Quiz Discussion

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are used together, then how long will it take to fill the tank?

• 1] 12 minutes
• 2] 15 minutes
• 3] 25 minutes
• 4] 50 minutes

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

A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took 2 (1/3) hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in:

• 1]

  4 1/3 hours

• 2]

  7 hours

• 3]

  8 hours

• 4]

  14 hours

A tank with capacity T liters is empty. If water flows into the tank from pipe X at the rate of x liters per minute and water is pumped out by Y at the rate of y liters per minute and x > y, then how many minutes will the tank be filled?

• 1]

  (x - y) 60 T minutes

• 2]

  (T - x) minutes

• 3]

    minutes

• 4]

   minutes

A tank is filled in 5 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is twice as fast as B and B is twice as fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?

• 1] 20 hours
• 2] 25 hours
• 3] 35 hours
• 4] Cannot be determined
• 5] None of these

Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12,15 and 20 hours respectively. If A is open all the time and B and C are open for one hour each alternately, the tank will be full in.

• 1]

  6 hours

• 2]

  6 2/3 hours

• 3]

  7 hours

• 4]

  7 1/2 hours

A tank can be filled by pipe A in 2 hours and pipe B in 6 hours. At 10 A.M. pipe A was opened. At what time will the tank be filled if pipe B is opened at 11 A.M. ?

• 1] 12.45 A.M.
• 2] 5 P.M.
• 3] 11.45 A.M.
• 4] 12 P.M.

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?

• 1]

  12 min

• 2]

  10 min

• 3]

  8 min

• 4]

  16 min

Water is continuously supplied from a reservoir to a locality at the steady rate of 10000 liters per hours. When delivery exceeds demand the excess water is stored in a tank. If the demand for 8 consecutive three hour periods is 10000, 10000, 45000, 25000, 40000, 15000, 60000 and 35000 liters respectively, what will be the minimum capacity required of the water tank (in thousand liters)to meet the demand and avoid any wastage?

• 1] 10
• 2] 30
• 3] 40
• 4] 50

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