Pipes and Cisterns Practice Question and Answer

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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  • 2
    36
    Correct
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  • 3
    45
    Correct
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  • 4
    48
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Answer : 4. "48"

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

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
    Correct
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  • 4
    18 hours
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Answer : 1. "36 hours"

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
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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 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
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    10 minutes
    Correct
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    20 minutes
    Correct
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    80 minutes
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Answer : 2. "10 minutes "

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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  • 3
    10
    Correct
    Wrong
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    12
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Answer : 3. "10"

Q:

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?

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    4 hrs
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    4 hrs15 min
    Correct
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    3 hrs 15 min
    Correct
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  • 4
    3 hrs 45 min
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Answer : 4. "3 hrs 45 min"

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Answer : 3. "05 : 20 pm "

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