Pipe and Cistern Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

12 pumps working 6 hours a day can empty a completely filled reservoir in 15 days. How many such pumps working 9 hours a day will empty the same reservoir in 12 days?

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    15
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  • 2
    9
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    10
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    12
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "10"

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Answer : 2. "96"

Q:

If all three pipes are opened for 2 minutes to fill the tank each alternatively in the sequence of A then C and then B.  Calculate water filled by pipes A is what % of water filled by pipe C?

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    72.5 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    75 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    77.5 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    80 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    82.5 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "75 %"

Q:

A pipe of diameter ‘d’ can drain a certain water tank in 40 minutes. The time taken by a pipe of diameter ‘2d’ for doing the same job in: 

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    5 minutes
    Correct
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  • 2
    10 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    20 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    80 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "10 minutes "

Q:

A cistern can be filled by two pipes A and B in 4 hours and 6 hours respectively. When full, the tank can be emptied by a third pipe C in 8 hours. If all the taps be turned on at the same time, the cistern will be full in 

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    Correct
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Answer : 2. ""

Q:

A pipe can empty a tank in 40 minutes. A second pipe with diameter twice as much as that of the first is also attached with the tank to empty it . The two pipe together can empty the tank in: 

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    8 minutes
    Correct
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  • 2
    13 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    30 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    38 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "8 minutes"

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Answer : 4. ""

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Answer : 2. "30"

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