Boat and Stream Questions for Competitive Exams
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
Ratio between speed of boat in still water to speed of stream is 7 : 2. If 126 km is travelled downstream in 3.5 hours then find the difference between speed of boat in still water to speed of stream(in kmph)?
(A) 15
(B) 22
(C) 24
(D) 20
(E) 18
Correct Answer : D
A boat rows downstream covers a distance of 20 km in 2 hrs while it covers the same distance upstream in 5 hrs. Then speed of the boat in still water is :
(A) 9 km/ hr
(B) 10 km/ hr
(C) 7 km/ hr
(D) 8 km/ hr
Correct Answer : C
The water in a river is flowing at a rate of 4 km/hr. If the width and depth of the river are 8m and 4m respectively, then how much water will enter the sea in 15 minutes?
(A) $$28800 \ m^3 $$
(B) $$32000\ m^3 $$
(C) $$60000\ m^3 $$
(D) $$18000\ m^3 $$
Correct Answer : B
A man can row 30 km downstream and return in a total of 8 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water is four times the speed of the current, then the speed of the current is:
(A) 1 km/hr
(B) 2 km/hr
(C) 4 km/hr
(D) 3 km/hr
Correct Answer : B
The speed of the motorboat in still water is 45 kmph. If the motorboat travels 80 km along the stream in 1 hour 20 minutes, then the time taken by it to cover the same distance against the stream will be:
(A) 2 hrs, 40 min
(B) 2 hrs, 55 min
(C) 3 hrs
(D) 1 hrs, 20 min
Correct Answer : A
The distance between AB is 174 km. Two Boats Start moving towards each other at the same time at points A and B respectively. One in upstream and other in downstream. If their speed in still water is 9.6 km/ hr. and 19.4 km/ hr. respectively. Then in how much time they will meet.
(A) 4.5 hr.
(B) 6 hr.
(C) 9 hr.
(D) 7 hr.
Correct Answer : B
A man swims downstream distance of 15 km in 1 hour. If the speed of the current is 5 km/ hr, the time taken by the man to swim the same distance upstream is :
(A) 1 hr 30 min
(B) 45 min
(C) 2 hr 30 min
(D) 3 hrs
Correct Answer : D
A boat covers 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 6 hours, while it covers 36 km upstream and 24 km downstream in $$6{1\over 2}$$ hours. The speed of the current is:
(A) 1.5 km/ hr
(B) 2.5 km/ hr
(C) 1 km/ hr
(D) 2 km/ hr
Correct Answer : D
A man can row $$7{1\over 2}km/h$$ in still water. If a river running at 1.5 km an hour, it takes him 50 minutes to row to a place and back, how far off is the place?
(A) 3 km
(B) 4 km
(C) 5 km
(D) 8 km
Correct Answer : A