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1. in 1 minute, 7 of a bucket is filled. The rest of the

bucket can be filled in
7
(a) 3 minutes
7
(b) 4 minutes
4
(c) 3 minutes
(d) None of these

2. The petrol tank of an automobile can hold g litres.

If a litres was removed when the tank was full, what
part of the full tank was removed ?
(a) g - a
g
(b) a

a
(c) g

( g−a)
(d) a

( g−a)
(e) g
3. Water is continuously supplied from a reservoir to
a locality at the steady rate of 10,000 litres per hour.
When delivery exceeds demand the excess water is
stored in a tank. If the demand for 8 consecutive
three-hour periods is 1000,45000, 25000, 40000,
15000, 60000, and 35000 litres respectively, what
will be the minimum capacity required of the water
tank (in thousand litres) to meet the demand and
avoid any wastage ?
(a) 10
(b) 30
(c) 40
(d) 50

4. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 and 30

minutes respectively. If both the pipes are used
together, how long will it take to fill the tank ?
(a) 12 minutes
(b) 15 minutes
(c) 25 minutes
(d) 50 minutes

5. A pipe can fill a tank in x hours and another pipe

can empty it in y (y > x) hours. If both the pipes are
open, in how many hours will the tank be filled ?
(a) (x - y) hours
(b) (y – x ) hours
xy
(c) x− y hours
xy
(d) y−x hours

6. A tap can completely fill a water tank in 8 hours.

The water tank has a hole in it through which the
water leaks out. The leakage will cause the full water
tank to get empty in 12 hours. How much time will it
take for the tap to fill the tank completely with the
hole ?
(a) 16 hours
(b) 18 hours
(c) 24 hours
(d) None of these

7. A tap can fill a tank in 48 minutes whereas

another tap can empty it in 2 hours. If both the taps
are opened at 11 : 40 A.M. then the tank will be filled
at
(a) 12 : 40 P.M.
(b) 1 : 00 P.M.
(c) 1 : 20 P.M.
(d) 1 : 30 P.M.

8. A tank with capacity T litres is empty. If water

flows into the tank from pipe X at the rate of x litres
per minute and water is pumped out by Y at the rate
of y litres per minute and x > y, then in how many
minutes will the tank be filled ?
(a) (x – y) 60 T
(b) (T - x) Y
T
(c) ( x− y )
 T
(d) ( y −x)

9. Pipes A and B can fill a tans in 20 hours and 30

hours respectively and pipe C can empty the full
tank in 40 hours. If all the pipes are opened
together, how much time will be needed to make the
tank full ?
3
(a) 10 7 hours
4
(b) 12 5 hours
1
(c) 17 7 hours
1
(d) 19 4 hours

10. A pipe can fill a tank in 3 hours. There are two

outlet pipes from the tank which can empty it in 7
and 10 hours respectively. If all the three pipes are
opened simultaneously, then the tank will be filled in
(a) 8 hours
(b) 9 hours
(c) 10 hours
(d) 11 hours

11. In what time would a cistern be filled by three

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pipes whose diameters are 1 cm, 1 3 cm and 2 cm
running together, when the largest alone will fill it in
61 minutes, the amount of water flowing in by each
pipe, being proportional to the square of its diameter
?
(a) 25 minutes
(b) 30 minutes
(c) 36 minutes
(d) 40 minutes

12. 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

13. A cistern has two pipes. One can fill it with water
in 8 hours and other can empty it in 5 hours. In how
many hours will the cistern be emptied it both the
3
pipes are opened together when 4 of the cistern is
already full of water ?
1
(a) 3 3 hours
(b) 6 hours
(c) 10 hours
1
(d) 13 3 hours

14. A vessel has three pipes connected to it, two to

supply liquid and one to draw liquid. The first aloe
1
can fill the vessel 4 2 hours, the second in 3 hours
1
and the third can empty it in 1 2 hours. If all the pipes
are opened simultaneously when the vessel is half
full, how soon will it be emptied ?
1
(a) 4 2 hours
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(b) 5 2 hours
1
(c) 6 2 hours
(d) None of these

15. Two pipes A and B can separately fill a cistern in

60 minutes and 75 minutes respectively. There is a
third pipe in the bottom of the cistern to empty It. If
all the three pipes are simultaneously opened then
the cistern is full in 50 minutes. In how much time,
the third pipe alone can empty the cistern ?
(a) 90 min
(b) 100 min
(c) 110 min
(d) 120 min

16. Eight pipes are fitted to a water tank. Some of

these are water pipes to fill the tank and the
remaining are waste pipes used to empty the tank.
Each water pipe can fill the tank in 12 hours and
each waste pipe can empty it in 36 hours. On
opening all the pipes an empty tank is filled in 3
hours. The number of waste pipes is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

17. A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours.

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Because of a leak, it took 2 3 hours to fill the tank.
The leak can drain all the water of the tank in
1
(a) 4 3 hours
(b) 7 hours
(c) 8 hours
(d) 14 hours

