BOAT AND STREAM SHORTCUT TRICKS
Boat and stream questions and answers
Q1. A man rows 24 km upstream in 6 hours and a distance of 35 km downstream in 7 hours. Then the speed of the man in still water is
A. 4.5 km/hr
B. 4 km/hr
C. 5 km/hr
D. 5.5 km/hr
Q2. A man can row upstream at 8 kmph and downstream at 13 kmph. The speed of the stream is:
A. 2.5 km/hr
B. 4.2 km/hr
C. 5 km/hr
D. 10.5 km/hr
Q3. In one hour, a boat goes 11 km along the stream and 5 km against the stream. The speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr) is: [SSC 2000]
A. 3
B. 5
C. 8
D. 9
Q4. A man rows downstream 32 km and 14 km upstream. If he takes 6 hours to cover each distance, then the velocity (in kmph) of the current is:
A. 1/2
B. 1
C. 1(1/2)
D. 2
Q5. A certain boat downstream covers a distance of 16 km in 2 hours downstream while covering the same distance upstream, it takes 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water? [SBI. 2002]
A) 4 km/hr
B) 6 km/hr
C) 8 km/hr
D) 5km/hr
Q6. A man can row three-quarters of a kilometre in 11(1/4) minutes while rowing against the stream same distance in 7(1/2) minutes. The speed (in km/hr) of the man in still water will be? [LICAAO, 2003]
A) 2.
B) 3.
C) 4.
D) 5.
Q7. A man’s speed with the current is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr. The man’s speed against the current is:
A) 9 km/hr
B) 12.5 km/hr
C) 8.5 km/hr
D) 10 km/hr.
Q8. A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr. in still water. If the speed of the current is 4 km/hr. find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.
A. 2 hours
B. 3 hours
C. 4 hour
D. 5 hours
Q9. If a man rows at the rate of 5 km/hr in still water and his rate against the current is 3.5 km/hr, then the man’s speed along with the current is :
A) 4.25 km/hr.
B) 6.5 km/hr.
C) 6 km/hr.
D) 8.5 km/hr.
Q10. If a boat goes 7 km upstream in 42 minutes and the speed of the stream is 3 km/hr, then the speed of the boat in still water is:
A) 4.2 km/hr
B) 9 km/hr
C) 13 km/hr
D) 21 km/hr