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| 151. |
Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the |
| A. | 60 gallons |
| B. | 100 gallons |
| C. | 120 gallons |
| D. | 180 gallons |
| Answer» D. 180 gallons | |
| 152. |
A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in: |
| A. | 7 hours |
| B. | 8 hours |
| C. | 12 hours |
| D. | 14 hours |
| Answer» E. | |
| 153. |
A booster pump can be used for filling as well as for emptying a tank. The capacity of the tank is 2400 . The emptying capacity of the tank is 10 per minute heigher than its filling capacity and the |
| A. | 50 m^3/min |
| B. | 60 m^3/min |
| C. | 72 m^3/min |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 60 m^3/min | |
| 154. |
Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in 7 hours. The number of hours taken by C alone to fi |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 14 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 155. |
Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 minutes and 20 minutes respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but after 4 minutes, pipe A is turned off. What is the total time required to fill the t |
| A. | 10 min. 20 sec. |
| B. | 11 min. 45 sec. |
| C. | 12 min. 30 sec. |
| D. | 14 min. 40 sec. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 156. |
Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours. C is closed A and B can fill the remaining par in 7 hours. The number of hours taken by C alone to fill the |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 14 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» D. 16 | |
| 157. |
Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 37 1/2 minutes and 45 minutes respectively. Both pipes are opened. The cistern will be filled in just half an hour, if the pipe B is turned off after? |
| A. | 5 min |
| B. | 9 min |
| C. | 10 min |
| D. | 15 min |
| Answer» C. 10 min | |
| 158. |
Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the t |
| A. | 60 gallons |
| B. | 100 gallons |
| C. | 120 gallons |
| D. | 180 gallons |
| Answer» D. 180 gallons | |
| 159. |
Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12, 15 and 20 hours respectively. If A is open all the time and B and C are open for one hour each alternately, the tank will be full is? |
| A. | 6 hrs |
| B. | 6 2/3 hrs |
| C. | 7 hrs |
| D. | 7 1/2 hrs |
| Answer» D. 7 1/2 hrs | |
| 160. |
A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in 60 and 40 minutes respectively. How many minutes will it take to fill the tanker from empty state if B is used for half the time and A and B fill i |
| A. | 15 min |
| B. | 20 min |
| C. | 27.5 min |
| D. | 30 min |
| Answer» E. | |
| 161. |
Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 min and 20 min respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but after 4 min, pipe A is turned off. What is the total time required to fill the tank? |
| A. | 10 min 20 sec |
| B. | 11 min 45 sec |
| C. | 12 min 30 sec |
| D. | 14 min 40 sec |
| Answer» E. | |
| 162. |
A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the tank in the same during which the tank is filled by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills |
| A. | 6 hrs |
| B. | 10 hrs |
| C. | 15 hrs |
| D. | 30 hrs |
| Answer» D. 30 hrs | |
| 163. |
One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another pipe. If together the two pipes can fill tank in 36 min, then the slower pipe alone will be able to fill the tank in? |
| A. | 81 min |
| B. | 108 min |
| C. | 144 min |
| D. | 192 min |
| Answer» D. 192 min | |
| 164. |
Two pipes A and B together can fill a cistern in 4 hours. Had they been opened separately, then B would have taken 6 hours more than A to fill cistern. How much time will be taken by A to fill the cis |
| A. | 1 hr |
| B. | 2 hrs |
| C. | 6 hrs |
| D. | 8 hrs |
| Answer» D. 8 hrs | |
| 165. |
A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took 2 1/3 hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in? |
| A. | 4 1/3 hrs |
| B. | 7 hrs |
| C. | 8 hrs |
| D. | 14 hrs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 166. |
Two pipes A and B can separately fill a cistern in 60 min and 75 min respectively. There is a third pipe in the bottom of the cistern to empty it. If all the three pipes are simultaneously opened, the |
| A. | 90 min |
| B. | 100 min |
| C. | 110 min |
| D. | 120 min |
| Answer» C. 110 min | |
| 167. |
Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank from empty to full in 30 minutes, 20 minutes and 10 minutes respectively. When the tank is empty, all the three pipes are opened. A, B and C discharge chemical s |
| A. | 5/11 |
| B. | 6/11 |
| C. | 7/11 |
| D. | 8/11 |
| Answer» C. 7/11 | |
| 168. |
Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours respectively. Pipe C can empty it in 12 hours. If all the three pipes are opened together, then the tank will be filled in? |
| A. | 1 13/17 hours |
| B. | 2 8/11 hours |
| C. | 3 9/17 hours |
| D. | 4 1/2 hours |
| Answer» D. 4 1/2 hours | |
| 169. |
Pipe A can fill a tank in 5 hours, pipe B in 10 hours and pipe C in 30 hours. If all the pipes are open, in how many hours will the tank be filled? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 2.5 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 3.5 |
| Answer» D. 3.5 | |
| 170. |
A water tank is two-fifth full. Pipe A can fill a tank in 10 minutes and pipe B can empty it in 6 minutes. If both the pipes are open, how long will it take to empty or fill the tank completely? |
| A. | 6 min. to empty |
| B. | 6 min. to full |
| C. | 9 min. to empty |
| D. | 9 min. to fu |
| Answer» B. 6 min. to full | |
| 171. |
A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled three more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank completely? |
| A. | 3 hrs 15 min |
| B. | 3 hrs 45 min |
| C. | 4 hrs |
| D. | 4 hrs 15 min |
| Answer» C. 4 hrs | |
| 172. |
A cistern can be filled by a tap in 4 hours while it can be emptied by another tap in 9 hours. If both the taps are opened simultaneously, then after how much time will the cistern get filled? |
| A. | 4.5 hrs |
| B. | 5 hrs |
| C. | 6.5 hrs |
| D. | 7.2 hrs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 173. |
A tank is filled in eight hours by three pipes A, B and C. Pipe A is twice as fast as pipe B, and B is twice as fast as C. How much time will pipe B alone take to fill the tank? |
| A. | 24 hours |
| B. | 28 hours |
| C. | 32 hours |
| D. | 36 hours |
| Answer» C. 32 hours | |
| 174. |
Pipe A can fill a tank in 6 hours. Due to a leak at the bottom, it takes 9 hours for the pipe A to fill the tank. In what time can the leak alone empty the full tank? |
| A. | 16 hours |
| B. | 15 hours |
| C. | 18 hours |
| D. | 17 hours |
| Answer» D. 17 hours | |
| 175. |
Pipe A can fill a tank in 16 minutes and pipe B cam empty it in 24 minutes. If both the pipes are opened together after how many minutes should pipe B be closed, so that the tank is filled in 30 minut |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 23 |
| D. | 22 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 176. |
Three pipes of same capacity can fill a tank in 8 hours. If there are only two pipes of same capacity, the tank can be filled in. |
| A. | 17 hours |
| B. | 12 hours |
| C. | 16 hours |
| D. | 24 hours |
| Answer» C. 16 hours | |
| 177. |
A cistern has three pipes, A, B and C. The pipes A and B can fill it in 4 and 5 hours respectively and C can empty it in 2 hours. If the pipes are opened in order at 1, 2 and 3 A.M. When will the cist |
| A. | 3 PM |
| B. | 7 PM |
| C. | 4 PM |
| D. | 5 PM |
| Answer» E. | |
| 178. |
Pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 8 and 24 minutes respectively. They are opened an alternate minutes. Find how many minutes, the cistern shall be full? |
| A. | 6 min |
| B. | 12 min |
| C. | 19 min |
| D. | 10 min |
| Answer» C. 19 min | |
| 179. |
A pipe can fill a cistern in 20 minutes whereas the cistern when fill can be emptied by a leak in 28 minutes. When both pipes are opened, find when the cistern will be full? |
| A. | 60 min |
| B. | 80 min |
| C. | 70 min |
| D. | 48 min |
| Answer» D. 48 min | |
| 180. |
A cistern which could be filled in 9 hours takes one hour more to be filled owing to a leak in its bottom. If the cistern is full in what time will the leak empty it? |
| A. | 45 hrs |
| B. | 60 hrs |
| C. | 75 hrs |
| D. | 90 hrs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 181. |
pipes P and Q would fill a cistern 18 and 24 minutes respectively. Both pipes being opened, find when the first pipe must be turned off so that the cistern may be just filled in 12 minutes? |
| A. | after 12 mins |
| B. | after 9 mins |
| C. | after 8 1/2 mins |
| D. | after 10 mins |
| Answer» C. after 8 1/2 mins | |
| 182. |
Two pipes function simultaneously the reservoir will be filled in 12 hours. One pipe fills reservoir 10 hours faster than the other. How many hours does the faster pipe take to fill the reservoir? |
| A. | 25 hrs |
| B. | 28 hrs |
| C. | 20 hrs |
| D. | 35 hrs |
| Answer» D. 35 hrs | |
| 183. |
Two pipes can separately fill a tank in 20 and 30 hours respectively. Both the pipes are opened to fill the tank but when the tank is full, a leak develops in the tank through which one-third of water |
| A. | 18 hrs |
| B. | 16 hrs |
| C. | 15 hrs |
| D. | 12 hrs |
| Answer» C. 15 hrs | |
| 184. |
An outlet pipe can empty 2/3 rd of a cistern in 12 minutes. In 8 minutes, what part of the cistern will be emptied? |
