Boat and Stream

(c) 48 km (d) 36 km
BOAT &STREAM Variety Questions
Q.1. X, Y are two points in a river. Points
Q.7. A man can rowa boat in still water
P and Q divide the straight line XY into
Important Terms at a speed of 5 m/s. He covers a stretch
three equal parts. The river flows along
of 200 m in a river downstream during
1). stil Water Speed: Speed of a thing in XY and the time taken by a boat to row
water which is not flowing. high and low tides in 10 s and 25 s
from X to Q and from Y to Q are in the
respectively. What is the ratio of the
2). Speed of Current: The speed at which ratio 4: 5. The ratio of the speed of the
speed (in m/s) of the water flowing in the
water is flowing. boat downstream to that of the river
river during high and low tides?|
3). Downstream speed: Speed of a thing, Current is equal to:
SSC MTS 16/08/2019(Morning)
moving in the same direction as that of SSC CGL 13/8/2021 (Morning (b) 5:1
(a) 5:3
the current. (a) 3: 10 (b) 3:4 (d) 4:3
(c) 3:2
(c) 10:3 (d) 4:3
Downstream speed = Still water +
Q.8. A person can row a distance of 4 km
Speed of current Q.2. A man can row a distance of 8 krm
upstream in 1 hour 20 minutes and can
downstream in a certain time and can
row back to the starting point in just 24
4). Upstream Speed: Speed of a thing, row 6 km upstream in the same time. If
minutes. How much time (in hours) will
moving in opposite direction as that of he rows 24 km upstream and the same he take to row 13 km in still water?
the current.
distance downstream in 1 hours, then sSC CGL 7/06/2019(Afternoon)
Upstream speed = Still water (a) 2 (b) 3.5 (c) 3 (d) 2.5
the speed (in km/h) of the current is:
Speed of current SSC CGL 17/8/2021 (Evening)
Q.9. The speed of a boat in still water is
(a) 4 (b) 4.5 (c) 3 (d) 2.5
Let's take an example: 6 km/h. If it takes four times more time
A man can swim at 20 km/h in still water. to go against the current than to go in the
Q.3. The distance between two places A
He is swimming in a river flowing at 10 direction of the current, what will be the
and B is 14 km. A boat travels from A to
km/h. speed of the current?
B downstream and then returns from B to
Here, Speed of current is = 10 km/h A upstream. It takes a total of 3 hours 44
SSC CPO 14/03/2019(Evening)
(a) 2.5 km/h (b) 5 km/h
If the man swims downstream i.e. with minutes for the entire journey. If the
(c) 4.2 km/h (d) 3.6 km/h
the flow of the river , his speed =20 + 10 speed of the current is 2 km/h, what is
= 30 km/h the speed of the boat in still water
Q.10. A boat can go 30 km downstream
If the man swims upstream i.e. against (km/hr)?
SSC CPO 2019 11/12/19(Evening) and 24 km upstream in 2 hours 27
the flow ofthe river his speed =20 10 minutes. Also, it can go 10 km
10 km/h
(a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 7.5 (d) 6.5
downstream and 4 km upstream in 37
Remember minutes. What is the speed of the boat
Q.4. A boat can travel 60 km in 3 hours
1). Still water speed while going downstream. It can travel 90 upstream (in km/h)?
SSC CPO 12/03/2019(Evening)
Downstream speed + Upstream Speed km in 5 hours while going upstream.
What is the ratio of the speed of the boat (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 20
2). Speed of the Current in still water to the speed of the stream?
Downstre am speed-Upstream Speed SSC MTS 2/08/2019(Evening) Practice Questions
(a) 6:1 (b)4:1
Let's verify in the given example: (c) 19:1 (d) 10:9 ssC CHSL 2021 Tier 1
Still water speed of the man
Q.5. The speed of a boat in still water is
-
30+10 =
20 km/h 8 km/h. If the speed of the current is 2
Q.11. A man can row 5 km/h in still
water. If the speed of the current is 2.5
km/h, then what distance will this boat km/h, it takes 4 hours more in upstream
Speed of the current
cover in 2 hours going upstream? than in the downstream for the same
- 30-10 = =10 km/h SSC MTS 2/08/2019(Afternoon) distance. The distance is:
(a) 16 kmn (b) 14 km SSC CHSL 24/05/2022(Afternoon)
Note: Changing km/h to m/s
(c) 20 km (d) 12 kmn (a) 10.5 km (b) 15 km
km 1000 m= 5 m (c) 7.5 km (d) 12 km
h 3600 s 18 s
Q.6. The speed of a boat in still water is
To change km/h to m/s, multiply it by 6 km/h. Time taken by the boat to cover Q.12. The speed of a boat is 12km/hr in
a certain distance upstream is 3 hours
still water. It goes 18 km downstream
more than the time taken to cover the
To change m/s to km/hr, multiply it by same distance downstream. If the speed and comes back in a total time of 67
18 of the stream is 2 km/h, then what is the hours. Find the speed of the stream (In
total distance, upstream and Km/hr)
downstream, covered by the boat? SSC CHSL 26/05/2022(Morning)
SSC MTS 8/08/2019(Morning) (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d)9
(a) 72 km (b) 24 km
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still water, the speed of a Q.19. A boatman can row his boat in still Q.26. A boat sails downstream from a
o13. In
is 15 km/h. The boat travels water at
motorboat a speed of
9 km/hr. He can also point P to point Q, which is 24 km away
downstream and returns in 4 row 44 km downstream and 35 km from P and then returns to P. If the actual
a0 km
hours
and 30 minutes. The streamis upstream in 9 hours. How much time (in speed of the boat(in stil water) is 6

