Quantitative Apitude-Problems on Boat & Stream

Quantitative Apitude-Problems on Boat & Stream
1. If a man swim downstream at 6 kmph and upstream at 2 kmph. his speed in still water is :
  • 4 km/hr
  • 2 km/hr
  • 3 km/hr
  • 2.5 km/hr
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2. A man can row upstream at 8 kmph and downstream at 13 kmph. The speed of the stream is :
  • 5 km/hr
  • 2.5 km/hr
  • 10.5 km/hr
  • 4.2 km/hr
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3. If Anshul rows 15 km upstream and 21 km downstream taking 3 hours each time, then the speed of the stream is :
  • 1 km/hr
  • 1.5 km/hr
  • 2 km/hr
  • 12 km/hr
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4. A man rows 13 km upstream in 5 hours and also 28 km downstream in 5 hours. The velocity of the stream is :
  • 1.5 km/hr
  • 2 km/hr
  • 2.5 km/hr
  • 3 km/hr
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5. If a boat goes 7 km upstream in 42 minutes and the speed of the stream is 3 kmph, then the speed of the boat in still water is :
  • 4.2 km/hr
  • 9 km /hr
  • 13 km/hr
  • 21 km/hr
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6. A manc an row a boat at 10 kmph in still water. If the speed of the stream is 6 kmph, the time taken to row a distance of 80 km down the strea is :
  • 8 hours
  • 5 hourrs
  • 10 hours
  • 20 hours
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7. A boat takes 4 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and coming back to point A upstream. If the velocity of the stream is 2 kmph and the speed of the boat in still water is 4 kmph, what is the distance between A and B ?
  • 4 kms
  • 6 km
  • 8 km
  • 9 km
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8. If a man rows at 6 kmph in still water and 4.5 kmph against the current, then this rate along the current is ;
  • 9.5 km/hr
  • 7.5 km/hr
  • 7 km/hr
  • 5.25 km/hr
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9. If a man's rate with the current is 11 kmph and the rate f the current is 1.5 kmph, then the man's rate against the current is :
  • 8 km/hr
  • 9.5 km/hr
  • 9 km/hr
  • 6.25 km/hr
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10. 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 10.5 km and comes back to the starting point. the total time taken by his is :
  • 16 hours
  • 18 hours
  • 20 hours
  • 24 hours
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