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Question 1.

A man row downstream 32 km and 14 km upstream. If he takes 6 hours to cover each distance, then find the velocity (in kmph) of the current .

  1.    1
  2.    \(1\frac{1}{2}\)
  3.    2
  4.    \(2\frac{1}{2}\)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> \(1\frac{1}{2}\)
Question 2.

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 steel water ?

  1.    4 km/hr
  2.    6 km/hr
  3.    8 km/hr
  4.    10 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 6 km/hr
Question 3.

A boat man goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes .How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water ?

  1.    1 hr
  2.    1 hr 15 min
  3.    1 hr 30 min
  4.    1 hr 45 min
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1 hr 15 min
Question 4.

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

  1.    2 : 1
  2.    3 ; 2
  3.    6: 3
  4.    8 : 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 8 : 3
Question 5.

A man’s speed with the current is 15 km / hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km / hr. Find  the man’s speed against the current ?

  1.    9 km/hr
  2.    10 km/hr
  3.    11 km/hr
  4.    12 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 10 km/hr
Question 6.

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.    3 hr
  2.    4 km
  3.    5 hr
  4.    6 hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 4 km
Question 7.

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.    3 hr
  2.    4 km
  3.    5 hr
  4.    6 hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 4 km
Question 8.

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

  1.    2 km
  2.    2.2 km
  3.    2.4 km
  4.    2.6 km
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 2.4 km
Question 9.

A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in \(1\frac{1}{2}\) hours. If the speed of the stream be 3  kmph , what is the speed of the boat in steel water ?

  1.    12 km/hr
  2.    15 km/hr
  3.    18 km/hr
  4.     none of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 15 km/hr
Question 10.

A motorboat , whose speed is 15 km / hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and come back in a total of 4 hours 30 minutes . Find the speed of  stream ( in km).

  1.    4
  2.    5
  3.    6
  4.    7
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 5

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