SOLUTION

1. (b) Let the speed of boat still water (ekuk fd Time of downstream (/kjk dh fn'kk dk le;) =
'kkUr ty esa uko xfr)= x km/h speed of stream 1
7 minutes = 450 seconds
(/kjk dh xfr) = y km/h speed of boat in the 2
downstream, D (/kjk dh fn'kk esa uko dh xfr)= (  Boat will return in the downstream uko
(x+y) km/h speed of boat in the upstream,
/kjk dh fn'kk esa okil vk,sxh ) speed of
U (/kjk ds izfrdwy uko dh xfr) = (x - y) km/h
Distance to be covered (nwjh)= 18 km 750
downstream, D (vuqizokg dh xfr)
=
450
m/
18 km 9

T
D = x+y =  km/h....... (i) 5
4h 2 s= m/s.
3
18 km 3

A
U=x-y=  km/h ...... (ii)  Speed of man in still water ('kkUr ty esa
12 h 2
DU

E
On solving (i) and (ii) O;fDr dh xfr)=

G
2
Alternate:

U T 1
5 10
= 3

9  15  10  25 m/s

A
Speed of stream (/kjh dh xfr) =
2
(D-U)
2 2 9 18

Speed of boat
I T 1
(uko dh xfr) = 2 (D+U) 25 18

H
=  = 5 km/h

ST
Now, by using those above Formula's 4. (c)
18 5
Speed of boat in still water, x ('kkUr ty esa uko

T
1 dh xfr) = 6 km/h
Speed of Stream (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)
= (D

IN
2 Let speed of the stream (ekuk fd /kjk dh xfr)

A
- U) = y km/h
1 Downstream speed (vuqizkog dh xfr) = (6+y)
Speed of boat (uko dh xfr) = 2 (D + U) km/h

H
Now, by using those above Formula's Speed Upstream speed (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr) =6-y
km/h
1  9 3

T
 According to Question
of stream (/kjk dh xfr) = 2  2  2  = 1.5
 
 Dis tan ce   Dis tan ce 
2. (a) NOTE: for detailed solution check earliers     
 6 y   6 y 
question. (foLr`r gy ns[kus ds fy,)
Downstream speed, D (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)
= 3 1

0 km 6 y 6 y
1 hr = 20 km/hr 6 + y = 18 - 3y
4y = 12
Upstream speed, U (/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr) y = 3
20 km  Speed of stream (/kjk dh xfr)
= = 10 km/hr = 3 km/h.
2 hr
Speed of the boat in still water, x ('kkUr ty 5 . (b) Speed of stream (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)
DU 40
esa uko fd xfr)
= = = 5 km/h
2 8
Speed of Downstream, D (vuqizokg dh xfr)
=
20  10 30
= = = 15 km/hr. . 36
2 2
= 6 km/h
3. (c) Speed of the Upstream, U (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr) 6
Speed of boat in still water, x ('kkUr ty esa uko
750 10
= m/s DU
675 9
dh xfr) = 2

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 5  6 11 2 1
=  = 5.5 km/h.
2 2 9 9
y  y
6. (c) Speed of man in still water, x ('kkUr ty esa 2 2
O;fDr dh xfr)= 5 km/h Speed of courrant, y 2 2 2
(/kjk dh xfr) = 1 km/h. 9  2y

9  2y
Speed of downstream (vuqizokg dh xfr)
= x + y = 5 + 1 = 6 km/h 2 1

Speed of upstream (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr) 9  2y 9  2y
= x - y = 5 - 1 = 4 km/h 18 - 4y = 9 + 2y
According to the question, 6y = 9
D D 9 3
 =1 y=  = 1.5 km/h
6 4 6 2

2D  3D 9. (c) Since the ratio is given (ysfdu vuqikr fn;k x;k

T
12
=1 gS)36 : 5
5D = 12 Let the speed of boat in stil water ('kkUr ty

A
12
esa uko dh xfr) = 36 km/h and the speed of
D= = 2.4 km. the stream (vkSj /kjk dh xfr) = 5 km/h
5
7. (c) Speed of motar boat in still water, x
E('kkUr Downstream speed (vuqizokg dh xfr)= 41 km/

G T
h
ty esa uko dh xfr)= 36 km/h Speed of Upstream speed (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr) = 31
upstream, U (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)

U km/h

A
Distnce = Downstream speed × Downstream

T
56 km 56  4


I
= 1 3 7 = 32 km/hr  31 
time =  41   km.

H
4

T
 6 
According to the question
(/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr)

S
Upstream time
x-y=U

T
36 - y = 32 31

IN
41 
y = 4 km/h. Dis tan ce 6  41  31
= 

A
Speed of Downstream, D (vuqizokg dh xfr) Upstream speed 31 6  31
=x+y
= 36 + 4 41 5
=  6 h = 6 hrs. 50 min.

H
= 40 km/h 6 6
T im e t ak en to cover t he di sta nce ALTERNATE:
d o w n s t r e a m

T
1
(/kjk dh fn'kk esa nwjh r; djus esa yxk =le;) V
T
56 2
1 h V1 T
40 5  2
V2 T1
= 1 hours 24 minutes
8. (b) Speed of man in still water, x ('kkUr ty esa 36  5

x
9 36  5 31 / 6
O;fDr dh xfr) 2 km/hr
41
Let speed of stream (ekuk dh /kjk dh xfr)= y x= hours
6
km/h. = 6 hrs. 50 min.
 9
 10 . (d) Downstream speed of boat, D (/kjk dh fn'kk
Downstream speed =   y
(vuqizokg dh xfr) esa uko dh xfr) = 15 km/h Upstream speed of
 2 
boat, U (/kjk ds izfrdwy uko dh xfr) = 9 km/h
9
Upstream speed

=  y
(/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)
 Speed of boat in still water, x ('kkUr ty esa uko
 2 
DU
According to the question, dh xfr) = 2
  15  9 24
 Dis tan ce  Dis tan ce =  = 12 km/h
  2 2
2×  9   9 
 2  y    y 11 . (b) Let the speed of boy in stil water (ekuk dh
    2 

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 'kkUr ty esa yM+ds dh =xfr) x km/h. Let the 14 . (c) The speed of motorboat in still water, x ('kkUr
speed of current, y (ekuk dh /kjk dh xfr)= 3 ty esa eksVj cksV dh =xfr) 45 km/h
km/h Downstream speed (/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr)
Downstream speed (vuqizkokg dh xfr) = (x + 3)
80 80
km/h 
Upstream speed (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr) = (x - 3) = 1  20 1
1
60 3
km/h
According to the question. 80  3
Let the time = t hours. = = 60 km/h
4
(x + 3) × t = 2 x  3   t  x + y = 60
(x + 2) × t = 2 (x - 3) × t 45 + y = 60
(x + 3) × = 2x - 6 y = 15 km/h
x +3 = 9 km/h. Upstream speed, (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)
12. (c) Speed of the boat in still water, ('kkUr ty esa = x - y = 45 - 15
uko dh xfr)= 10 km/h = 30 km/h
Speed of the stream
 Downstream speed
km/h
Let Distance (ekuk fd nwjh) T
(/kjk dh xfr) = 4 km/h
(/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr)

A= M km.

E
= 14 Time =

=
80
30
8
Dis tan ce
Upstream soeed

 h = 2 hours 40 min.
3

G
M M
14

6
= 5 hours

U T 15 . (a) Downstream speed, D

20 km
(/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr)
=

A
3M  7M
=5 2 hrs = 10 km/h

T
42
10M = 42 × 5

I Upstream speed, U (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)

=

H T
42  5 20 km
M=  21 km.
5 hr . = 4 km/h

S
10

T
ALTERNTE: Speed of boat in still water ('kkUr ty esa uko

IN
2 xD D U

A
T = x2  y2 dh xfr) = 2

10 2

 42 5 84  5 10  4

H
D=  = 21 km. = = 7 km/hr
2  10 20 2

T
108 km
16 . (a) Downstream speed D (/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr)
=
13 . (b)
A (12 + y) A (15 - y) 1 km 60

