Apttrix eClasses SSC CGL 2019

PIPE & CISTERN

CLASS EXERCISE - I
1) There are two taps A and B to fill up a water tank. The tank can be filled in 40 min. If both taps are on. The same
tank can be filled in 60 min, if tap A alone is on. How much time will tap B alone take, to fill up the same tank?
fdlh ikuh dh Vadh dks Hkjus ds fy, A vkSj B nks uy gSaA ;fn nksuksa uy pyk, tk,¡] rks Vadh 40 feuV esa Hkjh tk ldrh gSA ;fn dsoy uy
A pyk;k tk,] rks ogh Vadh 60 feuV esa Hkj ldrh gSA ;fn dsoy uy B pyk;k tk,] rks ml Vadh dks Hkjus esa fdruk le; yxsxk\
(a) 64 minutes (b) 80 minutes (c) 96 minutes (d) 120 minutes

2) A and B are two taps which can fill a tank individually in 10 min and 20 min, respectively. However, there is a leakage
at the bottom, which can empty a filled tank in 40 min. If the tank is empty initially, then how much time will both
the taps take to fill the tank with leakage?
A vkSj B nks uy gSa tks ,d Vadh dks vyx&vyx Øe”k% 10 feuV vkSj 20 feuV esa Hkj ldrs gSA Vadh ds ry esa ,d Nsn gS] tks Hkjh gqbZ Vadh
dks 40 feuV esa [kkyh dj ldrk gSA ;fn Vadh vkjEHk esa [kkyh gS] rks nksuksa uy Nsn okyh Vadh dks Hkjus esa fdruk le; ysxas\
(a) 2 minutes (b) 4 minutes (c) 5 minutes (d) 8 minutes

3) Four taps can individually fill a cistern of water in 1h, 2h, 3h and 6h, respectively. If all the four taps are opened
simultaneously, then the cistern can be filled in how many minutes?
Pkj uy fdlh ikuh dh Vadh dks O;f’Vr% Øe”k% 1, 2, 3 vkSj 6 ?k.Vksa esa Hkj ldrs gSA ;fn lHkh pkjksa uy ,dlkFk [kksys tk,¡] rks fdrus feuVksa
esa Vadh Hkj ldrh gS\
(a) 20 minutes (b) 30 minutes (c) 35 minutes (d) 40 minutes

4) Pipe A can fill a tank in 10 min and pipe B can empty it in 15 min. If both the pipes are opened in an empty tank,
then the time taken to make it full is?
,d Vadh dks ikbi A, 10 feuV esa Hkj ldrk gS vkSj ikbi B, mls 15 feuV esa [kkyh dj ldrk gSA ;fn nksuksa ikbiksa dks [kkyh Vadh esa [kksy
fn;k tk,] rks mldks Hkjus esa fdruk le; yxsxk\
(a) 20 minutes (b) 25 minutes (c) 30 minutes (d) None of the above

5) Pipes A and B are filling pipes while pipe C is an emptying pipe. A and B can fill a tank in 72 and 90 minutes
respectively. When all the three pipes are opened together, the tank gets filled in 2 hours. A and B are opened
together for 12 minutes, then closed and C is opened. The tank will be empty after?
Ikkbi A vkSj B Vadh dks Hkjus okys ikbi gs] tcfd ikbi C Vadh dks [kkyh djus okyk ikbi gSA A vkSj B Vadh dks Øe”k% 72 ,ao 90 feuV esa
Hkj ldrsa gSA tc rhuks ikbiksa dks ,d lkFk [kksyk tkrk gS rks Vadh 2 ?kaVsa esa Hkj tkrh gSA ikbi A vkSj B dks 12 feuV ds fy, ,d lkFk [kksyk
tkrk gS] fQj mUgsa can djds ikbi C dks [kksyk tkrk gSA Vadh fdrus le; esa [kkyh gks tk,xh\
(a) 15 minutes (b) 18 minutes (c) 12 minutes (d) 16 minutes

