in 1 hour 45 monutes. The time taken by it to cover the same distance down the stream will be- |
A. | hour 24 minutes |
B. | hour 21 minutes |
C. | hour 25 minutes |
D. | hour |
Answer» B. hour 21 minutes | |
19. |
A boat travels 24 km upstream in 6 hours and 20 km downstream in 4 hours. Then the speed of boat in still water and the speed of current are respectively. |
A. | kmph and 3 kmph |
B. | .5 kmph and 0.5 kmph |
C. | kmph and 2 kmph |
D. | kmph and 2 kmph |
Answer» C. kmph and 2 kmph | |
20. |
A boat while dowenstream in a reiver converda distance of 50 miles at an average speed of 60 miles per hour. While returning , because of the water resistance , it took 1 hour 15 minutes to cover the same distance What was the average speed during the whole journey? |
A. | 0 mph |
B. | 8 mph |
C. | 0 mph |
D. | 5 mph |
Answer» C. 0 mph | |
21. |
A boat covers 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 6 hours, while it covers 36 km upstream and 24 km downstream in $$6\frac{1}{2}$$ hours. The speed of the current is? |
A. | km/hr |
B. | km/hr |
C. | .5 km/hr |
D. | .5 km/hr |
Answer» C. .5 km/hr | |
22. |
A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in $$1\frac{1}{2}$$ hours. If the speed of the stream be 3 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still water? |
A. | 2 kmph |
B. | 3 kmph |
C. | 4 kmph |
D. | 5 kmph |
E. | one of these |
Answer» E. one of these | |
23. |
A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in 1(1/2) hours. If the speed of the stream be 3 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still water? |
A. | 12 kmph |
B. | 13 kmph |
C. | 14 kmph |
D. | 15 kmph |
Answer» E. | |
24. |
A man can row three-quarters of a kilometre against the stream in 11(1/4) minutes and down the stream in 7(1/2) minutes. The speed (in km/hr) of the man in still water is: |
A. | 2 |
B. | 3 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 5 |
Answer» E. | |
25. |
A boat 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 boat and speed of the water current respectively? |
A. | 2 : 1 |
B. | 3 : 2 |
C. | 8 : 3 |
D. | Cannot be determined |
Answer» D. Cannot be determined | |
26. |
A man rows his boat 85 km downstream and 45 km upstream, taking 2 1/2 hours each time. Find the speed of the stream? |
A. | 5 kmph |
B. | 6 kmph |
C. | 7 kmph |
D. | 8 kmph |
Answer» E. | |
27. |
The speed of a boat in upstream is 60 kmph and the speed of the boat downstream is 80 kmph. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the stream? |
A. | 70, 10 kmph |
B. | 35, 27 kmph |
C. | 50, 60 kmph |
D. | 45, 55 kmph |
Answer» B. 35, 27 kmph | |
28. |
The speed of a boat in still water is 60kmph and the speed of the current is 20kmph. Find the speed downstream and upstream? |
A. | 35, 25 kmph |
B. | 80, 40 kmph |
C. | 40, 60 kmph |
D. | 50, 55 kmph |
Answer» C. 40, 60 kmph | |
29. |
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. | 6 kmph |
B. | 7 kmph |
C. | 8.5 kmph |
D. | 8 kmph |
Answer» B. 7 kmph | |
30. |
A man whose speed is 4.5 kmph in still water rows to a certain upstream point and back to the starting point in a river which flows at 1.5 kmph, find his average speed for the total journey? |
A. | 10 kmph |
B. | 21 kmph |
C. | 8 kmph |
D. | 12 kmph |
Answer» D. 12 kmph | |
31. |
The current of a stream runs at the rate of 4 kmph. A boat goes 6 km and back to the starting point in 2 hours, then find the speed of the boat in still water? |
A. | 10 kmph |
B. | 10 kmph |
C. | 8 kmph |
D. | 12 kmph |
Answer» D. 12 kmph | |
32. |
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 black. What is the total distance traveled by the man? |
A. | 6.24 km |
B. | 6 km |
C. | 5.76 km |
D. | 5.66 km |
Answer» D. 5.66 km | |
33. |
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 black. How far is the place? |
A. | 3.12 km |
B. | 2.88 km |
C. | 3 km |
D. | 2 km |
Answer» C. 3 km | |
34. |
A man swims downstream 30 km and upstream 18 km taking 3 hours each time, what is the speed of the man in still water? |
A. | 2 kmph |
B. | 8 kmph |
C. | 16 kmph |
D. | 4 kmph |
Answer» C. 16 kmph | |
35. |
A boat can move upstream at 25 kmph and downstream at 35 kmph, then the speed of the current is? |
A. | 5 kmph |
B. | 10 kmph |
C. | 30 kmph |
D. | 15 kmph |
Answer» B. 10 kmph | |
36. |
A man can row upstream at 25 kmph and downstream at 35 kmph, and then find the speed of the man in still water? |
A. | 60 kmph |
B. | 10 kmph |
C. | 30 kmph |
D. | 5 kmph |
Answer» D. 5 kmph | |
37. |
A man can row with a speed of 15 kmph in still water. If the stream flows at 5 kmph, then the speed in downstream is? |
A. | 10 kmph |
B. | 5 kmph |
C. | 20 kmph |
D. | 22 kmph |
Answer» D. 22 kmph | |
38. |
A man can row his boat with the stream at 6 km/h and against the stream in 4 km/h. The man's rate is? |
A. | 3 |
B. | 7.5 |
C. | 2.25 |
D. | 1.5 |
Answer» E. | |
39. |
A boat goes 100 km downstream in 10 hours, and 75 m upstream in 15 hours. The speed of the stream is? |
A. | 7 km/h |
B. | 5 km/h |
C. | 3 km/h |
D. | 2 (1/2) km/h |
Answer» E. | |
40. |
A person can swim in still water at 4 km/h. If the speed of water 2 km/h, how many hours will the man take to swim back against the current for 6km? |
A. | 3 |
B. | 4 |
C. | 4 (1/2) |
D. | Insufficient data |
Answer» B. 4 | |
41. |
Speed of a boat in standing water is 9 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.5 kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 105 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is: |
A. | 16 hours |
B. | 18 hours |
C. | 20 hours |
D. | 24 hours |
Answer» E. | |
42. |
A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water? |
A. | 40 minutes |
B. | 1 hour |
C. | 1 hr 15 min |
D. | 1 hr 30 min |
Answer» D. 1 hr 30 min | |
43. |
A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in 1 hours. If the speed of the stream be 3 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still water? |
A. | 12 kmph |
B. | 13 kmph |
C. | 14 kmph |
D. | 15 kmph |
Answer» E. | |
44. |
The speed of a boat in still water in 15 km/hr and the rate of current is 3 km/hr. The distance travelled downstream in 12 minutes is: |
A. | 1.2 km |
B. | 1.8 km |
C. | 2.4 km |
D. | 3.6 km |
Answer» E. | |
45. |
A boat running downstream covers a distance of 16 km in 2 hours while for covering the same distance upstream, it takes 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water? |
A. | 4 km/hr |
B. | 6 km/hr |
C. | 8 km/hr |
D. | Data inadequate |
Answer» C. 8 km/hr | |
46. |
In one hour, a boat goes 11 km/hr along the stream and 5 km/hr against the stream. The speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr) is: |
A. | 3 km/hr |
B. | 5 km/hr |
C. | 8 km/hr |
D. | 9 km/hr |
Answer» D. 9 km/hr | |
47. |
A man's speed with the current is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr. The man's speed against the current is: |
A. | 8.5 km/hr |
B. | 9 km/hr |
C. | 10 km/hr |
D. | 12.5 km/hr |
Answer» D. 12.5 km/hr | |
48. |
A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream. |
A. | hours |
B. | 3 hours |
C. | 4 hours |
D. | 5 hours |
Answer» D. 5 hours | |
49. |
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 will be able to cover 8 km upstream? |
A. | 6 hr |
B. | 2 hr |
C. | 4 hr |
D. | 1 hr |
Answer» C. 4 hr | |
50. |
A man can row 40 kmph in still water and the river is running at 10 kmph. If the man takes 1 hr to row to a place and back, how far is the place? |
A. | 16.5 kmph |
B. | 12.15 kmph |
C. | 2.25 kmph |
D. | 18.75 kmph |
Answer» E. | |