Boats and Stream

Directions (1 - 5): Study the following chart and answer accordingly. Speed of stream is same for both upstream and
downstream distance on respective days. Chart shows percentage distribution of distance on each day.

Day Speed of stream

(Km/hr)
Monday 3
Tuesday -
Wednesday 2
Thursday 2.5
Friday 3

1. Time taken to cover the upstream distance on Wednesday is the same as the time taken to cover the downstream
distance on Monday. The total sum of speeds of the boat in still water on Monday and Wednesday is 13 km/hr.
Find the ratio of the speed of the boat in still water on Monday and Wednesday.
(a) 64: 27 (b) 128 : 63
(c) 96 : 49 (d) 32 : 27

2. Total downstream distance travelled by boat on Monday, Thursday and Friday together is what percentage of
total upstream distance travelled by boat on the same days together?
(a) 113% (b) 52.7%
(c) 73% (d) 152.72%

3. Find the difference between the up-stream distance travelled by boat on Wednesday and Thursday together and
the down-stream distance travelled by boat on the same days together?
(a) 13 (b) 8
(c) 5 (d) 2

4. Find the sum of total distance travelled by boat on Tuesday, Monday and Friday?
(a) 285 km (b) 222 km
(c) 345 km (d) 128 km

5. What is the ratio of the total distance travelled by boat on Monday and Tuesday to the total distance travelled by
boat on Wednesday, Friday and Thursday?
(a) 32 : 67 (b) 73 : 137
Directions (6 - 10): Study the following information carefully and answer the question. The Radar graph given below
shows the upstream speed of the boat and the speed of stream in five different rivers:

6. What is the time taken by the boat to cover 171 km in still water and 257.4 km downstream in river Ganga?
(a) 10 hours 50 minutes (b) 11 hours
(c) 11 hours 30 minutes (d) 11 hours 50 minutes

7. A boat goes 25.5 km in still water in river Sutlej and then 81 km in still water in river Beas. What is the average
speed of the boat in the whole journey?
(a) 42.8 km/h (b) 42.6 km/h
(c) 42.4 km/h (d) 42.2 km/h

8. A boat goes a certain distance from A to B downstream in river Yamuna and comes back up to a certain point C
upstream in 7 hours 30 minutes. If the distance between point B and C is 90% of the distance between point A
and B then find the total distance covered by the boat?
(a) 250.5 km (b) 252.5 km
(c) 254.5 km (d) 256.5 km

9. Speed of boat in still water in river Beas is approximately what percent more than the downstream speed of boat
in river Sutlej?
(a) 29% (b) 69%
(c) 59% (d) 39%

10. After rain, speed of the stream in river Sindhu is increased by 20% and due to low visibility, the speed of the
boat in still water is decreased by 20%. Find the time taken by the boat to cover 1422 km downstream and 1044
km upstream in river Sindhu after rain.
(a) 86 hours (b) 85 hours
(c) 84 hours (d) 83 hours
Directions (11 - 15): Following graph show upstream distances covered by 3 boats on 5 days of a week.

Upstream Distance (In km)

80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Boat A Boat B Boat C

Following table shows speeds of stream on 5 days, (Some of the data is missing in the table indicated by ‘-‘)

Day Speed of stream

Monday -
Tuesday 3
Wednesday -
Thursday 4
Friday -

11. If speed of boat A in still water on Thursday is 70% more than the speed of boat B in still water on Thursday
and upstream journey time of boat B on Thursday is 5 hours, then what will be the upstream journey time of
boat A on Thursday?
(a) 2.5 hours (b) 3 hours
(c) 4 hours (d) 3.2 hours

12. If upstream distance covered by boat C on Saturday is average of upstream distance covered by it on other 5
days and ratio of speed of boat in still water to speed of the stream is 9:1 and total upstream journey time is 2
hours, then how much time will boat take to cover same distance downstream ?
(a) 1.8 hours (b) 1.5 hours
(c) 1.6 hours (d) 2.4 hours

13. If on Tuesday speeds of all 3 boats in still water are same and average speed of upstream journeys of all 3 boats
is 20 km/h, then what will be speed of boat in still water?
(a) 24 km/h (b) 23 km/h
(c) 25 km/h (d) 22 km/h

