Quiz Discussion

A labourer was appointed by a contractor on the condition he would be paid Rs. 75 for each day of his work but would be, fined at the rate of Rs. 15 per day for his absent. After 20 days, the contractor paid the labourer Rs. 1140. The number of days the labourer absented from work was ?

• 1] 3 days
• 2] 5 days
• 3] 4 days
• 4] 2 days

A cistern can be filled by two pipes in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. Both pipes being opened, when the first pipe must be turned off so that the cistern may be filled in 10 minutes more.

• 1] After 10 minutes
• 2] After 12 minutes
• 3] After 20 minutes
• 4] After 8 minutes

A contractor undertakes to make a road in 40 days and employs 25 men. After 24 days, he finds that only one-third of the road is made. How many extra men should he employ so that he is able to complete the work 4 days earlier ?

• 1] 100
• 2] 60
• 3] 75
• 4] None of these

An engineer undertakes a project to build a road 15 km long in 300 days and employs 45 men for the purpose. After 100 days, he finds 2.5 km of the road has been completed. Find the (approx.) number of extra men he must employ to finish the work in time.

• 1] 43
• 2] 45
• 3] 55
• 4] 68
• 5] 60

Two workers A and B are engaged to do a work. A working alone takes 8 hours more to complete the job than if both worked together. If B worked alone, he would need 41/2 hours more to complete the job than they both working together. What time would they take to do the work together ?

• 1] 4 hours
• 2] 5 hours
• 3] 6 hours
• 4] 7 hours

A can complete a piece of work in 10 days, B in 15 days and C in 20 days. A and C together for 2 days and A was replaced by B. In how many days, altogether, was the work complete ?

• 1] 6 days
• 2] 8 days
• 3] 15 days
• 4] 16 days

A group of men decided to do a job in 4 days. But since 20 men dropped out every day, the job completed at the end of the 7th day. How many men were there at the beginning?

• 1] 240
• 2] 140
• 3] 280
• 4] 150
• 5] None of these

Two pipes, P and Q can fill a cistern in 12 and 15 minutes respectively. Both are opened together, but at the end of 3 minutes, P is turned off. In how many more minutes will Q fill the cistern?

• 1]

  7 minutes

• 2]

  \(7\frac{1}{2}\) minutes

• 3]

  8 minutes

• 4]

  \(8\frac{1}{4}\) minutes

P and Q together can do a job in 6 days. Q and R can finish the same job in \(\frac{{60}}{7}\) days. P started the work and worked for 3 days. Q and R continued for 6 days to finish the work. Then the difference of days in which R and P can complete the alone is P can complete the job alone is ?

• 1] 10 days
• 2] 8 days
• 3] 12 days
• 4] 15 days

A can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and B can do the same job in 12 days. With help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in:

• 1]

  \(9\frac{1}{5}\) days

• 2]

  \(9\frac{2}{7}\) days

• 3]

  \(9\frac{3}{5}\) days

• 4]

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