boats and streams MCQs – Page 2

Practise focused boats and streams questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

boats and streams Mcqs

21. If a man rows at the rate of 5 kmph in still water and his rate against the current is 3.5 kmph. then the mans rate along the current is__________?
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A. 6 kmph

B. 4.25 kmph

C. 6.5 kmph

D. 8.5 kmph

22. The speed of a boat in upstream is 60 kmph and the speed of the boat downstream is 80 kmph. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the stream?
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A. 50, 60 kmph

B. 45, 55 kmph

C. 70, 10 kmph

D. 35, 27 kmph

23. A man swims downstream 30 km and upstream 18 km taking 3 hours each time, what is the speed of the man in still water?
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A. 16 kmph

B. 8 kmph

C. 2 kmph

D. 4 kmph

24. A man can row upstream at 25 kmph and downstream at 35 kmph, and then find the speed of the man in still water?
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A. 5 kmph

B. 10 kmph

C. 30 kmph

D. 60 kmph

25. A boat takes half time in moving a certain distance downstream than upstream. What is the ratio between the rate in still water and rate of current?
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A. 1:03

B. 2:01

C. 1:02

D. 3 : 1

26. A boat travels upstream from B to A and downstream from A to B in 3 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water is 9km/hr and the speed of the current is 3km/hr, the distance A and B is:_______?
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A. 4km

B. 6 km

C. 12 km

D. 8 km

27. 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?
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A. Insufficient data

B. 3

C. 4

D. 4 (1/2)

28. A man can row 30 km downstream and 20 km upstream in 4 hours. He can row 45 km downstream and 40 km upstream in 7 hours. Find the speed of man in still water?
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A. 10 kmph

B. 12 kmph

C. None of these

D. 12.5 kmph

E. 15 kmph

29. A man can row 9 1/3 km/hr in still water and he finds that is thrice as much time to row u p than as to row down the same distance in river. The speed of the current is:________?
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A. 3 1/9 km/hr

B. 3 1/3 km/hr

C. 1 km/hr

D. 4 2/3 km/hr

30. A steamer goes downstream from one port to another in 4 hours, it covers the same distance upstream in 5 hours. If the speed of the stream is 2km/hr,the distance between the two parts is_______?
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A. 70km

B. 60km

C. 50km

D. 80 km

31. A man rows his boat 85 km downstream and 45 km upstream, taking 2 1/2 hours each time. Find the speed of the stream?
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A. 5 kmph

B. 6 kmph

C. 7 kmph

D. 8 kmph

32. A man can row his boat with the stream at 6 km/h and against the stream in 4 km/h. The mans rate is________?
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A. 8 kmph

B. 1 kmph

C. 5 kmph

D. 3 kmph

33. 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_________?
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A. 18 hours

B. 24 hours

C. 16 hours

D. 20 hours

34. The speed of a boat in still water is 2km/hr. If its speed upstream be 1km/hr then speed of the stream is________?
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A. 1.5km/hr

B. none

C. 3km/hr

D. 1km/hr

35. 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 he take to go 5km in stationery water?
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A. 1 Hr 30 Min

B. 1 hr 15 Min

C. 40 Minutes

D. 1 Hour

36. A man can row downstream at 18 kmph and upstream at 10 kmph. Find the speed of the man in still water and the speed of stream respectively?
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A. 12, 6

B. 15, 3

C. 14, 4

D. 13, 3

37. A man can row 7 kms on hour in still water and he finds that it takes hi twice as long to row down the river. The rate of stream is
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A. 2.5 km/hr

B. 2.4km/hr

C. 3.4km/hr

D. 3.5km/hr

38. A man can row 6 kmph in still water. When the river is running at 1.2 kmph, it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and black. What is the total distance traveled by the man?
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A. 5.66 km

B. 6 km

C. 5.76 km

D. 6.24 km

39. The current of a stream at 1 kmph. A motor boat goes 35 km upstream and back to the starting point in 12 hours. The speed of the motor boat in still water is_________?
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A. 8 kmph

B. 7 kmph

C. 8.5 kmph

D. 6 kmph

40. 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_________?
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A. 7.5

B. 3

C. 2.25

D. 1.5

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