Boat Stream Questions Set 1

Boat Stream Questions Set 1

Boat Stream Questions are very important for competitive exams. Boat stream questions consist of upward and downward stream based puzzles.  Boat Stream count to 1-2 questions in competitive exams.

Q1. A man rows upstream 11 km and downstream 26 km taking 5 hours each time. The velocity of the current is.
(a) 3.5 km/h
(b) 2.5 km/h
(c) 1.5 km/h
(d) .5 km/h

Q2. A man can row at 8 km/hr in still water. If the river is running at 4 km/hr, it takes him 5 hours to row to a place and come back. How far is the place?
(a) 15 km
(b) 14 km
(c) 16km
(d) 17 km

Q3. A man can row at 6 km/hr in still water. If the river is running at 2 km/hr, it takes 8 hours more in upstream than to go downstream for the same distance. How far is the place?
(a) 85 km
(b) 64 km
(c) 54 km
(d) None of these

Q4. A man can row 6 km/hr in still water. It takes him twice as long to row up as to row down the river. Find the rate of the stream.
(a) 2 km/hr
(b) 3km/hr
(c) 1km/hr
(d) 1.5km/hr

Q5. Manish can row at a speed of 4.5 km/hr in still water and rows to a certain upstream point and back to the starting point in a river which flows at 1.5 km/hr. Find his average speed for total journey.
(a) 3 km/hr
(b) 2 km/hr
(c) 5 km/hr
(d) 4 km/hr

ANSWERS:

1 – C

2 – A

3 – B

4 – A

5 – D