5 5 = 12 km/hr
Let the speed of stream (ekuk fd /kjk dh xfr) h
60
= y km/h
Since Boat A is moving downstream with Upstream speed, U (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)
=
12 km/h (ukoA /kjk dh fn'kk esa 12 fd-eh- izfr ?kaVs 6 km
dh xfr ls py jgh gS)Speed of boat A (ukoA dh = 6 km/h
1h
xfr) Speed of the stream, (/kjk dhs xfr)=
= (12 + y) km/h
Since Boat is moving upstream with 15 km/ D  U 12  6 6
  = 3 km/hr
h (uko B /kjk ds izfrdwy 15 fd- eh= ?kaVs dh xfr ls 2 2 2
py jgh gS) 17 . (b) Let speed of boat in still water (ekuk dh 'kkUr
= (15 - y) km/h ty esa uko dh xfr)= xkm/h speed of stream
 Both the moats are moving in opposite current (/kjk dh xfr) = y km/h
direction, (nksuksa uko foijhr fn'kk esa py jgh gS) ATQ
Relative speed of A and B ( A rFkkB dh lis{k 24 36
pky) = 12 + y + 15 - y = 27 km/h 
x  y x  y = 6h ........... (i)
Dis tan ce 108
Time = Re lative speed  36 24 13
27 = 4 hours  
x y x y 2 h ............(ii)

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 In these type of Questions, make factor of
2  X 12
24 and 36 and choose the common values 3= 2 2
which satisfy the above equatios. (bl
izdkj x 3
3(x 2 - 9) = 24x
ds iz'uksa esa 24 rFkk 36 dk xq.ku[k.M djsa vkSj ns[ks fd2
x - 9 = 8x
dkSu lk mHkk;fu"V eku Åij fn, lehdj.k dks iwjk x 2 - 8x - 9 = 0
djrk gS) x = 9,-1
ATQ x = 9 km/hr.
24 = 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 20 . (a) Downstream speed, D (/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr)
=
12
36 = 3, 4, 9, 12 12  5
4 = = 3 × 5 = 15 km/h
Choose the common factor i.e put this value 5 4
in equation (i)
Upstream speed, U (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)
24 36
 =6 12 12  3
x  y 12 =   9 km/hr

T
1 4
1
24 3
x y +3=6 ('kkUrty esa

A
Speed of the boat in still water
x-y=8 15  9 24 24
uko dh xfr)=

E
x + y = 12  = = 12 km/hr
2 2 2

G
 x + y = 12
 x = 10,
 Speed of
y=2
cureent, y (/kjk dh

U T xfr) = 2 km/
21 . (c) Let the speed of boat in still water
'kkUr ty esa uko dh xfr)
= x km/h
(ekuk fd

A
h. Speed of a stream (/kjk fd xfr)
18 . (a)
ty esa uko dh xfr)= 10 km/h
I T
The speed of the boat in still water, x ('kkUr = y km/h
Speed of boat in Downstream (/kjk fd fn'kk

H T 45 esa uko fd xfr)

Upstream speed, U (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)
=

S 6 = x + y km/h

T
km/h Speed of boat in Upstream (/kjk ds izfrdwy uko fd

IN
45 xfr) = x – y km/h

A
 x-y= 6 Upstream (/kjk ds izfrdwy)
40
45 = = 5 km/hr
10 - y =

H
8
6
Downstream (/kjk dh fn'kk esa)
60  45 15

T
=  = 2.5 km/h. 36
6 6 = = 6 km/hr
6
 Speed of the stream, y (/kjk fd xfr) = 2.5 Speed of stream (/kjk dh xfr)
km/h 65
= = 0.5 km/hr
12 12 2

19 . (b) x  y x  y =3 22. (b) Upstream speed, U (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)
24 12
Speed of the current, y (/kjk dh xfr) = 3 = = = 4 km/h
km/h 6 3
20
12 12 Downstream speed, D (/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr)
=
 =3 4
x 3 x 3 = 5 km/h
In such type of question take help from the  Speed of boat in still water, x ('kkUr ty esa uko
options to save your valuable time. (bl izdkj dh xfr)
ds iz'uksa esa vius cgqewY; le; dh cpr ds fy, fodYiksa D+ U 9
dh lgk;rk ysa)Take option (b) x = 9 = = = 4.5 km/h
2 2
12 12 12 12 Speed of water current, y (/kjk dh xfr)
   =1+2=3 D U 1
9  3 9  3 12 6 = = = 0.5 km/h.
 Option (b) is the answer 2 2
ALTERNATE: 23. (b) Downstream speed, D (/kjk fd fn'kk esa xfr)
100
2 xD = = 10 km/h
T = x 2  y2 , 10
Upstream speed, U (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)
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 Upstream time =
75
= = 5 km/h Distance
15
Upstream speed
Speed of the stream, y (/kjk fd xfr)
15
D U 10  5 5 = = 3 hours.
= = = = 2.5 km/h. 5
2 2 2 27. (b) Let the speed of stream/current (ekuk fd /kjk
24. (c) Speed of the current, y (/kjk fd xfr)
fd xfr) = y km/h
Let the speed of the motor boat in still water
and the speed of boat in still water (ekuk fd /kjk
(ekuk fd 'kkar ty esa eksVj cksV dh= xxfr) km/h
fd xfr) = x km/h
ATQ
x = 4y
10 10 5 30 30
+ = 
x+5 x 5 6 x + y x y = 8
Take option (c)
30 30

