Quantitative Aptitude Practice Test On - Boats and Streams - Part - 6

Boats & Streams Online Test Part - 6

Exam Name - Quantitative Aptitude
Subject Name - Boats & Streams
Exam Type - Multiple Choice Questions
No Of Questions - 10

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Question - 1: A swimmer covers a distance of 28 km against the current and 40 km in the directions of the current. If in each case he takes 4 hours, then the speed of the current is?

1. 3.5 km/hr
2. 1.5 km/hr
3. 2.5 km/hr
4. None of these

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Answer = B - 1.5 km/hr
Explanation: No Explanation

Question - 2:A boat takes 19 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and coming back to a point C midway between A and B. If the velocity of the stream is 4 kmph and the speed of the boat in still water is 14 kmph, what is the distance between A and B ??

1. 160 km
2. 180 km
3. 200 km
4. 220 km

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Answer = B - 180 km
Explanation: No Explanation

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

1. 1.2 km
2. 1.8 km
3. 2.4 km
4. 3.6 km

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Answer = D - 3.6 km
Explanation: No Explanation

Question - 4: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?

1. 4.25 kmnph
2. 6 kmph
3. 6.5 kmph
4. 8.5 kmph

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Answer = C - 6.5 kmph
Explanation: No Explanation

Question - 5:A man can row 6 kmph is still water. If the river is running at 1 kmph it takes 90 min to row to a place and back. How far is the place? ?

1. 410
2. 415
3. 490
4. 480

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Answer = B - 415
Explanation: No Explanation

Question - 6:Tap 'A' can fill the tank completely in 4 hrs while tap 'B' can empty it by 8 hrs. By mistake, the person forgot to close the tap 'B', As a result, both the tapes, remained open. After 4 hrs, the person realized the mistake and immediately closed the tap 'B'. In how much time now onwards, would the tank be full? ?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

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Answer = A - 2
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Question - 7:A boat takes 4 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and coming back to point A upstream. If the velocity of the stream is 2 kmph and the speed of the boat in still water is 4 kmph, what is the distance between A and B ??

1. 4 kms
2. 6 km
3. 8 km
4. 9 km

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Answer = B - 6 km
Explanation: No Explanation

Question - 8:A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.
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1. 2 hours
2. 3 hours
3. 4 hours
4. 5 hours

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Answer = C - 4 hours
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Question - 9:A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takes 4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the boat and speed of the water current respectively? ?

1. 2 : 1
2. 3 : 2
3. 8 : 3
4. Cannot be determined

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Answer = C - 8 : 3
Explanation: No Explanation

Question - 10:A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel 36 miles downstream than to travel the same distance upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 10 mph, the speed of the stream is: ?

1. 2 mph
2. 2.5 mph
3. 3 mph
4. 4 mph

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Answer = A - 2 mph
Explanation: No Explanation

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