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51.	At his usual rowing rate, Rahul can travel 12 miles downstream in a certain river in 6 hours less than it takes him to travel the same distance upstream. But if he could double his usual rowing rate f
A.	2(1/3) mph
B.	1(1/3) mph
C.	1(2/3) mph
D.	2(2/3) mph
Answer» E.

Discussion

52.	A man can row 4 kmph is still water. If the river is running at 2 kmph it takes 90 min to row to a place and back. How far is the place?
A.	2 km
B.	4 km
C.	5 km
D.	2.25 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

53.	A man can row 8 km/hr in still water. If the river is running at 3 km/hr, it takes 3 hours more in upstream than to go downstream for the same distance. How far is the place?
A.	32.5 km
B.	25 km
C.	27.5 km
D.	22.5 km
Answer» D. 22.5 km

Discussion

54.	If a man rows at the rate of 5 kmph in still water and his rate against the current is 3 kmph, then the man's rate along the current is:
A.	5 kmph
B.	7 kmph
C.	12 kmph
D.	8 kmph
Answer» C. 12 kmph

Discussion

55.	A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel 36 miles downstream than to travel the same distance upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 10 mph, the speed of the stream is:
A.	4 mph
B.	2.5 mph
C.	3 mph
D.	2 mph
Answer» E.

Discussion

56.	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.	3 : 1
B.	1 : 3
C.	1 : 2
D.	2 : 1
Answer» B. 1 : 3

Discussion

57.	A man can row upstream at 7 kmph and downstream at 10kmph. Find man's rate in still water and the rate of current.
A.	1 kmph
B.	1.5 kmph
C.	2 kmph
D.	2.5kmph
Answer» C. 2 kmph

Discussion

58.	A man can row 40km upstream and 55km downstream in 13 hours also, he can row 30km upstream and 44km downstream in 10 hours. Find the speed of the man in still water and the speed of the current.
A.	4, 3
B.	5, 4
C.	8, 3
D.	9, 5
Answer» D. 9, 5

Discussion

59.	A boat takes 38 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and coming back to point C midway between A and B. If the velocity of the stream is 4 kmph and the speed of the boat in still wa
A.	240 km
B.	120 km
C.	360 km
D.	180 km
Answer» D. 180 km

Discussion

60.	A man takes 3 hours 45 minutes to row a boat 15 km downstream of a river and 2hours 30minutes to cover a distance of 5km upstream. Find the speed of the river current in km/hr
A.	1
B.	1.25
C.	1.50
D.	1.75
Answer» B. 1.25

Discussion

61.	A man can row 6 km/hr in still water. If the river is running at 2 km/hr, it takes 3 hours more in upstream than to go downstream for the same distance. How far is the place?
A.	24 km
B.	28 km
C.	36 km
D.	None of these
Answer» B. 28 km

Discussion

62.	Speed of a boat in standing water is 10 kmph and the speed of the stream is 2 kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 120 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is:
A.	20
B.	24
C.	25
D.	50
Answer» B. 24

Discussion

63.	A man rows downstream 33 km and upstream 27 km taking 3 hrs each time. What is the velocity of the current?
A.	3
B.	5
C.	1
D.	1.5
Answer» D. 1.5

Discussion

64.	A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in 11â„2 hours. If the speed of the stream be 3 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still water?
A.	14 kmph
B.	15 kmph
C.	13 kmph
D.	12 kmph
Answer» C. 13 kmph

Discussion

65.	In a stream running a 2 mph , a motorboat goes 6 km upstream and back again to he starting point in 33 minutes . Find the speed of the motorboat in still water .
A.	22 kmph
B.	23 kmph
C.	24 kmph
D.	25 kmph
Answer» B. 23 kmph

Discussion

66.	A man can row 40 km upstream and 55 m downstream in 13 hours. Also he can row 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours . Find he speed of the man in sill water and the speed of the curre
A.	2 kmph
B.	2.5 kmph
C.	3 kmph
D.	3.5 kmph
Answer» D. 3.5 kmph

Discussion

67.	In one hour, a boat goes 11 km . along the steam and 5 km against the steam. he speed of he boat in still water (in km/hr) is :
A.	3
B.	5
C.	8
D.	9
Answer» D. 9

Discussion

68.	A man can row upstream at 8 kmph and downstream at 13 kmph . The speed of the stream is :
A.	2.5 kmph
B.	4.2 kmph
C.	5 kmph
D.	10.5 kmph
Answer» B. 4.2 kmph

Discussion

69.	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 he 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

Discussion

70.	A man can row three-quarters of a kilometre against the stream in 111â„4 minutes and down the stream in 71â„2minutes. The speed (in km/hr) of the man in still water is:
A.	4 kmph
B.	5 kmph
C.	6 kmph
D.	8 kmph
Answer» C. 6 kmph

Discussion

71.	A man can row upstream at 7 kmph and downstream at 10 kmph. Find man's rate in still water and the rate of current .
A.	1 km/hr
B.	1.5 km/hr
C.	2 m/hr
D.	2.5 km/hr
Answer» C. 2 m/hr

Discussion

72.	A man takes 3 hours 45 minutes to row a boat 15 km. downstream of a river and 2 hours 30 minutes to cover a distance of 5 km upstream. Find the speed of the river current in km/hr.
A.	0.5 km/hr
B.	0.75 km/hr
C.	1 km/hr
D.	1.25 km/hr
Answer» D. 1.25 km/hr

Discussion

73.	A man can row 18 mph in still water it takes him thrice as long to row up as to row down the river . Find the rate of stream.
A.	9 km/hr
B.	10 km/hr
C.	11 km/hr
D.	12 km/hr
Answer» B. 10 km/hr

Discussion

74.	There is a road beside a river . Two friends stared from a place A moved o a temple situated at another place B and hen returned to A again . One of them moves on a cycle at a speed of 12 km/hr . Whi
A.	6 km/hr
B.	7 km/hr
C.	8 km/hr
D.	8.4 km/hr
Answer» E.

Discussion

75.	A man takes twice as long to row a distance against the same distance in favour of the steam . The ratio of the speed of the boat in (in still water) and the stream is :
A.	40 minutes
B.	1 hours
C.	1 hours 15 minues
D.	1 hours 30 minutes
Answer» D. 1 hours 30 minutes

Discussion

76.	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
A.	2 : 1
B.	3 : 2
C.	8 : 3
D.	Cannot be determined
Answer» D. Cannot be determined

Discussion

77.	If a boat goes 7 km upstream in 42 minutes and the speed of the stream is 3 kmph, then the speed of the boat in still water is :
A.	4.2 km/hr
B.	9 km/hr
C.	13 km/hr
D.	21 km/hr
Answer» D. 21 km/hr

Discussion

78.	A man's speed with the current is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr . he 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

Discussion

79.	If a man rows at the rate of 5 kmph in still water and his rate against the current is 3.5 kmph , then the man's rate along the current is :
A.	4.25 kmph
B.	6 kmph
C.	6.5 kmph
D.	8.5 kmph
Answer» D. 8.5 kmph

Discussion

80.	A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water . If he speed of the steam is 4 km/hr find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream .
A.	2 hours
B.	3 hours
C.	4 hours
D.	5 hours
Answer» D. 5 hours

Discussion

81.	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 i
A.	16 hours
B.	18 hours
C.	20 hours
D.	24 hours
Answer» E.

Discussion

82.	The speed of a boat in still water is 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 m
D.	3.6 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

83.	A man can row at 5 kmph in still water . If he velocity of current is 1 kmph and it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and come back , how far is he place ?
A.	2.4 km
B.	2.5 km
C.	3 m
D.	3.5 km
Answer» B. 2.5 km

Discussion

84.	A boat takes 19 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and coming back to a point C midway between A and B . If the velocity of he stream is 4 kmph and the speed of the boat in still
A.	160 km
B.	180 km
C.	200 km
D.	220 km
Answer» C. 200 km

Discussion

85.	A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in 11.211.2 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.

Discussion

86.	A motorboat whose speed is 15 km/hr on still water goes 30 km downstream and comes back in a total of 4 hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is :
A.	4
B.	5
C.	6
D.	10
Answer» C. 6

Discussion

87.	The speed of a boat in still water is 10 km/hr . If i can ravel 26 km downstream and 14 km upstream in the same time , the speed of he stream is :
A.	2 km/hr
B.	2.5 km/hr
C.	3 km/hr
D.	4 km/hr
Answer» D. 4 km/hr

Discussion

88.	A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel 36 miles downstream than to travel the same distance upstream . If the speed of the boat in still water is 10 mph, the speed of the stream is :
A.	2 mph
B.	2.5 mph
C.	3 mph
D.	4 mph
Answer» B. 2.5 mph

Discussion

89.	A man rows to a place 48 km distant 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 . The rate of one stream is :
A.	1 km/hr
B.	1.5 km/hr
C.	1.8 km/hr
D.	3.5 km/hr
Answer» B. 1.5 km/hr

Discussion

90.	A boat takes 19 hours for travelling downstream from point A to Point B and coming back to a Point C midway between A and B. If the velocity of the stream is 4 kmph and the speed of the boat in still
A.	160 km
B.	152km
C.	200km
D.	220km
Answer» C. 200km

Discussion

91.	A man can row upstream at 7 kmph and downstream at 10 kmph. Find man's rate still water and the rate of current.
A.	4 km/hr and 1 km/hr
B.	8.5 km/hr and 1.5 km/hr
C.	6 km/hr and 2 km/hr
D.	6 km/hr and 3 km/hr
Answer» C. 6 km/hr and 2 km/hr

Discussion

92.	A man can row 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream in 13 hours, also he can row 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. Find the speed of the man in still water and the speed of the current.
A.	8 kmph and 2 kmph
B.	8 kmph and 3 kmph
C.	7 kmph and 5 kmph
D.	4 kmph and 7 kmph
Answer» C. 7 kmph and 5 kmph

Discussion

93.	If a boat goes 7 km upstream in 42 minutes and the speed of the stream is 3 kmph then the speed of the boat in still water is:
A.	4.2 km/hr
B.	9 km/hr
C.	13 km/hr
D.	21 km/hr
Answer» D. 21 km/hr

Discussion

94.	A man can row 18 kmph in still water. It takes him thrice as long to row up as to row down the river. Find the rate of stream.
A.	3 km/hr
B.	6 km/hr
C.	9 km/hr
D.	12 km/hr
Answer» D. 12 km/hr

Discussion

95.	A boat running downstream covers a distance of 22 km in 4 hours while for covering the same distance upstream, it takes 5 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
A.	5 kmph
B.	4.95 kmph
C.	4.75 kmph
D.	4.65
Answer» C. 4.75 kmph

Discussion

96.	A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 4 hours but takes 6 hours to return upstream to the starting point. If the speed of the stream be 3 km/hr, find the speed of the boat in still water
A.	15 km/hr
B.	12 km/hr
C.	13 km/hr
D.	14 km/hr
Answer» B. 12 km/hr

Discussion

97.	In a river flowing at 2 km/hr, a boat travels 32 km upstream and then returns downstream to the starting point. If its speed in still water be 6 km/hr, find the total journey time.
A.	10 hours
B.	12 hours
C.	14 hours
D.	16 hours
Answer» C. 14 hours

Discussion

98.	A boat can travel with a speed of 22 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 5 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 54 km downstream
A.	5 hours
B.	4 hours
C.	3 hours
D.	2 hours
Answer» E.

Discussion

99.	If a man rows at the rate of 5 kmph in still water and his rate against the current is 3.5 kmph. then the man's rate along the current is:
A.	5 kmph
B.	6 kmph
C.	6.5 kmph
D.	7.5 kmph
Answer» D. 7.5 kmph

Discussion

100.	In stream running at 2 kmph, a motorboat goes 6 km upstream and back again to the starting point in 33 minutes. Find the speed of the motorboat in still water.
A.	8 kmph
B.	12 kmph
C.	18 kmph
D.	22 kmph
Answer» E.

Discussion

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