100+ Boats and Streams Questions for IBPS, SBI PO, SO, Clerk - 1

Question: 1

Twice the speed downstream is equal to the thrice the speed upstream, the ratio of speed in still water to the speed of the current is

(A) 1:3

(B) 1:5

(C) 2:3

(D) 5:1

Question: 2

The speed of a boat in still water is 8 Km/h. If its speed downstream be 15 Km/h, then speed of the stream is

(A) 7 Km/h

(B) 7.5 Km/h

(C) 9 Km/h

(D) 9.5 Km/h

Question: 3

A boat takes 8 hours to cover a distance while travelling upstream, whereas while travelling downstream it takes 6 hours. If the speed of the current is 4 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still water?

(A) 12 kmph

(B) 16 kmph

(C) 24 kmph

(D) 28 kmph

Question: 4

The speed of a boat when travelling downstream is 32 km/hr, whereas when travelling upstream it is 28 km/hr, what is the speed of the boat in still water and at the speed of the stream?

(A) 2 km/hr

(B) 3 km/hr

(C) 4 km/hr

(D) 5 km/hr

Question: 5

If a boat goes 7 km upstream in 42 minutes and the speed of the stream is 3 kmph, then the speed of the boat in still water is

(A) 4 .2 km / hr

(B) 9 km / hr

(C) 11 km / hr

(D) 13 km /hr