Boats Quiz
Practice quiz on Boats (Numerical Ability). 10 exam-style questions with explanations.
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Boats Quiz — Questions with Solutions
All 10 questions from this quiz with the correct answer and explanation. Attempt them yourself first, then open each solution to check your reasoning.
Q1.A boat goes 20 km downstream in 2 hours and 12 km upstream in 2 hours. The speed of the boat in still water is
- A.14 km/h
- B.10 km/h
- C.6 km/h
- D.8 km/h
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Answer: D. 8 km/h
(10+6)/2 = 8.
Q2.Speed of a boat in still water is 10 km/h and the stream flows at 2 km/h. Downstream speed is
- A.12 km/h
- B.10 km/h
- C.8 km/h
- D.14 km/h
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Answer: A. 12 km/h
10+2.
Q3.Upstream speed of a boat is 6 km/h and downstream is 10 km/h. The speed of the stream is
- A.6 km/h
- B.2 km/h
- C.4 km/h
- D.8 km/h
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Answer: B. 2 km/h
(10-6)/2.
Q4.A man rows 15 km downstream in 3 hours. His downstream speed is
- A.45 km/h
- B.7 km/h
- C.5 km/h
- D.3 km/h
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Answer: C. 5 km/h
15/3.
Q5.A boat's speed in still water is 15 km/h and the stream is 3 km/h. Time to go 36 km upstream is
- A.3 hours
- B.2 hours
- C.2.4 hours
- D.4 hours
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Answer: A. 3 hours
36/12.
Q6.The speed of a boat in still water is 9 km/h and the stream is 3 km/h. The upstream speed is
- A.9 km/h
- B.6 km/h
- C.12 km/h
- D.3 km/h
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Answer: B. 6 km/h
9-3.
Q7.Boat speed in still water = (downstream + upstream) / ?
- A.4
- B.1
- C.2
- D.3
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Answer: C. 2
Average.
Q8.A boat covers a distance in 4 hours downstream and 6 hours upstream. The ratio of boat speed to stream speed is
- A.3 : 2
- B.2 : 1
- C.4 : 1
- D.5 : 1
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Answer: D. 5 : 1
d/4 and d/6: (1/4+1/6)/2 : (1/4-1/6)/2 = 5:1.
Q9.A swimmer swims 5 km/h in still water. In a stream of 1 km/h, downstream speed is
- A.1 km/h
- B.5 km/h
- C.6 km/h
- D.4 km/h
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Answer: C. 6 km/h
5+1.
Q10.A man rows at 8 km/h in still water. In a stream running at 2 km/h the time to row 30 km downstream is
- A.3.75 hours
- B.4 hours
- C.2 hours
- D.3 hours
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Answer: D. 3 hours
30/10.
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