14. If on Friday ratio of speeds of boats A, B and C in still water is [Link] and upstream journey times of boats A and
C are 2 hours and 1.5 hours respectively, then what is the upstream journey time of boat B on Friday?
(a) 2 hours 30 minutes (b) 2 hours 10 minutes
(c) 3 hours 16 minutes (d) 4 hours 15 minutes

15. If speed of stream on Thursday is 20% less than the speed of stream on Monday and speed of boat A in still
water on Monday is 40% more than speed of boat B in still water on Monday, then what is the speed of boat A
in still water on Monday if ratio of upstream journey times of boats A and B on Monday is 8/11?
(a) 35 km/h (b) 40 km/h
(c) 42 km/h (d) 45 km/h
Directions (16 - 20): Study the following information carefully and answer the question. The following bar graphgiven
below shows the upstream speed of the boat and the speed of stream in five different rivers.

16. What is the time taken by the boat to cover 171 km in still water and 257.4 km downstream in riverNile?
(a) 10 hours 50 minutes (b) 11 hours
(c) 11 hours 30 minutes (d) 11 hours 50 minutes

17. A boat goes 25.5 km in still water in river Yangtzeand then 81 km in still water in river Danube. What is the
average speed of the boat in the whole journey?
(a) 42.8 km/h (b) 42.6 km/h
(c) 42.4 km/h (d) 42.2 km/h

18. Speed of Boat in the river of Nile and Amazon iswhat % more or less than the downstream speed in the river of
Danube.
(a) 12.45% (b) 13.22%
(c) 254.5 km (d) 11.43%

19. A fisher man goes upstream in the river of Mekongat 10:30 AM, while come back to the starting pointat 3:42
PM. Total distance covered by the fisherman?
(a) 29.75 (b) 30.75
(c) 50.50 (d) 39.25

20. What is the difference between times taken by Boat to cover 121 km downstream in the river of Nile to the time
taken by boat to cover same distance upstream in the river of Danube?
(a) 1.9 hours (b) 1.5 hours
(c) 1.8 hours (d) 1.5 hours

Direction (21 - 25): The table shows the percentage of the distance travelled by three boats P, Q and Rand each Boat
travels some distance in region Dl, D2 and D3 respectively. Every boat travels some percent in each region and
complete 100%.
Boat Distance travelled Distance travelled Distance travelled
DI=2000km D2=l000km D3=1500km
P 25% 50% 25%
Q - 30% 25%
R 75% - 15%

Second table shows the speed of all the three boats(x) and speed of the river(y) speed in km/hr
 Boat P Boat Q Boat R
X Y X Y X Y
km/hr km/hr km/hr km/hr km/hr km/hr
40 30 25 18 30 20

21. If the speed of the boat Q increases by 15% than what is the approximate difference between the time taken by
boat Q to travel upstream with the increased speed and the given speed in D1 region.
(a) 40 hours (b) 42 hours
(c) 45 hours (d) 44 hours

22. What is the total distance covered by boat P to cover D1, boat Q to cover D2 and boat R to cover D3?
(a) 1025 km (b) 1000 km
(c) 1100 km (d) 1200 km

23. Find the ratio of time taken by boat Q in travelling upstream in D2 region to the time taken by boat R in
travelling upstream in D3 region?
(a) 21:40 (b) 24:10
(c) 10:24 (d) 40: 21

24. If one more boat D joins this fleet of boats whose speed is 30% more than the speed of boat R in still water, then
what is the speed of the river if, the time taken to travel upstream and downstream is same. Take upstream =
downstream distance = 1800 km
(a) 44 km/hr (b) 23 km/hr
(c) 45 km/hr (d) None of these

25. Total distance covered by boat P in D1 is how much percent more than the total distance travelled by boat R in
D2 region?
(a) 400% (b) 203.4%
(c) 234% (d) 223%

Directions (26 - 30): Study the following pie graph and answer the questions. Containers are transported by boat in
six weeks from point A to point B which is 1800 km apart. The boat has the speed of 7 km/hr in still water. The total
distance covered in upstream and downstream are in the ratio of 4 : 5

Following table gives the information regarding speed of stream on each week.

