13.

BOATS AND STREAM

1. The speed of a boat in still water is 2 km/hr. If its 8. A man rows upstream 11 km and downstream 26
speed upstream be 1 km/hr, then speed of the km taking 5 hours each time. The velocity of the
stream is : current is___
(a) 2 km/hr (b) 3 km/hr (a) 1 km/hr (b) 1.3 km/hr
(c) 1 km/hr (d) 1.5 km/hr (c) 1.5 km/hr (d) 2.5 km/hr
(e) None of these (e) None of these
2. A boat goes 14 km upstream in 56 minutes. The 9. A man can row 4.5 km/hr in still water and he
speed of stream is 2 km/hr. The speed of boat in finds that it takes him twice as long to row up as
still water is to row up as to row down the river. Find the rate
(a) 6 km/hr (b) 15 km/hr of stream.
(c) 14 km/hr (d) 17 km/hr (a) 2 km/hr (b) 1.5 km/hr
(e) None of these (c) 2.5 km/hr (d) 1.75 km/hr
3. The speed of a boat in still water is 10 km/hr. If its (e) None of these
speed downstream be 13 km/hr, then speed of the 10. A man can row 6 km/hr in still water. It takes him
stream is : twice as long to row up as to row down the river.
(a) 1.5 km/hr (b) 3 km/hr Find the rate of the stream.
(c) 11.5 km/hr (d) 5.75 km/hr (a) 2 km/hr (b) 3 km/hr
(e) None of these (c) 1.5 km/hr (d) 1 km/hr
4 The rowing speed of man in still water is 20 km/ (e) None of these
hr. Going downstream, he moves at the rate of 25 11. The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr and
km/hr. The rate of stream is the rate of current is 3 km/hr The distance travelled
(a) 45 km/hr (b) 2.5 km/hr downstream in 12 minutes is
(c) 12.5 km/hr (d) 5 km/hr (a) 3.6 km (b) 2.4 km
(e) None fo these (c) 1.2 km (d) 1.8 km
5. A man can row downstream at the rate of 14 km/ (e) None of these
hr and upstream at 11 km/hr. Find man’s rate in 12. Speed of a boat in standing water is 7 km/hr and
still water. the speed of the stream is 1.5 km.hr A distance of
(a) 9.5 km/hr (b) 8 km/hr 7.7 km, going upstream is covered in
(c) 8.5 km/hr (d) 9 km/hr (a) 1 hr 15 min (b) 1 hr 12 min
(e) None of these (c) 1 hr 24 min (d) 2 hr 6 min
6. A man can row downstream at the rate of 16 km/ (e) None of these
hr and upstream at 11 km/hr. Find man's rate in 13. A boat travels upstream from B to A and
still water. downstream from A to B in 3 hours. If the speed
(a) 14 km/hr (b) 13.5 km/hr of the boat in still water is 9 km/hr and the speed
(c) 14.5 km/hr (d) 15.5 km/hr of the current is 3 km/hr, the distance between A
(e) None of these and B (in km) is
7. A boat moves with a speed of 11 km per hour (a) 4 (b) 6
along the stream and 7 km per hour against the (c) 8 (d) 12
stream. The rate of the stream is___ (e) None of these
(a) 1 km/hr (b) 1.5 km/hr 14. A man can row 6 km/hr in the still water. If the
(c) 2 km/hr (d) 2.5 km/hr river is running at 2 km/hr, it takes him 3 hours to
(e) None of these row to a place and back. How far is the place?
(a) 8 km (b) 12 km
 (c) 9 km (d) 6 km (a) 12 km/hr (b) 10 km/hr
(e) None of these (c) 18 km/hr (d) 16 km/hr
15. The rate of flow of river water is 4 km/hr. A boat (e) None of these
goes 6 km and back to the starting point in 2 hours. 20. Rohit can row a certain distance downstream in 8
Find the speed of the boat in still water. hours and return the same distance in 12 hours. If
(a) 6 km/hr (b) 8 km/hr the stream flows at the rate of 5 km per hour find
(c) 9 km/hr (d) 10 km/hr the speed of Rohit in still water.
(e) None of these (a) 20 km/hr (b) 30 km/hr
16. In a stream running at 2 km/hr, a motorboat goes (c) 15 km/hr (d) 25 km/hr
12 km upstream and back again to the starting (e) None of these
point in 2.5 hours. Find the speed of the motorboat 21. A man can row at a speed of 4.5 km/hr in still
in still water. water to a certain upstream point and back to the
(a) 15 km/hr (b) 12 km/hr starting point in a river which flows at 1.5 km/hr.
(c) 10 km/hr (d) 9 km/hr Find his average speed for total journey.
(e) None of these (a) 4 km/hr (b) 6 km/hr
17. A man can row 45 km upstream and 66 km (c) 4.5 km/hr (d) 5 km/hr
downstream in 15 hrs. Also, he can row 65 km (e) None of these
upstream and 77 km downstream in 20 hrs. Find 22. A man row at a speed of 8 km/hr in still water to
the speed of the man in still water and rate of the a certain distance upstream and back to the starting
current. point in a river which flows at 4 km/hr. Find his
(a) 8 km/hr, 3 km/hr average speed for total journey.
(b) 11 km/hr, 3 km/hr (a) 8 km/hr (b) 6 km/hr
(c) 11 km/hr, 8 km/hr (c) 4 km/hr (d) 10 km/hr
(d) 9 km/hr, 2 km/hr (e) None of these
(e) None of these 23. A man can row 5 km/hr in still water. If the river
18. A man can row 60 km upstream and 88 km is running at 1 km/hr it takes 2 hours more in
downstream in 20 hrs. Also, he can row 80 km upstream than to go downstream for the same
upstream and 110 km downstream in 26 hrs. Find distance. How far is the place?
the speed of the man in still water and rate of the (a) 24 km (b) 20 km
current. (c) 18 km (d) 16 km
(a) 12 km/hr, 4 km/hr (e) None of these
(b) 16 km/hr, 6 km/hr 24. A man can row 7 km/hr in still water. If the river
(c) 8 km/hr, 3 km/hr is running at 3 km/hr, it tales 6 hours more in
(d) 7 km/hr, 4 km/hr upstream than go downstream for the same
(e) None of these distance. How far is the place?
19. Ajay can row a certain distance downstream in 5 (a) 48 km (b) 36 km
hours and return the same distance in 7 hours. If (c) 42 km (d) 40 km
the stream flows at the rate of 2 km per hour find (e) None of these
the speed of Ajay in still water.
Answer
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (b)
7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (a) 11. (a) 12. (c)
13 (d) 14. (a) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (a) 18. (c)
19. (a) 20. (d) 21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (a) 24. (d)