Pipe and Cistern Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Two pipe can fill a cistern in 3 hours and 4 hours respectively and a waste pipe can empty it in 2 hours. If all  the three pipes are kept open, then the cistern will be filled in

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    5 hours
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  • 2
    8 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    10 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    12 hours
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Answer : 4. "12 hours"

Q:

Tank is normally filled in 8 hours but takes 2 hours longer to fill because of a leak in its bottom. If the cistern is full, in how many hours will the leak empty it? 

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    45
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  • 2
    50
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    40
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    35
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "40"

Q:

Water flows in to a tank 15 m.×10 m. through a rectangular pipe 2 m.×1.5 m. at 20 km./hr. In how much time will the water level in the tank rise by 3m.?

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    23 seconds
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    27 seconds
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    15 seconds
    Correct
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    19 seconds
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Answer : 2. "27 seconds "

Q:

If 20 taps can fill a tank in 14 hours, then how many times will 35 taps fill that tank?

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    8 hour
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    6 hour
    Correct
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    14 hour
    Correct
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    10 hour
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Answer : 1. "8 hour"

Q:

A Cistern can be filled by a tap in 4 hours while it can be emptied by another tap in 9 hours. If both the taps are opened simultaneously then after how much time will the cistern get filled?

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    6.5 hrs
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    7.2 hrs
    Correct
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    2.5 hrs
    Correct
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  • 4
    3 hrs
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Answer : 2. "7.2 hrs"

Q:

Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 12 minutes and 15 minutes, respectively. The tank when full can be emptied by pipe C in x minutes. When all the three pipes are opened simultaneously, the tank is full in 10 minutes. The value of x is:

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    18
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    15
    Correct
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  • 3
    20
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    24
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Answer : 3. "20"

Q:

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 3 hours and 5 hours. Then, if all three are open, the tank is filled in 30 hours. Find in how many hours a third pipe will empty the tank?

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

Q:

One-fourth of a tank holds135 litres of water. What part of the tank is full if contains 180 litres of water?

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    $$1\over 3$$
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    $$1\over 6$$
    Correct
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  • 3
    $$2\over 5$$
    Correct
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  • 4
    $$2\over 3$$
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Answer : 1. "$$1\over 3$$"
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