speed (in
km/h) is:
hours) will he take to row 33 km km/h, the entire trip from P to Q takes 3
sSC CHSL 31/05/2022(Afternoon) downstream and 28 km upstream? hours less than that from Q to P. What
(b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 3 SSC CGL 11/04/2022(Evening) should be the actual speed (in km/h) of
4
(a)
(a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 8 the boat to sail from P to Q in 2 hours?
0.14. A watercraft Is rowed down 32 km sSC MTS 8/10/2021(Morning)
river in 4 hours and 10 km Q.20. A boat can cover a distance of 56
along a (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 22
river in 5 hours.Find the km downstream in 3.5 hours. The ratio of
against the
of the watercraft and that of the the boat in still water and the speed of
speed Q.27. Kapil rows 2 km against the
the stream is 3: 1. How much time will it 2
iver
ssCCHSL O1/06/2022(Morning) take to cover a distance of 41.6 km Current in 15 minutes and the same

(a) 4.5 km/h and 2.5 km/h downstream? distance along the currentin 8 minutes.

(b) 4 km/h and 3 km/h sSC CGL 18/04/2022(Morning9) What is the speed in (km/h) of the
3 km/h (a) 2.1 (b) 1.5 (c) 2.6 (d) 1.8
(c)5 km/h and Current?

3.5 km/h and 1.5 km/h sSC MTS 08/10/2021(Evening)

d)
Q.21. A river 6m deep and 35 m wide is
Q.15. A boat's speed in still water is 22 flowing at the rate of 2.5 km/h , the (a) b) 4
(c) (d)5
km/h, while the river is flowing with a amount of water that runs into the sea
speed of 8 km/h and the time taken to Q.28. A man can row a boat 78 kmm
perminute is
cover a certain distance upstream is 4 SSC CGL 18/4/2022(Afternoon) downstream and 42 km upstream in 6
hours more than the time taken to cover hours. The speed of the stream is 6
(a) 8570 m (b) 7850 m3
the same distance downstream. Find the (c) 7580m3 (d) 8750 m* km/h. In how many hours can he row the
distance.
boat a distance of 100 km in still water?

