Quiz Discussion

A boat moves downstream at the rate of 1 km in \({ \text{7}}\frac{1}{2}\) minutes and upstream at the rate of 5 km an hour. What is the speed of the boat in the still water?

• 1]

  8 km/hour

• 2]

  \({ \text{6}}\frac{1}{2}\) km/hour

• 3]

  4 km/hour

• 4]

  \({ \text{3}}\frac{1}{2}\) km/hour

Speed of a boat in standing water is 9 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.5 kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 105 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is:

• 1] 16 hours
• 2] 18 hours
• 3] 20 hours
• 4] 24 hours

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

• 1] 11 km/hr
• 2] 6 km/hr
• 3] 5.5 km/hr
• 4] 3 km/hr

The speed of the boat in still water is 5 times that of current, it takes 1.1 hour to row to point B from point A downstream. The distance between point A and point B is 13.2 km. How much distance (in km) will it cover in 312 minutes upstrem?

• 1] 43.2
• 2] 48
• 3] 41.6
• 4] 44.8

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) and the stream is:

• 1] 2 : 1
• 2] 3 : 1
• 3] 3 : 2
• 4] 4 : 3

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 12 km/hr, while the other sails at a speed of 10km/hr. If the river flows at a speed of 4km/hr, which of the two friends will return to place A first.

• 1]

  7.4 km/h

• 2]

  8.4 km/h

• 3]

  2.3 km/h

• 4]

  8.6 km/h

A boat running downstream covers a distance of 16 km in 2 hours while for covering the same distance upstream, it takes 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

• 1] 4 kmph
• 2] 6 kmph
• 3] 8 kmph
• 4] Data inadequate
• 5] None of these

A man can row at 8 kmph in still water. If the river is running at 2 kmph, it takes him 48 minutes to row to a place and back. How far is the place?

• 1]

  1 Km

• 2]

  2 Km

• 3]

  3 Km

• 4]

  4 Km

A man rows 12 km in 5 hours against the stream and the speed of current being 4 kmph. What time will be taken by him to row 15 km with the stream?

• 1]

  1 hour \({ \text{27}}\frac{7}{{13}}\) minutes

• 2]

  1 hour \({ \text{24}}\frac{7}{{13}}\) minutes

• 3]

  1 hour \({ \text{25}}\frac{7}{{13}}\) minutes

• 4]

  1 hour \({ \text{26}}\frac{7}{{13}}\) minutes

A man can row upstream at 12km/hr and downstream at 18 km/hr. The man rowing speed in still water is?

• 1] 15 km/hr
• 2] 5 km/hr
• 3] 3 km/hr
• 4] 10 km/hr