Serial number Week Speed in km/hr

1 Week-1 4
2 Week-2 -
3 Week-3 3
4 Week-4 -
5 Week-5 5
6 Week-6 -
26. The ratio of time taken to travel downstream to upstream in the 4th week is 3: 5. The speed of the stream is?
[Correct up to 3 decimal places]?
(a) 1.434 km/hr (b) 1.578 km/hr
(c) 2.341 km/hr (d) 1.872 km/hr

27. Due to storm, the boat covers only 45% of the actual distance in 3rdweek. How much distance need to cover to
reach the destination after that incident?[Consider the speed of stream in 2 km/hr for 4th ,5th and 6thweek]?
(a) 1954 km (b) 154 km
(c) 1054 km (d) 900 km

28. The difference between the average of distance covered in downstream on 1st, 2nd and 6th week to the average
distance covered in upstream on the remaining week is?[Correct up to 2 decimal places]?
(a) 52.23 km (b) 46.67 km
(c) 30.41 km (d) 40.52 km

29. Time taken in downstream on 2nd week is one third of the time taken for upstream in 5th week. What is the
difference between in the speed of upstream of 2nd week and downstream in 5th week?
(a) 4 km/hr (b) 7 km/hr
(c) 5.9 km/hr (d) 5.5 km/hr

30. The difference of time taken for downstream of 5th and 6thweek and the time taken for upstream of 1st and
3rdweek is 20 hours. If the speed of the boat increases by 3 km/hr in last week, the ratio of downstream to the
upstream speed of 6thweek is?
(a) 5 : 1 (b) 7 : 1
(c) 11 : 1 (d) None of these

Directions (31 - 32): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
There are three boats A, B and C. The speed of boat C in still water is equal to the downstream speed of boat A. The
speed of boat B in still water is equal to the upstream speed of boat C. Boat C takes 12 hours to cover 192 km
downstream. If the speed of boat B in still water would have been twice its initial speed in still water, the time taken
by it to cover 150 km upstream would have been 12.5hours.
31. If boat A travels with 50% more speed than its initial speed in another river ‘R’ then it takes 14.5 hours to cover
290 km downstream. Boat C decreased its speed by x% and takes 36 hours to cover 612 km downstream in river
‘R’. If the speed of boat B in still water is increased by x%, then find the time taken by boat B to cover 225 km
downstream in river ‘R’.
(a) 15hours (b) 12.5hours
(c) 14 hours (d) 10.5 hours
32. The speed of boat ‘D' in still water is equal to the average of speeds of boat A and C in still water. If the speed
of the stream in which boat D is travelling is 25% more than thatof the stream in which boat A, B and C were
travelling, then the time taken by boat ‘D’ to cover 480 km downstream in the stream inwhich it is travelling is
how much percent more/less than the time taken by boat ‘C’ to cover the same downstream distance in the
stream in which it was travelling?
(a) (15/6)% (b) (20/3)%
(c) (40/9)% (d) (18/5)%

Directions (33 — 37): Line graph given below shows the upstream speed of five boats A, B, C, D and E and table
shows the time taken (in minutes) by those boats to cover a certain distance in downstream.

Upstream Speed in Km/h

30

25

20

15

10

0
A B C D E

Boats Time taken (in minutes) in Downstream

journey to cover a certain distance
A 96
B 60
C 54
D 36
E 48

33. If boat A covers 40 km distance in downstream in the given time, then what is the total time boat A to cover the
same distance if it is flowing with the speed of stream only?
(a) 4 hours (b) 5 hours
(c) 6 hours (d) 8 hours

34. What is the time taken by boat C to travel in upstream if it travels the same distance in upstream as it travels in
downstream for the time mentioned in the table? (speed of the stream = 2.5 km/h)
(a) 64 minutes (b) 81 minutes
(c) 49 minutes (d) 100 minutes

35. Boat E can travel 20 km in downstream for time mentioned in table. If boat D and E start at the same point with
the stream, then what is the total distance covered by boat D when boat E covers 20 km?
(a) 24 km (b) 28 km
(c) 32 km (d) 36 km

36. What is the speed of stream, if time taken by boat B to cover the same distance in upstream (that it covers in
downstream in the time mentioned in table) in 84 minutes?
(a) 4 km/h (b) 3 km/h
(c) 5 km/h (d) 6 km/h
37. If boats C and E start towards each other from points P and Q respectively which are 40 km apart, then find the
time after which both the boats met with each other.
(a) Can't be determined (b) 2 hours
(c) 0.8 hours (d) 1.6 hours

Directions (38 - 40): Study the following bar-graph carefully to answer the following questions.

Boats - speed in kmph

20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
A B C D
speed of stream speed of boat

Note: Boat A, B, C and D are operated in different rivers.

