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1201.

A tank is filled up in 6 hours by three pipes X, Y and Z together. If Z is thrice as fast as Y and Y is twice as fast as X then find the time required in hours to fill up the tank by pipe X alone?

A. 30 hours
B. 54 hours
C. 27 hours
D. 45 hours
Answer» C. 27 hours
1202.

A and B can complete a work in 36 days. However, A had to leave a few days before the work was completed and hence it took 54 days to complete the work. If A alone can complete a work in 48 days, then how many days before the completion of the work did A take leave?

A. 24
B. 30
C. 25
D. 28
Answer» B. 30
1203.

If A and B can do a piece of work in 10 days, B and C, C and A can do the same work in 18 days and 9 days respectively. Then, in how many days will A, B and C finish the work?

A. 7.5 days
B. 10.5 days
C. 9.5 days
D. 8.5 days
Answer» B. 10.5 days
1204.

A can complete a certain work in 30 days. A started the work and B joined him after 4 days then the total work gets completed in total 20 days. In how many days can B alone complete the work?

A. 48
B. 42
C. 50
D. 45
Answer» B. 42
1205.

A and B can complete a task in 25 days. B alone can complete \(33\frac{1}{3}\% \) of the same task in 15 days. In how many days can A alone complete \({\frac{4}{{15}}^{th}}\) of the same task?

A. 10
B. 18
C. 15
D. 12
Answer» D. 12
1206.

It takes 15 seconds to fill 2 buckets with one tap. So how many buckets will be filled in one and a half hour ?

A. 320
B. 720
C. 380
D. 600
Answer» C. 380
1207.

A can do 40% of a work in 6 days and B can do 30% of the same work in 3 days. They started the work together but B left after 2 days and A continued to work. In how many days was the entire work completed?

A. 9
B. 12
C. 15
D. 10
Answer» C. 15
1208.

A and B can do a job together in 7 days. A is 1(3/4) times as efficient as B. The same job can be done by A alone in :

A. 9(1/3) days
B. 11 days
C. 12(1/4) days
D. 16(1/3) days
Answer» C. 12(1/4) days
1209.

A and B can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They started doing the work together but after 2 days B had to leave and A alone completed the remaining work. The whole work was completed in :

A. 8 days
B. 10 days
C. 12 days
D. 15 days
Answer» D. 15 days
1210.

A machine P can print one lakh books in 8 hours, machine Q can print the same number of books in 10 hours while machine R can print them in 12 hours. All the machines are started at 9 A.M. while machine P is closed at 11 A.M. and the remaining two machines complete work. Approximately at what time will the work (to print one lakh books) be finished ?

A. 11:30 A.M.
B. 12 noon
C. 12:30 P.M.
D. 1:00 P.M.
Answer» E.
1211.

A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the fraction of the work that is left is :

A. 1/4
B. 1/10
C. 7/15
D. 8/15
Answer» E.
1212.

 A takes twice as much time as B or thrice as much time as C to finish a piece of work. Working together, they can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in

A. 4 days
B. 8 days
C. 6 days
D. 12 days
Answer» D. 12 days
1213.

 Ravi and Kumar are working on an assignment. Ravi takes 6 hours to type 32 pages on a computer, while Kumar takes 5 hours to type 40 pages. How much time will they take, working together on two differ

A. 7 hours 15 minutes
B. 8 hours 15 minutes
C. 7 hours 30 minutes
D. 8 hours 30 minutes
Answer» C. 7 hours 30 minutes
1214.

 A and B can do a work in 8 days, B and C can do the same work in 12 days. A, B and C together can finish it in 6 days. A and C together will do it in

A. 8 days
B. 13 days
C. 9 days
D. 12 days
Answer» B. 13 days
1215.

 A is thrice as good as workman as B and therefore is able to finish a job in 60 days less than B. Working together, they can do it in

A. 31/2 days
B. 41/2 days
C. 35/2 days
D. 45/2 days
Answer» E.
1216.

 A is half good a work man as B and together they finish a job in 14 days. In how many days working alone B finish the job?