10 10 10 10 5 y 3y = 8

T
+ = +
25  5 25  5 30 20
6 10

1 1 5 y y =8

A
=  
3 2 6 y = 2 km/h
 Option c is the answer. . 28. (c) Speed of person in still water ('kkar ty esa O;fDr
Another way :

E
G
15
dh xfr) =

T
2 xD km/h
2
T= 2 (ekuk fd /kjk fd
x y2 Let the speed of current/stream

U
A
2  x  10
xfr) = y km/h

T
50
= ATQ Upstream time (/kjk ds izfrdwy le;)
60 x 2  52

I = 2×(Downstream time)

H T
5 20 x Distance
= 2

S
6 x  25 Upstream speed

T
x 2 – 24x × 25 = 0 Distance

IN
x = 25, –1 = 2× Downstream speed

A
x = 25 km/h.
2 2
25. (b) Speed of the stream, y (/kjk dh xfr) = 4 km/ = 2×
15  2 y 15  2 y
h

H
Let the speed of the boat in still water (ekuk fd On solving y = 2
1
km/h.
'kkar ty esa uko fd xfr)= x km/h Another way:
2
(/kjk fd fn'kk esa xfr)

T
Downstream speed = (x + 4)  T =2×T
km/h U
 D:U=2:1
D

Upstream speed (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)= (x – 4) km/  x : y = (2 + 1) : (2 – 1) = 3 : 1

h 1
ATQ x 7 1
y= = 2 = 2 km/hr. .
6 6 3 3 2
+ =2
x+4 x 4 29. (d) Speed of man in still water, x ('kkar ty esa O;fDr
Take option (b) dh xfr) = 6 km/h
6

6
=
6 6
 Speed of current, y (/kjk dh xfr)
84 8 4 12 4 = 2 km/h
 3 4 Let Distance (ekuk fd nwjh) =M
=  = =2
2 2 2 ATQ
 Option (b) is the answer. . upstream time = Downstream time +4

26. (d) Let the speed of boat in still water (ekuk fd M 

 +4
'kkar ty esa uko fd xfr)= x km/h. 4 8
The speed of current, y (/kjk dh xfr) = 5 km/h M M + 32

Downstream speed (/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr)
= 15 km/ 4 8
h.
x + 5 = 15 M M + 32

x = 10 km/h. 1 2
Upstream speed, U (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr) M = 32
= x – y = 10 – 5 = 5 km/h.  Distance = 32 km.

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 Another way : : x = 6 km/hr. 60
y = 2 km/hr. = = 4 hours.
15
D : U = (6 + 2) : (6 – 2) = 2 : 1 Option (d) is the answer.
TD : T U = 1 : 2
Upstream speed (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)
= 15 km/h
1 unit

1 unit = 4 hours 60
Upstream time (/kjk ds izfrdwy le;) = = 12
TD = 1 × 4 = 4 hours 5
TU = 2 × 4 = 8 hours hours.
Distance = D × T D 33. (c) Speed of man in still water, x ('kkar ty esa O;fDr
= (6 + 2) × 4 = 32 km. dh xfr) = 4 km/h
30. (c) Speed of boat in still water, x ('kkar ty esa uko Speed of water, y (/kjk dh xfr) = 2 km/h
dh xfr) = 5 km/h Upstream speed, U (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr) =4–2=
Speed of stream, y (/kjk fd xfr) 2 km/h
= 3 km/h Upstream time, ( / k j k d s i z f rd wy l e; )
ATQ Distance 10

T
= Upstream speed = = 5 hours.
Distance Distance 2
 = 3 hours.
8 2 34. (b) Speed of stream, y (/kjk dh xfr) = 3 km/h

A
On solving, Speed of man in still water, x ('kkar ty esa O;fDr dh
Distance = 4.8 km. xfr) = 5 km/h
Another way :

E Downstream speed, D (/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr)

