Boat and Stream Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A man can row at a speed of $$4{1\over 2}$$km/hr in still water. If he takes 2 times as long to row a distance upstream as to row the same distance downstream, then the speed of stream (in km/hr) is : 

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    2
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  • 2
    2.5
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    1
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    1.5
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "1.5 "

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: 

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    19.5 km/h
    Correct
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  • 2
    19 km/h
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    17 km/h
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    17.5 km/h
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "19.5 km/h"

Q:

Speed of boat in upstream is 11km/hr and downstream is 23 km/hr find the speed of boat in still water?

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    15 km/hr
    Correct
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  • 2
    17 km/hr
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    9 km/hr
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    8 km/hr
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "17 km/hr"

Q:

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: 

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

Q:

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 : 

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    1 hr 30 min
    Correct
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  • 2
    45 min
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    2 hr 30 min
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    3 hrs
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "3 hrs"

Q:

A man can swim at the rate of 3 km/hr. in still water. Then, if speed of the stream is 2 km/hr., then in what time he will cover a total distance of 5 km in with the stream and against the stream?

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    6 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    6.5 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    4 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    5 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "6 hours"

Q:

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 : 

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    9 km/ hr
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    10 km/ hr
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    7 km/ hr
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    8 km/ hr
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "7 km/ hr "

Q:

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

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