B N S Quiz 5
B N S Quiz 5
B N S Quiz 5
2. A man can row at a speed of 12 km/hr in still water to a certain upstream point and back
to the starting point in a river which flows at 3 km/hr. Find his average speed for total
journey.
A. 12 km/hr. B. 11 km/hr. C. 12 km/hr. D. 11 km/hr. E. None of these
3. The ratio of the speed of boat in still water to the speed of stream is 16 : 5. A boat goes
16.5 km in 45 minute upstream, find the time taken by boat to cover the distance of 17.5 km
downstream.
A. 30 minutes B. 25 minutes C. 50 minutes D. 45 minutes E. 42 minutes
4. If the ratio of speed of boat in downstream and speed of stream is 9 : 1, speed of current
is 3 km per hr, What would be the distance travelled in upstream by the boat in 5 hours?
A. 90 km B. 97 km C. 115 km D. 105 km E. None of these
5. In a river, the ratio of the speed of the stream and the speed of a boat in still water is 5 : 7.
Again, the ratio of the speed of the stream to the speed of another boat in still water is 6 : 8.
What is the ratio of the speed of the first boat to that of the second boat in still water?
A. 27 : 29 B. 21 : 20 C. 27 : 28 D. 19 : 17 E. None of these
6. Meera covers 20 km upstream in 600 minutes and she also covers 60 km downstream in 5
hours. Then find the rate of current of the river.
A. 2.5 km/h B. 8 km/h C. 3 km/h D. 5 km/h E. None of these
7. The speed of a motor-boat is that of the current of water as 36 : 5, the boat goes along
with current in 5 hrs 10 mins. It will come back in
A. 5 hrs 50 mins B. 6 hrs C. 6 hrs 50 mins D. 12 hrs 10 mins E. None of these
8. A man can row 21 km/hr downstream and 7 km/hr upstream. The speed of the boat in
still water is
A. 8 km/hr B. 14 km/hr C. 15 km/hr D. 12 km/hr E. None of these
9. Distance between a point of A and point B in a river is 12 km and the flow of the stream is
from A to B. If the speed of the boat is 4 km/h and speed of the stream is 2 km/h. The boat
goes from B to A and then comes back. What is the distance between point A and the boat
after 7 hours of travel since the time of starting?
A. 2 km B. 3 km C. 4 km D. 6 km E. None of these
10. A boat travels upstream from point A to B in 5 hours. What is the distance between A
and B, if it takes 2.5 hours to travel downstream from point B to A and speed of stream is 1
km per hour?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C D B D B D A B D E
Explanations:
1. Time taken by him in travelling = 19 hours 32 minutes – 20 minutes
= 19 hours 12 minutes
Let Distance = x km
According to the question,
x x 12
+ = 19
60+15 60 – 15 60
x x 96
+ =
75 45 5
5x + 3x 96
=
225 5
8x 96
=
225 5
x = 540 km
Hence, option C is correct.
d+d
=
d d
+
15 9
2d
=
9d + 15 d
15 × 9
2d × (15 × 9) 45 1
= = km/hr= 11 km/hr
24d 4 4
Hence, option (D) is correct.
3. Let the speed of boat in still water = 16x, speed of stream = 5x
Upstream speed = 16x – 5x = 11x
D
S=
t
16.5
11x = × 60
45
x=2
speed of boat in still water = 32 km/h, speed of stream = 10 km/h
Downstream speed = 32 + 10 = 42 km/h
Distance = 17.5 km
17.5
time =
42
5
= hour
12
5
or × 60 = 25 minutes
12
Hence, option B is correct.
5. For the first boat let the speed of the stream be 5x and the speed of the boat be 7x.
For the 2nd boat, let the speed of the stream be 6y and the speed of the 2 nd boat be 8y.
The speed of the stream will be the same.
∴ 5x = 6y
6
or, x = y
5
Now, the required ratio of the speed of the first boat to that of the second boat = 7x : 8y
6
⇒ 7 × y : 8y
5
[Putting x in terms of y]
21
∴ y : 4y = 21 : 20
5
Hence, option B is correct.
6. Let speed of Boat = x km/h, Speed of stream = y km/h
Distance
Upstream speed =
Time
20
x–y=
(600 ÷ 60)
x – y = 2 km/h ....(1)
Distance
Downstream speed =
Time
60
x+y=
5
x + y = 12 km/h ....(2)
Subtracting Equation (1) by Equation (2)
y = 5 km/h.
Hence, option D is correct.
31 41x ×31
= (36x + 5x) × = km
6 6
Now, Speedupstream = 36x – 5x = 31x kmph
Distance
∴ Time taken =
Speedupstream
41 x × 31 41
= = hrs
31 x × 6 6
5
or 6 hrs or 6 hrs 50 mins
6
Hence, option C is correct.
1 28
= (21 + 7) = = 14 km/hr
2 2
12
Now in downstream it takes = 2 hours
6
So in 1 hour it will travel half the distance = 6 km.
So the distance of the boat from point A after 7 hours of travel will be 6 km.
Hence, option D is correct.