Work and Time (SSC) (Part-5)

Total Questions: 50

1. A can do a certain piece of work in 1.5 times the number of days in which B and C together can do it. If A and B together can do the said piece of work in 30 days and C alone can do it in 120 days, then how many days will B take to do this piece of work alone? [SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 60
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2. 4 women and 7 men earn a total of ₹11,480 in 7 days, while 10 women and 17 men earn a total of 36,360 in 9 days. How much will 11 women and 9 men together earn (in ₹) in 13 days ? [SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (3rd shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 42640
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3. 6 labourers can finish a work in 16 days. 10 labourers are available, but the work is to be finished by 8 days. How many more labourers are to be called to finish the work in time ? [SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (4th shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 2
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4. R, S and T can finish a work in 20, 15 and 10 days, respectively. R works on all days and S and T work on alternate days with T starting the work on the first day. In how many days is the work finished? [SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (4th shift)]

Correct Answer: (c)
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5. P and Q together complete a job in 4⅖ days. R and S complete the same job in 4⁸⁄₉ days. If P, Q, R and S work together, how many days do they need to complete the same job ? [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

Correct Answer: (d)
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6. A group of college students had decided to complete a project in 10 days. As 2 students dropped out every day, the project got completed at the end of the 15th day. The number of students at the beginning of the project was: [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (4th shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 42
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7. 20 women and 15 men together can complete a work in 6 days. It takes 150 days for a single woman to complete the same work. In how many days can a single man complete the work ? [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (4th shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 450
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8. 4 men's work is equal to 6 women's work, and 4 women's work is equal to 6 boys' work. A boy can finish the work in 60 days. In how many days can the work be finished by a man and a woman together ? [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 16
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9. A group of men decided to do a job in 11 days but 16 men left the work after each day. The work, as a result, got completed in 15 days. How many men were there initially in the group? [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 420
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10. 15 men complete a work in 10 days. 15 women complete the same work in 12 days. If all these men and women work together, then the number of days required to complete that work is: [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (4th shift)]

Correct Answer: (a)
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