Quiz Discussion

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

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 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

A boat covers 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 6 hours, while it covers 36 km upstream and 24 km downstream in \(6\frac{1}{2}\) hours. The speed of the current is?

• 1] 1 km/hr
• 2] 2 km/hr
• 3] 1.5 km/hr
• 4] 2.5 km/hr

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] Cannot be determined
• 5] None of these

A man takes 2.2 times as long to row a distance upstream as to row the same distance downstream. If he can row 55 km downstream in 2 hour 30 minutes, what is the speed of the boat in the still water?

• 1] 40 km/h
• 2] 8 km/h
• 3] 16 km/h
• 4] 24 km/h

A man can row three-quarters of a kilometer against the stream in \(11\frac{1}{4}\) minutes and down the stream in \(7\frac{1}{2}\) minutes. The speed (in km/hr) of the man in still water is:

• 1] 2
• 2] 3
• 3] 4
• 4] 5

A man can row at 5 kmph in still water. If the velocity of current is 1 kmph and it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and come back, how far is the place?

• 1] 2.4 km
• 2] 2.5 km
• 3] 3 km
• 4] 3.6 km
• 5] None of these

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

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 km/hr

• 2]

  5 km/hr

• 3]

  8 km/hr

• 4]

  9 km/hr