P takes 10 days and Q takes 24 days to complete a work. With the help of R, they all work together and finish it in 6 days. Find the payment they receive out of a total remuneration of Rs. 1000.

P-Rs. 500; Q-Rs. 400; R-Rs. 100

P-Rs. 400; Q-Rs. 350; R-Rs. 250

P-Rs. 500; Q-Rs. 350; R-Rs. 150

P-Rs. 600; Q-Rs. 250; R-Rs. 150

P-Rs. 500; Q-Rs. 400; R-Rs. 100

1728 + Mcqs in Time and Work in General Aptitude Page 5 McqOptions

201.	If 20 cows eat 380 bales of hay in 15 days; then, how many bales of hay will 15 cows eat in 10 days?
A.	190
B.	210
C.	320
D.	165
Answer» B. 210

Discussion

202.	A, B and C can individually complete a task in 24 days, 16 days and 32 days respectively. If A and C start the work and worked for 6 days and left, then the number of days required by B to complete the remaining task, is:
A.	9
B.	\(17\frac{1}{2}\)
C.	\(12\frac{1}{2}\)
D.	\(7\frac{1}{2}\)
Answer» B. \(17\frac{1}{2}\)

Discussion

203.	Rajan can finish a certain task in 6 days. Bhavesh takes 8 days to complete the same task. Charan takes as long as Rajan and Bhavesh would take working together. How long will it take Bhavesh and Charan to complete the work together?
A.	\(2\frac{2}{5}\) days
B.	\(2\frac{7}{5}\) days
C.	\(2\frac{3}{5}\) days
D.	\(2\frac{4}{5}\) days
Answer» B. \(2\frac{7}{5}\) days

Discussion

204.	10 people can do a work in 30 days. In how many days, can 15 people complete double the work?A. 20B. 25C. 40D. 45
A.	C
B.	D
C.	B
D.	A
Answer» B. D

Discussion

205.	A and B on working together can complete a work in 4 days. A alone takes 6 days less than B alone takes. In how many days C alone can complete the work if he is 50% more efficient than B?
A.	8
B.	16
C.	12
D.	14
E.	20
Answer» B. 16

Discussion

206.	Pipes A and B, when working together can fill an empty tank in 24 hours. They work together for 8 hours and then B is stopped but A continued to work. It took a total of 28 hours to fill the tank. How long would it take A to fill the empty tank alone?
A.	30 hours
B.	29 hours
C.	28 hours
D.	31 hours
Answer» B. 29 hours

Discussion

207.	If 4 boys and 6 girls can do a work in 8 days, and 3 boys and 7 girls can finish the same in 10 days, find the ratio of capacities of a boy and a girl.
A.	1 : 11
B.	5 : 12
C.	11 : 1
D.	12 : 5
Answer» D. 12 : 5

Discussion

208.	If 6 men can do a piece of work in 10 days. then 4 men will complete the same work in
A.	15 days
B.	20 days
C.	16 days
D.	14 days
Answer» B. 20 days

Discussion

209.	Anil can complete a work in 15 days by working 8 hours per day. Sanjay can complete the same work in 25 days by working 6 hours per day. If both of them work together 9 hours each per day, In how many days the work will be completed?
A.	\(6\frac{{13}}{{27}}\) days
B.	\(6\frac{{11}}{{27}}\) days
C.	\(7\frac{{11}}{{27}}\) days
D.	\(7\frac{{13}}{{27}}\) days
Answer» D. \(7\frac{{13}}{{27}}\) days

Discussion

210.	A work when done by 10 women is completed in 12 days. The same work can be completed in 8 days by 5 men. How many days will it take to complete when 6 women and 3 men are employed to perform the same job?
A.	12
B.	10
C.	8
D.	5
Answer» D. 5

