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Boats and Streams Problems for SSC and Bank Exams

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Q :  

A motorboat covers a certain distance downstream in a river in 3 hours. It covers the same distance upstream in 3 and half an hour. If the speed of the water is 1.5 km / h, then the speed of the boat in still water is: 

(A) 19.5 km/h

(B) 19 km/h

(C) 17 km/h

(D) 17.5 km/h

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

A boat moves downstream at the rate of 1 km in minutes and upstream at the rate of 5 km an hour. What is the speed of the boat in the still water?  

(A) 4 km/hour

(B) 3 km/hour

(C) 8 km/hour

(D) km/hour

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

A man rows 12 km in 5 hours against the stream and the speed of current being 4 kmph, What time will be taken by him to row 15 km with the stream? 

(A) 1 hour minutes

(B) 1 hour minutes

(C) 1 hour minutes

(D) 1 hour minutes

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

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) 3 hours 10 minutes

(B) 2 hours 30 minutes

(C) 2 hours 40 minutes

(D) 2 hours 42 minutes

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

A boat goes 75 km upstream in 3 hours and 60 km downstream in 1.5 hours. Then the speed of the boat in still water is: 

(A) 65 kmph

(B) 60 kmph

(C) 32.5 kmph

(D) 30 kmph

Correct Answer : C


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