Pipes and Cisterns Practice Question and Answer

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
    Wrong
  • 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"

Q:

Pipes  A and B are emptying pipes and can empty a tank in 6 hours and 16 hours, respectively. C is a filling a pipe. All the three pipes were opened together. They took 80 minutes to empty of the tank. Pipe C alone can fill the tank in:

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    36 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    42 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    48 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    40 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "48 hours"

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
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    4 hrs15 min
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    3 hrs 15 min
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    3 hrs 45 min
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "3 hrs 45 min"

Q:

Four pipes P, Q, R and S can fill a cistern in 25, 20, 50 and 40 hours respectively. The pipe Q was opened at 7 pm, P at 9 pm, S at 10 pm and R at 11 pm. When will the cistern be full?

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    3 : 29 AM
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    2 : 47 AM
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    4 : 09 AM
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    5 : 02 AM
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "4 : 09 AM"

Q:

Pipe A can fill a tank in 6 hours. Pipe B can fill the same tank in 10 hours – pipe A, B, C together can fill the same tank in 12 hours. In how many hours pipe C can fill the tank alone?

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  • 1
    hours
    Correct
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  • 2
    4 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    15 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Not possible
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Not possible"

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