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

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Top 210 Most Asked Boat and Stream Questions

71. The boat in still water travel the distance of downstream is 175% of the distance which travel upstream in the same time. If the speed of current is 4kmph, then find the speed of boat in still water?

स्थिर जल में नाव द्वारा धारा के अनुकूल यात्रा, उसी समय में धारा के प्रतिकूल यात्रा करने वाली दूरी का 175% है। यदि धारा की गति 4 किमी प्रति घंटा है, तो स्थिर जल में नाव की गति ज्ञात कीजिए?

A. 44/3kmph
B. 46/3kmph
C. 49/3kmph
D. 38/3kmph
E. None of these

Option “A” is correct.

Distance of upstream=x

Distance of downstream=x*175/100=7/4x

Speed of current=4kmph

Speed of still water=y

x/(y-4)=(7x/4)/y+4

x(y+4)=7x/4(y-4)

4y+16=7y-28

3y=44

y=44/3 kmph

72. If the time taken by boat to travel downstream is half of the time taken by boat to travel upstream. If the boat is running in upstream and covers 120 km and also while running in downstream it covers the same distance, then what is the speed of the boat in still water?

यदि नाव द्वारा धारा के अनुकूल यात्रा करने में लिया गया समय, नाव द्वारा धारा के प्रतिकूल यात्रा करने में लिए गए समय का आधा है। यदि नाव धारा के प्रतिकूल चल रही है और 120 किमी की दूरी तय करती है और धारा के अनुकूल चलते समय भी वह समान दूरी तय करती है, तो स्थिर जल में नाव की गति क्या है?

A. 20 kmph
B. 25 kmph
C. 15 kmph
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these

Option “D” is correct.

Let Speed of the boat in still water=B

And Speed of the stream=W

Downstream speed=B + W

Upstream speed=B – W

120/(B + W)=1/2 * (120/(B – W))

2/(B + W) =1/(B – W)

B + W=2B – 2W

B=3W

We cannot find the answer of the question.

73. Find the time taken by a boatman to travel a distance of 270 Km downstream, where downstream speed of boatman is 300% of upstream speed of boatman, if the speed of stream is 15Kmph?

एक नाविक द्वारा धारा के अनुकूल 270 किमी की दूरी तय करने में लिया गया समय ज्ञात कीजिए, जहां नाविक की धारा के अनुकूल गति नाविक की धारा के प्रतिकूल गति का 300% है, यदि धारा की गति 15 किमी प्रति घंटा है?

A. 5 hours
B. 4 hours
C. 3 hours
D. 6 hours
E. 8 hours

Option “D” is correct.

Downstream speed/upstream speed = 3/1

Downstream speed = 3x

Upstream speed = x

Stream speed = (3x-x)/2=2x/2=x

x = 15 ….given

Downstream speed = 3*15 = 45kmph

Time taken = 270 / 45 = 6 hours

74. The ratio of upstream speed and downstream speed is 4: 7. If the speed of the stream is 7.5 kmph, find the average speed of still water and upstream speed.

धारा के प्रतिकूल गति और धारा के अनुकूल गति का अनुपात 4:7 है। यदि धारा की गति 7.5 किमी प्रति घंटा है, स्थिर जल और धारा के प्रतिकूल गति का औसत ज्ञात कीजिए।

A. 22.54 kmph
B. 23.65 kmph
C. 23.75 kmph
D. 25.75 kmph
E. 13.5 kmph

Option “C” is correct.

The ratio of upstream speed and downstream speed = 4: 7 (4x, 7x)

Consider speed of boat = B

Speed of stream = S

Speed of boat = (4x + 7x)/2 = 5.5 x

Speed of stream = (4x – 7x)/2 = 1.5x

=>7.5 = 1.5x

=>x = 5

Upstream speed = 4 * 5 = 20 kmph

Speed of boat = 5.5x= 5.5 * 5 = 27.5 kmph

Required average = (20 + 27.5)/2 = 23.75 kmph

75. A boat can travel 16 km downstream in 32 minutes. If the speed of the current is 1/4 of the speed of the boat in still water, what distance can the boat travel in 20 minutes?

एक नाव धारा के अनुकूल 16 किमी की यात्रा 32 मिनट में कर सकती है। यदि धारा की गति स्थिर जल में नाव की गति का 1/4 है, तो नाव 20 मिनट में कितनी दूरी तय कर सकती है?

A. 12 km
B. 16 km
C. 18 km
D. 8 km
E. 10 km

Option “D” is correct.

Let the speed of the boat in still water be x km/hr

Speed of the current= x/4

Downstream speed = x + x/4= 5x/4

Downstream speed in km/hr = 16*60/28= 30 km/hr

So,

5x/4= 30

x = 24 km/hr

Distance in 20 minutes= 24*20/60= 8 km

76. A boat travels upstream to cover 40 km and travel downstream to cover 120 km. If the ratio of the speed of boat in still water to speed of stream is 2: 1, what is the difference between the time taken by the boat covers upstream and downstream distance?