=8

G
2 xD

T
km/h
T= 2
x y2 Downstream time =

U
A
25D Distance 26
3= =
52  32

T
Downstream speed 8
3 × 16 = 10 × D

I
H
D = 4.8 km. 13 1

T
=  3 hours.
31. (c) ATQ 4 4

S 35 (c) Speed of Downstream, D (/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr)

T
18 12

x + y x y = 3 ......(i) = 12 km/h

IN
24 36 Speed of Upstream, U (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)= 8

A
 13
x + y x – y = 2 ......(ii) km/h
NOTE: In such type of Question, take common
Speed of boat in still water ('kkar ty esa uko dh xfr)
values of same types of distances and satisfy the

H
D+U 20
given equation. (bl izdkj ds iz'uksa esa ,d izdkj dh nwjh = = 10 km/h.

2 2
dk mHkfu"B eku ys vkSj fn, x, lehdj.k dks iwjk djus dkTime taken by the boat in still water ('kkar ty esa

T
iz;kl djsa)
24 km
Downstream distance:- uko }kjk fy;k x;k le;) = 10 km/hr = 2.4 hours
18
12 36. (d) Downstream speed, D (/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr)
=
24 12 km/hr.
Upstream distance :- Upstream speed, U (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)= 8 km/
12 hr.
8
Speed of the current,y (/ k j k d h xf r) =
36
On D–U 12  8 4
putting x + y = 12   = 2 km/hr. .
2 2 2
and x – y = 8,
both the equation are satisfied.
37. (c) Speed of man in still water, x ('kkar ty esa O;fDr
dh xfr) = 3 km/hr.
12  8 4
Therefore, y =  = 2 km/hr. . Speed of the stream, y (/kjk dh xfr) = 2 km/hr.
2 2
Upstream speed (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)= x – y = 1
32. (d) Speed of boy in still water, x ('kkar ty esa yM+ds km/hr.
dh xfr) = 10 km/h Upstream time =
Speed of current, y (/kjk fd xfr) = 5 km/h
Distance = 60 km. Distance 10 km
Upstream speed = = 10 hr. .
 Downstream speed (/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr)
= 15 1 km/hr
km/h Downstream speed (/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr)
=x+y=
Downstream time (/kjk ds izfrdwy le;) 5 km/h

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 Downstream time (/kjk ds izfrdwy le;) = 1 km
Distance
39. (a) Upstream speed, U (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)
= 10 hr
Downstream speed 60
10 km = 6 km/hr
= = 2 hours Downstream speed, D (/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr)
=
5 km/h
Total time = U.T + D.T 1 km
= 10 hr + 2 hr 4
hr = 15 km/hr
= 12 hr. 60
2 xD D–U
Speed of the stream, y =
T= 2
x y2 2
2  3  10 60 15  6 9
 =  = 4.5 km/hr. .
T= 5 = 12 hrs. 2 2
32  22
40. (c) Downstream speed, D (/kjk dh fn'kk esa xfr)
=
38. (d)

T
5 minutes
(Downstream) 15km
= 5 km/hr
O A B 3hr

A
5 15  2
minutes Upstream speed, U (/kjk ds izfrdwy xfr)
= =
15

E
(Upstream) 100 mtr.
2 km/hr

G
('kkar ty esa O;fDr dh

T
See the figure, Speed of man in still water,
Oa = distance covered by upstream speed in 5 D+U
xfr) =
minutes

U
A
2

T
5 15  2 7
(ikap feuV esa /kjk ds izfrdwy r; dh xbZ= nwjh) =  = 3.5 km/hr. .

I 60 2 2

H
(x – y)

ST
OB = distance covered by downstream speed in
5 minutes (5 feuV esa /kjk dh fn'kk esa r; dh xbZ nwjh)
=
5
60
ATQ
(x + y)

OB – OA = AB

AT IN
H
5 5 100
(x + y) – (x – y) = km.
60 60 1000

T
5 100
[x+y–x+y] = km.
60 1000
On solving
y = 0.6 km/hr.
 Speed of the current (/kjk dh xfr) = 0.6 km/
hr.

BRANCH : MUKHERJEE NAGAR DELHI / NATHU PURA DELHI / SHAHDARA DELHI / SIKANDRABAD
M o b . : 0 9 7 1 1 3 7 6 0 0 7, 0 8 3 6 8 1 0 8 2 7 6 [ 296 ]