Boat and Stream Practice Question and Answer

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 hours. The speed of the current is: 

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

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

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. 

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    3 hours 10 minutes
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  • 2
    2 hours 30 minutes
    Correct
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  • 3
    2 hours 40 minutes
    Correct
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  • 4
    2 hours 42 minutes
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Answer : 3. "2 hours 40 minutes "

Q:

Speed of a boat in still water is 12 kmph and that of the current is 3 kmph. A man row a boat upstream up to 135 km and return downstream to the starting point. Find the total time taken for the entire journey in hours.

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    36
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  • 2
    48
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    30
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    24
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "24"

Q:

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: 

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    2 hrs, 40 min
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    2 hrs, 55 min
    Correct
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  • 3
    3 hrs
    Correct
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  • 4
    1 hrs, 20 min
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Answer : 1. "2 hrs, 40 min "

Q:

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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  • 2
    15
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    25
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    5
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "25"

Q:

A boat takes half time in moving a certain distance downstream than upstream. what is the ratio between the rate in still water and the rate of current? 

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    2 : 1
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    3 : 1
    Correct
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  • 3
    1 : 2
    Correct
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    1 : 3
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Answer : 2. "3 : 1"

Q:

A person rows a distance of upstream in and a distance of 13 km downstream in 2 hours. How much time ( in hours) will the person take to row a distance of 90 km in still water?

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    18
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  • 2
    24
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    20
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    15
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "20"

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