Quiz Discussion

The speed of a boat along the stream is 12 km/hr and against the stream is 8 km/hr. The time taken by the boat to sail 24 km in still water is?

• 1] 2 hrs
• 2] 3 hrs
• 3] 2.4 hrs
• 4] 1.2 hrs

A man rows to a place 48 km distant and come 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] 1 km/hr
• 2] 1.5 km/hr
• 3] 2 km/hr
• 4] 2.5 km/hr

In one hour, a boat goes 11 km/hr along the stream and 5 km/hr against the stream. The speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr) is:

• 1] 3 kmph
• 2] 5 kmph
• 3] 8 kmph
• 4] 9 kmphr

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 105 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is:

• 1] 16 hours
• 2] 18 hours
• 3] 20 hours
• 4] 24 hours

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:

• 1] 8.5 km/hr
• 2] 9 km/hr
• 3] 10 km/hr
• 4] 12.5 km/hr
• 5] None of these

A boat can tarvel 36 km upstream in 5 hours. If the speed of the stream is 2.4 kmph, how much time will the boat take to cover a distance of 78 km downstream?(in hours)

• 1] 5 hours
• 2] 6.5 hours
• 3] 5.5 hours
• 4] 8 hours

A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takes 4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the boat and speed of the water current respectively?

• 1] 2 : 1
• 2] 3 : 2
• 3] 8 : 3
• 4] Cannot be determined
• 5] None of these

A man can row 6 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the current is 2 km/hr he takes 4 hours more in upstream than the downstream. The distance is?

• 1] 30 km
• 2] 24 km
• 3] 20 km
• 4] 32 km

A man row to a place 48 km distant and back on 14 hours text. 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] 1 km/hr
• 2] 1.5 km/hr
• 3] 1.8 km/hr
• 4] 3.5 km/hr

A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takes 4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the boat and speed of the water current respectively?

• 1]

  2:1

• 2]

  3:2

• 3]

  8:3

• 4]

  None Of These