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

4 kmph

6 kmph

5 kmph

3 kmph

Answer: 4 kmph

Explanation:


2. A boat running downstream covers a distance of 20 km in 2 hrs while it covers the same distance upstream in 5 hrs. Then speed of the boat in still water is ?

7 km/hr

8 km/hr

9 km/hr

10 km/hr

Answer: 7 km/hr

Explanation:


3. A man swims downstream a distance of 15 km in 1 hour. If the speed of the current is 5 km/hour, the time taken by the man to swim the same distance upstream is ?

1 hour 30 minutes

45 minutes

2 hours 30 minutes

3 hours

Answer: 3 hours

Explanation:


4. A boat goes 6 km an hour in still water, but takes thrice as much time in going the same distance against the current. The speed of the current (in km/hour) is ?

4

5

3

2

Answer: 4

Explanation:


5. A man can row at a speed of 4.5 km/hr in still water. If he takes 2 times as long to row a distance upstream as to row the same distance downstream, then, the speed of stream (in km/hr) is ?

1

1.5

2

2.5

Answer: 1.5

Explanation:


6. A motor boat covers a certain distance downstream in a river in 3 hours. It covers the same distance upstream in 3 hours and a half. If the speed of water is 1.5 km/h, then the speed of the boat in still water is ?

17 km/h

19.5 km/h

17.5 km/h

19 km/h

Answer: 19.5 km/h

Explanation:


7. A man can row 30 km downstream and return in a total of 8 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water is four times the speed of the current, then the speed of the current is ?

1 km/hour

2 km/hour

4 km/hour

3 km/hour

Answer: 2 km/hour

Explanation:


8. A boat goes 20 km downstream in one hour and the same distance upstream in two hours. The speed of the boat in still water is ?

15 km/hr.

10 km/hr.

5 km/hr.

7.5 km/hr.

Answer: 15 km/hr.

Explanation:


9. The speed of a motor-boat is thatof the current of water as 36 : 5. The boat goes along with the current in 5 hours 10 minutes. It will come back in ?

5 hours 50 minutes

6 hours

6 hours 50 minutes

12 hours 10 minutes

Answer: 6 hours 50 minutes

Explanation:


10. Speed of motorboat in still water is 45kmph. If the motorboat travels 80 km along the stream in 1 hour 20 minutes, then the time taken by it to cover the same distance against the stream will be ?

3 hours

1 hour 20 minutes

2 hours 40 minutes

2 hours 55 minutes

Answer: 2 hours 40 minutes

Explanation: