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Boat and stream - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    The speed of the stream is 4 km/h. A boat can cover a distance of 40 km downstream and 12 km upstream in 4 hours. Find the speed of the boat (in km/h) in still water.
    1. 16 km/h
    2. 12 km/h
    3. 10 km/h
    4. 14 km/h
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  2. Question 2

    Raju takes twice as long to row upstream as to row downstream in a river. If the river flows at 5 km/h, then find the speed of Raju in still water.
    1. 19 km/hr
    2. 15 km/hr
    3. 13 km/hr
    4. 17 km/hr
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  3. Question 3

    Ramu can ride a boat at 9 km/h speed in still water. It takes twice the time to go in the opposite direction of the stream than going in the direction of the stream. Find the speed of the stream.
    1. 16 km/hr
    2. 8 km/hr
    3. 3 km/hr
    4. 9 km/hr
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  4. Question 4

    A driver rowing a boat at a speed of 3 km/h in still water takes twice as long to go 50 km upstream as it does to go 50 km downstream. Find the speed of the stream (in km/h).
    1. 73
    2. 1
    3. 43
    4. 3
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  5. Question 5

    A boat travels with a speed 13 km/h in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/h, then the time taken by the boat to cover 68 km downstream is:
    1. 4 hours
    2. 6 hours
    3. 3 hours
    4. 8 hours
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