Boat and stream


BOAT AND STREAM

1.       A boat goes 20km downstream in one hour and the same distance upstream in two hours. The speed of the boat in still water is
(1) 15km/hr                      (2) 10km/hr                   (3) 5km/hr                (4) 7.5km/hr               (5) None of these
2.       A man roes a boat 18km in 4 hours downstream and returns upstream in 12 hours. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is
(1) 1                                    (2) 1.5                             (3) 2                            (4)  1.75                       (5) None of these
3.       A man can row upstream at 8 km/hr and downstream at 13 km/hr. The speed of the stream is
(1) 2.5km/hr                     (2) 4.2km/hr                 (3) 5km/hr                 (4) 10.5km/hr             (5) None of these
4.       A man rows downstream 32km and 14km upstream. If he takes 6hrs to cover each distance, then the velocity(in kmph) is
(1)                                    (2) 1                                 (3) 1                           (4) 2                                (5) None of these
5.       A boat running downstream covers a distance of 16km in 2 hrs while for covering the same distance upstream, it takes 4 hrs. What is the speed of the boat in steal water ?
(1) 4kmph                        (2) 6kmph                        (3) 8kmph                (4) Data inadequate     (5) None of these
6.       A man swims downstream a distance of 15km in 1 hr. If the speed of the current 5 kmph, then time taken by the man to swim the same distance upstream is
(1) 1hr 30min                 (2) 45min                          (3) 2hrs 30min          (4) 3hrs                           (5) None of these
7.       A man rows 750m in 675s against the stream and returns in 7  min. Find his rowing speed in still water
(1) 3kmph                       (2) 4kmph                        (3) 5kmph                   (4) 6kmph                      (5) None of these
8.       A motorboat in still water travels at a speed of 36 kmph. It goes 56km upstream in 1 hr 45 min. The time taken by it to cover the same distance down the stream will be
(1) 2 hrs 25min               (2) 2hrs                           (3) 1 hr 24min             (4) 2hrs 21min              (5) None of these
9.       A boatman goes 2km against current of the stream in 1hr and goes 1km along the current in 10 min. How long will it take to go 5km in stationary water?
(1) 40min                        (2) 1hr                              (3) 1hr 15min              (4) 1hr.30min                 (5) None of these
10.   A man can row three quarters of a kilometer against the stream in 11 min and along the stream in 7 mi8n. The speed (in kmph) of the man in still water is:
(1) 2                                  (2) 3                                  (3) 4                               (4) 5                                 (5) None of these
11.   If a boat goes 7km upstream in 42min and the speed of the stream is 3kmph, then the speed of the boat in still water is
(1) 4.2kmph                    (2) 9kmph                       (3) 13kmph                  (4) 21kmph                     (5) None of these
12.   A boat can travel with a speed of 13kmph in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4kmph, then find the time taken by the boat to go 68km downstream
(1) 2hrs                             (2) 3hrs                           (3) 4hrs                         (4) 5hrs                            (5) None of these
13.   Speed of a boat in standing water is 9 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.5kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 105km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is
(1) 16hrs                          (2) 18hrs                         (3) 20hrs                       (4) 24hrs                         (5) None of these
14.   The speed of a motorboat is to that of the current of water as 36:5. The boat goes along with the current in 5hrs 10min. It will come back in
(1) 5hrs 50min              (2) 6hrs                             (3) 6hrs 50                   (4) 12hrs 10min             (5) None of these
15.   A man can row at 5 kmph in still water. If the velaocity of current is 1kmpr and it takes 1 hr to row to a place and come back, then how far is the place?
(1) 2.4km                       (2) 2.5km                        (3) 3km                     (4) 3.6km                        (5) None of these
16.   A boat takes 19hrs for travelling downstream from point A to point B and coming back to a point C which is midway between A and B. If the velocity of the stream is 4kmph and the speed of the boat in still water is 14kmph, then what is the distance between A and B?
(1) 160km                      (2) 180km                      (3) 200km                 (4) 220km                       (5) None of these
17.   A man can row 7 kmph in still water. If in a river running at 1.5kmph, then it takes him 50min to row to a place and back, how far off is the place?
(1) 2                                (2) 3                                 (3) 4                             (4) 5                             (5) None of these
18.   A motorboat, whose speed is 15kmph in still water, goes 30km downstream and comes back in total time of 4 hrs 30min. The speed of the stream (in kmph) is
(1) 4                                (2) 5                                 (3) 6                             (4) 10                           (5) None of these
19.   In a stream, running at 2kmph, a motorboat goes 6 km upstream and back again to the starting point in 33 min. Find the speed of the motorboat in still water
(1) 20kmph                   (2) 21kmph                     (3) 25kmph                (4) 22kmph                (5) None of these
20.   A man can row 30 km downstream and return in a total of 8hrs. If the speed of the boat in still water is four times the speed of the current, then the speed of current is