SSC CHSL 03/06/2022(Evening) Q.22. Anup can row 33 km downstream ssC MTS 14/10/2021 (Evening)
(a) 105 km (b) 110 km and 35km upstream in 8 hours. He can (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6 8
(c) 115 kmm (d) 125 km also row 44 km downstream and 28 km
upstream in the same time. How much Q.29. A steamer and a motor boat cover
Q.16. A man can swim in still water at a time (in hours) will be take to row 55km the stretch between a seaport and a
speed of 6 km/h, but he takes thrice as downstream and 14 km upstream? dock in 7 hours 20 minutes and 10 hours
sSC CGL 2021 18/4/2022(Evening) 40 minutes, respectively. What is the
long to swim upstream as downstream.
(a) 9 (6) 6 (c) 8 (d) 7 ratio of their speeds?
The speed of the man, when swimming
downstream is:
sSC MTS 18/10/2021(Evening)
SSC CHSL 06/06/2022(Afternoon) SSC MTS 2020 Tier 1 (a) 15:11 (b)3:2
a) 3 km/h (b) 2 km/h
(c) 16:11 (d) 8:5
(C) 9 km/h (d) 6 km/h Q.23. A person can row 5 m/sec in still
water. The speed of the stream is 6 Q.30. The speed of a boat downstream is
km/h. The time (in hours) taken by him to 2.5 times the speed of the boat
Q.17. A woman can row 36 km
row a distance of 76.8 km downstream upstream. If the time taken by the boat
downstream in 4 hours and 49 km
for going 30 km downstream and the
upstream in 7 hours. What is the speed is
of the current? same distance upstream is 7 hours, then
SSC MTS 5/10/2021(Afternoon)
what is the speed (in km/h) of the boat
SSC CHSL 07/06/2022 ( Evening) (a) 3.5 (b) 2.8 (c) 3.2 (d) 2.4
downstream?
(a) 2 km/h (b) 1.5 km/h
at 10 km/h in
SSC MTS 27/10/2021(Afternoon)
c)3 km/h (d) 1 km/h Q.24. A person can row
(a) 12.5 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 7.5
still water. The speed of the stream iss

SSC CGL 2021 Tier1 m/sec. The time (in hours) taken by
1 sSC CGL 2020 Tier 1
.18. A motorboat whose speed is 20 him to row a distance of 72 km upstream
Q.31. A boat goes 27 km upstream and
Km/h in still water 30 minutes IS
takes 33 downstream in 6 hours. In the same
Ore to go 24 km upstream than to SSC MTS 5/10/2021(Evening)
time it can go 36 km upstream and 22
cover the same distance downstream. I
(a) 5 (b) 10() 10 (d) 12 downstream. How much time will it take
tne
speed of the boat in still water Is to go 36 km upstream and 44 km
Creased by 2 km/h, then how much in still water is downstream?
ime will it take to Q.25. The speed of a boat
go 39 km downstream the current is 6 SSC CGL 16/8/2021(Evening)
and 30 km 30 km/h and the rate of
upstream?
SSC CGL 11/04/2022(Morning) km/h. The distance (in km) travelled (a) 8 h (b) 8 h 10m
(c) 7h 50 m (d) 8 h 30 m
a) 2 hrs 40m upstream in 5 minutes
is:
(b) 3 hrs 10 m
c) 3 hrs 40 m SSC MTS 7/10/2021(Afternoon)
(d) 4 hrs 50 m (c) 2 (d)2.5 Q.32. A boat can go 5 km upstream and
(a) 3 (b) 4
7.5 km downstream in 45 minutes. It can
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also go 5 km downstream and 2.5 km go 88 km downstream and 24 km of 42 km downstream in 6 hours. The

