Boats and Streams Practice Question and Answer

Q:

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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  • 2
    $$7{4\over3}hr$$
    Correct
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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 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
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    3 km /hr
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    10 km /hr
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Answer : 1. "15 km / hr"

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
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    3 hr
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    4 hr
    Correct
    Wrong
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    7 hr
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Answer : 3. "4 hr "

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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  • 3
    1.33 km/hr
    Correct
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  • 4
    3 km/hr
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Answer : 4. "3 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:

A boat goes 15 km in an hour in still water, and takes thrice the time to cover the same distance upstream. The speed of the current (in km / hr) is –

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    13 km/hr
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    14 km/hr
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  • 3
    13 km/hr
    Correct
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  • 4
    14 km/hr
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Answer : 2. "14 km/hr"

Q:

A boat covers 48 km. upstream and 72 km. downstream in 12 hours, while it covers 72 km. upstream and 48 km. downstream is 13 hours. The speed of stream is -

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    2.5 kmph
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    4 kmph
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    2 kmph
    Correct
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    2.2 kmph
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Answer : 3. "2 kmph"

Q:

A boat goes from A to B in upstream and come back from B to A downstream taking a total time of 3.5 hours. If the speed of boat in still water is 7 km/hr and the speed of stream is 5 km/hr. Find the distance between A and B. 

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    4 km
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    6 km
    Correct
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    5 km
    Correct
    Wrong
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    7.5 km
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Answer : 2. "6 km"

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