## Lakshya Education MCQs

Question: 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:
Options:
 A. 1 km/hr B. 1.5 km/hr C. 2 km/hr D. 2.5 km/hr

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## More Questions on This Topic :

Question 1. A man can row at a speed of $$4\frac{1}{2}$$ km/hr in still water. If he takes 2 times as long to row a distance upstream as to row the same distance downstream, then the speed of stream (in km/hr) is-
1.    1
2.    1.5
3.    2
4.    2.5
Question 2. 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
Question 3. A boat while dowenstream in a reiver converd a distance of 50 miles at an average speed of 60 miles per hour. While returning , because of the water resistance , it took 1 hour 15 minutes to cover the same distance What was the average speed during the whole journey?
1.    40 mph
2.    48 mph
3.    50 mph
4.    55 mph
Question 4. 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
Question 5. 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
Question 6. 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: