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Q 1 - A man can push upstream at 6km/hr and downstream at 10 km/hr. Discover man's rate in still water and the rate of the momentum.

Answer : C

Explanation

Speed upstream =6 km/hr`Speed downstream = 10 km/hr`Rate in still water = 1/2 (10-6) km/hr. = 6km/hr`Rate of the current = 1/2 (10+6) km/hr =8 km/hr

Q 2 - A man can push 8km/hr in still water. At the point when the waterway is running at 2km/hr it takes him 3hrs 12min to line to a spot and backs. How far is the spot?

Answer : D

Explanation

Speed downstream (8+2) km/hr=10km/hr.`Speed upstream= (8-2) km/hr=6km/hr.`Let the required separation be x km. at that point,`X/10+x/6+16/5=>3x+5x=96=>8x=96=>x=12.`Required separation =12 km.

Q 3 - A boat goes 24km downstream in 10 hours. It takes 2 hours more to cover the same separation against the stream. What is the rate of the watercraft in still water?

Answer : A

Explanation

Speed downstream =24/10 km/hr=2.4 km/hr`Speed upstream =24/12 km/hr =2 km/hr`Speed of the boat in still water=1/2(2.4+2) km/hr=2.2 km/hr.

Q 4 - A steamer goes downstream starting with one port then onto the next in 4 hours. It covers the same separation upstream in 5 hours. In the event that the velocity of the stream is 2km/hr, the separation between the two ports is:

Answer : D

Explanation

Let the distance between the two ports be x km. Then,`Speed downstream =x/4 km/hr, Speed upstream=x/5 km/hr.`Speed of the stream=1/2(x/4-x/5).`∴ 1/2 (x/4- x/5) = 2 => x/4 -x /5 = 4 => x = 80.`Hence, the distance between the two ports is 80 km.

Q 5 - The velocity of a speedboat is that of the flow of water as 36:5. The vessel obliges the current in 5 hours 10min. It will return:

Answer : C

Explanation

Let the speed of motorboat be 36x km/hr and that of the current of water be 5x km/hr.`Speed downstream = (36x+ 5x) km/hr=41x km/hr,`Speed upstream = (36x-5x) km/hr=31x km/hr.`Distance covers downstream = (41x*31/6) km.`Distance upstream= [(41*31) x/6 * 1/31x] hrs = 41/6 hrs = 6 hrs 50 min.

Q 6 - A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48min to cover a certain separation, while it takes 4 hour to cover the same separation running downstream. What is the proportion between the velocity of the vessel and the velocity of water flow respectively?

Answer : C

Explanation

Let the speed of boat be x km /hr and speed of stream be y km/hr.`44/5 * (x-y) = 4 * (x+y) => 44(x-y) =20 (x+y) => 11 (x-y) = 5(x+y) => 6x=16y`=> x/y= 16/6 = 8/3 => x: y = 8:3.

Q 7 - A boat goes 24km upstream and 28 km downstream in 6 hours. It goes 30km upstream and 21km downstream in 6 hours and 30 min. The rate of the vessel in still water is:

Answer : C

Explanation

Let the speed of the boat in still water be x km/hr and the speed of the stream be y km/hr.`Then, Speed upstream = (x-y) km/hr, Speed downstream = (x+y) km/hr`24/(x-y) + 28/ (x + y) = 6 => 24a + 28b = 6, where x-y = 1/a and x + y = 1/b`=>12a + 14 b = 3`30/ (x-y) + 21/ (x+y) = 13/2 => 60a + 42 b = 13`On solving (i) and (ii), we get: 28b =2 => b = 1/14 and a = 1/6`∴ (x-y=6 and x+y = 14) => x = 10, y=4.`Speed of the boat in still water=10 km/hr

Q 8 - A motor boat in still water travels at a speed of 36 kmph. It goes 36 km upstream in 1 hr 45 mins. The time taken by it to cover the same distance downstream will be

Answer : C

Explanation

Upstream Speed of motor boat = 56/1 hr 45 min = 32 kmph`Speed of the motor boat in still water = 36 kmph`Speed of the boat in still water = 1/2*(Downstream Speed + Upstream Speed)`36 = 1/2(d + 32)`Downstream Speed (d) = 40 km/hr``t = Distance/speed = 40/36 = 7/5 hr = 1 hr 24 mins

Q 9 - A boatman goes 2km against the current of stream in 1 hours and goes 1 km along the current in 10 min. To what extent will he takes to go 5km in stationary water?

Answer : C

Explanation

Speed upstream =2km/hr, Speed downstream = 6 km/hr.`Speed in stationary water = 1/2 (6 + 2) km/hr = 4 km/hr.`Time taken to cover 5 km in stationary water = (1/4 *5) = 1 hr 15 min.

Q 10 - The current of a stream keeps running at 4km 60 minutes. A boat goes 6 km and back to the beginning stage in 2hour. The rate of the boat in still water is:

Answer : C

Explanation

Let the speed in still water be x km/hr. Then,`Speed downstream = (x+ 4) km/hr, speed upstream = (x-4) km/hr.`6/(x+4) + 6 /(x-4) = 2 => 1/(x+4) +1/(x-4)=2/6 =1/3 =>(x+4)+(x-4)/x²-16=1/3 =>x²-16=6x`=> x² -6x-16=0=> (x-8) (x+2) = 0 => x = 8.∴ Speed of boat in still water = 8 km/hr.

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