38. If the speed of boat C is increased by 40% and the speed of stream decreases by 20% then what is the difference
between the time taken by the boat now and that taken previously to travel 200 km upstream?
(a) 28 hours (b) 22 hours
(c) 20 hours (d) 18 hours

39. If the speed of boat D increases by 10% then what is the approximate time taken by a person to travel 500 km by
boat D in upstream direction?
(a) 88 hours (b) 92.6 hours
(c) 68 hours (d) 78 hours

40. What is the ratio of the time taken by boat C to that taken by boat D to travel equal distance downstream?
(a) 9 : 7 (b) 7 : 5
(c) 5 : 3 (d) 3 : 2

Directions (41 - 45): Answer the questions based on the information given below. The given line graph shows the
upstream speed and downstream speed of five different boats (A, B, C, D and E) in respective five different streams.
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
A B C D E

Downstream speed of the boat Upstream speed of the boat

41. If the speed of the boat ‘A’ in still water had been 25% more, then find the time taken by the boat to cover 276
km downstream.
(a) 9 hours (b) 14 hours
(c) 12 hours (d) 15 hours

42. If the speed of the current for boat ‘C’ had been equal to that for boat ‘E’, then find the difference between the
time taken by boat ‘C’ to cover 231 km downstream with new downstream speed and that of the same distance
with original downstream Speed.
(a) 16.5 minutes (b) 22 minutes
(c) 18.5minutes (d) 12.5 minutes

43. The speed of the boat ‘B’ in still water is how much percent more/less than the speed of the current for boat ‘D’?
(a) 10% (b) 15%
(c) 17.5% (d) 12.5%

44. After travelling for 5 hours in upstream, boat ‘D’ increased its speed by 25% and then travelled for 6 more hours
in the same direction. Find the total distance travelled by boat ‘D’.
(a) 90 km (b) 84 km
(c) 124 km (d) 132 km

45. Find the ratio of the sum of speed of boat ‘A’ and boat ‘C’ in still water to the sum of the speed of the current
for boat ‘A’ and boat ‘D’.
(a) 11:7 (b) 6:5
(c) 9:5 (d) 7:4

Direction for question:

Days Speed of stream

(Km/hr)
Sunday 6
Monday 1
Tuesday 2
Wednesday -
Thursday 2
Friday 1
Saturday -
46. The time taken by boat to travel upstream on Monday is 5 hours more than the time taken by it to travel
downstream on Monday if the downstream speed on Monday is 1 km/h more than the usual downstream speed,
find the speed of boat in still water on Monday?
 (a) 20.82 km/hr (b) 18 km/hr
(c) 14.74 km/hr (d) 7.74 km/hr

47. If the time taken by boat to travel upstream on Thursday is equal to the time taken by it to travel downstream on
Monday and the speed of boat in still water on Thursday is 22 km/hr then find the speed of boat in still water on
Monday?
(a) 20 km/hr (b) 31 km/hr
(c) 15 km/hr (d) 18 km/hr

48. The speed of boat in still water on Sunday was 10 km/hr and the speed of boat in still water on Saturday was 10
km/hr more than that of Sunday. Also, time taken to travel upstream on Saturday is 2 times the time taken by it
to travel downstream on Sunday, and then find the speed of stream (in km/hr) on Saturday?
(a) 1.5 (b) 2.5
(c) 2 (d) 10

49. The distance travelled on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday is what percent less than the distance travelled on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday?
(a) 20% (b) 30%
(c) 10% (d) 5%

50. If the time taken by boat to travel upstream on Friday is 2 hours more than the time taken by it to travel
downstream on Wednesday and the speed of boat in still water on Friday is 21 km/hr, then find the downstream
speed of boat on Wednesday.
(a) 27 km/hr (b) 22 km/hr
(c) 20 km/hr (d) 25 km/hr

Answers

1 A 2 D 3 D 4 B 5 C

6 C 7 B 8 D 9 A 10 D
11 A 12 C 13 B 14 B 15 A

16 C 17 B 18 D 19 A 20 D
21 C 22 A 23 D 24 D 25 A

26 A 27 C 28 B 29 D 30 D
31 B 32 B 33 D 34 B 35 B
36 A 37 A 38 A 39 B 40 D
41 C 42 A 43 D 44 C 45 D

46 C 47 B 48 D 49 A 50 C