Discussion

211.	A can do a piece of work alone in 8 days. B can do the same work alone in 21 days. If they work together for 3 days, then how much work is completed?
A.	\(\frac{{27}}{{64}}\)
B.	\(\frac{{26}}{{67}}\)
C.	\(\frac{{29}}{{56}}\)
D.	\(\frac{{31}}{{65}}\)
Answer» D. \(\frac{{31}}{{65}}\)

Discussion

212.	If P and Q together can complete a job in 3 days while P alone can do the same in 12 days, then how many days would be required by Q to do the job alone?
A.	3 days
B.	4 days
C.	6 days
D.	12 days
Answer» C. 6 days

Discussion

213.	If the work done by (x - 3) men in (2x + 1) days and the work done by (2x + 1) men in (x + 4) days are in the ratio 3 ∶ 10, then what is the value of x?
A.	3
B.	6
C.	9
D.	12
Answer» C. 9

Discussion

214.	John does 1/2 piece of work in 3 hours, Joe does 1/4 of the remaining work in 1 hour and George finishes remaining work in 5 hours. How long would it have taken the three working together to do the work?
A.	\(2\frac{1}{7}\;hours\)
B.	\(3\frac{1}{7}\;hours\)
C.	\(3\frac{8}{{11}}\;hours\)
D.	\(2\frac{8}{{11}}\;hours\)
Answer» E.

Discussion

215.	A can do a piece of work in 30 days. He worked for 6 days and B finished the remaining work in 48 days. B alone can do the whole work in how many days?
A.	60
B.	55
C.	75
D.	70
Answer» B. 55

Discussion

216.	C and D together can make a chair in 4 days and C alone can make this chair in 12 days. In how many days D alone can make this chair?
A.	6 days
B.	10 days
C.	4 days
D.	8 days
Answer» B. 10 days

Discussion

217.	Pipes A, B and C together can fill a tank in 4 hours. Pipes A and B together can fill the tank in 9 hours. If pipes A, B and C are opened simultaneously, and after 3 hours, pipes A and B are closed, then how many hours will C alone require to fill the tank?
A.	1.5
B.	1.8
C.	2
D.	2.25
Answer» C. 2

Discussion

218.	Rahul can complete a work in 18 days and Sonu can complete the same work in 15 days. If both together work for 5 days, then what part of total work is left?
A.	7/15
B.	11/18
C.	7/18
D.	8/15
Answer» D. 8/15

Discussion

219.	If A and B can do a piece of work in 10 days and 15 days respectively, then the part of work they can do together in 3 days is?
A.	1/2
B.	1
C.	1/6
D.	1/3
Answer» B. 1

Discussion

220.	A is 40% more efficient than B and C is 20% less efficient than B. Working together, they can complete a task in 20 hours. In how many hours will A alone complete 35% of that task?
A.	15
B.	13
C.	14
D.	16
Answer» E.

Discussion

221.	Amar can complete a work in 30 days and Raman can complete the same work in 15 days. If both of them work together, then in 4 days what percent of the total work will be completed?
A.	15
B.	37
C.	40
D.	45
Answer» D. 45

Discussion

222.	A and B together are supposed to do 13/15 of the work and B and C together 11/20 of the work. If the difference between wages of A and C is Rs. 7600, then the total wages of A and C is:
A.	Rs. 14000
B.	Rs. 36000
C.	Rs. 18000
D.	Rs. 56000
Answer» B. Rs. 36000

Discussion

223.	A and B can do a piece of work in 36 days. B and C can do the same work in 60 days. A and C can do the same work in 45 days. In how many days can B alone complete the same work?
A.	120
B.	45
C.	60
D.	90
Answer» E.

