100+ Boats and Streams Questions and Answers for SSC Exams - 1

Question: 1

A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water?

(A) 40 minutes

(B) 1 hour

(C) 1 hr 05 min

(D) 1 hr 15 min

Question: 2

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

(A) 4.25 kmph

(B) 4.75 kmph

(C) 6 kmph

(D) 6.5 kmph

Question: 3

A swimmer covers a distance of 28 Km against the current and 40 Km in the direction of the current. If in each case he takes 4 hours, then the speed of the current is

(A) 1.5 Km/h

(B) 2.5 Km/h

(C) 3.5 Km/h

(D) 4.5 Km/h

Question: 4

A man can row 6 Km/h in still water. If the river is running at 2 Km/h, it takes 3 hours more in upstream than to go downstream for the same distance. How far is the place?

(A) 22 Km

(B) 24 Km

(C) 28 Km

(D) 32 Km

Question: 5

A man can row three quarters of a kilometer against the stream in $$11{1}/{4}$$ minutes. The speed (in km/hr) of the man in still water is

(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 4

(D) 5