18. Two taps A and B can fill a tank 5 hours and 20 hours
respectively. If both the taps are open then due to a
leakage, it took 30 minutes more to fill the tank. If the tank
is full, how long will it take for the leakage alone to empty
the tank ?
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(a) 4 2 hrs
(b) 9 hrs
(c) 18 hrs
(d) 36 hrs

19. 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 proportion of solution R in the liquid in the tank
after 3 minutes ?
5
(a) 11

6
(b) 11

7
(c) 11

8
(d) 11

20. 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 the
cistern. How much time will be taken by A lone to fill
the cistern ?
(a) 1 hr
(b) 2 hrs
(c) 6 hrs
(d) 8 hrs

21. One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as

another pipe. If together the two pipes can fill the
tank in 36 minutes, then the slower pipe alone will
be able to fill the tank in
(a) 81 min
(b) 108 min
(c) 144 min
(d) 12 min

22. A tank is filled in 5 hours by three pipes A, B and

C. the pipe C is twice as fast as B and B is twice as
fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill
the tank ?
(a) 20 hrs
(b) 23 hrs
(c) 35 hrs
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None o these

23. A swimming pool is filled by three pipes with

uniform flow. The first two pipes operating
simultaneously fill the pool in the same time during
which the pool is filled by the third pipe alone. The
second pipe fills the pool 5 hours faster than the first
pipe and 4 hours slower than the third pipe. The time
required by the first pipe is
(a) 6 hrs
(b) 10 hrs
(c) 15 hrs
(d) 30 hrs

24. 12 buckets of water fill a tank when the capacity

of each bucket is 13.5 litres. How many buckets will
be needed to fill the same tank, if the capacity of
each bucket is 9 litres ?
(a) 8
(b) 15
(c) 16
(d) 18

25. Bucket P has the capacity as bucket Q. It takes

60 turns for bucket P to fill the empty drum. How
many turns will it take for both the buckets P and Q,
having each turn together to fill empty drum ?
(a) 30
(b) 40
(c) 45
(d) 90
26. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 12 minutes
and 15 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are
opened simultaneously. And pipe A Is closed after 3
minutes, then how much more time will it take to fill
the tank by pipe B ?
(a) 7 min 15 sec
(b) 7 min 45 sec
(c) 8 min 5 sec
(d) 8 min 15 sec

27. 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 tank ?
(a) 10 min 20 sec
(b) 11 min 45 sec
(c) 12 min 30 sec
(d) 14 min 40 sec

28. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 hours and

20 hours respectively while a third pipe C can empty
the full tank in 25 hours. All the three pipes are
opened in the beginning. After 10 hours, C is closed.
In how much time will the tank be full ?
(a) 12 hrs
(b) 13 hrs
(c) 16 hrs
(d) 18 hrs

29. A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B

in 60 minutes 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 it
together for the other half ?
(a) 15 min
(b) 20 min
(c) 27.5 min
(d) 30 min

30. Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 12

minutes and 15 minutes respectively while a third
pipe C can empty the full cistern in 6 minutes. A and
B are kept open for 5 minutes in the beginning and
then C is also opened. In what time is the cistern
emptied ?
(a) 30 min
(b) 33 min
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(c) 37 2 min
(d) 45 min

31. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 and 30

hours respectively. Both the pipes are opened to fill
the tank but when the tank is one-third full, a leak
develops in the tank through which one-third water
supplied by both the pipes goes out. The total time
taken to fill the tank is
(a) 12 hours
(b) 14 hours
(c) 16 hours
(d) 18 hours

32. Four pipes can fill a reservoir in 15, 20, 30 and

60 hours respectively. The first pipe was opened at
8 a.m. second at 9 a.m., third at 10 a.m. and fourth
at 11 a.m. When will the reservoir be full ?
(a) 1 p.m.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) 2.30 p.m.
(d) 3 p.m.

33. Two pipes can fill a tank with water in 15 and 12

hours respectively and a third pipe can empty it in 4
hours. If the pipes be opened in order at 8,9 and 11
a.m. respectively, the tank will be emptied at
(a) 11 : 40 a.m.
(b) 12 : 40 p.m.
(c) 1 : 40 p.m.
(d) 2 : 40 p.m.
34. Tap A fills a tank in 4 hours whereas tap B
empties the full tank in 24 hours. A and B are
opened alternately for 1 hours each. Every 2 hours
the level of water is found to increased by 0.5 m.
The depth of the tank is
(a) 2.4 m
(b) 4.8 m
(c) 6.4 m
(d) 24 m

35. Two pipes A and B can fill at tank in 6 hours and

4 hours respectively. If they are opened on alternate
hours and If pipe A is opened first, in how many
hours, the tank shall be full ?
(a) 4
1
(b) 4 2
(c) 5
1
(d) 5 2

36. 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 in
(a) 6 hrs
2
(b) 6 3 hrs
(c) 7 hrs
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(d) 7 2

