Test: SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Time and Work(Pipe & Cisterns)(2023-18) - 2 - SSC CGL MCQ

A can do a piece of work in 15 days, B is 25% more efficient than A and C is 40% more efficient than B. A and C work together for 3 days and then C leaves A and B together will complete the remaining work in:  [SSC CGL Tier II (15/11/2020)]

A can do 20% of the work in 4 days, B can do 33 % of the same work 1 3 in 10 days. They worked together for 9 days. C completed the remaining work in 6 days. B and C together will complete 75% of the work in: [SSC CGL Tier II (15/11/2020)]

A can do 1/3 of work in 30 days, B can do 2/5 of the same work in 24 days. They worked together for 20 days. C completed the remaining work in 8 days. Working together A, B and C will complete the work in:  [SSC CGL Tier II (16/11/2020)]

A, B and C can individually complete a piece of work in 24 days, 15 days and 12 days respectively. B and C started the work and worked for 3 days and left. The number of days required by A alone to complete the remaining work is:  [SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Morning)]

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 is completed by B alone, in:  [SSC CGL 04/03/2020 (Afternoon)]

Sixteen men can finish a work in 8 days. Eight men and nine women working together can finish the same work in 10 days. In how many days will 20 women finish the same work?  [SSC CGL 05/03/2020 (Evening)]

The ratio of the efficiencies of A, B and C is 2 : 5 : 3. Working together, they can complete a work in 27 days. B and C together can complete  part of that work in:  [SSC CGL 04/06/2019 (Morning)]

The efficiencies of A , B and C are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5. Working together, they can complete a task in 6 days. In how many days will A alone complete 20% of the task?  [SSC CGL 12/06/2019 (Afternoon)]

An inlet pipe can fill an empty tank in 140 hours while an outlet pipe drains a completely-filled tank in 63 hours. If 8 inlet pipes and y outlet pipes are opened simultaneously, when the tank is empty, then the tank gets completely filled in 105 hours. Find the value of y.  [SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (3rd shift)]

There are three taps of diameter 2 cm, 3 cm and 4 cm, respectively. The ratio of the water flowing through them is equal to the ratio of the square of their diameters. The biggest tap can fill an empty tank alone in 81 min. If all the taps are opened simultaneously, then how long will the tank take (in min) to be filled?  [SSC CGL Tier II (02/03/2023)]

There are two water taps in a tank which can fill the empty tank in 12 hours and 18 hours respectively. It is seen that there is a leakage point at the bottom of the tank which can empty the completely filled tank in 36 hours. If both the water taps are opened at the same time to fill the empty tank and the leakage point was repaired after 1 hour, then in how much time the empty tank will be completely filled? [SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Afternoon)]

Pipe A and B fill a tank in 43.2 minutes and 108 minutes, respectively, Pipe C can empty it at 3 litres per minute. When all the three pipes are opened together, they will fill the tank in 54 minutes. The capacity (in litres) of the tank is:  [SSC CGL Tier II (15/11/2020)]

Pipes A and B are filling pipes while C is an emptying pipe. A and B can fill a tank in 72 and 90 minutes respectively. When all the three pipes are opened together, the tank gets filled in 2 hours. A and B are opened together for 12 minutes, then closed and C is opened. The tank will be empty (in min) after:   [SSC CGL TIER II (13/09/2019)]

Pipes A and B can ll a tank in 16 hours and 24 hours, respectively, and pipe C alone can empty the full tank in x hours. All the pipes were opened together at 10.30 a.m., but C was closed at 2:30 p.m. If the tank was full at 8:30 p.m. on the same day, then what is the value of x?  [SSC CGL TIER II (12/09/2019)]

Pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 30h, 40 h and 60 h respectively. Pipes A, B and C are opened at 7 a.m., 8 a.m., and 10 a.m., respectively on the same day. When will the tank be full? (in p.m.)  [SSC CGL TIER II (11/09/2019)]

Pipes A and B can fill a tank in one hour and two hours respectively while pipe C can empty the filled up tank in one hour and fifteen minutes. A and C are turned on together at 9 a.m. After 2 hours, only A is closed and B is turned on. When will the tank be emptied?  [SSC CGL 06/06/2019 (Morning)]

An inlet pipe can fill an empty tank in 120 hours while an outlet pipe drains a completely-filled tank in 54 hours. If 8 inlet pipes and 3 outlet pipes are opened simultaneously, when the tank is empty, then in how many hours will the tank get completely filled?  [SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (1st shift)]

An inlet pipe can fill an empty tank in  hours while an outlet pipe drains a completely filled tank in  hours. The tank is initially empty, and the two pipes are alternately opened for an hour each, till the tank is completely filled, starting with the inlet pipe. In how many hours will the tank be completely filled?  [SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

A pipe can fill a tank in 30 hours. Due to a leakage at the bottom, it is filled in 50 hours. How much time (in hrs) will the leakage take to empty the completely filled tank?  [SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

Pipe A and pipe B running together can fill a cistern in 6 minutes. If B takes 5 minutes more than A to fill it, then the time in which A and B will fill that cistern separately will be, respectively,_________.  [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

There are two inlets A and B connected to a tank. A and B can fill the tank in 32 h and 28 h, respectively. If both the pipes are opened alternately for 1 h, starting with A, then in how much time (in hours, to nearest integer) will the tank be filled?  [SSC CGL Tier II (03/03/2023)]

There are 3 taps A, B, and C in a tank. These can fill the tank in 10 hours, 20 hours and 25 hours, respectively. At first, all three taps are opened simultaneously. After 2 hours, tap C is closed and A and B keep running. After 4 hours from the beginning, tap B is also closed. The remaining tank is filled by tap A alone. Find the percentage of work done by tap A itself.  [SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (4th Shift)]

A tap can fill a tank in  hours. Because of a leak, it took  hours to fill the tank. In how much time (in hours) will the leak alone empty 30% of the tank  [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in  hours and 25 hours, respectively The pipes were opened simultaneously, and it was found that, due to leakage in the bottom, it took 1 hour 40 minutes more to fill the cistern. If the cistern is full, in how much time (in hours) will the leak alone empty 70% of the cistern? [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

Pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 20, 30 and 60 hours, respectively. Pipes A, B and C are opened at 7 a.m., 8 a.m., and 9 a.m., respectively, on the same day. When will the tank be full?  [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

Two pipes A and B can fill an empty tank in 10 hours and 16 hours respectively. They are opened alternatively for 1 hour each, opening Pipe B first. In how many hours, will the empty tank be filled?  [SSC CGL 20/08/2021 (Afternoon)]

A tank is filled in 4 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is  times as fast as B and B is 3 times as fast as A. How many hours will pipe A alone take to fill the tank? [SSC CGL 24/8/2021 (Evening)]