Quiz Discussion

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

If the speed of a boat in still water is 20km/hr and the speed of the current is 5km, then the time taken by the boat to travel 100 km with the current is?

• 1] 2 hours
• 2] 3 hours
• 3] 4 hours
• 4] 7 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

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 can row 8 km/hr in still water and he find that it takes thrice as long to row upstream as to row downstream to the same point. What is the speed of the current?

• 1]

  1 kmph

• 2]

  2 kmph

• 3]

  3 kmph

• 4]

  4 kmph

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

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 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 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 boat can tarvel 36 km upstream in 5 hours. If the speed of the stream is 2.4 kmph, how much time will the boat take to cover a distance of 78 km downstream?(in hours)

• 1] 5 hours
• 2] 6.5 hours
• 3] 5.5 hours
• 4] 8 hours