Boat & Stream Problem Set 5

Boat & Stream Problem Set 5

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Boat and Stream questions are asked in almost all competitive exams. They are followed by simple tricks and calculations, and cover about 2-5% of the paper marks. Here is a sample paper sheet of the Boat and Stream based questions for your practice. Do give us a review.

Q1. The ratio of speeds of a motorboat to that of the current of water is 36 : 5. The motorboat goes along with the current in 5 hours 10 min. Find the time taken by motorboat to come back. 
(a) 5 hours 50 min
(b) 6 hours
(c) 6 hours 50 min
(d) 12 hours 10 min
(e) None of these

Q2. Ishwar is rowing a boat. He takes half time in moving a certain distance downstream than upstream. What is the ratio of the rate of boat in still water to the rate of current? 
(a) 2 : 1
(b) 5 : 1
(c) 7 : 1
(d) 3 : 1
(e) 1 : 3

Q3. Kamal can row a certain distance downstream in 12 hours and can return the same distance in 18 hours. If the stream flows at the rate of 6 kmph, then find the speed of Kamal in still water. 
(a) 30 kmph
(b) 35 kmph
(c) 28 kmph
(d) 25 kmph
(e) 22 kmph

Q4. A boatman rows 1 km in 5 min along the stream and 6 km in 1 hours against the stream. The speed of the stream is: 
(a) 3 kmph
(b) 6 kmph
(c) 10 kmph
(d) 12 kmph
(e) 14 kmph

Q5. Sameer can row a certain distance downstream in 24 hours and can come back covering the same distance in 36 hours. If the stream flows at the rate of 12 kmph, find the speed of Sameer in still water. 
(a) 30 kmph
(b) 15 kmph
(c) 40 kmph
(d) 60 kmph
(e) 50 kmph

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