Pipes and Cisterns Practice Question and Answer

Q:

One filling pipe P is three times faster than another filling pipe Q, if P can fill tank in 24 hours, then what is the time taken to completely fill the tank if both the pipes are opened together?

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    12 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    18 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    16 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    14 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of these
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "18 hours"

Q:

Two pipe A and B can fill a tank in 16 hrs and 12 hrs respectively. The capacity of the tank is 240 litres. Both the pipes are opened simultaneously and closed after 2 hrs. How much more water (In Liters) needed to fill the tank?

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  • 1
    100
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    170
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    70
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    190
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of these
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "170"

Q:

A tank can be filled with water by two pipes A and B together in 36 minutes. If the pipe B was closed after 30 minutes, the tank is filled in 40 minutes. The pipe B can alone fill the tank in?

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    45 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    60 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    75 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    90 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    85 minutes
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "90 minutes"

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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  • 1
    After 8 hrs
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    After 12 hrs
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    After 14 hrs
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    After 16 hrs
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "After 12 hrs"

Q:

Water flows into a tank which is 200 m long and 150 m wide, through a pipe of cross-section (0.3m x 0.2m) at 20 km/h. In what time will the water level be 8 m?

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  • 1
    450
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    500
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    200
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    250
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    350
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "200 "

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