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Q 1.

A man can row upstream at 16 km/hr and downstream at 24 km/hr. Find the speed of the current.

A)  4 kmph
B)  6 kmph
C)  5 kmph
D)  3 kmph
Answer & Explanation Answer: 4 kmph

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Q 2.

A motorboat goes 8 km an hour in still water, but takes thrice as much time in going the same distance against the current than going with the current. Then find the speed of the current?

A)  4 kmph
B)  6 kmph
C)  3 kmph
D)  2 kmph
Answer & Explanation Answer: 4 kmph

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Q 3.

A man can row against the current three fourth of a kilometer in 15 min and returns same distance in 10 min, then ratio of his speed to that of current?

A)  5:1
B)  3:1
C)  4:1
D)  2:1
Answer & Explanation Answer: 5:1

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Q 4.

If sum of upstream and downstream speed of a boat is 82 kmph, and the boat travels 105 km. upstream in 3 hr, Find the time taken by boat to cover 126 km downstream.

A)  2.8 hrs
B)  2.7 hrs
C)  2.6 hrs
D)  2.5 hrs
Answer & Explanation Answer: 2.7 hrs

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Q 5.

A boat whose speed in still water is 9 kmph, goes 12 km downstream and comes back in 3 hrs. Find the speed of the stream?

A)  1 kmph
B)  3 kmph
C)  5 kmph
D)  4 kmph
Answer & Explanation Answer: 3 kmph

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Q 6.

A boat while travelling upstream covers a distance of 29 km at the speed of 6 km/h, whereas while travelling downstream it covers the same distance at a speed of 12 km/h. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

A)  6 kmph
B)  8 kmph
C)  9 kmph
D)  11 kmph
Answer & Explanation Answer: 9 kmph

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Q 7.

A boat travels 72 km downstream in 8 hours and 84 km upstream in 12 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the water current ?

A)  9 and 3 kmph
B)  6 and 7 kmph
C)  8 and 1 kmph
D)  7 and 2 kmph
Answer & Explanation Answer: 8 and 1 kmph

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Q 8.

In one hour, a boat goes 12 km/hr along the stream and 6 km/hr against the stream. The speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr) is:

A)  7
B)  7.5
C)  8
D)  9
Answer & Explanation Answer: 9

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Q 9.

A man goes down stream with a boat to some destination and returns upstream to his original place in 5 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water and the stream are 10km/hr and 14km/hr respectively, the distance of the destination from the string place is

A)  16 km
B)  18 km
C)  21 km
D)  25 km
Answer & Explanation Answer: 21 km

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Q 10.

A man can row 8 kmh in still water. If the river is running at 2 kmh, it takes 4 hrs more upstream than to go downstream for the same distance. Then the distance is given by

A)  54 kms
B)  32 kms
C)  45 kms
D)  60 kms
Answer & Explanation Answer: 60 kms

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