Boats and Streams aptitude Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The speed of a boat in still water 11 km/hr. It can go 12 km upstream and return downstream to the engine point in 2hr 45min. What is the speed of stream?

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    3 km/hr.
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    2 km/hr
    Correct
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    5 km/hr
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    4 km/hr
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Answer : 3. "5 km/hr"

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A person swims a distance of 28 km. in the direction of stream in 5 hours and a distance of 13 km. in 5 hours against the stream. What is the velocity of the stream?

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    2.5 km./hr.
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    1.8 km./hr.
    Correct
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  • 3
    2 km./hr.
    Correct
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  • 4
    1.5 km./hr.
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Answer : 4. "1.5 km./hr."

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The ratio of speed of boat in still water to speed of stream is 8 : 1. It takes 4 hours by boat to cover 54 km in downstream & 42 km in upstream. Find the downstream speed of boat.

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    25 kmph
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    24 kmph
    Correct
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    21 kmph
    Correct
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    27 kmph
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    23 kmph
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Answer : 4. "27 kmph"

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A man can row 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. Also, he can row 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream in 13 hours. The rate of the current is – 

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    3 km / h
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    3.5 km / h
    Correct
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    4 km / h
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    4.5 km / h
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Answer : 1. "3 km / h "

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Two boats are traveling with speeds of 36 km/hr and 54 km/hr respectively towards each other. What is the distance (in meters) between the two boats one second before they collide?

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    10
    Correct
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    15
    Correct
    Wrong
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    25
    Correct
    Wrong
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    5
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    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "25"

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A boat travels 24 km upstream in 6 hours and 20 km downstream in 4 hours. Then the speed of boat in still water and the speed of current are respectively. 

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    4 kmph and 3 kmph
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    4.5 kmph and 0.5 kmph
    Correct
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    4 kmph and 2 kmph
    Correct
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    5 kmph and 2 kmph
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Answer : 2. "4.5 kmph and 0.5 kmph"

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Ratio of time taken by a sailor to cover some distance upstream and downstream is 4 : 1. If speed of stream is 4.5 km/hr. Then find out speed of boat? 

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    8.5 km / hr
    Correct
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    9.5 km / hr
    Correct
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    7.5 km / hr
    Correct
    Wrong
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    8 km / hr
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Answer : 3. "7.5 km / hr "

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A boat goes 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. In 13 hours, it can go 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream. The speed of the boat in still water is. 

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    8 km / h
    Correct
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    3 km / h
    Correct
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    4 km / h
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    None of these
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Answer : 1. "8 km / h "

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