Pipe and Cistern Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A tank can be filled with water by two pipes A and B together in 36 minutes. If the pipe B was closed after 30 minutes, the tank is filled in 40 minutes. The pipe B can alone fill the tank in?

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    45 minutes
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  • 2
    60 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    75 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    90 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    85 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "90 minutes"

Q:

 Pipe A alone & pipe B alone can fill the same tank in 5 hours and 4 hours respectively. If the ratio of efficiency of pipe A & B together to that of pipe C alone is 9:2, then find time taken by pipe C alone to fill the same tank?

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    8 hours
    Correct
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  • 2
    5 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    6 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    10 hours
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "10 hours"

Q:

A cistern has 3 pipes A, B and C. A and B can fill it in 3 and 4 hours respectively, and C can empty it in 1 hour. If the pipes are opened at 3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. respectively on the same day, the cistern will be empty at-

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    7.12 p.m.
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  • 2
    7.15 p.m.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    7.10 p.m.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    7.18 p.m.
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Answer : 1. "7.12 p.m."

Q:

Two pipes P and Q would fill a cistern in 24 hours and 32 hours respectively. If both pipes are opened together, find when the pipe “P” must be turned off so that the cistern may be just filled in 16 hours-

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    After 8 hrs
    Correct
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  • 2
    After 12 hrs
    Correct
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  • 3
    After 14 hrs
    Correct
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  • 4
    After 16 hrs
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Answer : 2. "After 12 hrs"

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