Boats And Streams(Quantitative Aptitude ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

Quantitative Aptitude

BOATS AND STREAMS MCQs

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Question 281. a boat goes 20 km downstream in one hour and the same distance upstream in 2 hours. the speed of the boat in still water is

15 Km/hr
10 Km/hr
5 Km/hr
7.5 Km/hr

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Answer: Option A. -> 15 Km/hr
Explanation :

Question 282. 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

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Answer: Option B. -> 3:1
Explanation :

Question 283. a boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in 1 hours. if the speed of the stream be 3 km/hr, what is the speed of the boat in still water?

12 km/hr
13 km/hr
14 km/hr
15 km/hr

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Answer: Option D. -> 15 km/hr
Explanation :

Question 284. 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

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Answer: Option D. -> 8:3
Explanation :

Question 285. 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

1.2 km
2.4 km
3.6 km
4.8 km

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Answer: Option C. -> 3.6 km
Explanation :

Question 286. the speed of a motor boat is that of the current of water as 36 : 5. the boat goes along with the current in 5 hours 10 min. it will come back in

5 hours 50 minutes
6 hours
6 hours 50 minutes
12 hours 10 minutes

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Answer: Option C. -> 6 hours 50 minutes
Explanation :

Question 287. a motorboat in still water travels at a speed of 36 km/hr. it goes 56 km upstream in 1 hour 45 minutes. the time taken by it to cover the same distance down the stream will be

2 hour 25 minutes
3 hours
1 hour 24 minutes
2 hour 21 minutes

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Answer: Option C. -> 1 hour 24 minutes
Explanation :

Question 288. 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

1.2 km
2.4 km
3.6 km
4.8 km

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Answer: Option C. -> 3.6 km
Explanation :

Question 289. a boat takes 6 hours to travel from place m to n downstream and back from n to m upstream. if the speed of the boat in still water is 4 km/hr, what is the distance between the two places ?

6 km
8 km
10 km
cannot be determined

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Answer: Option D. -> cannot be determined
Explanation :

Question 290. a motorboat in still water travels at a speed of 36 km/hr. it goes 56 km upstream in 1 hour 45 minutes. the time taken by it to cover the same distance down the stream will be