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This section includes 176 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Aptitude knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 2 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 20 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water? |
| A. | 2 hr 30 min |
| B. | 2 hr |
| C. | 4 hr |
| D. | 1 hr 15 min |
| Answer» B. 2 hr | |
| 152. |
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. | 2 km/hr |
| C. | 1.5 km/hr. |
| D. | 2.5 km/hr. |
| Answer» B. 2 km/hr | |
| 153. |
A motorboat, whose speed in 15 km/hr in 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. | 10 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» D. 4 | |
| 154. |
A man can row at 5 kmph in still water. If the velocity of current is 1 kmph and it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and come back, how far is the place? |
| A. | 2.4 km |
| B. | 2.5 km |
| C. | 3 km |
| D. | 3.6 km |
| Answer» B. 2.5 km | |
| 155. |
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. | |
| 156. |
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 | |
| 157. |
A boatman row3/4km against the water current in11.25minutes. Find his speed in still water. |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 158. |
A boat covers same distance upstream and downstream both. The time take upstream is 8 hours 48 minutes while the time taken downstream is 4 hrs. Find (Speed of boat) : (Speed of water). |
| A. | 2 : 1 |
| B. | 3 : 2 |
| C. | 8 : 3 |
| D. | Cannot be determined |
| Answer» D. Cannot be determined | |
| 159. |
The speed of a swimmer along the water current is 15 kmph. Water current is 2.5 kmph. Find his speed against the current. |
| A. | 8.5 km/h |
| B. | 9 km/h |
| C. | 10 km/h |
| D. | 12.5 km/h |
| Answer» D. 12.5 km/h | |
| 160. |
To row 2 km against the current, a boatman takes 60 minutes while it takes him just 10 minutes to row along the current. How long will he take to row 5 km, assuming that the water is still |
| A. | 40 min |
| B. | 1 hr |
| C. | 1 hr 15 min |
| D. | 1 hr 30 min |
| Answer» D. 1 hr 30 min | |
| 161. |
A fisherman can row in still water at 5 kmph. The speed of the water is 1 kmph. He takes 1 hour to row to a place and reach the shore back. How far is the place from the shore? |
| A. | . 2.4 km |
| B. | 2.5 km |
| C. | 3 km |
| D. | 3.6 km |
| Answer» B. 2.5 km | |
| 162. |
Given: Speed of stream = 5 m/s 9 Distance between points A and B = 6 km Total time taken = 11 hours 20 Find the speed of boat in still water. |
| A. | 11 km/h |
| B. | 22 km/h |
| C. | 33 km/h |
| D. | 44 km/h |
| Answer» C. 33 km/h | |
| 163. |
Give: Speed of boat in still water = 9 kmph Speed of water current = 1.5 kmph Find the time taken by the boat to go 105 km downstream and come back |
| A. | 16 hours |
| B. | 18 hours |
| C. | 20 hours |
| D. | 24 hours |
| Answer» E. | |
| 164. |
A steamer takes 8 minutes to cover a distance of 4.8 km downstream while it takes 9 minutes to come back to the same spot upstream. Find the speed of the current. |
| A. | 2 kmph |
| B. | 2.4 kmph |
| C. | 3 kmph |
| D. | 3.2 kmph |
| Answer» B. 2.4 kmph | |
| 165. |
A boat sails at a speed of 15 kmph in still waters. It travels 30 km downstream and comes back in four and a half hours. What is the speed of the stream? |
| A. | 5 km/h |
| B. | 6 km/h |
| C. | 25 km/h |
| D. | 50 km/h |
| Answer» B. 6 km/h | |
| 166. |
A boat rows at 6 kmph in still water between two points 36 km apart. If it takes 8 hours to less to cover this distance downstream than upstream, what is the speed of the stream? |