(1) 1kmph                     (2) 2kmph                       (3) 4kmph                   (4) 3kmph                  (5) None of these
21.   A man can row 6kmph in still water. If the speed of the current is 2kmph, then it takes 3hrs more in upstream than in the downstream for the same distance. The distance is
(1) 30km                        (2) 24km                          (3) 20km                     (4) 32km                     (5) None of these
22.   In a fixed time, a boy swims double the distance along the current that he swims against the current. If the speed of the current is 3kmph, then the speed of the boy in still water is
(1) 6kmph                     (2) 9kmph                         (3) 10kmph               (4) 12kmph               (5) None of these
23.   A man takes twice as long to row a distance against the stream as to row the same distance in favour of the stream. The ratio of the speed of the boat(in still water) to the stream is
(1) 2 : 1                          (2) 3 : 1                               (3) 3 : 2                      (4) 4 : 3                      (5) None of these
24.   There is a road beside a river. Two friends started from a place A, moved to a temple situated at another place B and then returned to A again. One of them moves on a cycle at a speed of 12kmph. While the other sails on a boat at a speed of 10kmph. If the river flows at the speed of 4kmph, then which of the two friends will return to place A first?
(1) cyclist                      (2) sailor        (3) Both came at same time    (4) Can’t be determined     (5) None of these     
25.   A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takesd 4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the boat and speed of the water current respectively ?
(1) 2 : 1                         (2) 3 : 2                             (3) 8 : 3           (4) Cannot be determined     (5) None of these
26.   A man can row 9  kmph in still water and finds that it takes him thrice as much time to row up than as to row down the same distance in the river. The speed of the current is :
(1) 3  km/hr              (2) 3  km/hr                     (3) 4  km/hr              (4) 4  km/hr                  (5) None of these
27.   A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel 36 miles downstream than to travel the same distance upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 10mph, the speed of the stream is :
(1) 2 mph                     (2) 2.5 mph                     (3) 3 mph                    (4) 4 mph                       (5) None of these
28.   At his usual rowing rate, Rahul can travel 12 miles downstream in a certain river in 6 hours less than it takes him to travel the same distance upstream. But if he could double his usual rowing rate for his 240miles round trip, the downstream 12 miles would then take only one hour less than the upstream 12 miles. What is the speed of the current in miles per hour ?
(1) 1                              (2) 1                                 (3) 2                            (4) 2                          (5) None of these       
29.   A swimmer swims from point A against a current for 5 min and then swims backwards in favour of the current for next 5 min and comes to the point B. If AB is 100 m, the speed of the current (in km/hr) is
(1) 0.4                           (2) 0.2                               (3) 1                              (4) 0.6                       (5) None of these  
30.   A boat goes 12 km downstream and comes back to the starting point in 3 hours. If the speed of the current is 3 km/hr, then the speed (in km/hr) of the boat in still water is
(1) 12                             (2) 9                                  (3) 8                              (4) 6                          (5) None of these       
31.   A boat takes half time in moving a certain distance downstream than upstream. The ratio of the speed of the boat in still water and that of the current ?
(1) 2 : 1                         (2) 1 : 2                           (3) 4 : 3                           (4) 3 : 1                     (5) None of these       
32.   A man can row at a speed of 4  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
(1) 1                              (2) 1.5                             (3) 2                                (4) 2.5                        (5) None of these       
33.   The speed of a boat in still water is 6 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.5 kmph. A man rows to aplace at a distance of 22.5 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is :
(1) 10 hours               (2) 4 hours 10 minutes                                     (3) 6 hours 10 minutes                                           
(4) 8 hours                 (5) None of these       
34.   The speed of a motor-boat is that of the current of water as 36 : 5. The boat goes along with the current in 5 hours 10 minutes. It will come back in
(1) 5 hrs 50 min         (2) 6 hrs                        (3) 6 hrs 50 min                (4) 12 hrs 10 min      (5) None of these       
35.   Two boats A and B start towards each other from two places, 108 km apart. Speed of the boat A and Bin still water are 12 km/hr and 15 km/hr respectively. If A proceeds down and B up the stream, they will meet after.
(1) 4.5 hrs                   (2) 4 hrs                         (3) 5.4 hrs                         (4) 6 hrs                      (5) None of these       
36.   A man can row 6 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the current is 2 km/hr, it takes 3 hrs mare in upstream than in the downstream for the same distance. The distance is
(1) 30 km                   (2) 24 km                       (3) 20 km                           (4) 32 km                     (5) None of these

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