Banking Quantitative Aptitude Boats & Streams Question Bank

done Boat and Stream Total Questions - 21

• question_answer1)
  A boat can travel a distance 10 km in an hour against the stream whereas 20 km in an hour with the stream. Hence find the speed of boat in still water.
  A)
  15 km/h done clear
  B)
  22 km/h         done clear
  C)
  20 km/h done clear
  D)
  44 km/h        done clear
  E)
  25 km/h done clear
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• question_answer2)
  The distance between two points is 36 km., boat rows in still water at 6 kmph. It takes 8 hour less to cover this distance in downstream in comparison to that in upstream. The rate of stream is:-
  A)
  3 kmph done clear
  B)
  2 kmph done clear
  C)
  2.5 kmph done clear
  D)
  4 kmph done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Ram goes downstream with a boat to some destination and returns upstream to his original places in 6 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water and the stream are 12 km/hr and 5 km/hr respectively, then find the distance of the destination from the starting position.
  A)
  25 km done clear
  B)
  26.67 km done clear
  C)
  33 km done clear
  D)
  29.75 km. done clear
  E)
  20 km done clear
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• question_answer4)
  When a person is moving in the direction of the current is 20km/hr, Speed of the current is 5km/hr. Then find the speed of the person against the current?
  A)
  10 km/hr. done clear
  B)
  15 km/hr.         done clear
  C)
  30 km/hr. done clear
  D)
  25 km/hr. done clear
  E)
  11 km/hr. done clear
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• question_answer5)
  There are two places A and B which are separated by a distance of 100 km. Two boats starts form both the places at the same time towards each other. If one boat is going downstream and the other one is going upstream, if the speed of A and B is 12 km/hr. and 13km/hr. respectively. Find at what time they will meet each other.
  A)
  10hrs. done clear
  B)
  4hrs. done clear
  C)
  8 hrs. done clear
  D)
  6hrs. done clear
  E)
  7hrs. done clear
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• question_answer6)
  A girl was travelling in a boat, suddenly wind starts blowing and blows her hat and started floating back downstream. The boat continued to travel upstream for 12 more minutes before she realized that her hat had fallen off. She turned back downstream and she caught her hat as soon as she reached the starting point. If her hat flew off exactly 2km from where she started. What is the speed of the water?
  A)
  12 km/hr done clear
  B)
  8 km/hr done clear
  C)
  5 km/hr done clear
  D)
  9 km/hr done clear
  E)
  10 km/hr done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The ratio of the speed of the motor boat to that of the current of water is\[36:5\] . The boat goes along with the current in 5 hours 10 minutes. How much time it will take to come back.
  A)
  45/2 hr done clear
  B)
  41/6 hr done clear
  C)
  55/3 hr done clear
  D)
  38/7 hr done clear
  E)
  52/8 hr done clear
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• question_answer8)
  There is a road beside a river. Two friends started from a place A, moved to a temple situated at another place B and then returned to A again. One of them moves on a cycle at a speed of 6 km/hr. While the other sails on a boat at a speed of 8 km/hr. If the river flows at the speed of 6 km/hr, which of the two friends will return to place A first?
  A)
  Cyclist done clear
  B)
  Sailor done clear
  C)
  Both come at same time done clear
  D)
  Any other done clear
  E)
  None done clear
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• question_answer9)
  The different between downstream speed and upstream speed is 2 kmph and the total time taken during upstream and downstream is 2 hours. What is the upstream speed, if the downstream and upstream distance are 2 km each? (approx)
  A)
  5.2 kmph done clear
  B)
  3.7 kmph done clear
  C)
  2.8 kmph done clear
  D)
  1.4 kmph done clear
  E)
  1.2 kmph done clear
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• question_answer10)
  A boat travels downstream from point A to B and comes back to point C half distance between A and B in 18 hours. If speed of boat is still water is 7 km/hr and distance AB = 80 km, then find the downstream speed.
  A)
  15 km/hr done clear
  B)
  18 km/hr done clear
  C)
  12 km/hr done clear
  D)
  10 km/hr       done clear
  E)
  6 km/r done clear
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• question_answer11)