| A. | 2 kmph |
| B. | 2.5 kmph |
| C. | 3 kmph |
| D. | 4 kmph |
| Answer» D. 4 kmph | |
| 167. |
If Madhuri is asked to swim 24 km along the stream and 36 km against the stream, she will take 6 hrs 30 minutes. While, if the distances upstream and downstream are exchanged, she will take 6 hrs. Find the speed of the stream. |
| A. | 2 km/hr |
| B. | 3 km/hr |
| C. | 4 km/hr |
| D. | 6 km/hr |
| Answer» B. 3 km/hr | |
| 168. |
A fisherman can row his boat to the market for 80 km along the stream. For this he takes 1 hour 20 minutes. His son says that, his father’s rowing speed in still water is 45 km/hr. How much time should he take to row the same distance back, against the stream? |
| A. | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| B. | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| C. | 3 hours 10 minutes |
| D. | 4 hours |
| Answer» C. 3 hours 10 minutes | |
| 169. |
Practicing for a competition, a swimmer saw that he could swim 20 km downstream in just 1 hr while it took 2 hrs to swim upstream. Find the speed of the river and that of the swimmer respectively. |
| A. | 4 km/hr ; 16 km/hr |
| B. | 5 km/hr ; 15 km/hr |
| C. | 6 km/hr ; 14 km/hr |
| D. | 8 km/hr ; 12 km/hr |
| Answer» C. 6 km/hr ; 14 km/hr | |
| 170. |
The time taken by swimmer to swim upstream is 4 hours more than the time he takes to swim downstream. He swims at a speed of 10 km/hr in still water. The stream is flowing gently at 2 km/hr. What is the swimming distance one side? |
| A. | 20 km |
| B. | 72 km |
| C. | 80 km |
| D. | 96 km |
| Answer» E. | |
| 171. |
A child swims in still water at 4.5 km/hr. The river is flowing at a rate of 1.5 km/hr. Find the average speed of the child if he swims same distance upstream and downstream. |
| A. | 3 km/hr |
| B. | 3.5 km/hr |
| C. | 4 km/hr |
| D. | 6 km/hr |
| Answer» D. 6 km/hr | |
| 172. |
While talking about a place to his friend Prashant said, "I could swim downstream to the place in 12 hours but while coming upstream it took 18 hours. The river was running at a speed of 6 km/hr." What is his speed in still water? |
| A. | 12 km/hr |
| B. | 24 km/hr |
| C. | 30 km/hr |
| D. | 36 km/hr |
| Answer» D. 36 km/hr | |
| 173. |
Pramod's home and school are separated by a river. It takes him one hour to row to the school and come back. The river runs at a speed of 2.4 km/hr. Pramod's speed in still water is 12 km/hr. How far is the school from Pramod's home? |
| A. | 3.6 km |
| B. | 4.8 km |
| C. | 5.76 km |
| D. | 6.25 km |
| Answer» D. 6.25 km | |
| 174. |
To swim upstream English Channel, a swimmer takes twice the time he takes to swim downstream. His speed in still water is 12km/hr. Find the speed of the English Channel |
| A. | 3 km/hr |
| B. | 4 km/hr |
| C. | 6 km/hr |
| D. | 8 km/hr |
| Answer» C. 6 km/hr | |
| 175. |
A boatman rows his boat 48 km upstream and same distance downstream. The boat takes 12 hrs and 8 hrs to go upstream and downstream respectively. Find the speed of the boat in stagnant water and the speed of the stream respectively. |
| A. | 4 km/hr ; 3 km/hr |
| B. | 5 km/hr ; 1 km/hr |
| C. | 6 km/hr ; 4 km/hr |
| D. | 12 km/hr ; 6 km/hr |
| Answer» C. 6 km/hr ; 4 km/hr | |
| 176. |
A motorist can go downstream at 18 km/hr and upstream at 10 km/hr. Find the speed of the stream and the speed of the motorist in still waters. |
| A. | Motorist = 8 km/hr ; Stream = 28 km/hr |
| B. | Motorist = 10 km/hr ; Stream = 5 km/hr |
| C. | Motorist = 14 km/hr ; Stream = 4 km/hr |
| D. | Motorist = 28 km/hr ; Stream = 8 km/hr |
| Answer» D. Motorist = 28 km/hr ; Stream = 8 km/hr | |