Quiz Discussion

A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.

• 1]

  2 hours

• 2]

  3 hours

• 3]

  4 hours 

• 4]

  5 hours

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

In one hour, a boat goes 11 km/hr along the stream and 5 km/hr against the stream. The speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr) is:

• 1] 3 kmph
• 2] 5 kmph
• 3] 8 kmph
• 4] 9 kmphr

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 boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.

• 1] 2 hours
• 2] 3 hours
• 3] 4 hours
• 4] 5 hours
• 5] None of these

A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takes 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]

  None Of These

A motorboat, whose speed in 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and comes back in a total of 4 hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is:

• 1]

  4

• 2]

  5

• 3]

  6

• 4]

  10

The speed of a boat in still water in 15 km/hr and the rate of current is 3 km/hr. The distance travelled downstream in 12 minutes is:

• 1] 1.2 km
• 2] 1.8 km
• 3] 2.4 km
• 4] 3.6 km
• 5] None of these

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 is?

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

A man can row three quarters of a kilometers against the stream in 11 1/4 minutes and return in 7 1/2​ minutes.The speed of the man in still water is

• 1]

  2 km/h

• 2]

  3 km/h

• 3]

  4 km/h

• 4]

  5 km/h