  A boat can row 18 km downstream and back in 8 hours. If the speed of boat is increased to twice its previous speed, it can row same distance downstream and back in 3.2 hours. Find the speed of boat in still water.
  A)
  9 km/hr done clear
  B)
  5 km/hr done clear
  C)
  4 km/hr done clear
  D)
  8 km/hr done clear
  E)
  6 km/hr done clear
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• question_answer12)
  A ship of length 300 m traveling from point A to B downstream passes a Ghat along the river in 18 sec, while in return it passes the same Ghat in 24 sec. If the rate of current is 9 km/hr. Then what is the length of the Ghat?
  A)
  50 m done clear
  B)
  60 m done clear
  C)
  80 m done clear
  D)
  100 m done clear
  E)
  Cannot be determined done clear
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• question_answer13)
  A boat takes 25 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and coming back to point C midway between A and B. If the velocity of the stream is 5 km/hr and the speed of the boat in still water is 10 km/hr, what is the distance between A and B?
  A)
  100 km done clear
  B)
  122 km done clear
  C)
  146 km done clear
  D)
  178 km done clear
  E)
  150 km done clear
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• question_answer14)
  A boat running at the certain speed downstream covers a distance of 4.8 kms. in 8 minutes. The same boat miming upstream covers the same distance in 9 minutes. What is the speed of the current?
  A)
  2.4 kmph done clear
  B)
  3 kmph done clear
  C)
  2 kmph done clear
  D)
  3.2 kmph       done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer15)
  The speed of a boat in still water is 6 kmph and that of current is 3 kmph. The boat starts from point A and rows to point B and comes back to point A. It takes 12 hours during this journey. How far is point A from point B?
  A)
  27 km done clear
  B)
  25 km done clear
  C)
  20 km done clear
  D)
  30 km done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer16)
  The speed of a boat in still water is 17.5 kmph and that of current is 2.5 kmph. The boat goes from X to Y in downstream and returns to point Z. The whole journey takes 429 minutes. If the distance between Z and Y is 2/5 of the distance between X and Y. Find the total distance covered by the boat. (approximate to the nearest integer).
  A)
  130 km done clear
  B)
  140 km done clear
  C)
  160 km done clear
  D)
  120 km done clear
  E)
  150 km done clear
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• question_answer17)
  The speed of the boat in still water is 16 kmph. and speed of the current is 2 kmph. It takes a total time of 6.5 hours to row upstream from point A to point B and downstream from point B to C. The distance from point A to B is two-third the distance between point B and C, what is the total distance travelled by the boat (Both upstream and downstream)?
  A)
  112 km done clear
  B)
  98 km done clear
  C)
  124 km done clear
  D)
  90 km done clear
  E)
  105 km done clear
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• question_answer18)
  A boy takes 3 hours 45 min to cover a distance of 15 km along the stream and 2 hours 30 min to cover the distance of 5 km against the stream. Find the speed of the current in km/hr.
  A)
  2 km/h. done clear
  B)
  1 km/h. done clear
  C)
  3 km/h. done clear
  D)
  4 km/h done clear
  E)
  1/2 km/h done clear
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• question_answer19)

  A boy swims 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream in 13 hours, and he can also swims 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. Then-

  1. Find the speed of man.

  2. Find the speed of stream.

  A)
  8 kmph, 3 kmph done clear
  B)
  16 kmph, 6 kmph   done clear
  C)
  11 kmph, 5 kmph done clear
  D)
  10 kmph, 6 kmph done clear
  E)
  8 kmph, 2 kmph done clear
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• question_answer20)
  A man takes double time to swim upstream a certain distance as compared to the time taken to cover the same distance in downstream. The ratio of speed of boat in still water to that of the speed of current is:
  A)
  done clear
  B)
  done clear
  C)
  done clear
  D)
  done clear
  E)
  done clear
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• question_answer21)
  A boat can travel 4.2 km upstream in 14 min. If the ratio of the speed of the boat in still water to the speed of the stream is 7:1. How much time will the boat take to cover 17.6 km downstream?
  A)
  42 minute done clear
  B)
  48 minute done clear
  C)
  40 minute done clear
  D)
  44 minute      done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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