SSC Quantitative Aptitude Boats & Streams Question Bank

done Train and Boat (I) Total Questions - 44

• question_answer1)
  A boat moves downstream at the rate of 1 km in \[\text{7}\frac{1}{2}\] min and upstream at the rate of 5 km an hour. What is the speed (in km/h) of the boat in the still water? [SSC CGL Tier II, 2015]
  A)
  \[4\] done clear
  B)
  \[6\frac{1}{2}\] done clear
  C)
  \[3\frac{1}{2}\] done clear
  D)
  \[8\] done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Two places P and Q are 162 km apart. A train leaves P for Q and simultaneously another train leaves Q for P. They meet at the end of 6 h. If the former train travels 8 km/h faster than the other, then speed of train from Q is [SSC CGL Tier II, 2015]
  A)
  \[9\frac{1}{2}km/h\] done clear
  B)
  \[12\frac{5}{6}km/h\] done clear
  C)
  \[8\frac{1}{2}km/h\] done clear
  D)
  \[10\frac{5}{6}km/h\] done clear
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• question_answer3)
              Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at the rate of 46 km/h f and 36 km/h. The faster train passes the slower J train in 36 s. The length of each train is [SSC CGL Tier II, 2014]
  A)
  50 m done clear
  B)
  72 m done clear
  C)
  80 m done clear
  D)
  82 m done clear
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              A train 300 m long is running with a speed of 54 km/h. In what time will it cross a telephone pole?                      [SSC CGL Tier II, 22014]
  A)
  20 s done clear
  B)
  15 s done clear
  C)
  17 s done clear
  D)
  18 s done clear
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• question_answer5)
  A train travelling with constant speed crosses a 96 m long platform in 12 s and another 141 m long platform in 15 s. The length of the train and its speed are
  A)
  64 m, 44 km/h done clear
  B)
  64 m, 54 km/h done clear
  C)
  84 m, 54 km/h done clear
  D)
  84 m, 60 km/h done clear
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• question_answer6)
  A train crosses a pole in 15 s, while it crosses a 100 m long platform in 25 s. The length of the train is
  A)
  125 m done clear
  B)
  135 m done clear
  C)
  150 m done clear
  D)
  175 m done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Two trains 105 m and 90 m long run at the speeds of 45 km/h and 72 km/h respectively in opposite directions on parallel tracks. The time which they take to cross each other, is
  A)
  5 s done clear
  B)
  6 s done clear
  C)
  7 s done clear
  D)
  8 s done clear
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• question_answer8)
  A train 100 m in length passes a milestone in 10 s and another train of the same length travelling in opposite direction in 8 s. The speed of the second train is
  A)
  36 km/h done clear
  B)
  48 km/h done clear
  C)
  54 km/h done clear
  D)
  60 km/h done clear
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• question_answer9)
  A train crosses a bridge of length 150 m in 15 s and a man standing on it in 9 s. The train is travelling at a uniform speed. Length of the train is
  A)
  225 m done clear
  B)
  200 m done clear
  C)
  135 m done clear
  D)
  90 m done clear
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• question_answer10)
  A man can row at 10 km/h in still water. If it takes a total of 5 h for him to go to a place  24 km away and return, then the speed of the water current is
  A)
  2 km/h done clear
  B)
  3 km/h done clear
  C)
  \[\frac{1}{2}\text{km/h}\] done clear
  D)
  1 km/h done clear
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• question_answer11)
  A motor boat, travelling at the same speed, can cover 25 km upstream and 39 km downstream in 8 h. At the same speed, it can travel 35 km upstream and 52 km downstream in 11 h. The speed of the stream is
  A)
  2 km/h done clear
  B)
  3 km/h done clear
  C)
  4 km/h done clear
  D)
  5 km/h done clear
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• question_answer12)
  A motor boat can travel at 10 km/h in still water. It travelled 91 km downstream in a river and then returned to the same place, taking altogether 20 h. Find the rate of flow of river.
  A)
  3 km/h done clear
  B)
  4 km/h done clear
  C)
  2 km/h done clear
  D)
  5 km/h done clear
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• question_answer13)
  A train X starts from Meerut at 4 pm and reaches Ghaziabad at 5 pm while another train Y starts from Ghaziabad at 4 pm and reaches Meerut at 5:30 pm. The two trains will cross each other at
  A)
  4:36 pm done clear
  B)
  4:42 pm done clear
  C)
  4:48 pm done clear
  D)
  4:50 pm done clear
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• question_answer14)
  A train travelling with a speed 60 km/h catches another train travelling in the same direction and then leaves it 120 m behind in 18 s. The speed of the second train is
  A)
  26 km/h done clear
  B)
  35 km/h done clear
  C)
  36 km/h done clear
  D)
  63 km/h done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Train A crosses a stationary train B in 50 s and a pole in 20 s with the same speed. The length of the train A is 240 m. What is the length of the stationary train 5?