A. 20
B. 21
C. 22
D. 23
Answer» C. 22
1217.

 45 men working 8 hours per day dig 30 m deep. How many extra men should be put to dig to a depth of 50 m working 6 hours per day?

A. 25
B. 30
C. 45
D. 55
Answer» E.
1218.

 5 men are equal to as many women as are equal to 8 boys. All of them earn Rs.90 only. Men’s wages are?

A. Rs.6
B. Rs.5
C. Rs.4.50
D. Rs.5.50
Answer» B. Rs.5
1219.

 A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and C together can do it. If A and B together could do it in 10 days and C alone in 50 days, then B alone could do it in

A. 10 days
B. 15 days
C. 20 days
D. 25 days
Answer» E.
1220.

 3 men or 6 women can do a piece of work in 20 days. In how many days will 12 men and 8 women do the same work?

A. 7/2
B. 15/4
C. 5
D. 4
Answer» C. 5
1221.

 A can do a piece of work in 20 days. B in 15 days A and C in 12 days. In how many days can A finish the work if he is assisted by B on one day and C on the next, alternately?

A. 10
B. 8
C. 6
D. 4
Answer» C. 6
1222.

 Two men and three women working 7 hours a day finish a work in 5 days. Four men and four women working 3 hours a day complete the work in 7 days. The number of days in which only 7 men working 4 hours

A. 5 days
B. 6 days
C. 7 days
D. 10 days
Answer» B. 6 days
1223.

 A and B can do a piece of work in 8 days. B and C can do it in 12 days and A and C in 16 days. Working together they will complete the work in how many days?

A. 14.76 days
B. 12.2 days
C. 9.48 days
D. 7.38 days
Answer» E.
1224.

 A can do a half of certain work in 70 days and B one third of the same in 35 days. They together will do the whole work in.

A. 420 days
B. 120 days
C. 105 days
D. 60 days
Answer» E.
1225.

 A can do a piece of work in 12 days. He worked for 15 days and then B completed the remaining work in 10 days. Both of them together will finish it in.

A. 12 1/2 days
B. 25 days
C. 6 days
D. 12 days
Answer» B. 25 days
1226.

 A can do half the work in one day where as B can do it full. B can also do half the work of C in one day. Ratio in their efficiency will be?

A. 4:2:1
B. 2:4:1
C. 2:1:4
D. 1:2:4
Answer» E.
1227.

 A is twice as good a workman as B and they took 7 days together to do the work B alone can do it in.

A. 12 days
B. 18 days
C. 21 days
D. 27 days
Answer» D. 27 days
1228.

 15 men take 21 days of 8 hours each to do a piece of work. How many days of 6 hours each would 21 women take to do the same. If 3 women do as much work as 2 men?

A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
Answer» D. 40
1229.

 Anita, Indu and Geeta can do a piece of work in 18 days, 27 days and 36 days respectively. They start working together. After working for 4 days. Anita goes away and Indu leaves 7 days before the work

A. 16 days
B. 17 days
C. 18 days
D. 19 days
Answer» B. 17 days
1230.

 If 3 workers collect 48 kg of cotton in 4 days, how many kg of cotton will 9 workers collect in 2 days?

A. 216
B. 108
C. 72
D. 36
Answer» D. 36
1231.

 A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the fraction of the work that is left is

A. 8/15
B. 7/15
C. 4/3
D. 1/7
Answer» B. 7/15
1232.

 A and B can do a work in 5 days and 10 days respectively. A starts the work and B joins him after 2 days. In how many days can they complete the remaining work?

A. 1 day
B. 2 days
C. 3 days
D. 4 days
Answer» C. 3 days
1233.

 Two pipes X and Y can separately fill a cistern in 18 and 24 hours respectively. If they are turned on alternately for one hour each, how long will it take to fill the cistern?

