Quiz Discussion

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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

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