Maths · Chapter 22
Boat and Stream PYQs
Time, Speed and Distance on water. Once you know which way the river pushes, every question comes down to two simple speeds.
Downstream and upstream speed: the basics 9 PYQs
- The speed of a boat in still water is 24 km/hr. If the upstream speed of the boat is 16 km/hr, then what is the speed (in km/hr) of the stream?SSC GD 2026 · 04 May 2026
- If a boat travels with a speed of 12 km/hr in still water and the speed of stream is 3 km/hr, what would be the time taken (in hours) by boat to go…RRB NTPC 2026 · 19 Mar 2026
- A man can row 8 km/hr in still water while speed of current is 3 km/hr. How much time (in hours) will he take to row 11 km downstream and 15 km…RRB NTPC 2026 · 24 Mar 2026
- Speed of a boat in still water is 24 km/hr and the speed of stream is 13 km/hr. What is the upstream speed (in km/hr) and downstream speed (in…SSC MTS 2025 · 17 Feb 2025
- The speed of a boat in still water is 25 km/hr. If the upstream speed of the boat is 19 km/hr, then what is the speed (in km/hr) of the stream?SSC MTS 2025 · 17 Feb 2025
- Speed of a boat in still water is 18 km/hr and the speed of stream is 7 km/hr. What is the upstream speed (in km/hr) and downstream speed (in km/hr)…SSC MTS 2025 · 18 Feb 2025
- Speed of a boat in still water is 18 km/hr. Speed of stream is 15 km/hr. What is the upstream speed (in km/hr) of the boat?SSC MTS 2025 · 18 Feb 2025
- A man rows a distance of 72 km in still water in 8 hours. Speed of the stream is 6 km/hr. What is the downstream speed (in km/hr) of the man?SSC MTS 2025 · 16 Feb 2025
- In one hour, a boat goes 46 km/hr in the direction of the stream and 36 km/hr against the direction of the stream. What will be the speed of the…RRB NTPC 2025 · 24 Jun 2025
Finding the boat's speed and the stream's speed from D and U 7 PYQs
- Upstream speed and downstream speed of a boat are 15 km/hr and 25 km/hr respectively. What is the difference (in km/hr) between the speed of the…SSC GD 2026 · 28 Apr 2026
- A boat can row 80 km upstream in 8 hours and the same distance downstream in 4 hours. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the boat in still water?SSC GD 2026 · 04 May 2026
- A boat travels 36 km downstream in 3 hours and the same distance upstream in 4.5 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?SSC Selection Post 2026 · 17 Sep 2026
- A boat travels 120 km downstream in 6 hours and 120 km upstream in 10 hours. The speed of the current is 4 km/hr. What is the speed of the boat in…RRB NTPC 2026 · 19 Mar 2026
- A boat takes 8 hours to row 72 km downstream and 12 hours to row the same distance upstream. Find the boat's rate in still water and the rate of…RRB NTPC 2026 · 27 Mar 2026
- A boat goes downstream at 20 km/h and upstream at 10 km/h. What is the speed of the boat in still water?Other exams 2025 · 27 Dec 2025
- A boat goes 24 km downstream in 3 hours and returns upstream in 4 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the stream.Other exams 2025 · 22 Dec 2025
Two-step questions: find the missing speed, then use it for a new journey 1 PYQs
Same distance up and down: the ratio method 2 PYQs
- A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 6 hours and takes 8 hours to return upstream to the starting point. If the speed of the stream is 4…RRB NTPC 2026 · 25 Mar 2026
- Two boats go downstream from point X to point Y. The faster boat covers the distance from X to Y 1.5 times as fast as the slower boat. It is known…SSC Selection Post 2026 · 24 Sep 2026
Round trips: total time, distance, stream speed and average speed 2 PYQs
- A man can row at 8 km/hr in still water. When the river flows at 2 km/hr, he takes 3 hours 12 minutes to row to a destination and back. Find the…RRB NTPC 2026 · 22 Mar 2026
- A boat travels 36 km downstream and 24 km upstream, taking a total of 6 hours. If the speed of the stream is 2 km/h, the time taken (in hours) for…RRB NTPC 2026 · 27 Mar 2026