Work and Time (SSC) (Part-3)

Total Questions: 50

1. If 12 people can print 540 identical books in 10 days, then how many more people will be required to print 720 such books in 8 days? [SSC CPO 29/06/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 8
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2. A and B can complete a work in 12 and 15 days, respectively. They started the work alternatively for 1 day each and A started the work first. In how much time will 60% of the work be completed? [Matriculation Level 20/06/2024 (Shift - 1)]

Correct Answer: (d) 8 days
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3. At a construction site, 15 men or 10 machines can construct a room in 66 days. In how many days can 5 men and 4 machines together complete the work? [Matriculation Level 20/06/2024 (Shift - 4)]

Correct Answer: (d) 90
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4. A garrison of 140 men has provisions for 35 days. At the end of 10 days, 35 more men joined them. How many days can they sustain the remaining provisions? [Matriculation Level 20/06/2024 (Shift - 4)]

Correct Answer: (b) 20
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5. If 108 workers can build a wall in 36 days, then in how many days can 48 workers build the same wall? [Matriculation Level 21/06/2024 (Shift - 1)]

Correct Answer: (c) 81
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6. If 6 people are required to complete a work in 1 hour 20 minutes, then how long will only 5 people take to complete the same work? [Matriculation Level 24/06/2024 (Shift - 1)]

Correct Answer: (c) 96 minutes
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7. A group of men decided to complete a job in 4 days. However, since 10 men dropped out every day, the job got completed at the end of the 7ᵗʰ day. How many men were there in the beginning ? [Matriculation Level 24/06/2024 (Shift - 4)]

Correct Answer: (b) 70
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8. If 8 men or 16 women or 32 boys can do a piece of work in 8 months, then in how many months can 4 men, 4 women and 4 boys together complete the work ? [Higher Secondary 20/06/2024 (Shift - 2)]

Correct Answer: (c)
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9. 3 men can finish a work in 10 days, 4 women can finish it in 12 days and 10 qualified workers can finish it in 6 days. In how many days is the work finished by 4 men, 4 women and 4 qualified workers, working together every day ? [Higher Secondary 21/06/2024 (Shift - 2)]

Correct Answer: (b)
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10. A group of 25 tourists consume 5 containers of food in 8 days in a hotel. How many containers will be required for 10 tourists to eat for 16 days? [Higher Secondary 24/06/2024 (Shift - 2)]

Correct Answer: (a) 4
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