एक नाव धारा के प्रतिकूल 40 किमी की दूरी तय करती है और धारा के अनुकूल 120 किमी की दूरी तय करती है। यदि स्थिर जल में नाव की गति से धारा की गति का अनुपात 2:1 है, तो नाव द्वारा धारा के प्रतिकूल और धारा के अनुकूल दूरी तय करने में लगने वाले समय में कितना अंतर है?

A. 4 hours
B. 2 hours
C. 5 hours
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these

Option “E” is correct.

Speed of downstream 2x + x = 3x

Speed of upstream = 2x – x = x

Time taken by the boat to cover the upstream distance = 40/x

Time taken by the boat to cover the downstream distance = 120/3x = 40/x

Difference = 40/x – 40/x = 0 hours

77. A boat can travel 60 km downstream in 50 min. The ratio of the speed of the boat in still water to the speed of the stream is 2: 1. How much time will the boat take to cover 80 km upstream?

एक नाव धारा के अनुकूल 60 किमी की यात्रा 50 मिनट में कर सकती है। स्थिर जल में नाव की गति से धारा की गति का अनुपात 2:1 है। नाव को धारा के प्रतिकूल 80 किमी की दूरी तय करने में कितना समय लगेगा?

A. 3 hours 45 mins
B. 3 hours 20 mins
C. 3 hours 30 mins
D. 4 hours 12 mins
E. None of these

Option “B” is correct.

Speed of downstream = D/T = 60 / (50/60) = 60 * (60/50) = 72 km/hr

The ratio of the speed of the boat in still water to the speed of the stream

= > 2: 1 (2x, x)

3x = 72

x = 24

Speed of upstream = 2x – x = x = 24 km/hr

Distance = 80 km

Time = D/S = 80/24 = 3 (8/24) hrs = 3 (1/3) hrs = 3 hours 20 mins

78. A boat covers 144 km along with stream in 6 hours and the same boat covers 216 km against stream in 18 hours. What is the distance travelled by the boat in 8 hours?

एक नाव धारा के साथ 144 किमी की दूरी 6 घंटे में तय करती है और वही नाव धारा के विपरीत 216 किमी की दूरी 18 घंटे में तय करती है। 8 घंटे में नाव द्वारा तय की गई दूरी कितनी है?

A. 120 km
B. 128 km
C. 136 km
D. 140 km
E. 144 km

Option “E” is correct.

Speed of the boat = x

Speed of the stream = y

144/(x + y) = 6

x + y = 24 —–(1)

216/(x – y) = 18

x – y = 12 —-(2)

2x = 36

x = 18 kmph

y = 6 kmph

Distance = 18 * 8 = 144 km

79. A boat takes 39 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and coming back to point C midway between A and B. If the speed of the stream is 18 km/hr and the speed of the boat in still water is 32 km/hr, then find the distance between A to B?

एक नाव धारा के अनुकूल बिंदु A से बिंदु B तक यात्रा करने और वापस A और B के बीच बिंदु C पर वापस आने में 39 घंटे का समय लेती है। यदि धारा की गति 18 किमी/घंटा है और स्थिर जल में नाव की गति 32 किमी/घंटा है, तो A से B के बीच की दूरी ज्ञात कीजिए?

A. 600 km
B. 700 km
C. 500 km
D. 800 km
E. None of these

Option “B” is correct.

Speed of downstream = 32 + 18 = 50 km/hr

Speed of upstream = 32 – 18 = 14 km/hr

Total time = 39 hours

If distance between A to B is x, then distance between B to C = x/2,

Time = Distance/Speed

x / 50 + (x/2) / 14 = 39

x / 50 + x / 28 = 39

78x / (50 * 28) = 39

x = (39 * 50 * 28) / 78 = 700 km

The distance between A to B = 700 km

80. A man rows a boat against the stream flowing at the rate of 8 km/hr for a distance of 24 km and then turns around and rows back. If the whole trip occupies 4 hours, then find the man’s rowing speed in still water?

एक आदमी 24 किमी की दूरी के लिए 8 किमी/घंटा की दर से बहने वाली धारा के प्रतिकूल, एक नाव चलाता है और फिर मुड़ता है और वापस आ जाता है। यदि पूरी यात्रा में 4 घंटे लगते हैं, तो स्थिर जल में आदमी की नौकायन गति ज्ञात कीजिये?

A. 16 km/hr
B. 18 km/hr
C. 20 km/hr
D. 22 km/hr
E. None of these

Option “A” is correct.

Let the speed in still water be x km/hr,

Given,

(24 / (x – 8)) + (24 / (x + 8)) = 4

24x + 192 + 24x – 192 = 4 * (x2 – 64)

48x = 4x2 – 256

4x2 – 48x – 256 = 0

x2 – 12x – 64 = 0

(x – 16) (x + 4) = 0

x = 16, -4 (Negative value will be eliminated)

The speed of man in still water = 16 km/hr