37. Pipe A can fill a tan in 10 hours. Pipe B can fill

the same tank in 15 hours. Pipe C can empty the full
tank in 20 hours. Pipes A, B and C are opened
alternatively for one hour each. If A is opened first,
then how many hours will they take to fill the empty
tank ?
(a) 24 hrs
2
(b) 24 3 hrs
(c) 25 hrs
(d) 26 hrs
38. A booster pump can be used for filling as well as
for emptying a tank. The capacity of the tank is 2400
m3. The emptying capacity of the tank is 10 m3 per
minute higher than its filling capacity and the pump
needs 8 minutes lesser to empty the tank than it
needs to fill it. What if the filling capacity of the pump
?
(a) 50 m3/min
(b) 60 m3/min
(c) 72 m3/min
(d) None of these

39. A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full

tank in 8 hours. An inlet pipe fills water at the rate of
6 litres a minutes. When the tank is full, the inlet is
opened and due to the leak, the tank is empty in 12
hours. How many litres does the tank hold ?
(a) 7580
(b) 7960
(c) 8290
(d) 8640

40. 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 tank is
:
(a) 60 gallons
(b) 100 gallons
(c) 120 gallons
(d) 180 gallons

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41. Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 37 2
minutes and 45 minutes respectively. Both the 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

42. A cistern can be filled by two pipes filling

separately in 12 and 16 minutes separately. Both the
pipes are opened together for a certain time but
7
being clogged, only 8 of the full quantity of water
5
flows through the former and only 6 through the latter
pipe. The obstructions, however, being suddenly
removed, the cistern is filled in 3 minutes from that
moment. How long was it before the full flow
began ?
1
(a) 2 2 min
1
(b) 3 2 min
1
(c) 4 2 min
1
(d) 5 2 min

43. Three pipes can fill a reservoir in 10, 15 and 20

hours respectively. If the three taps are opened one
after another in the given order with a certain fixed
time gap between them, the reservoir fills in 5 hours.
The time gap is
(a) 15 min
(b) 30 min
(c) 45 min
(d) 1 hr

44. 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 in7 hours.
The number of hours taken by C alone to fill the tank
is
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 16

45. A bath can be filled by the cold water pipe in 10

minutes and by the hot water pipe in 15 minutes. A
person leaves the bathroom after turning on both the
pipes. He returns just when the bath should have
been full. Finding however, the waste pipe was
open, he closes it. In 4 minutes more, the bath is full.
In what time will the waste waster pipe empty it ?
(a) 6 minutes
(b) 8 minutes
(c) 9 minutes
(d) None of these
46. A large fresh water reservoir is fitted with two
types of feeder pipes-hot water pipes and cold water
pipes. Six cold water pipes alone can fill the
reservoir in 12 hours. 3 cold water pipes and 9 hot
water pipes together can fill the reservoir in 8 hours.
How long will 5 hot water pipes alone take to fill the
reservoir ?
(a) 18 hrs 36 min
(b) 20 hrs 45 min
(c) 21 hrs 36 min
(d) None of these
47. A town is supplied with water from a big
overhead tank which is fed with a constant volume
of water regularly. When the tank is full, if 32000
gallons are used daily, the supply fails in 50 days.
However, if 40 days only. How much water can be
used daily without the supply ever failing ?
(a) 12000 gallons
(b) 15000 gallons
(c) 18000 gallons
(d) 20000 gallons
48. Water flows through a cylindrical pipe of internal
diameter 7 cm at the rate of 5 m/s. The time, in
minutes, the pipe would take to fill an empty
rectangular tank 4 m x 3m x 2.31 m is
(a) 28
(b) 24
(c) 20
(d) 12

49. An outlet pipe can empty a cistern in 3 hours. In

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what time will it empty 3 rd of the cistern ?
(a) 3 hours
(b) 5 hours
(c) 2 hours
(d) 4 hours

50. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 24 hours and

30 hours respectively. If both the pipes are opened
simultaneously in the empty tank, how much time
will be taken by them to fill it ?
(a) 13 hours 20 min
(b) 12 hours 10 min
(c) 14 hours
(d) 10 hours 5 min

51. A tank is 7 metre long and 4 metre wide. At what

speed should water run through a pipe 5 cm broad
and 4 cm deep so that in 6 hours and 18 minutes
water level in the tank rises by 4.5 metre ?
(a) 10 km/hr.
(b) 12 km/hr.
(c) 8 km/hr.
(d) None of these

52. Two pieces A and B can fill a tank in 18 hours

and 6 hours respectively. If both the pipes are
opened simultaneously, how much time will be taken
to fill the tank ?
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(a) 4 2 hours
(b) 7 hours
(c) 6 hours
(d) 10 hours

53. Two pipes can fill a tank in 12 hours and 16

hours respectively. A third pipe can empty the tank
in 30 hours. If all three pipes are opened and
function simultaneously, how much time will the tank
take to be full ? (in hours)
4
(a) 10 9

1
(b) 9 2

8
(c) 8 9

2
(d) 7 9

54. A tank has two outlets A and B, which together

take 6 hours to empty a full tank when they are
opened simultaneously. The tank was initially half-
full and both the outlets were opened. After an hour,
an inlet pipe ‘x’ was also opened. If the inlet alone
can fill an empty tank in 4 hours, how much time will
it now take to fill the tank completely ? (in hours)
(a) 8
(b) 7
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(c) 8 2

(d) 9