Pipe and Cistern Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 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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613b17f8a0ff2d3b5e8f7657- 16.5 hrsfalse
- 27.2 hrstrue
- 32.5 hrsfalse
- 43 hrsfalse
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Answer : 2. "7.2 hrs"
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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650832b16e0e55b91dcd1a53- 1$$1\over 3$$true
- 2$$1\over 6$$false
- 3$$2\over 5$$false
- 4$$2\over 3$$false
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Answer : 1. "$$1\over 3$$"
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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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630359612876110d0951efd9- 17.12 p.m.true
- 27.15 p.m.false
- 37.10 p.m.false
- 47.18 p.m.false
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Answer : 1. "7.12 p.m."
Q: The pipe can fill a tank in 36 minutes and the another pipe can empty it in 45 minutes. If both pipes are opened simultaneously, the time (in hours) it takes to fill half the capacity of the tank is:
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5f1aa51c64a4af418928c859- 12false
- 21.5true
- 31.25false
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Answer : 2. "1.5"
Q: A pipe can fill a tank in x hours and an another can empty it in y hours. In how many hours will they together fill it. If y>x?
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60b60d12adafcb4fbcf369bf- 1$$ {xy\over y-x}{hrs}$$true
- 2$$ {y-x\over xy}{hrs}$$false
- 3$$ {2yx\over y-x}{\ hs}$$false
- 4Can’t be determinedfalse
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Answer : 1. "$$ {xy\over y-x}{hrs}$$"
Q: Pipes A and B together can fill a tank in 16 hours, whereas pipe C alone can empty the full tank in 24 hours. A and B were opened together for 10 hours and then closed. Pipe C was then opened. The tank will now be emptied by C in:
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6051c40fa01bc44789a9abd2- 118 hoursfalse
- 214 hoursfalse
- 316 hoursfalse
- 415 hourstrue
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Answer : 4. "15 hours"
Q: Two pipes, A and B, can fill a tank in X minutes and 6 minutes, respectively. If both the pipes are used together, then they take 1.5 minute to fill the tank. Find the value of X.
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608292eb60a06a7ffdaaf8a3- 11 minfalse
- 24 minfalse
- 35 minfalse
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Answer : 4. "2 min"
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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639c90f84eaee21296c2aaf5- 1After 8 hrsfalse
- 2After 12 hrstrue
- 3After 14 hrsfalse
- 4After 16 hrsfalse
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