Boat and Stream Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Speed of current is 10% of speed of boat in still water and the time taken by the boat to cover X km in downstream is 100% more than time taken by the boat to cover (X-45) km in upstream. Find the value of X?

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    60 km
    Correct
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  • 2
    87 km
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    99 km
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    108 km
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    90 km
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "99 km"

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
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    3 : 1
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    1 : 2
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    1 : 3
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "3 : 1"

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A man can row $$7{1\over 2}km/h$$ in still water. If a river running at 1.5 km an hour, it takes him 50 minutes to row to a place and back, how far off is the place? 

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    3 km
    Correct
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  • 2
    4 km
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    5 km
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    8 km
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "3 km"

Q:

A boat takes 16 minutes and 24 minutes to cover a certain distance downstream and upstream, respectively. If the speed of the boat in still water is 15 km/h, find the speed of the stream.

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    2.5 km/h
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    3 km h
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    5 km/h
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    2 km/h
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "3 km h"

Q:

A man can row 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. Also, he can row 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream in 13 hours. The rate of the current is – 

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    3 km / h
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    3.5 km / h
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    4 km / h
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    4.5 km / h
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "3 km / h "

Q:

A boat running upstream takes 7 hours and 40 minutes to cover a certain distance while it takes 5 hours to cover the same distance downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the current and speed of the boat respectively? 

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    13: 4
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    17: 4
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    19: 4
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    4: 19
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "4: 19 "

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Answer : 3. "53.33 km/h"

Q:

A motorboat can travel at 10 km/hr. in still water it travelled 91 km downstream in a river and then returned taking at together 20 hours. Find the rate of flow of the river 

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    5 km/hr
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    8 km/hr
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    3 km/hr
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    6 km/hr
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "3 km/hr"

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