Quiz Discussion

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 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 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

P, Q and R are three towns on a river which flows uniformly. Q is equidistant from P and R. I row from P to Q and back in 10 hours and I can row from P to R in 4 hours. Compare the speed of my boat in still water with that of the river.

• 1] 4 : 3
• 2] 5 : 3
• 3] 6 : 5
• 4] 7 : 3

A man rows to a place 48 km distant and come back in 14 hours. He finds that he can row 4 km with the stream in the same time as 3 km against the stream. The rate of the stream is:

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

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 km/hr
• 2] 5 km/hr
• 3] 6 km/hr
• 4] 10 km/hr

A man's speed with the current is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr. The man's speed against the current is:

• 1]

  8.5 km/hr

• 2]

  9 km/hr

• 3]

  10 km/hr

• 4]

  12.5 km/hr

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

A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel 36 miles downstream than to travel the same distance upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 10 mph, the speed of the stream is:

• 1] 2 mph
• 2] 2.5 mph
• 3] 3 mph
• 4] 4 mph
• 5] None of these

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