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This section includes 96 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Boats & Streams knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
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. | 8 kmph |
| B. | 4 kmph |
| C. | 2 kmph |
| D. | 10 kmph |
| Answer» C. 2 kmph | |
| 52. |
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. | 21 kmph |
| C. | 8 kmph |
| D. | 12 kmph |
| Answer» D. 12 kmph | |
| 53. |
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 | |
| 54. |
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 | |
| 55. |
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 | |
| 56. |
A man swims downstream 72 km and upstream 45 km taking 9 hours each time; what is the speed of the current? |
| A. | 3 kmph |
| B. | 1.5 kmph |
| C. | 13 kmph |
| D. | 6.5 kmph |
| Answer» C. 13 kmph | |
| 57. |
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 | |
| 58. |
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 | |
| 59. |
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 | |
| 60. |
A man 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. | 3 |
| B. | 7.5 |
| C. | 2.25 |
| D. | 1.5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 61. |
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. | 1 kmph |
| B. | 5 kmph |
| C. | 8 kmph |
| D. | 3 kmph |
| Answer» B. 5 kmph | |
| 62. |
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. | |
| 63. |
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 | |
| 64. |
A boat has a speed of 14kmph in standing water. The stream has a speed of 1.2kmph. What time does the boat take to go to a distance of 4864 km and come back? (hours) |
| A. | 700 |
| B. | 350 |
| C. | 1000 |
| D. | 4200 |
| Answer» B. 350 | |
| 65. |
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 : 1 |
| B. | 3 : 1 |
| C. | 3 : 2 |
| D. | 4 : 3 |
| Answer» C. 3 : 2 | |
| 66. |
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. | |
| 67. |
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. | |
| 68. |
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. | |
| Answer» D. | |
| 69. |
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 | |
| 70. |
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 | |
| 71. |
A man can row a boat three quarters of a kilometre in 11.25 minutes. What is the speed of the boat in still water? |
| A. | 2 kmph |
| B. | 5 kmph |
| C. | 4 kmph |
| D. | 3 kmph |
| Answer» D. 3 kmph | |
| 72. |
If a boat is rowed downstream for 50 km in 5 hours and upstream for 24 km in 6 hours, what is the speed of the boat and the river? |
| A. | (7 , 3) km/hr |
| B. | (6 , 4) km/hr |
| C. | (10 , 4) km/hr |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. (6 , 4) km/hr | |
| 73. |
A boat running downstream covers a distance of 20 km in 2 hours while for covering the same distance upstream, it takes 5 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water? |
| A. | 4 km / hr |
| B. | 7 km / hr |
| C. | 8 km / hr |
| D. | Data Inadequate |
| Answer» C. 8 km / hr | |
| 74. |
A boats man can row in still water at speed of 7 km/hr. It takes 6 hours more to travel the same distance in upstream than in downstream if the speed of the river is 3 km/hr. what is the distance between the two destinations? |
| A. | 20 km |
| B. | 40 km |
| C. | 30 km |
| D. | 10 km |
| Answer» C. 30 km | |
| 75. |
The speed of a boat in still water is 20 km/hr and the rate of current is 5 km/hr. The distance travelled downstream in 12 minutes is: |
| A. | 1.8 km |
| B. | 7 km |
| C. | 5 km |
| D. | 3 km |
| Answer» D. 3 km | |
| 76. |
A river flows at speed of 6 km/hr. Surendra swims downstream for some distance in just 12 hours. But he takes 18 hours to return the same distance upstream. How fast is Surendra in still water? |
| A. | 30 km/hr |
| B. | 24 km/hr |
| C. | 12 km/hr |
| D. | 36 km/hr |
| Answer» B. 24 km/hr | |
| 77. |
Simran takes twice as long to swim up as to swim down the river and has a speed of 12 km/hr in still water. What is river s speed? |
| A. | 6 km/hr |
| B. | 3 km/hr |
| C. | 8 km/hr |
| D. | 4 km/hr |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
An ocean current flows at a rate of 1.5 km/hr. A shark can swim in still water at the rate 4.5 km/hr. What is the average speed for the entire distance travelled, if the shark swims from India to Australia and comes back? |
| A. | 3.5 km/hr |
| B. | 4 km/hr |
| C. | 3 km/hr |
| D. | 6 km/hr |
| Answer» C. 3 km/hr | |
| 79. |
What is speed of Ram in still water and speed of river, if Ram covers 20 km in 1 hour swimming downstream and covers the same distance in 2 h swimming upstream? |
| A. | River = 6 km/hr ; Ram = 14 km/hr |
| B. | River = 8 km/hr ; Ram = 12 km/hr |
