Top 210 Most Asked Boat and Stream Questions [ 100% FREE ]

Navigating through competitive exams requires a clear understanding of various topics, one of which is boat and stream questions. The world of boats and streams is not just about boats moving on water; it’s about understanding the intricate dance between the boat and the water’s flow. And in the realm of competitive exams, this dance translates into boat and stream questions that challenge, intrigue, and test the understanding of aspirants.

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Understanding boats and streams is about more than just formulas; it’s about visualizing various scenarios. Consider a boat moving against the flow of water. This is termed as ‘upstream’. The speed at which the boat moves in this scenario gives us the upstream speed. On the other hand, when the boat aligns with the water’s flow, moving with the current, it’s called ‘downstream’, and we measure its net speed as the downstream speed. And of course, there are times when waters are calm, and we’re dealing with ‘still water’ scenarios, where the water speed is zero.

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Top 210 Most Asked Boat and Stream Questions

171. Ratio of the speed of upstream speed to downstream is 3:15. If the speed of boat in still water is 45 km/hr. Then find the distance covered in upstream in 7 hours in (km)?

धारा के प्रतिकूल गति से धारा के अनुकूल गति का अनुपात 3:15 है। यदि स्थिर जल में नाव की गति 45 किमी/घंटा है। तो धारा के प्रतिकूल 7 घंटे में तय की गई दूरी (किमी में) ज्ञात कीजिये?

A. 125 km
B. 105 km
C. 420 km
D. 145 km
E. 250 km

Option “B” is correct.

Ratio of the speed of upstream to downstream = 3:15

Speed of boat in still water = (Us+Ds)/2

=  (3x+15x)/2=18x/2= 9x

Speed of boat in still water =9x = 45

x = 5

Required Distance = 7 * 3 * 5= 105 km

172. Time taken by the boat to cover 130 km in still water is the same as the time taken by the boat to cover 150 km in downstream and the time taken by the boat to cover 176 km in upstream is 8 hours. Find the downstream distance travelled by the boat in 15 hours.

नाव को स्थिर जल में 130 किमी की दूरी तय करने में लिया गया समय, नाव द्वारा धारा के अनुकूल 150 किमी की दूरी तय करने में लिए गए समय के समान है और नाव द्वारा धारा के प्रतिकूल 176 किमी की दूरी तय करने में लिया गया समय 8 घंटे है। नाव द्वारा 15 घंटे में धारा के अनुकूल तय की गई दूरी ज्ञात कीजिए।

A. 600 km
B. 450 km
C. 540 km
D. 360 km
E. None of these

Option “B” is correct.

Let the speed of the boat in still water be B km/hr and the speed of the current be C km/hr.

130/B = 150/(B + C)

130B + 130C = 150B

120B = 130C

B/C = 13/2

B = 13x

C = 2x

176/(13x – 2x) = 8

176/9x = 8

x = 2 km/hr

Downstream speed of the boat = 13 * 2 + 2 * 2 = 26 + 4 = 30 km/hr

Required distance = 30 * 15 = 450 km

173. The total time taken by the boat to cover 120 km downstream and d km upstream is 9 hours and the ratio of the speed of the boat in still water to stream is 5:1. If the boat covers 100 km in still water in 4 hours, then find the value of d?

नाव द्वारा धारा के अनुकूल 120 किमी और धारा के प्रतिकूल d किमी की दूरी तय करने में लिया गया कुल समय 9 घंटे है और स्थिर जल में नाव से धारा की गति का अनुपात 5:1 है। यदि नाव स्थिर जल में 100 किमी की दूरी 4 घंटे में तय करती है, तो d का मान ज्ञात कीजिए।

A. 80
B. 100
C. 90
D. 150
E. None of these

Option “B” is correct.

The speed of the boat in still water = 100/4 = 25 km/hr

The speed of the stream = 25 * 1/5 = 5 km/hr

120/(25 + 5) + d/(25 – 5) = 9

120/30 + d/20 = 9

4 + d/20 = 9                                                     

d/20 = 5

d = 100

174. The total time taken by the boat to cover 240 km in downstream and x km in upstream is 18 hours and the boat covers x km in still water in 7.5 hours and the speed of the current is 1/4th of the speed of the boat in still water. Find the distance covered by the boat in upstream.

नाव द्वारा धारा के अनुकूल 240 किमी और धारा के प्रतिकूल x किमी की दूरी तय करने में कुल 18 घंटे का समय लगता है और नाव स्थिर जल में x किमी की दूरी 7.5 घंटे में तय करती है और धारा की गति स्थिर जल में नाव की गति का 1/4 है। नाव द्वारा धारा के प्रतिकूल तय की गई दूरी ज्ञात कीजिए।

A. 120 km
B. 150 km
C. 100 km
D. 180 km
E. None of these

Option “D” is correct.

Let the speed of the boat in still water be B km/hr and the speed of the current be C km/hr.

B = x/7.5

C = x/7.5 * 1/4 = x/30

Downstream speed of the boat = x/7.5 + x/30 = (4x + x)/30 = 5x/30 = x/6

Upstream speed of the boat = (x/7.5 – x/30) = (4x – 3x)/30 = 3x/30 = x/10

240/(x/6) + x/(x/10) = 18

1440/x + 10 = 18

1440/x = 8

x = 180 km

175. The speed of the boat in still water is 56 km/hr. If the speed of the river is 14.28% of the speed of the boat and the boat takes 2 hours more in upstream than in downstream for the same distance and then find the total distance travelled by boat?