upstream in 25 minutes. How much time upstreamm? speed of the stream in km/h is:
in minutes) will it take to go 6 km SSC CHSL 4/8/2021 (Morning) SSC CHSL 14/10/2020(Morning)
downstream? (a) 4.5 (b) 5 4 (d) 5.5 (a) 3 (6) 2 (c) 2.5 (d) 1.5
SSC CGL 20/8/2021(Afternoon)
(a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 12 Q.39. Ravi can row a boat in still water at Q.45. A motorboat goes 24 km in 2 hour
the speed of 14km/h. If a river is flowing along the stream and 10 km in 1 hour
Q.33. A boat goes 30 km upstream in 3 at the speed of 2km/h and Ravi takes3 against the stream. The speed of the
hours and downstream in 1 hour. How hours to cover a certain distance motorboat in Kilometers per hour, is:
much time (in hours) will this boat take upstream, then how much time will he SSC CHSL 19/03/2020(Morning)
to cover 60 km in still water? take to cover the same distance (a) 14 (b) 10 ) 11 (d) 12
CGL 20/8/2021 (Evening) downstream?
(a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2 SSC CHSL 6/8/2021(Morning) sSC CGL 2019 Tier 1
(a) 2h 20m (b) 2h
Q.34. A boat covers a round trip journey (c) 2h 15m (d) 2h 30m Q.46. A boat can go 3 km upstream and
between two points A and B in a river in T 5 km downstreamin 55 minutes.
hours. If its speed in still water becomes Q.40. Sunil can row a boat 20 km
It can
also go 4 km upstream and 9 km
80 upstream in 1 hour 15 minutes. If the
2 times, it would take T hours for downstream in 1 hour 25 minutes. In
speed of the current of the river is 2 how much time (in hours) will it go 43.2
the same journey. Find the ratio of its
kmph, then how much time will it take to km downstream?
speed in still water to the speed of the row the boat 30 km downstream? SSC CGL4/03/2020(Morning)
river SSC CHSL 10/8/2021 (Morning) (a) 4.8 (b) 5.4 (c) 3.6 (d) 4.4
sSC CGL 23/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) 1h 10m (b) 1h 45 m
(a)11:1 (b)161:40 (c) 1 h 30 m (d) 1 h 20m Q.47. The time taken by a boat to travel
( )1:11 (d)2:1 13 km downstream is the same as time
Q.41. A boat can go 15 km downstream taken by it to travel 7 km upstream. If the
Q.35. The speed of a motorboat in still and 8 km upstream in 2 hours. It can go speed of the stream is 3 km/hr, then how
water is 20km/h. it travels 150 kmn 20 km downstream and 12 km upstream much time(in hours) will it take to travel a
downstream and then returns to the in 2 hours 50 mins. What is the speed (in
distance of 44.8 km in still water?
starting point. If the round trip takes a
kmph) of the boat while going SSC CGL 4/03/2020(Afternoon)
total of 16 hours, what is the speed (in downstream?
km/h) of the flow of the river? SSC CHSL 12/8/2021 (Morning9) (o) 425 b)5
SSC CGL 24/8/2021 (Evening) (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 18
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 5
()5 (d) 425
25
sSC CPO 2020 Tier 1
sSC CHSL 2020 Tier 1 Q.48. A boat can go 3.6 km upstream
Q.42. The speed of a boat in still water is and 5.4 km downstream in 54 minutes,
Q.36. The speed of a boat downstream is while it can go 5.4 km upstream and 3.6
15 km/h, and the speed of the current is
150% more than its speed upstream. If km downstream in 58.5 minutes. The
5 km/h, in how much time (in hours) will
the time taken by the boat for going 800
the boat travel a distanoce of 60 km time (in minutes) taken by the boat in
km downstream and 50 km upstream is
upstream and the same distance going 10 km downstream is:
8.2 hours, then what is the speed (in downstream? SSC CGL 5/03/2020(Afternoon)
km/h) of the boat downstream?
sSC CPO 25/11/2020 (Evening) (a) 48 (b) 54 (c)50 (d) 45
SSC CHSL 15/4/2021 (Morning)
(a) 12 (b) 9 (c)10 (d):20
(a) 16 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 25 Q.49. In a stream running at 3 km/h, a
sSC CGL 2019 Tier 2 motorboat goes 12 km upstream and
Q.37. A person rovws upstream a
back to the starting point in 60 min. Find
distance of 55 km in 5 hours and rows the speed of the motorboat in still water.
Q.43. A boat can go 5km upstream and 7
downstream a distance of 75 km in 3
(in km/h)
hours. How much time will he take to row 2 km downstream in 45 minutes. It can
2 SSC CGL7/03/2020(Evening)
a distance of 96 km in still water?
sSC CHSL 16/4/2021 (Morning)
also go 5km downstream and 2.5km (a) 2(2+/17) (b) 3(4+V17)
upstream in 25minutes. How much time
(a) 4 hours 40 minutes (c) 2(4+/15) (d) 3(2+V17)
(b) 5 hours 20 minutes (in minutes) will it take to go 6 km
(c) 6 hours 20 minutes upstream? SSC CP 2019 Tier 1
SSC CGL Tier-ll 18/11/2020
(d) 5 hours 45 minutes
)30 (b) 24 36 (d) 32
Q.38. A boat can travel with a speed of Q.50. A person rows a distance of
SSC CHSL 2019 Tier 1
4
19 km/h in still water. If the
speed of the km upstream in 1 hours and a
stream is 3 km/h, then what will be the
total time (in hours) taken by the boat to Q.44. A boat covered a distance of 15 distance of 13 km downstream in 2
km upstream in 5 hours and a distance hours. How much time ( in hours) W
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she Derson take to row a distance of 90

