Boat and Stream Practice Question and Answer

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

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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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    48
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    30
    Correct
    Wrong
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    24
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Answer : 4. "24"

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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    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:

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

Q:

A person rows a distance of $$ {3{3\over4}{ \ km}}$$ upstream in $$ {1{1\over 2}{\ hours}}$$ 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
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    20
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    15
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Answer : 3. "20"

Q:

A boat travel 240 km downstream in 3 hours and the time is taken by the boat to travel the same distance in upstream in 6 hours. Find the speed of stream (in kmph).

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    40 kmph
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    30 kmph
    Correct
    Wrong
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    20 kmph
    Correct
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    35 kmph
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Answer : 3. "20 kmph "

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A boat covers 35 km downstream in 2 h and covers the same distance upstream in 7 h. Find the speed (in km/h) of the boat in still water.  

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    11.25
    Correct
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    28.75
    Correct
    Wrong
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    18.25
    Correct
    Wrong
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    10.55
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Answer : 1. "11.25 "

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