10 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days and 15 women can complete the same

work in 12 days. If all the 10 men and 15 women work together , in how many days
will the work get completed?
A. 6
B. 6 1/3
C. 6 2/3
D. 7 2/3
ANSWER: C

Three pipes, A, B, & C are attached to a tank. A & B can fill it in 20 & 30 minutes
respectively while C can empty it in 15 minutes. If A, B & C are kept open
successively for 1 minute each, how soon will the tank be filled?
A. 62 min
B. 163 min
C. 167 min
D. 169 min
ANSWER: C

One man or two women or three boys can do a work in 44 days then one man, one women
and one boy together can finish the same work in ---- days
A. 36
B. 42
C. 24
D. 48
ANSWER: C

55 men can finish a job in 42 days. If the work has to be completed 9 days earlier,
how many additional men must be engaged to complete the work?
A. 15
B. 20
C. 25
D. 12
ANSWER: A

If A can complete a work in 6 hours, and B can complete it in 8 hours, then how
much time would they take to complete the work together?
A. 3 3/7
B. 2 5/2
C. 4 5/6
D. 3 2/7
ANSWER: A

Two workers A and B working together completed a job in 7 days.If A worked thrice
as efficiently as he actually did and B worked 1 / 3 as efficiently as he actually
did, the work would have been completed in 3 days. A alone could complete the work
in how many days?
A. 9 1 / 3 days
B. 12 days
C. 21days
D. 6 1 / 3 days
ANSWER: A

A can finish a work in 24 days, B in 9 days and C in 12 days. B and C start the
work but are forced to leave after 3 days. The remaining work was done by A in:
A. 5 Days
B. 5 Days
C. 10 Days
D. 10.5 Days
ANSWER: C
Mr. P and Mr. Q can build a wall in 10 days; Mr. Q & Mr. R can take 14 days to
build the same wall; and Mr. P and Mr. R can do it in 8 days.Who among them will
take more time when they work alone?
A. P
B. q
C. r
D. data inadequate
ANSWER: B

P & Q can draw a picture in 144 hours; Q & R can draw a same picture in 240 hours;
P & R can finish it in 180 hours. What will be the time taken by P alone to draw
the picture?
A. 280 hours
B. 240 hours
C. 200 hours
D. 300 hours
ANSWER: B

A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 6 and 9 days respectively;

they work on alternate days starting with A on the first day. In how many days will
the work be done?
A. 5
B. 2
C. 8
D. 7
ANSWER: D

A and B can finish a piece of work in 20 days . B and C in 30 days and C and A in
40 days.In how many days will A alone finish the job
A. 48
B. 34(2/7)
C. 44
D. 45
ANSWER: A

Jagdish can build a wall in 10 days .Narender can build a same wall in 12 days
while sumit takes 15 days to do the same job.which two of them should be employed
to finish the job on 6 days?
A. jagdish and narender
B. jagdish and sumit
C. sumit and narender
D. none of the above
ANSWER: B

4 men can complete a work in 8 days. How many men's are required to complete the
same work in 2 days.
A. 24
B. 32
C. 16
D. 40
ANSWER: C

A,B,C, can do a work in 8,14,16 days respectively. A does the work for 2 days. B
continues from it and finishes till 25% of the remaining work. C finishes the
remaining work. How many days would have taken to complete the work?
A. 15
B. 12
C. 13
D. 18
ANSWER: C

Mary and John can do a piece of work in 24 days; John and Vino in 30 days; Vino and
Mary in 40 days. If Mary, John and Vino work together they will complete the work
in :
A. 10 days
B. 20 days
C. 17 days
D. 15 days
ANSWER: B

A and B start a work together and finish it in 5 days. If B had not worked on the
last day, the work would have taken a total of 8 days for completion.How many days
will B alone take to finish the work 3 times over?
A. 18
B. 20
C. 27
D. 32
ANSWER: B

A alone can build a 60 metre high wall, in 20 days, and B can build it in 15 days.
A and B start building a 70 m high wall together but after every 5 days, heavy
rainfall breaks 7 m of the wall. How many days will it take for A and B to complete
the wall?
A. 14
B. 10
C. 7
D. 12
ANSWER: D

Pipe A can fill a tank in 10 minutes, Pipe B in 15 minutes. After 5 minutes B is

closed. How much time will it take to fill the tank?
A. 20/3 min
B. 6 min
C. 20 min
D. 7 min
ANSWER: A

A man can complete a job in 12 days and his wife can complete the same job in 15
days.How long will they take to complete the job if they work together?
A. 6 2/3 days
B. 6 1/2 days
C. 10 1/2 days
D. 10 2/3 days
ANSWER: A

A does 80% of a work in 20 days. He then calls in B and they together finish the
remaining work in 3 days. How long B alone would take to do the whole work?
A. 23
B. 27
C. 371/2
D. 40
ANSWER: C