km in
still water? 37.(b) 38.(d) 39.(c) 40.(c)
sSC CPO 12/12/2019(Morning) 410(b) 42.(6) 43.(c) 44.(b)
(6) 18 (c) 24 (d) 15
(a) 20
45.(c)46.(c) 47.(a) 48.(C)
o.51. A boat takes 4 hours to travel from 49.(b) 50. (a) 51.(c) 52.(a)
a place X to Y downstream and back 53.(b) 54.(c)
from Y to X upstream. if the distance
from X to Y IS 10.5 km and the speed of
the current is 9 km/hr, then the speed of
the boat in still water, in km/hr:
ssC CPO 13/12/2019(Morning)
(a) 10.5 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 12.5

SSC CGL 2018 Tier 2

Q.52. Abhi rows upstream a distance of

28 km in 4 hours and rows downstream a
distance of 50 km in 2 hours. To row a
distance of 44.8 km in still water, he will
take
sSC CGL TIER II 11/09/2019
(a) 2.8 hours (b) 3.2 hours
(c) 2.4 hours (d) 2.2 hours

Q.53. The speed of the boat in still water

is 18 km/h and the speed of the current
is 6 km/h. In how much time (in hours)
will the boat travel a distance of 90 km
upstream and the same distance
downstream ?
SSC CGL TIER II 12/09/2019

a)9 (6) 11
(c)12 (d) 10

Q.54. A man can row a distance of 900

meters against the stream in 12 minutes
and returns to the starting point in 9
minutes. What is the speed (in km/h) of
the man in still water?
SSC CGL TIER II 13/09/2019

(b) 6

()54 (d) 5

Answer key
1.(c) 2.(a) 3.(a) 4.(c)
5.(d) 6.(c) 8.(a) 7.(b)
9.(d) 10.(d) 11.(6) 12.(d)
13.(0) 14.(c) 15.(a) 16.(c)
17.(d) 18.(b) 19.(a) 20.(
21.(d) 22.(d) 23.(c) 24.(d)
25.( 26.(c) 27.(c) 28.(a)
| 29.(c) 30.(c) 31.(a) 32.(d)
33.(b) 34.(a) 35.(d) 36.(d)