Quantitative Apitude-Problems on Boat & Stream

Quantitative Apitude-Problems on Boat & Stream
11. A boat moves upstream at the rate of 1 km in 10 minutes and downstream at the rate o 1 km in 6 minutes. The Speed of the current is :
  • 1 km/hr
  • 1.5 km/hr
  • 2 km/hr
  • 2.5 km/hr
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12. River is running at 2 kmph. If takes a man twice as long to row up as to row down the river. the rate of the man in still water is :
  • 6 km/hr
  • 4 km/hr
  • 10 km/hr
  • 8 km/hr
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13. A man rows to a place 48 km distant and 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 :
  • 1 km/hr
  • 1.8 km/hr
  • 3.5 km/hr
  • 1.5 km/hr
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14. The current of stream runs at 1 kmph. a motor boat goes 35 km upstream and back again to the starting point in 12 hours. The speed of the motor boat in still water is :
  • 6 km/hr
  • 7 km/hr
  • 8 km/hr
  • 8.5 km/hr
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15. The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr and the rate of current is 3 km/hr. The distance travelled downstream in 12 minutes is :
  • 3.6 km
  • 2.4 km
  • 1.2 km
  • 1.8 km
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16. A man can row 5 kmph in still water. If theriver is running at 1kmph, it takes him 75 minutes to row to a place and back. Hw far is the place ?
  • 3 km
  • 2.5 km
  • 4 km
  • 5 km
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17. A man can row 5 kmph in still water. If the river is running at 1kmph, it takes him 75 minutes to row to a place and back. How far is the place ?
  • 3 km
  • 2.5 km
  • 4 km
  • 5 km
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18. If a man rows a the rate of 5 kmph in still water and his rate against the current is 3.5 kmph, then the man's rate along the current is :
  • 4.25 kmph
  • 6 kmph
  • 6.5 kmph
  • 8.5 kmph
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19. 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.
  • 2 hours
  • 3 hours
  • 4 hours
  • 5 hours
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20. A man's speed with the current is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr. The man's speed against the current is:
  • 8.5 km/hr
  • 9 km/hr
  • 10 km/hr
  • 12.5 km/hr
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