  A)
  360 m done clear
  B)
         260 m done clear
  C)
  300 m done clear
  D)
         Cannot be determined done clear
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• question_answer16)
  A train crossed a platform in 25 s. The length of the platform is 240 m. What is the length of the train?
  A)
  140 m done clear
  B)
  200 m done clear
  C)
  180 m done clear
  D)
  Cannot be determined done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Two trains, of same length are running to parallel tracks in the same direction with speed 60 km/h and 90 km/h, respectively. The latter completely crosses the former in 30 s. The length of each train (in m) is
  A)
  100 done clear
  B)
  115 done clear
  C)
  125 done clear
  D)
  150 done clear
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• question_answer18)
  The speeds of two trains are in the ratio 6 : 7. If the second train runs 364 km in 4 h, then the speed of first train is
  A)
  60 km/h done clear
  B)
  72 km/h done clear
  C)
  78 km/h done clear
  D)
  84 km/h done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Two towns A and B are 500 km apart. A train starts at 8 am from A towards B at a speed of 70 km/h. At 10 am another train starts from B towards A at a speed of 110 km/h. When will the two trains meet?
  A)
  1 pm done clear
  B)
  12 noon done clear
  C)
  12:30 pm done clear
  D)
  1:30 pm done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Two trains are running 40 km/h and 20 km/h respectively in the same direction. The fast train completely passes a man sitting in the slow train in 5 s. The length of the fast rain is
  A)
  \[23\frac{2}{9}\,\,\text{m}\] done clear
  B)
  \[27\,\text{m}\] done clear
  C)
  \[27\frac{7}{9}\,\,\text{m}\] done clear
  D)
  \[23\,\text{m}\] done clear
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• question_answer21)
  A train passes a platform 110 m long in 40 s and a boy standing on the platform in 30 s. The length of the train is
  A)
  100 m done clear
  B)
  110 m done clear
  C)
  200 m done clear
  D)
  330 m done clear
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• question_answer22)
  A train with a uniform speed passes a platform, 122 m long, in 17 s and a bridge, 210 m long, in 25 s. The speed of the train is
  A)
  46.5 km/h done clear
  B)
  37.5 km/h done clear
  C)
  37.6 km/h done clear
  D)
  39.6 km/h done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Two trains, of same length, are running in parallel tracks in opposite directions with speed 65 km/h and 85 km/h, respectively. They cross each other in 6 s. The length of each train is
  A)
  100 m done clear
  B)
  115 m done clear
  C)
  125 m done clear
  D)
  150 m done clear
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• question_answer24)
               A 210 m long train takes 6 s to cross a man running at 9 km/h in a direction opposite to that of the train. What is the speed of the train (in km/h)?
  A)
  127 done clear
  B)
  121 done clear
  C)
  117 done clear
  D)
  108 done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Two trains 100 m and 95 m long respectively pass each other in 27 s when they run in the same direction and in 9 s when they run in opposite directions. Speeds of the two trains are
  A)
  36 km/h, 18 km/h done clear
  B)
  40 km/h, 20 km/h done clear
  C)
  44 km/h, 22 km/h done clear
  D)
  52 km/h, 26 km/h done clear
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• question_answer26)
  A boat is rowed downstream at 15.5km/h and upstream at 8.5 km7h. The speed of the stream is
  A)
  3.5 km/h done clear
  B)
  5.75 km/h done clear
  C)
  6.5 km/h done clear
  D)
  7 km/h done clear
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• question_answer27)
  A steamer goes downstream from one port to another in 4 h. It covers the same distance upstream in 5 h. If the speed of the stream is 2 km/h, the distance between the two ports is
  A)
  50 km done clear
  B)
  60 km done clear
  C)
  70 km done clear
  D)
  80 km done clear
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• question_answer28)
  A boat running downstream covers a distance of 10 km in 2 h. While coming back upstream the boat takes 5 h to cover the same distance. If the speed of the current is 1.5 km/h, what is the speed of the boat in still water?
  A)
  2.5 km/h done clear
  B)
  3.5 km/h done clear
  C)
  4.5 km/h done clear
  D)
  Cannot be determined done clear
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• question_answer29)
  A boat covers a distance of 30 km in \[2\frac{1}{2}h\] running downstream. While returning, it covers the q same distance in \[3\frac{3}{4}h.\] What is 4 the speed of the boat in still water?
