Pipe and Cistern Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Pipe A can fill a tank in 4 hours and pipe B can fill it in 6 hours. If they are opened on alternate hours and if pipe A is opened first then in how many hours, the tank shall be full? 

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    $$3{1\over 2}\ hrs$$
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    $$3{1\over 4}\ hrs$$
    Correct
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    $$4{1\over 2}\ hrs$$
    Correct
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  • 4
    $$4{2\over 3}\ hrs$$
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Answer : 4. "$$4{2\over 3}\ hrs$$ "

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A tap drips at a rate of one drop/sec. 600 drops make 100ml. The number of litres wasted in 300 days is: 

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    43200 litres
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    4320 litres
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    4320000 litres
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    432000 litres
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Answer : 2. "4320 litres"

Q:

A Cistern can be filled by a tap in 4 hours while it can be emptied by another tap in 9 hours. If both the taps are opened simultaneously then after how much time will the cistern get filled?

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    6.5 hrs
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    7.2 hrs
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    2.5 hrs
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    3 hrs
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Answer : 2. "7.2 hrs"

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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    9
    Correct
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    10
    Correct
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    12
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Answer : 3. "10"

Q:

A tank is fitted with two taps. The first tap can fill the tank completely in 45 minutes and the second tap can empty the full tank in one hour. If both the taps are opened alternately for one minute, then in how many hours the empty tank will be filled completely?

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    2 hours 55 minutes
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    3 hours 40 minutes
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    4 hours 48 minutes
    Correct
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    5 hours 53 minutes
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Answer : 4. "5 hours 53 minutes"

Q:

A tap can fill a Tank in 16 hours. Due to a hole in its base it I filled in 24 hours, If tank is full then in how many hours it will be empty through the hole.

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    40
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    36
    Correct
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    45
    Correct
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    48
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Answer : 4. "48"

Q:

Three pipes A , B and C takes 15, 24 and 36 minutes respectively to fill a tank. Pipe D can empty it in 1 hour. If all the four pipes are kept open then find the time taken to fill the tank. 

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    $$8{16\over 43}hr$$
    Correct
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  • 2
    $$7{2\over 3}hr$$
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    $$8{1\over 8}hr$$
    Correct
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  • 4
    $$5{12\over 25}hr$$
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Answer : 1. "$$8{16\over 43}hr$$"

Q:

One filling pipe P is three times faster than another filling pipe Q, if P can fill tank in 24 hours, then what is the time taken to completely fill the tank if both the pipes are opened together?

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    12 hours
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    18 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
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    16 hours
    Correct
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    14 hours
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    None of these
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Answer : 2. "18 hours"

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