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 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 running downstream covers a distance of 16 km in 2 hours while for covering the same distance upstream, it takes 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

• 1] 4 kmph
• 2] 6 kmph
• 3] 8 kmph
• 4] Data inadequate
• 5] None of these

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

On a river , Q is the mid - point between two points P and R on the same bank of the river. A boat can go from P to Q and back in 12 hours, and from P to R in 16 hours 40 minutes. How long would it take to go from R to P?

• 1]

  \({ \text{3}}\frac{3}{7}\) hr

• 2]

  5 hr

• 3]

  \({ \text{6}}\frac{2}{3}\) hr

• 4]

  \({ \text{7}}\frac{1}{3}\) hr

A boat while dowenstream in a reiver converd a distance of 50 miles at an average speed of 60 miles per hour. While returning , because of the water resistance , it took 1 hour 15 minutes to cover the same distance What was the average speed during the whole journey?

• 1] 40 mph
• 2] 48 mph
• 3] 50 mph
• 4] 55 mph

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

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

A man rows 12 km in 5 hours against the stream and the speed of current being 4 kmph. What time will be taken by him to row 15 km with the stream?

• 1]

  1 hour \({ \text{27}}\frac{7}{{13}}\) minutes

• 2]

  1 hour \({ \text{24}}\frac{7}{{13}}\) minutes

• 3]

  1 hour \({ \text{25}}\frac{7}{{13}}\) minutes

• 4]

  1 hour \({ \text{26}}\frac{7}{{13}}\) minutes

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.

• 1]

  2 hours

• 2]

  3 hours

• 3]

  4 hours 

• 4]

  5 hours