A. 20 hours 30 min
B. 24 hours
C. 18 hours 30 min
D. 16 hours
Answer» B. 24 hours
1234.

 If 12 men and 16 boys can do a piece of work in 5 days and 13 men together will 24 boys can do it in 4 days. Compare the daily work done by a man with that of a boy.

A. 4:3
B. 2:1
C. 1:2
D. 2:5
Answer» C. 1:2
1235.

 Some persons can do a piece of work in 12 days. Two times the number of these people will do half of that work in?

A. 3 days
B. 4 days
C. 6 days
D. 12 days
Answer» B. 4 days
1236.

 If 5 men and 2 boys working together, can do four times as much work per hour as a man and a boy together. Find the ratio of the work done by a man and that of a boy for a given time?

A. 1:3
B. 3:1
C. 1:2
D. 2:1
Answer» E.
1237.

 P is three times as fast as Q and working together, they can complete a work in 12 days. In how many days can Q alone complete the work?

A. 16 days
B. 20 days
C. 17 days
D. 12 days
Answer» B. 20 days
1238.

 A and B can do a work in 12 days, B and C in 30 days and C and A in 36 days. In how many days will the work be completed, if all three of them work together?

A. 160/11 days
B. 125/14 days
C. 180/13 days
D. 120/11 days
Answer» D. 120/11 days
1239.

 A, B and C can do a work in 6 days, 8 days and 12 days respectively. In how many days can all three of them working together, complete the work?

A. 2 2/3 days
B. 4 2/3 days
C. 1 2/3 days
D. 2 1/3 days
Answer» B. 4 2/3 days
1240.

 P alone can complete a piece of work in 6 days. Work done by Q alone in one day is equal to one-third of the work done by P alone in one day. In how many days can the work be completed if P and Q work

A. 4(3/4)
B. 4(1/2)
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» C. 4
1241.

 A, B and C can do a work in 90, 30 and 45 days respectively. If they work together, in how many days will they complete the work?

A. 15
B. 10
C. 20
D. 25
Answer» B. 10
1242.

 A can do a work in 9 days and B can do the same work in 18 days. If they work together, in how many days will they complete the work?

A. 8
B. 7
C. 6
D. 5
Answer» D. 5
1243.

 A and B can do a work in 4 hours and 12 hours respectively. A starts the work at 6AM and they work alternately for one hour each. When will the work be completed?

A. 4 days
B. 7 days
C. 5 days
D. 6 days
Answer» E.
1244.

 30 men can do a work in 40 days. When should 20 men leave the work so that the entire work is completed in 40 days after they leave the work?

A. 5 days
B. 10 days
C. 15 days
D. 20 days
Answer» C. 15 days
1245.

 A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B can do the same work in 12 days. A and B worked together for 2 days. How many more days are required to complete the remaining work if they work together?

A. 2(2/11)days
B. 3(3/11)days
C. 3(5/11)days
D. 6(3/11)days
Answer» D. 6(3/11)days
1246.

 A is twice as fast as B. If B alone can do a piece of work in 30 days, in what time can A and B together complete the work?

A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 8
Answer» B. 12
1247.

 Varma can read a book in k minutes. What part of the book can he read in 8 minutes?(k>8)

A. 8 + k
B. 8/k
C. k/8
D. (k - 8)/k
Answer» C. k/8
1248.

 A can do a piece of work in 21 days and B in 28 days. Together they started the work and B left after 4 days. In how many days can A alone do the remaining work?

A. 12
B. 10
C. 16
D. 14
Answer» E.
1249.

 A and B can do a work in 18 day, B and C in 30 days, A and C in 22 (1/2) days. In how many days can A,B and C individually do the work?

A. 30,45,60
B. 60,45,90
C. 45,60,90
D. None of these
Answer» E.
1250.

 A and B together can do a piece of work in 8 days. If A alone can do the same work in 12 days, then B alone can do the same work in?

A. 20 days
B. 16 days
C. 24 days
D. 28 days
Answer» D. 28 days