Pipe and Cistern (SSC) (Part-2)

Total Questions: 19

11. Manoj and his wife Swathi fill a tank with water fetched from a well. Manoj fetches 5 liters of water in 4 minutes whereas Swathi fetches 4 liters of water in 5 minutes. Find the time taken by them together to fetch 205 liters of water. [SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 100 minutes
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12. In 6 minutes, 4/13 of a bucket is filled. How much time will it take to fill the reamaining bucket ? [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

Correct Answer: (c) 13 minutes 30 seconds
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13. A tap can fill a tank in 5½ hours. Because of a leak, it took 8¼ hours to fill the tank. In how much time (in hours) will the leak alone empty 30% of the tank. [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

Correct Answer: (b) 99/20
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14. Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 12½ hours and 25 hours, respectively The pipes were opened simultaneously, and it was found that, due to leakage in the bottom, it took 1 hour 40 minutes more to fill the cistern. If the cistern is full, in how much time (in hours) will the leak alone empty 70% of the cistern? [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

Correct Answer: (c) 35
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15. Pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 20, 30 and 60 hours, respectively. Pipes A, B and C are opened at 7 a.m., 8 a.m., and 9 a.m., respectively, on the same day. When will the tank be full? [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

Correct Answer: (b) 5:40 p.m
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16. Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 18 minutes and 30 minutes, respectively. Pipe C, attached to the tank , can drain off 125 litres of water per minute. If all the pipes are opened together, the tank is filled in 45 minutes. The capacity of the tank in litres, is: [SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) 1875
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17. Two pipes A and B can fill an empty tank in 10 hours and 16 hours respectively. They are opened alternatively for 1 hour each, opening Pipe B first. In how many hours, will the empty tank be filled ? [SSC CGL 20/08/2021 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a)
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18. Pipes A and B can empty a full tank in 36 and 45 minutes, respectively, whereas pipe C alone can fill the tank in 15 minutes. B and C are opened together for 15 minutes, and then both are turned off and A is opened. Pipe A will empty the tank in how many hours (in minutes). [SSC CHSL 19/04/2021 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 24
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19. Pipe A, B and C can fill an empty tank in 30/7 hours, if all the three pipes are opened simultaneously A and B are filling pipe and C is an emptying pipe. Pipe A can fill the tank in 15 hours and pipe C can empty it in 12 hours. In how many hours can pipe B alone fill the empty tank ? [SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 4
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