Aptitude : : Boats and Streams Questions & Answers

  1. The speed of a boat in still water in 15 km/hr and the rate of current is 3 km/hr. The distance travelled downstream in 12 minutes is?

A. 1.2 km

B. 2.4 km

C. 3.6 km

D. 4 km

  1. A boat running downstream covers a distance of 16 km in 2 hours while for covering the same distance upstream, it takes 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

A. 4 kmph

B. 5 kmph

C. 8 kmph

D. 6 kmph

  1. A man's speed with the current is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr. The man's speed against the current is?

A. 4 kmph

B. 5 kmph

C. 10 kmph

D. 6 kmph

  1. If a man rows at the rate of 5 kmph in still water and his rate against the current is 3.5 kmph, then the man's rate along the current is?

A. 4.25 kmph

B. 6 kmph

C. 6.25 kmph

D. 6.5 kmph

  1. Speed of a boat in standing water is 9 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.5 kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 105 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is?

A. 16 hours

B. 18 hours

C. 20 hours

D. 24 hours