Boat and Stream Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The speed of a boat in still water is 10 km/h. The speed of the stream is 2 km/h. What is the total distance that the boat will travel if it is rowed for 4 hours upstream and 3 hours downstream?

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    70 km
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  • 2
    72 km
    Correct
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  • 3
    64 km
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    68 km
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Answer : 4. "68 km"

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On a river, Q is the mid-point between two points P and R on the same bank of the river. A boat can go from P to Q and back in 12 hours, and from P to R in 16 hours 40 min. How long would it take to go from R to P?

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    $$3{3\over7}hr$$
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    $$7{4\over3}hr$$
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  • 3
    $$6{2\over3}hr$$
    Correct
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  • 4
    $$7{1\over3}hr$$
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Answer : 4. "$$7{1\over3}hr$$"

Q:

A boat covers a certain distance against the stream in 9 hours 36 min and it covers the same distance along the stream in 6 hours. What is the ratio of the speed of the boat in still water to that of the stream?

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    13 : 3
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  • 2
    9 : 2
    Correct
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  • 3
    11 : 6
    Correct
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  • 4
    8 : 5
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Answer : 1. "13 : 3"

Q:

Speed of a along and against the current are 14 km / hr and 8 kms/hr respectively. The speed of the current is:

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    11km/hr
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    6 km/hr
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    1.33 km/hr
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    3 km/hr
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Answer : 4. "3 km/hr"

Q:

A man can row upstream at 12 km/hr and dowstream at 18 km/hr. The man's rowing speed in still water is:

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    15 km / hr
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    5 km /hr
    Correct
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  • 3
    3 km /hr
    Correct
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  • 4
    10 km /hr
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Answer : 1. "15 km / hr"

Q:

The water in a river is flowing at the rate of 4 km/hr. If the width and depth of the river is 8m and 4m respectively, then how much water will enter the sea in 15 minutes.

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    $$60000 m^3 $$
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    $$18000 m^3 $$
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    $$288000 m^3 $$
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    $$32000 m^3 $$
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Answer : 4. "$$32000 m^3 $$"

Q:

If the speed of a boat in still water is 20 km/hr and the speed of the current is 5km / hr, then the time taken by the boat to travel 100km with the current is

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    2 hr
    Correct
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  • 2
    3 hr
    Correct
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    4 hr
    Correct
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    7 hr
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Answer : 3. "4 hr "

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