Quantitative Aptitude Quiz: Boats and Streams
- Ajay Singh
- Aug 26, 2021
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1) The speed of a boat in still water is 5km/hr. If the speed of the boat against the stream is 3 km/hr, what is the speed of the stream?
a) 1.5 km/hr
b) 2 km/hr
c) 2.5 km/hr
d) 1 km/hr
2) A man rows downstream at 20 km/hr and rows upstream at 15 km/hr. At what speed he can row in still water?
a) 17.5 km/hr
b) 18 km/hr
c) 20.5 km/hr
d) 22 km/hr
3) A man swims 12 km downstream and 10 km upstream. If he takes 2 hours each time, what is the speed of the stream?
a) 1 km/hr
b) 0.5 km/hr
c) 1.5 km/hr
d) 0.7 km/hr
4) A boat covers 800 meters in 600 seconds against the stream and returns downstream in 5 minutes. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
a) 1 m/s
b) 1.5 m/s
c) 2 m/s
d) 2.5 m/s
5) A man can row a boat at a speed of 20 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 5 km/hr, in how much time he can row a distance of 75 km downstream?
a) 1.5 hours
b) 2 hours
c) 2.5 hours
d) 3 hours
Answers:
b) 2 km/hr
a) 17.5 km/hr
b) 0.5 km/hr
c) 2 m/s
d) 3 hours