Quiz Discussion

A man can row upstream at 12km/hr and downstream at 18 km/hr. The man rowing speed in still water is?

• 1] 15 km/hr
• 2] 5 km/hr
• 3] 3 km/hr
• 4] 10 km/hr

A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water?

• 1] 40 minutes
• 2] 1 hour
• 3] 1 hr 15 min
• 4] 1 hr 30 min

The speed of a boat downstream is 15 km/hr and the speed of current is 3 km/hr. Find the total time taken by the boat to cover 15 km upstream and 15 km downstream.

• 1] 2 hours 40 minutes
• 2] 2 hours 42 minutes
• 3] 2 hours 10 minutes
• 4] 2 hours 30 minutes

A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in \(1\frac{1}{2}\) hours. If the speed of the stream be 3 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still water?

• 1] 12 kmph
• 2] 13 kmph
• 3] 14 kmph
• 4] 15 kmph
• 5] None of these

a man can row 8 km/hr in still water and he find that it takes thrice as long to row upstream as to row downstream to the same point. What is the speed of the current?

• 1]

  1 kmph

• 2]

  2 kmph

• 3]

  3 kmph

• 4]

  4 kmph

A man can row at 5 kmph in still water. If the velocity of current is 1 kmph and it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and come back, how far is the place?

• 1] 2.4 km
• 2] 2.5 km
• 3] 3 km
• 4] 3.6 km
• 5] None of these

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] 1.2 km
• 2] 1.8 km
• 3] 2.4 km
• 4] 3.6 km
• 5] None of these

A boat takes half time in moving a certain distance downstream than upstream. The ratio of the speed of the boat in still water and that of the current is?

• 1] 2 : 1
• 2] 4 : 3
• 3] 1 : 2
• 4] 3 : 1

A man can row three quarters of a kilometers against the stream in 11 1/4 minutes and return in 7 1/2​ minutes.The speed of the man in still water is

• 1]

  2 km/h

• 2]

  3 km/h

• 3]

  4 km/h

• 4]

  5 km/h

The speed of a boat in still water is 10 km/hr. If it can travel 26 km downstream and 14 km upstream at the same time, the speed of the stream is-

• 1] 2 km/hr
• 2] 2.5 km/hr
• 3] 3 km/hr
• 4] 4 km/hr