Pipe and Cistern Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Two pipes P and Q can fill a cistern in 36 and 48 minutes respectively. Both pipes are opened together, after how many minutes should Q be turned off,so that the cistern be fill in 24 minutes?

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    6 min
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  • 2
    16 min
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    Wrong
  • 3
    10 min
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    12 min
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    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "16 min"

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Answer : 3. "05 : 20 pm "

Q:

Three pipes A, B and C can fill a cistern in 10 hours, 12 hours and 15 hours respectively. First A was opened. After 2 hour, B was opened and after 4 hours from the start of A, C was also opened. Find the time in which the cistern is just full.

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    2 hours
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  • 2
    4 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    2 hours 52 min
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  • 4
    5 hours 44 min.
    Correct
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  • 5
    None of these
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Answer : 4. "5 hours 44 min."

Q:

A tap takes 36 hours extra to fill a tank due to leakage equivalent to half of its inflow. The inflow can fill the tank in how many hours?

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    36 hours
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    24 hours
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    30 hours
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    18 hours
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Answer : 1. "36 hours"

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

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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  • 2
    3 hours 40 minutes
    Correct
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  • 3
    4 hours 48 minutes
    Correct
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  • 4
    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 is 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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  • 2
    36
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    45
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    48
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Answer : 4. "48"

Q:

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"

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