  A)
  8 km/h done clear
  B)
  12 km/h done clear
  C)
  14 km/h done clear
  D)
  10 km/h done clear
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• question_answer30)
  A man can row at 5 km/h in still water. If the river is running at 1 km/h, it takes him 75 min to row to a place and back. How far is the place?
  A)
  2.5 km done clear
  B)
  3 km done clear
  C)
  4 km done clear
  D)
  5 km done clear
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• question_answer31)
  In a river, a man takes 3 h in rowing 3 km upstream or 15 km downstream. What is the speed of the current?
  A)
  2 km/h done clear
  B)
  4 km/h done clear
  C)
  6 km/h done clear
  D)
  9 km/h done clear
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• question_answer32)
  A man can row three-quarters of a kilometer against the stream in \[11\frac{1}{4}\]min and return in \[7\frac{1}{2}\]min The speed of the man in still water is
  A)
  2 km/h done clear
  B)
  3 km/h done clear
  C)
  4 km/h done clear
  D)
  5 km/h done clear
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• question_answer33)
  A man can row \[7\frac{1}{2}\]km an hour in still water and he finds that it takes him twice as long to row down the river. The rate of the stream is
  A)
  2.4 km/h done clear
  B)
  2.5 km/h done clear
  C)
  3.4 km/h done clear
  D)
  3.5 km/h done clear
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• question_answer34)
  A boat has to travel upstream 20 km distance from point X of a river to point Y. The total time taken by boat in travelling from point X to Y and Y to X is 41 min 40 s. What is the speed of the boat?
  A)
  66 km/h done clear
  B)
  72 km/h done clear
  C)
  48 km/h done clear
  D)
  Cannot be determined done clear
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• question_answer35)
  A boat takes 3 h to travel from place M to N downstream and back from N to M upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 4 km/h, what is the distance between the two places?
  A)
  8 km done clear
  B)
  12 km done clear
  C)
  6 km done clear
  D)
  Cannot be determined done clear
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• question_answer36)
  A man can row at 5 km/h in still water. If the velocity of the current is 1 km/h and it takes him 1 h to row to place and come back, how far is the place?
  A)
  2.5 km done clear
  B)
  3 km done clear
  C)
  2.4 km done clear
  D)
  3.6 km done clear
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• question_answer37)
  A boat goes 40 km upstream in 8 h and 36 km downstream in 6 h. The speed of the boat in still water is
  A)
  6.5 km/h done clear
  B)
  5.5 km/h done clear
  C)
  6 km/h done clear
  D)
  5 km/h done clear
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• question_answer38)
  A boats covers a distance of 30 km downstream in 2 h while it take 6 h to cover the same distance upstream. If the speed of the current is half of the speed of the boat, then what is the speed of the boat?
  A)
  15 km/h done clear
  B)
  5 km/h done clear
  C)
  10 km/h done clear
  D)
  Data inadequate done clear
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• question_answer39)
  A man can row a certain distance against the stream in 6 h. However, he would take 2 h less to cover the same distance with the current. If the speed of J the current is 2 km/h, then what is the rowing speed in still water
  A)
  10 km/h done clear
  B)
  12 km/h done clear
  C)
  14 km/h done clear
  D)
  8 km/h done clear
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• question_answer40)
  A boat takes 90 min less to travel 36 m downstream than to travel the same distance upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 10 m/h, the speed of the stream is
  A)
  4 m/h done clear
  B)
  3 m/h done clear
  C)
  2.5 m/h done clear
  D)
  2 m/h done clear
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• question_answer41)
  A motorboat whose speed is 15 km/h in still water goes 30 km downstream and comes back in 4 h and 30 min. The speed of the stream is
  A)
  10 km/h done clear
  B)
  4 km/h done clear
  C)
  5 km/h done clear
  D)
  6 km/h done clear
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• question_answer42)
  A boat goes 24 km upstream and 28 km downstream in 6 h. It goes 30 km upstream and 21 km downstream in 6 h and 30 min. The speed of the boat still water is
  A)
  10 km/h done clear
  B)
  4 km/h done clear
  C)
  14 km/h done clear
  D)
  6 km/h done clear
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• question_answer43)
  A man rows a boat 18 km in 4 h downstream and returns upstream in 12 h. The speed of the stream (in km/h) is
  A)
  1 done clear
  B)
  1.5 done clear
  C)
  2 done clear
  D)
  1.7 done clear
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• question_answer44)
  A boat goes 6 km/h in still water but it takes thrice as much time in going the same distance against the current. The speed the current (in km/h) is
  A)
  127 done clear
  B)
  121 done clear
  C)
  117 done clear
  D)
  108 done clear
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