Discussion

224.	Machine P can print one faith 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» B. 12 noon

Discussion

225.	A, B and C can do a job working alone in 10, 15 and 30 days respectively. They all work together for 1 day, then A and B quit. How many days C working alone will take to complete the remainder of the job?
A.	30
B.	18
C.	24
D.	12
Answer» D. 12

Discussion

226.	A and B working together can finish a piece of work in 12 days while B alone can finish it in 30 days. In how many days can A alone finish the work?
A.	18 days
B.	20 days
C.	24 days
D.	25 days
Answer» C. 24 days

Discussion

227.	M can do a piece of work in 20 days. He works at it alone for 5 days and N alone finishes the remaining work in 9 days. In how many days, both of them together can complete the work ?
A.	12.5 days
B.	8 days
C.	10 days
D.	7.5 days
Answer» E.

Discussion

228.	Given: Anuj takes 1 day to complete a job. Bharat takes twice the time as Anuj to complete the same job. Chetan takes twice the time as Bharat to complete that job. Dhiraj takes twice the time as Chetan to complete that job.(A) Chetan and Dhiraj will take 8/3 days to complete the work(B) The second fastest pair to complete the work is Anuj and Dhiraj(C) The second slowest pair to complete the work is Bharat and Dhiraj(D) Bharat and Dhiraj will take 4/3 days to complete the workChoose the correct answer from the options given below:
A.	(A), (B) and (C) only
B.	(A) and (D) only
C.	(A) and (C) only
D.	(A) only
Answer» D. (A) only

Discussion

229.	10 women can complete a work in 7 days and 10 children take 14 days to complete the same work. How many days will 5 women and 10 children take to complete the wok?
A.	3
B.	4
C.	5
D.	7
Answer» E.

Discussion

230.	Ram and Shyam together can finish a job in 8 days. Ram can finish the same job on his own in 12 days. How long will Shyam alone take to finish that work?
A.	16 days
B.	20 days
C.	24 days
D.	30 days
Answer» D. 30 days

Discussion

231.	A and B can do a piece of work in 8 days, B and C can do the same work in 12 days and A, B and C together can complete the same work in 6 days. Then find the required time in which A and C can complete the work together.
A.	12 days
B.	9 days
C.	6 days
D.	8 days
Answer» E.

Discussion

232.	Mrinalini and Samyukta can work together to paint half of a wall in 14 days. Working separately, Mrinalini would need four times the time taken by the Samyukta to complete it. In how many days can the Samyukta paint the entire wall alone?
A.	30
B.	28
C.	42
D.	35
Answer» E.

Discussion

233.	A and B can do a piece of work in 36 days. B and C can do the same work in 60 days. A and C can do the same work in 45 days. In how many days can A alone complete the same work?
A.	120
B.	90
C.	45
D.	60
Answer» E.

Discussion

234.	P takes 10 days and Q takes 24 days to complete a work. With the help of R, they all work together and finish it in 6 days. Find the payment they receive out of a total remuneration of Rs. 1000.
A.	P-Rs. 400; Q-Rs. 350; R-Rs. 250
B.	P-Rs. 500; Q-Rs. 350; R-Rs. 150
C.	P-Rs. 600; Q-Rs. 250; R-Rs. 150
D.	P-Rs. 500; Q-Rs. 400; R-Rs. 100
Answer» D. P-Rs. 500; Q-Rs. 400; R-Rs. 100

Discussion

235.	A tank can be filled by two taps X and Y in 18 and 30 minutes respectively. If tap X stops working when the tank is half-full, then what is the total time that the tank will take to fill?
A.	\(20\frac{5}{8}\)
B.	\(11\frac{1}{4}\)
C.	\(16\frac{1}{4}\)
D.	\(5\frac{5}{8}\)
Answer» B. \(11\frac{1}{4}\)

Discussion

236.	Both X and Y together can complete a work in 12 days and Y alone can complete the same work in 30 days. In how many days will X alone complete the work?
A.	15
B.	20
C.	18
D.	16
Answer» C. 18

Discussion

237.	Carpenter A makes 1 chair in 6 hours, Carpenter B makes 1 chair in 7 hours and Carpenter C makes 1 chair in 8 hours. If each Carpenter works 8 hours per day, how many chairs will be made in 21 days?
A.	64
B.	69
C.	73
D.	78
Answer» D. 78

