Maths Mcqs Practice Test

Question 1

A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water?

Accepted Answer

C. 1 hr 15 min

Question 2

A man can row 9 1/3 km/hr in still water and he finds that is thrice as much time to row u p than as to row down the same distance in river. The speed of the current is:________?

Accepted Answer

D. 4 2/3 km/hr

Question 3

A boat travels upstream from B to A and downstream from A to B in 3 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water is 9km/hr and the speed of the current is 3km/hr, the distance A and B is:_______?

Accepted Answer

D. 12 km

Question 4

The speed of a boat in still water is 2km/hr. If its speed upstream be 1km/hr then speed of the stream is________?

Accepted Answer

C. 1km/hr

Question 5

A boat takes half time in moving a certain distance downstream than upstream. What is the ratio between the rate in still water and rate of current?

Accepted Answer

B. 3 : 1

Question 6

A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes. How long will he take to go 5km in stationery water?

Accepted Answer

C. 1 hr 15 Min

Question 7

A man can row 7 ½ kms on hour in still water and he finds that it takes hi twice as long to row down the river. The rate of stream is

Accepted Answer

B. 2.5 km/hr

Question 8

A man can row three-quarters of a kilometer against the stream in 11 ¼ minutes and return in 7 ½ minutes. The speed of the man in still water is________?

Accepted Answer

D. 5 km/hr

Question 9

A boat goes 6 km in an hour in still water. It takes thrice as much time in covering the same distance against the current. Speed of the current is_______?

Accepted Answer

C. 4km/hr

Question 10

A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 min 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 the speed of water current respectively?

Accepted Answer

C. 8 : 3

Question 11

In a river, a man takes 3 hours in rowing 3 km upstream or 15 km downstream. What is the speed of the current?

Accepted Answer

A. 2km/hr

Question 12

A man can row at 5 km/hr in still water, if the river is running at 1 km/hr it takes him 75 minutes to row to a place and back. How far is the place?

Accepted Answer

B. 3km

Question 13

A runs 1 2/3 times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 80 m, how far must the winning post be so that A and B might reach it at the same time?

Accepted Answer

A. 200 m

Question 14

In a 100 m race, A can beat B by 25 m and B can beat C by 4 m. In the same race, A can beat C by:________?

Accepted Answer

C. 28 m

Question 15

If in a game of 80, P can give 16 points to Q and R can give 20 points to P, then in a game of 150, how many points can R give to Q?

Accepted Answer

B. 60

Question 16

If X can run 48m and Y 42m, then in a race of 1km, X beats Y by:_________?

Accepted Answer

B. 125m

Question 17

In a 300 m race A beats B by 22.5 m or 6 seconds. B’s time over the course is__________?

Accepted Answer

B. 80 sec

Question 18

In a game of billiards, A can give B 20 points in 60 and he can give C 30 points in 60. How many points can B give C in a game of 100?

Accepted Answer

C. 25

Question 19

In a race of 1000 m, A can beat by 100 m, in a race of 800m, B can beat C by 100m. By how many meters will A beat C in a race of 600 m?

Accepted Answer

B. 127.5 m

Question 20

A can run a kilometer race in 4 1/2 min while B can run same race in 5 min. How many meters start can A give B in a kilometer race, so that the race mat end in a dead heat?

Accepted Answer

D. 100 m