| A. | 4/9 |
| B. | 2/3 |
| C. | 4/7 |
| D. | 1/6 |
| Answer» B. 2/3 | |
| 185. |
Two pipes A and B can separately fill a cistern in 10 and 15 minutes respectively. A person opens both the pipes together when the cistern should have been was full he finds the waste pipe open. He th |
| A. | 7 min |
| B. | 8 min |
| C. | 9 min |
| D. | 10 min |
| Answer» C. 9 min | |
| 186. |
A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 6 hours. An inlet pipe fills water at the rate of 4 liters per minute. When the tank is full in inlet is opened and due to the leak the tank i |
| A. | 5260 liters |
| B. | 5760 liters |
| C. | 5846 liters |
| D. | 6970 liters |
| Answer» C. 5846 liters | |
| 187. |
Two pipes A and B can separately fill a tank in 12 and 15 minutes respectively. A third pipe C can drain off 45 liters of water per minute. If all the pipes are opened, the tank can be filled in 15 mi |
| A. | 480 liters |
| B. | 540 liters |
| C. | 600 liters |
| D. | 675 liters |
| Answer» C. 600 liters | |
| 188. |
A cistern is normally filled in 8 hours but takes two hours longer to fill because of a leak in its bottom. If the cistern is full, the leak will empty it in? |
| A. | 16 hrs |
| B. | 20 hrs |
| C. | 40 hrs |
| D. | 25 hrs |
| Answer» D. 25 hrs | |
| 189. |
Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 12 and 15 minutes respectively. Both are opened together but after 3 minutes A is turned off. After how much more time will the cistern be filled? |
| A. | 3 1/4 min |
| B. | 5 1/4 min |
| C. | 8 1/4 min |
| D. | 9 1/4 min |
| Answer» D. 9 1/4 min | |
| 190. |
Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 4 and 5 hours respectively. If they are turned up alternately for one hour each, the time taken to fill the tank is? |
| A. | 2 hrs 15 min |
| B. | 4 hrs 24 min |
| C. | 5 hrs |
| D. | 3 hrs |
| Answer» C. 5 hrs | |
| 191. |
A cistern is filled by a tap in 3 1/2 hours. Due to leak in the bottom of the cistern, it takes half an hour longer to fill the cistern. If the cistern is full how long will it take the leak to empty |
| A. | 7 hours |
| B. | 8 hours |
| C. | 14 hours |
| D. | 28 hours |
| Answer» E. | |
| 192. |
Two taps can separately fill a cistern 10 minutes and 15 minutes respectively and when the waste pipe is open, they can together fill it in 18 minutes. The waste pipe can empty the full cistern in? |
| A. | 7 min |
| B. | 13 min |
| C. | 23 min |
| D. | 9 min |
| Answer» E. | |
| 193. |
Pipe A can fill a tank in 5 hours, pipe B in 10 hours and pipe C in 30 hours. If all the pipes are open, in how many hours will the tank be filled |
| A. | 1 hr |
| B. | 2 hrs |
| C. | 3 hrs |
| D. | 4 hrs |
| Answer» D. 4 hrs | |
| 194. |
A water tank is two-fifth full. Pipe A can fill a tank in 10 minutes and pipe B can empty it in 6 minutes. If both the pipes are open, how long will it take to empty or fill the tank completely |
| A. | 4 min. to empty |
| B. | 5 min. to fill |
| C. | 6 min. to empty |
| D. | 8 min. to empty |
| Answer» D. 8 min. to empty | |
| 195. |
A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled, three more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank completely |
| A. | 3 hrs 45 min |
| B. | 4 hrs |
| C. | 4 hrs 15 min |
| D. | 5 hrs 35 min |
| Answer» B. 4 hrs | |
| 196. |
A cistern can be filled by a tap in 4 hours while it can be emptied by another tap in 9 hours. If both the taps are opened simultaneously, then after how much time will the cistern get filled |
| A. | 4.2 hrs |
| B. | 5.7 hrs |
| C. | 6.5 hrs |
| D. | 7.2 hrs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197. |
Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are used together, then how long will it take to fill the tank |
| A. | 10 min |
| B. | 12 min |
| C. | 14 min |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 14 min | |
| 198. |
A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 1/3 hours. Because of a leak, it took 2 hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in: |
| A. | 7 hours |
| B. | 4 hours |
| C. | 14 hours |
| D. | 8 hours |
| Answer» D. 8 hours | |
| 199. |
Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank from empty to full in 30 minutes, 20 minutes, and 10 minutes respectively. When the tank is empty, all the three pipes are opened. A, B and C discharge chemical solutions P,Q and R respectively. What is the pro |
| A. | 06-11-2015 |
| B. | 05-11-2015 |
| C. | 08-11-2015 |
| D. | 07-11-2015 |
| Answer» B. 05-11-2015 | |
| 200. |
A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the tank in the same time during which the tank is filled by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the tank 5 hours faster than the first pipe |
| A. | 10 hours |
| B. | 6 hours |
| C. | 30 hours |
| D. | 15 hours |
| Answer» E. | |