Discussion

238.	A pipe can fill a tank in 32 minutes. Due to a leakage, the tank gets filled in 48 minutes. The time the leakage will take to empty the tank is∶
A.	1 hour 20 minutes
B.	1 hours 36 minutes
C.	1 hour 42 minutes
D.	1 hour 56 minutes
Answer» C. 1 hour 42 minutes

Discussion

239.	Ram can do a piece of work in 5 days, and Sham can do the same in 10 days. With the help of Karan, they finished the work in 2 days. How many days would it take Karan to do the work ?
A.	5 days
B.	10 days
C.	15 days
D.	20 days
Answer» B. 10 days

Discussion

240.	15 men can complete a work in 12 days. 4 days after they started the work. 5 more men joined them. How many more days will they take to finish the remaining work?
A.	6
B.	4
C.	5.5
D.	5
Answer» B. 4

Discussion

241.	A and B, working together, can complete a work in d days. Working alone, A takes (8 + d) days and B takes (18 + d) days to complete the same work. A works for 4 days. The remaining work will be completed by B alone, in:
A.	18 days
B.	16 days
C.	24 days
D.	20 days
Answer» D. 20 days

Discussion

242.	A does 2/5 of a work in 9 days. Then B joined him and they together completed the remaining work in 6 days. B alone can finish the whole work in:
A.	\(6\frac{{12}}{{13}}\) days
B.	\(8\frac{2}{{11}}\) days
C.	10 days
D.	18 days
Answer» E.

Discussion

243.	A and B can complete a piece of work in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They got a contract to complete the work for Rs. 35000. The share of B (in Rs.) in the contracted money will be:
A.	Rs. 21000
B.	Rs. 14000
C.	Rs. 7000
D.	Rs. 15000
Answer» B. Rs. 14000

Discussion

244.	A, B and C can finish a task in 42 days, 84 days and 28 days, respectively. A started the work. B joined him after 3 days. If C joined them after 5 days from the beginning, then for how many days did A work till the completion of the task?
A.	18
B.	20
C.	15
D.	17
Answer» E.

Discussion

245.	Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 16 hours and 24 hours, respectively, whereas pipe C can empty the full tank in 40 hours. All three pipes are opened together, but pipe A is closed after 10 hours. After how many hours will the remaining part of the tank be filled?
A.	10
B.	20
C.	\(12 \dfrac{1}{2}\)
D.	\(15 \dfrac{1}{2}\)
Answer» D. \(15 \dfrac{1}{2}\)

Discussion

246.	6 carpenters make 96 windows in 16 days. If 8 carpenters work for 4 days how many windows will they make?A. 16B. 28C. 36D. 32
A.	A
B.	B
C.	C
D.	D
Answer» E.

Discussion

247.	A and B can do a piece of work in 30 days, while B and C can do the same in 24 days and C and A in 20 days. They all work together till 12th day then A and C leave. How many more days will it be required for B to finish the remaining work?
A.	24 days
B.	22 days
C.	16 days
D.	20 days
Answer» E.

Discussion

248.	P, Q and R work together to finish a work. P and Q finish 70% of the work while Q and R finish 50% of the work. Who will finish first, if they work alone?
A.	Cannot be determined
B.	P
C.	Q
D.	R
Answer» C. Q

Discussion

249.	Raman is three times as efficient as Manan. Raman can complete a work in 60 days less than Manan. In how many days the work would be complete if both of them work together?
A.	15
B.	17.5
C.	22.5
D.	27.5
Answer» D. 27.5

Discussion

250.	An inlet pipe takes 8 hours to fill a tank. An outlet pipe takes 12 hours to empty it. If both pipes are opened simultaneously, in how many hours will the tank be filled?
A.	36
B.	8
C.	24
D.	12
Answer» D. 12

Discussion

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