| C. | River = 4 km/hr ; Ram = 16 km/hr |
| D. | River = 5 km/hr ; Ram = 15 km/hr |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
Ajay takes 4 hours more while swimming upstream than downstream. His speed in still water is 10 km/hr. The speed of stream is 2 km/hr. What is the distance? |
| A. | 96 km |
| B. | 20 km |
| C. | 80 km |
| D. | 72 km |
| Answer» B. 20 km | |
| 81. |
Vijay rows a boat 80 km along the stream in 1 hour 20 minutes. Given that his rowing speed in still water is 45 km/hr, in how much time will he cover the same distance against the stream? |
| A. | 4 hours |
| B. | 3 hours 10 minutes |
| C. | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| D. | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Answer» D. 2 hours 30 minutes | |
| 82. |
Raj swims for 6 hours while going 24 km downstream and 36 km upstream. But he takes just 6 hours to swim 36 km downstream and 24 km upstream. At what rate is the river flowing? |
| A. | 6 km/hr |
| B. | 3 km/hr |
| C. | 2 km/hr |
| D. | 4 km/hr |
| Answer» D. 4 km/hr | |
| 83. |
What will be the boat's speed in still water and speed of river, if the boat takes 12 hours to row 48 km upstream and 8 hours to row the same distance downstream? |
| A. | Boat = 6 km/hr; River = 4 km/hr |
| B. | Boat = 12 km/hr; River = 6 km/hr |
| C. | Boat = 5 km/hr; River = 1 km/hr |
| D. | Boat = 4 km/hr; River = 3 km/hr |
| Answer» D. Boat = 4 km/hr; River = 3 km/hr | |
| 84. |
3 towns P, Q and R are located at the bank of a stream. Distance of Q from P and R is same. Jeet rows from P to Q and Q to P in total 10 hours. Jeet also requires 4 hours to row from P to R. If the stream flows at a consistent rate what will be the ratio of Jeet s speed in still water and speed of stream? |
| A. | 6:7 |
| B. | 5:3 |
| C. | 5:2 |
| D. | 7:6 |
| Answer» C. 5:2 | |
| 85. |
Consider statements A and B given below and decide whether they are enough to find the time needed for covering same distance downstream as upstream if a boat travels 48 kms upstream in 6 hours. Statement A Boat s speed in still water is 10 km/hr Statement B Current speed is 2 km/hr |
| A. | Only statement B is enough |
| B. | Any one statement if given is enough to find the answer |
| C. | Both statements together are needed to find the answer |
| D. | Only statement A is enough |
| Answer» C. Both statements together are needed to find the answer | |
| 86. |
What will be Raj s speed in still water as well as speed of the river, if he can go downstream at 18 km/hr and upstream at 10 km/hr? |
| A. | Raj = 10 km/hr ; River = 5 km/hr |
| B. | Raj = 14 km/hr ; River = 4 km/hr |
| C. | Raj = 28 km/hr ; River = 8 km/hr |
| D. | Raj = 8 km/hr ; River = 28 km/hr |
| Answer» C. Raj = 28 km/hr ; River = 8 km/hr | |
| 87. |
It takes P 1 hour to row to a place and to come back. If the river is running at 2.4 km/hr and P has a speed of 12 km/hr in still water, what distance is the place from P s starting point? |
| A. | 4.8 km |
| B. | 3.6 km |
| C. | 6.25 km |
| D. | 5.76 km |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
Find the ratio of swimming speed of Raj in still water to speed of river, if ratio of time taken to go 10km upstream to time taken to go 10km downstream is 11:5? |
| A. | 11:5 |
| B. | 4:2 |
| C. | 8:3 |
| D. | 6:5 |
| Answer» D. 6:5 | |
| 89. |
Speed of river is 6 km/hr. Speed of a motorboat in still water is 30km/hr. How much distance can it cover downstream in 24minutes? |
| A. | 9.8 km |
| B. | 864 m |
| C. | 12.8 km |
| D. | 14.4 km |
| Answer» E. | |
| 90. |
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 | |
| 91. |
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 | |
| 92. |
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. | 2 hours |
| B. | 3 hours |
| C. | 4 hours |
| D. | 5 hours |
| Answer» D. 5 hours | |
| 93. |
The speed of boat in still water is 20 km/hr. If it travels 26 km downstream and 14 km upstream in same time, what is the speed of the stream? |
| A. | 4 km/hr |
| B. | 5 km/hr |
| C. | 6 km/hr |
| D. | 7 km/hr |
| Answer» D. 7 km/hr | |
| 94. |
A boat has a speed of 14 kmph in standing water. The stream has a speed of 1.2 kmph. What time does the boat take to go to a distance of 4864 km and come back? (hours) |
| A. | 700 |
| B. | 350 |
| C. | 1000 |
| D. | 4200 |
| Answer» B. 350 | |
| 95. |
A boat with speed 15 km/hr in standing water goes 30 km downstream and returns in a total of 4.5 hours. What is the speed of current? |
| A. | 4 kmph |
| B. | 6 kmph |
| C. | 5 kmph |
| D. | 8 kmph |
| Answer» D. 8 kmph | |
| 96. |
A boatman rows 96 km downstream in 8 hours with a stream speed of 4kmph. How much time will he take to cover 8km upstream? |
| A. | 4 hours |
| B. | 6 hour |
| C. | 2 hours |
| D. | 1 hours |
| Answer» D. 1 hours | |