Quiz Discussion

A cistern has two taps which fill it in 12 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. There is also a waste pipe in the cistern. When all the pipes are opened, the empty cistern is full in 20 minutes. How long will the waste pipe take to empty the full cistern?

Course Name: Quantitative Aptitude

  • 1]

    12 min

  • 2]

    10 min

  • 3]

    8 min

  • 4]

    16 min

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1
Discuss

An outlet pipe can empty a cistern in 3 hours. In what time will empty 2/3 of the cistern?

 

  • 1] 3 hours
  • 2] 5 hours
  • 3] 2 hours
  • 4] 4 hours
Solution
2
Discuss

Three pipes P, Q and R can separately fill a cistern in 4, 8 and 12 hours respectively. Another pipe S can empty the completely filled cistern in 10 hours. Which of the following arrangements will fill the empty cistern in less time than others?

  • 1] Q alone is open
  • 2] P, R and S are open
  • 3] P and S are open
  • 4] P, Q and S are open
Solution
3
Discuss

A tap can completely fill a water tank in 8 hours. The water tank has a hole in it through which the water leaks out. The leakage will cause the full water tank to get empty in 12 hours. How much time will it take for the tap the the tank completely with the hole?

  • 1] 16 hours
  • 2] 18 hours
  • 3] 24 hours
  • 4] None of these
Solution
4
Discuss

A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in:

 

  • 1]

    hours

  • 2]

    7 hours

  • 3]

    8 hours

  • 4]

    14 hours

Solution
5
Discuss

Having the same capacity 9 taps fill up a water tank in 20 minutes. How many taps of the same capacity are required to fill up the same water tank in 15 minutes ?

  • 1] 10 taps
  • 2] 12 taps
  • 3] 15 taps
  • 4] 18 taps
Solution
6
Discuss

A pipe can fill a tank in x hours and another can empty it in y hours. In how many hours they together fill it in ( y > x) ?

  • 1]

    (x - y) hours

  • 2]

    (y - x) hours

  • 3]

     hours

  • 4]

    hours

Solution
7
Discuss

A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in 60 minutes and 40 minutes respectively. How many minutes will it take to fill the tanker from empty state if B is used for half the time and A and B fill it together for the other half?

  • 1] 15 minutes
  • 2] 20 minutes
  • 3] 27.5 minutes
  • 4] 30 minutes
Solution
8
Discuss

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-

  • 1] 5 hours
  • 2] 8 hours
  • 3] 10 hours
  • 4] 12 hours
Solution
9
Discuss

Pipe A can fill the tank in 8 hours and pipe B can fill it in 12 hours. If pipe A is opened at 7:00 AM and pipe B is opened at 9:00 AM, then at what time will the tank be full ?

  • 1] 12:00 PM
  • 2] 12:30 PM
  • 3] 11:48 PM
  • 4] 12:36 PM
Solution
10
Discuss

A tank is 7 metre long and 4 meter wide wide. At what speed should water run through a pipe 5 cm broad and 4 cm deep so that in 6 hours and 18 minutes water level in the tank rises by 4.5 meter?

  • 1] 10 km/hours
  • 2] 12 km/hours
  • 3] 8 km/hours
  • 4] None of these
Solution
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