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21 A boatman rows 1 km in 5 min along the stream and 6 km in 1 h against the stream. The speed of the stream is

A
3 km/h
B
6 km/h
C
10 km/h
D
7 km/h

22 A boat covers 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 6 hours, while it covers 36 km upstream and 24 km downstream in 6 i hon rs, Then the velocity of the current is

A
1 kmfh
B
1.5 kmfh
C
2 km/h
D
2.5 km/h

23 Shantanu can row upstream at 10 km/h and downstream at 18 km/h. Find the man's rate in still water and the rate of the current:

A
3 km/h
B
5 km/h
C
4 km/h
D
6 km/h

24 In one hour, a boat goes 11 km along the stream and 5 km against the stream. The speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr) is:

A
3
B
5
C
8
D
9

25 If a man’s rate with the current is 12 km/h and the rate of current is 1.5 km/h, then the man’s rate against the current in kmfh is

A
10
B
9
C
8
D
6

26 A man can row 12 km/h in still water. When the river is running at 2.4 km/h, it takes him 1 h to row to a place and to come back. How far is the place?

A
3.76 km
B
5.76 km
C
7.67 km
D
9.67 km

27 A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takes 4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the boat and speed of the current respectively?

A
2 : 1
B
3 : 2
C
8 : 3
D
Cannot be determined

28 Keshav can row 60 km downstream and 36 km upstream, taking 10 h each time. What is the velocity of the current?

A
3 km/h
B
2.2 km/h
C
4 km/h
D
1.2 km/h

29 A motorboat can travel at 10 km/h in still water. It travelled 91km downstream in a river and then returned to the same place, taking altogether 20 h. The rate of flow of river is

A
3 km/h
B
4 km/h
C
2 km/h
D
5 km/h

30 The speed of the current is 5 km/h. A motorboat goes 10 km upstream and back again to the starting point in 50 min. The speed, (in km/h) of the motorboat in still water is

A
20 km/h
B
26 km/h
C
25 km/h
D
36 km/h