स्थिर जल में नाव की गति 56 किमी/घंटा है। यदि नदी की गति नाव की गति का 14.28% है और नाव धारा के प्रतिकूल समान दूरी के लिए धारा के अनुकूल की तुलना में 2 घंटे अधिक लेती है तो फिर नाव द्वारा तय की गई कुल दूरी ज्ञात करें?

A. 576 km
B. 364 km
C. 768 km
D. 640 km
E. None of these

Option “C” is correct.

The speed of the boat=56 km/hr

The speed of the river=56*14.28/100=56*1/7=8 km/hr

Upstream speed of the boat=56+8=64 km/hr

Downstream speed of the boat=56-8=48 km/hr

The distance travelled by boat=x

x/48-x/64=2

8x-6x=768

2x=768

x=384

The total distance travelled by boat=Upstream + Downstream=384+384=768 km

176. A boat has a speed of 8 km/hr in still water. How much distance the boat could cover in 40 mins in downstream if it covers 2 km upstream in 40 minutes?

स्थिर जल में एक नाव की गति 8 किमी/घंटा है। नाव धारा के अनुकूल 40 मिनट में कितनी दूरी तय कर सकती है यदि वह धारा के प्रतिकूल 2 किमी 40 मिनट में तय करती है?

A. 7.86km
B. 8.86km
C. 8.66km
D. 7.66km
E. None of these

Option “C” is correct.

Let u be speed of boat in still water, a be speed of boat in downstream and b be speed of boat in upstream

speed of boat in upstream, b = distance / time = 2 / (40/60) = 3 km/hr

speed of boat in still water, u = (a + b) / 2 = 8

a + b = 16

a = 16 – 3 = 13

Required distance = 13 * 40/60 = 26 /3 = 8.66 Km

177. The speed of the stream is 8 kmph. If the time taken by the boat travels 240 km upstream and downstream is 40 hours, then what is the difference between the time taken by upstream covers 84 km and downstream covers 180 km?

धारा की गति 8 किमी प्रति घंटा है। यदि नाव द्वारा धारा के प्रतिकूल और धारा के अनुकूल 240 किमी की यात्रा करने में लिया गया समय 40 घंटे है, तो धारा के प्रतिकूल 84 किमी और धारा के अनुकूल में 180 किमी की दूरी तय करने में लगने वाले समय में कितना अंतर है?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. None of these

Option “A” is correct.

Stream speed = 8 kmph

240/(8 + x) + 240/(x – 8) = 40

6 * (x – 8 + 8 + x) = x2 – 64

12x = x2 – 64 = > x2 – 12x – 64 = 0 = > (x – 16) (x + 4) = 0

x = 16 kmph

Upstream speed = 16 – 8 = 8 kmph

Downstream speed = 16 + 8 = 24 kmph

Required Time = 84/8 – 180/24 = 10.5 – 7.5 = 3 hours

178. The speed of a boat in upstream and downstream is 14km/hr and 22km/hr respectively. The time taken by the boat to cover a distance of (4d + 8) km in still water is 4 hours. Find the value of d in km?

एक नाव की धारा के प्रतिकूल और धारा के अनुकूल गति क्रमशः 14 किमी/घंटा और 22 किमी/घंटा है। नाव द्वारा स्थिर जल में (4d + 8) किमी की दूरी तय करने में लिया गया समय 4 घंटे है। किमी में, d का मान ज्ञात कीजिए?

A. 15 km
B. 10 km
C. 16 km
D. 25 km
E. None of these

Option “C” is correct.

Speed of boat in still water = (14+22)/2 = 36/2 = 18 kmph

4d+8 = 4*18

4d+8 = 72

4d=64

d= 16km

179. The boat covers 350 km downstream in 7 hours and the boat covers 140 km in still water in 4 hours. If the boat covers d km downstream and (d-80) km upstream in 10 hours, then find the value of d?

नाव धारा के अनुकूल 350 किमी की दूरी 7 घंटे में तय करती है और नाव स्थिर जल में 140 किमी की दूरी 4 घंटे में तय करती है| यदि नाव d किमी धारा के अनुकूल और (d-80) किमी धारा के प्रतिकूल 10 घंटे में तय करती है, तो d का मान ज्ञात कीजिए?

A. 180
B. 320
C. 140
D. 200
E. None of these

Option “D” is correct.

The downstream speed of the boat = 350/7 = 50 km/hr

The speed of the boat in still water = 140/4 = 35 km/hr

The speed of the stream = 50 – 35 = 15 km/hr

The upstream speed of the boat = 35 – 15 = 20 km/hr

d/50 + (d – 80)/20 = 10

2d + 5 * (d – 80) = 10 * 100

2d + 5d – 400 = 1000

d = 1400/7

d = 200

180. The ratio of speed of stream and upstream is 2: 15, if the speed of the boat is 34 kmph in still water, find the distance in downstream in 90 min.

धारा की गति और उर्ध्वप्रवाह की गति का अनुपात 2: 15 है, अगर नाव की गति शांत जल में 34 किमी प्रति घंटा है, तो 90 मिनट में तय की गयी अनुप्रवाह की दूरी ज्ञात करें।

A. 38 km
B. 57 km
C. 76 km
D. 95 km
E. None of these

Option “B” is correct.

The ratio of speed of stream and upstream = 2: 15 (2x, 15x)

Speed of the boat = 15x + 2x = 17x

=> 17x = 34

=> x = 2

The downstream speed = 2 * 2 + 17 * 2 = 38

Required distance = 38 * (90/60) = 57 km