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Question A man can row kmph in still water and finds that it takes him thrice as much time to

row up than as to row down the same distance in the river. The speed of the current
is .
Type multiple_choice
Option 1 incorrect
3 km/hr
3
Option 1 incorrect
3 km/hr
9
Option 2 correct
4 km/hr
3
Option 1 incorrect
4 km/hr
2
Solution 2
4 km/hr
3
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Question A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in 3/2
hours. If the speed of the stream be 3 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still
water?
Type multiple_choice
Option 12 kmph incorrect
Option 13 kmph incorrect
Option 14 kmph incorrect
Option 15 kmph correct
Solution 15 kmph
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Question A motorobat, whose speed is 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and
comes back in a total of 4hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is
Type multiple_choice
Option 4 incorrect
Option 5 correct
Option 6 incorrect
Option 10 incorrect
Solution 5
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Question The speed of a boat in still water is 10 km/hr. If it can travel 20 km downstream and 14
km upstream in the same time, the speed of the stream is .
Type multiple_choice
Option 2 km/hr incorrect
Option 2.5 km/hr incorrect
Option 3 km/hr correct
Option 4 km/hr incorrect
Solution 3 km/hr
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Question A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel 36 miles downstream than to travel the same
distance upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 10 mph, the speed of the
stream is
Type multiple_choice
Option 2 mph correct
Option 2.5 mph incorrect
Option 3 mph incorrect
Option 4 mph incorrect
Solution 2 mph
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Question 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
Type multiple_choice
Option 1 km/hr correct
Option 1.5 km/hr incorrect
Option 1.8 km/hr incorrect
Option 3.5 km/hr incorrect
Solution 1 km/hr
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Question A boat covers 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 6 hours while it covers 36 km


upstream and 24 km downstream in hours. The velocity of the current is .
Type multiple_choice
Option 1 km/hr incorrect
Option 1.5 km/hr incorrect
Option 2 km/hr correct
Option 2.5 km/hr incorrect
Solution 2 km/hr
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Question At his usual rowing rate, Rahul can travel 12 miles downstream in a certain river in 6
hours less than it takes him to travel the same distance upstream. But if he could
double his usual rowing rate for his 24 mile round trip, the downstream 12 miles
would then take only one hour less than the upstream 12 miles. What is the speed of
the current in miles per hour?
Type multiple_choice
Option 4/3 incorrect
Option 5/3 incorrect
Option 7/3 incorrect
Option 8/3 correct
Solution 8/3
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Question A person can swim in still water at 4 km/h. If the speed of water 2 km/h, how many
hours will the man take to swim back against the current for 6km?
Type multiple_choice
Option 3 correct
Option 4 incorrect
Option 4(1/2) incorrect
Option Insufficient data incorrect
Solution 3
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Question A boat goes 100 km downstream in 10 hours, and 75 m upstream in 15 hours. The
speed of the stream is?
Type multiple_choice
Option 7 km/h incorrect
Option 5 km/h incorrect
Option 3 km/h incorrect
Option 2(1/2) km/h correct
Solution 2(1/2) km/h
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Question A man can row his boat with the stream at 6 km/h and against the stream in 4 km/h.
The man's rate is?
Type multiple_choice
Option 1 kmph correct
Option 5 kmph incorrect
Option 8 kmph incorrect
Option 3 kmph incorrect
Solution 1 kmph
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Question A man can swim in still water at 4.5 km/h, but takes twice as long to swim upstream
than downstream. The speed of the stream is?
Type multiple_choice
Option 3 incorrect
Option 7.5 incorrect
Option 2.25 incorrect
Option 1.5 correct
Solution 1.5
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Question A man can row with a speed of 15 kmph in still water. If the stream flows at 5 kmph,
then the speed in downstream is?
Type multiple_choice
Option 10 kmph incorrect
Option 5 kmph incorrect
Option 20 kmph correct
Option 22 kmph incorrect
Solution 20 kmph
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Question A man can row upstream at 25 kmph and downstream at 35 kmph, and then find the
speed of the man in still water?
Type multiple_choice
Option 60 kmph incorrect
Option 10 kmph incorrect
Option 30 kmph correct
Option 5 kmph incorrect
Solution 30 kmph
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Question A boat can move upstream at 25 kmph and downstream at 35 kmph, then the speed of
the current is?
Type multiple_choice
Option 5 kmph correct
Option 10 kmph incorrect
Option 30 kmph incorrect
Option 15 kmph incorrect
Solution 5 kmph
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