Question

A boat takes 3 hours to travel from point X to Y upstream and Y to X downstream. What is the speed of the water current in km/hour?
Statement 1: The speed of boat in still water is 6 kmph
Statement 2: In some other river, stream the boat covers the same distance in 2 hours with the same speed.

• A. Statement (1) alone is sufficient to answer the question
• B. Statement (2) alone is sufficient to answer the question
• C. Both the statements together are needed to answer the question
• D. Either statement (1) alone or statement (2) alone is sufficient to answer the question
• E. Neither statement (1) nor statement (2) suffices to answer the question

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

Neither statement (1) nor statement (2) suffices to answer the question

Answer 2

The Correct Option is (E):Neither statement (1) nor statement (2) suffices to answer the question