Pipes and Cistern

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Swe (OB. | inst the correct answer in each (OBJECTIVE-TYPE QUESTIONS) i) irl work togethi fi of the following : if! Pia ero) work togetbex,to fill up a tank with water. TI WO" boy every 3 minutes, while the girl er. The 1 Dine ; Sey Puts 3 litres of water it Es Meity of the 0 litres. In how much time, the 36 minutes (c) 48 minutes boy puts 4 litres of in every 4 minutes tank will be full ? (d) 44 minutes 2 (S.S.C. 2008) Be minute 7 of a bucket is filled. The rest of the ‘bucket can he filled in : (b) 42 minutes 4 > s (b) F mi es ig) 2 minutes 3 nutes {c) 3 Minutes (d) None of these F ‘ (Railways, 2006) siwo pipes can fill a one in 30 minutes and 20 minutes respectively. If both the " pes are opened simultaneously, then the tank will be filled in: _(S.S.C. 2003) ig) 10 minutes (6) 12 minutes (©) 15 mimutes__—(d) 25 minutes pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours and another pipe can empty the full tank in 42 hours. When both the pipes are opened simultaneously in the empty tank, it will be full in: (Railways, 2008) (a)6 hours (6) 12 hours (©) 18 hours (d) 9 hours 5.A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak in the tank, it "takes a hours to fill the tank. The leak can empty the full tank in (a) 2 hours (®) Thours (isha ne (Railways, 2006) 6, Apipe can fill a tank in x hours and another pipe can empty it in y hours (y > x). If 7 both the pipes are opened, in how many hours will the tank be filled ? eS Ga hours (S.S.C. 2007) 1. Two pipes can fill a tank in 10 minutes and 30 minutes respectively and a third pipe can empty the full tank in 20 minutes. If all the three pipes are opened simultaneously, the tank will be filled in : (Railways, 2008) (a) 10 minutes (6) 8 minutes (©) T minutes (d) None of these i i i ively anda & Two pipes A and B can fill a water tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively third pipe C can empty it at the rate of 3 gallons per minute. If A, B and © when opened together, fill the tank in 15 minutes, the capacity of ine ani isch @ és (c) 120 gallons ons ) 180 gallons () 150 gallons acs 8. A tankis connected to two pipes. One of these pipes can fill the tank in 15 minutes xy (a)(x-y) hours (6) (y-x) hours (c) ca) hours (d) 3 While the other can empty it in 10 minutes. If the tank is initially 5 th full and bo i ‘ much time will it take to fill or aes opened simultaneously, how (Bank P.O. 2008) i 18 minut ‘) 10 minutes Paonia: a (apmunuics (0) 18 minutes (©) None of these Scanned with CamScanner _. ae tes and 16 minut M Scie er 6 minutes regng,, Md pipes & ve py aithird pipe Cin 8 minutes only, ita enkeerian simultaneously, the tank wijj ett li (36 minutes (d) 4g aie d 6h BS20. 45 hours and 6 hours respectiyg), gil a cistera 1” i ; ively td 11. Two pipes Aand B can a Jy for 1 bour each, beginning with A. In what t, _ 3 are opened alternately halting pes the cistern ? , 0, they fill the eister 4 fue 2 a aie 2b, 3 2= hours 3 ie (@) 1 hours (0) 5 2 hours 4 an fill a cistern jn 15 hours an 10, A tank can a hen als he OT ret js empty and 21°“ (p) 24 minutes (a) 20 minutes 12 hours respectively and a thing . ‘e opened reapechiver tae rein 4hours. these Pies are ae tlle ar ghat time the tank shall be empty ee A ae (o) 12:40PM. 1:40PM. @ sony de to function si «ni hours when two pipes are ma fe led in 12 how ‘han the other, the second pipe wit 12. Two pipes ¢* can empty ths 9AM. and 1. (a) 11:40AM. 13. The cisternis fill Tone pipe fills the cistern 10 hours faster 7 the cistern in (a) 25 hours (b) 28 hours (c) 30 hours (d) 35 hours ‘A and B in 24 minutes and 32 minut * 14. A cistern can be filled by two pipes respectively. If both the pipes are pened together, then after how much tine j ved be closed so that the tank is full in 18 minutes ? (b) 8 minutes (c)10 minutes ((d) 12 minutes anki fitted with two taps A and B. A can fill the tank in 45 minutes and B can empty the full tank in 1 hour. Ifboth the taps are opened alternately for 1 minute, in how much time the empty tank will be filled completely ? é @2bressmin @)3hrs40min (c)4hrs 48min (@) 5 hrs'63 mia (c) None of these 46, A cistern has a leak which would empty it in 8 hours. A tap is turned on, which ‘admits 6 litres a minute into the cistern and it is now emptied in 12 hours. How (a) 6 minutes & many litres does the cistern hold ? (MLB.A. 2005) (a) oso) litres (b) 7960 litres (c) 8290 litres (d) 8640 litres 17, Aleak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 6 hours. An inlet pipe’ fills a aa oe per minute, When the tank is full, the inlet is opened ea a leak, the tank pea in 8 hours. The capacity of the tank is: yee (6) 8760 litres (ec) 5846 litres (d) 6970 litres ps A, Band C-working together, can fill a cistern in 5 hours. If the spe! of Cis double that of B and th 7 i Alone tales to fll he empty ate Sec then 0.209 ? ank P.O. (@) 20 hours aye 5 hours 19. The speed of a pipe is thri (c) 35 how of thes? at eae ee ee pipe. If eee together Coline: Ont ee “Jower pipe take tofilit? minute: " ep Cc) M44 minutes (d) 192 mim, 20. 12 buckets fill a tank, whereas : (GSC en uchats of apaciigo ree Sg eae 413.5 litres. 4 (6) 15 the tank? Ons (a)18 7 Scanned with CamScanner ; ciSTERNS ry pes can fill a cistern in 14 hoyng 335 : reget And 16 } gotggimulianeously anditis found tha geo Teale eePettively. The pipes are ore tke fr the cistern to be fgg I the ister i 32 minutes Bee ak empty i? stern is full, in what time yoo (b) 102 hours hours =i} (c) 106 h a) 98 empty a tank i i coe (D) 112 hours pipe Sor ie fiat ans shed soe 4 88¢0nd pipe with Rigecoe w ach as thal apa een aedwath the gant empty it. The two together : S arortaenies canempty the tan : (88. 2005) ; 13= mi ig 8minutes (b) ie minutes (c) 30 minutes (d) 38 minutes cistern has two pipes connected wii ‘ th it. One can fill it wi er ean empty it in 5 hours, tn paral low many hours will the cis} : 3 poth the pipes are opened together when. 7 of the cistern is al ter in 8 hours and tern be emptied if ready full of water? 1 @ a5 hours (b) 6 hours (c) 10 hours (d) 135 hours inutes and 20 minutes respectively. Both the pipes are opened together, But, after i i i the total time required to fill the tank 23 (@)10min 20 see (6) 11 min 45 sec (c)12min 30sec (4) 14 min 40 sec open for 5 minutes in the beginning and then the third pi ipe is also opened. In what time is the cistern emptied ? 1 (@)30minutes (6) 33 minutes (c) 37 3 minutes (d) 45 minutes tap takes 36 hours extra to fill a tank due toa leakage equivalent to half of its inflow. In how many hours can the inflow fill the tank ? (S.S.C. 2007) (936 hours (b) 24 hours (c) 80 hours (d) 18 hours <3 eae ea Scanned with CamScanner

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