Quiz Discussion

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

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

A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled, three more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank completely?

• 1] 3 hrs 15 min
• 2] 3 hrs 45 min
• 3] 4 hrs
• 4] 4 hrs 15 min

Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank from empty to full in 30 minutes, 20 minutes, and 10 minutes respectively. When the tank is empty, all the three pipes are opened. A, B and C discharge chemical solutions P, Q and R respectively. What is the proportion of the solution R in the liquid in the tank after 3 minutes?

• 1]

  5/11

• 2]

  6/11

• 3]

  7/11

• 4]

  8/11

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

Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours respectively. Pipe C can empty it in 12 hours. If all the three pipes are opened together, then the tank will be filled in:

• 1]

  hours

• 2]

  hours

• 3]

  hours

• 4]

  hours

Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours respectively. Pipe C can empty it in 12 hours. If all the three pipes are opened together, then the tank will be filled in:

• 1]

  1 13/17 hours

• 2]

  2 8/11 hours

• 3]

  3 9/17 hours

• 4]

  4 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 water tank is two-fifth full.Pipe A can fill a tank in 10 minutes and pipe B can empty it in 6 minutes.If both the pipes are open,how long will it take to empty or fill the tank completely?

• 1]

  6 min to empty

• 2]

  6 min to fill

• 3]

  9 min to empty

• 4]

  9 min to fill

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