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  • A son and father goes for boating in river upstream . After rowing for 1 mile son notices the hat of his father falling in the river. After 5 min he tells his father that his hat has fallen. So they turn round and are able to pick the hat at the point from where they began boating after 5min. Find the speed of river in miles/hours ?


  • Options
  • A. 4 mile/hr
  • B. 6 mile/hr
  • C. 2 mile/hr
  • D. 5 mile/hr

  • Correct Answer
  • 6 mile/hr 

    Explanation

    Let the speed of river and boat be 'r' m/min and 'b' m/min.
    so relative speed in upstream (b-r)m/min and in downstream (b+r)m/min.
    Now in upstream distnce covered in 5 min is 5(b-r)miles
    so total distnce covered => 1 + 5(b-r)miles in upstream
    In downstream distance covered in 5min is 5(b+r)miles
    Now 1 + 5(b-r) = 5(b+r)
    1+5b-5r = 5b+5r
    1 = 10r
    r = 1/10 mile/min => 6 mile/hr.

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    • Options
    • A. 60bm/c
    • B. bm/60c
    • C. bc/60m
    • D. 60b/cm
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    • 2. Two boys starting from the same place walk at a rate of 5kmph and 5.5kmph respectively. What time will they take to be 8.5km apart, if they walk in the same direction?

    • Options
    • A. 15 hours
    • B. 16 hours
    • C. 17 hours
    • D. 18 hours
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    • 3. P, Q and R start simultaneously from A to B. P reaches B, turns back and meet Q at a distance of 11 km from B. Q reached B, turns back and meet R at a distance of 9 km from B. If the ratio of the speeds of P and R is 3:2, what is the distance between A and B ?

    • Options
    • A. 99
    • B. 100
    • C. 89
    • D. 1
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    • 4. Two persons start running simultaneously around a circular track of length 300 m from the same point at speeds of 15 km/hr and 25 km/hr. When will they meet for the first time any where on the track if they are moving in opposite directions ?

    • Options
    • A. 27 sec
    • B. 31 sec
    • C. 23 sec
    • D. 29 sec
    • Discuss
    • 5. Shahrukh starts from Barabanki to Fatehpur , 1 hour after Ajay starts. Shahrukh meets Kajol 1.5 hours after Shahrukh starts. If the speed of Shahrukh is at least 20km/h faster than the speed of Kajol. What is the minimum speed of Shahrukh to overtake Ajay, before he meets Kajol?

    • Options
    • A. 30
    • B. 40
    • C. 60
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Ashwin fires two bullets from the same place at an interval of 15 minutes but Rahul sitting in a bus approaching the place hears the second sound 14 minutes 30 seconds after the first. If sound travels at the speed of 330 meter per second, what is the approximate speed of bus?

    • Options
    • A. 330/29 m/s
    • B. 330 x 30 m/s
    • C. 330/14 m/s
    • D. 330/900 m/s
    • Discuss
    • 7. If a girl cycles at 10 kmph, then she arrives at a certain place at 1 p.m. If she cycles at 15 kmph, she will arrive at the same place at 11 a.m. At what speed must she cycle to get there at noon?

    • Options
    • A. 14 kmph
    • B. 13 kmph
    • C. 12 kmph
    • D. 11 kmph
    • Discuss
    • 8. A man covers a distance of 1200 km in 70 days resting 9 hours a day, if he rests 10 hours a day and walks with speed 1½ times of the previous in how many days will he cover 840 km ?

    • Options
    • A. 39 days
    • B. 37 days
    • C. 35 days
    • D. 33 days
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    • Options
    • A. 360 kms
    • B. 480 kms
    • C. 520 kms
    • D. 240 kms
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    • 10. Three friends Rudra, Siva and Anvesh start to run around a circular stadium. They complete a revolution in 24, 36 and 30 seconds respectively. After how many minutes will they meet at the starting point ?

    • Options
    • A. 60
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    • D. 6
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