6) A tank can be filled by pipe X in 2 h and pipe Y in 6 h. At 10 am, pipe X was opened. At what time will the tank be
filled if pipe Y is opened at 11 am?
,d Vadh ikbi X ls 2 ?k.Vsa esa vkSj ikbi Y ls 6 ?k.Vsa esa Hkjh tk ldrh gSA izkr% 10 cts ikbi X [kksyk x;kA Vadh fdrus cts Hkj tk,xh] ;fn
ikbi Y izkr% 11 cts [kksyk tkrk gS\
(a) 12 : 45 pm (b) 5 : 00 pm (c) 11:45 am (d) 11:50 am

7) Two pipe A and B can fill a tank in 60 min. and 75 min, respectively. There is also an outlet C. If A, B and C are
opened together, then the tank is full in 50 min. How much time will be taken by C to empty the full tank?

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nks uy A vkSj B fdlh Vadh dks Øe”k% 60 feuV vkSj 75 feuV esa Hkj ldrs gSaA ,d fudkl C Hkh gSA ;fn A, B vkSj C ,d lkFk [kksy fn,
tk,¡] rks Vadh 50 feuV esa Hkjrh gSaA Hkjh Vadh dks C }kjk [kkyh djus es fa druk le; yxsxk\
(a) 100 minutes (b) 110 minutes (c) 120 minutes (d) 125 minutes

8) Pipe A can fill a tank in 3 h but there is a leakage also, due to which it takes 3.5 h for the tank to be filled. How much
time will the leakage take in emptying the tank, if the tank is filled initially?
Uky A fdlh Vadh dks 3 ?k.Vsa esa Hkj ldrk gS] ijUrq mlesa ,d fjlko Hkh gS] ftlds dkj.k Vadh dks Hkjus esa mls 3.5 ?k.Vsa yxrs gSA ;fn izkjEHk
esa Vadh Hkjh gqbZ gS] rks fjlko ds dkj.k mls [kkyh gksus esa fdruk le; yxsxk\
(a) 21 hours (b) 20 hours (c) 18 hours (d) 10.5 hours

9) A tap can fill a tub in 10 hours. After opening the tap for 5 hours. It was found that a small outlet at the bottom of
the tub was open and water was leaking through it. It was then immediately closed. It took 7 hours to fill the tub
after closing the outlet. What time will be taken by the outlet to empty the full tub of water?
,d uy fdlh Vc dks 10 ?k.Vsa esa Hkj ldrk gSA uy [kksyus ds 5 ?k.Vs ckn ;g ik;k x;k fd Vc dh ryh esa ,d NksVk fudkl [kqyk gqvk Fkk
vkSj mlesa ls ikuh fjl jgk FkkA rc mls rRdky cUn dj fn;k x;kA fudkl cUn djus ds ckn Vc dks Hkjus esa 7 ?ka.Vs yxsA ikuh ds iw js Hkjs
gq, Vc dks fudkl ds ek/;e ls [kkyh djus esa fdruk le; yxsxk\
(a) 35 hours (b) 25 hours (c) 20 hours (d) 17 hours

10) Two taps X and Y are fixed to a water tank. If only X is opened, it drains out the full tank of water in 20 minutes. If
both X and Y are opened, then they drain out the full tank of water in 15 minutes. If only Y is opened, how long
does it take to drain out the full tank of water?
Ikkuh dh ,d Vadh esa nks uy X vkSj Y yxs gq, gSaA ;fn dsoy X dks [kksyk tkrk gS rks ikuh ls Hkjh gqbZ Vadh 20 feuV esa iwjh [kkyh gks tkrh
gSA ;fn X vkSj Y nksuksa uy [kksy fn, tkrs gSa rks ikuh ls Hkjh gqbZ Vadh 15 feuV esa iwjh [kkyh gks tkrh gSA ;fn dsoy Y dks gh [kksyk tk,] rks
ikuh ls Hkjh gqbZ Vadh dks iwjk [kkyh gksus esa fdruk le; yxsxk\
(a) 30 minutes (b) 45 minutes (c) 60 minutes (d) 90 minutes

11) Pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 30 h, 40 h, and 60 h respectively. Pipes A, B and C are opened at 7 a.m., 8 a.m.,
and 10 a.m., respectively on the same day. When will the tank be full?
Ikkbi A, B vkSj C ,d Vadh dks Øe”k% 30, 40 vkSj 60 ?kaVs esa Hkj ldrs gSA bu rhuksa ikbiksa A, B vkSj C dks ,d gh fnu Øe”k% lqcg 7 cts]
8 cts vkSj 10 cts pkyw dj fn;k x;kA Vadh fdrus cts Hkj tk,xh\
(a) 10:00 pm (b) 10:20 pm (c) 9:20 pm (d) 9:40 

12) Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 16 hours and 24 hours, respectively, and pipe C alone can empty the full tank in x
hours. All the pipes were opened together at 10:30 a.m., but C was closed at 2:30 p.m. If the tank was full at 8 : 30
p.m. on the same day, then what is the value of x?
Ikkbi A vkSj B ,d VSad dks Øe”k% 16 ?kaVs vkSj 24 ?kaVs esa Hkj ldrs gSa vkSj ikbi C ml iwjs Hkjs VSad dks vdsys x ?kaVs esa [kkyh dj ldrk gSA
lHkh ikbiksa dks ,d lkFk lqcg 10:30 cts pkyw dj fn;k x;k] ysfdu C dks vijkgu 2:30 cts can dj fn;k x;kA vxj mlh fnu jkr dks
8:30 cts Vadh Hkj x;k Fkk] rks x dk eku D;k gS\
(a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 45 (d) 96

13) A swimming pool 70 m long, 44 m wide and 3 m deep is filled by water flowing from a pipe at the rate of 30800
cm3/s. The time taken to fill the swimming pool is?

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fdlh ikbZi ls 30800 [email protected] dh nj ls izokfgr ikuh }kjk 70 ehVj yEck] 44 ehVj pkSM+k vkSj 3 ehVj xgjk ,d rj.k rky Hkjk tkrk
gSA rj.k rky dks Hkjus esa fdruk le; yxrk gS\
71 250
(a) 2
hours (b) 80 hours (c) 3
hours (d) None of the above

14) Pipe A can fill a tank in 12 hours and Pipe B can fill the tank in 18 hours. If both the pipes are opened on alternate
hours and if pipe B is opened first, then in how much time (in hours) the tank will be full?
ikbZi A ,d Vadh dks 12 ?kaVsa esa Hkj ldrk gS rFkk ikbZi B ml Vadh dks 18 ?kaVs esa Hkj ldrk gSA ;fn nksuksa ikbZiksa dks ckjh&ckjh ls ,d&,d
?kaVsa ds fy, [kksyk tkrk gS rFkk ;fn ikbZi B dks igys [kksyk tkrk gS] rks Vadh fdrus le; ¼?kaVksa es½a Hkjsxh\
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(a) 143 (b) 164 (c) 142 (d) 123

15) A tank can be filled by two pipes in 20 minutes and 30 minutes respectively. When the tank was empty, the two
pipes were opened.After some time, the first pipe was stopped and the tank was filled in 18 minutes. After how
much time of the start the first pipe stopped?
nks ikbi fdlh VSad dks Øe”k% 20 feuV rFkk 30 feuV esa Hkjrs gSA tc VSad [kkyh gks rks nksuksa ikbiksa dks [kksy fn;k tkrk gSA dqN le;
Ik”pkr+ igyk ikbi can dj fn;k tkrk gSA rc VSad 18 feuV esa ?kj tkrk gSA igyk ikbi [kqyus ds fdrus le; ckn can dj fn;k tkrk gS\
(a) 5 min (b) 8 min (c) 10 min (d) 12 min

16) A tap takes 36 hours extra to fill a tank due to a leakage equivalent to half of its inflow. The inflow can fill the tank
in how many hours?
Vadh dh ryh esa NsV gksus dsdkj.k ,d uy fdlh Vadh dks Hkjus esa 36 ?kaVsa dk vfrfjDr le; ysrk gS tcfd NsV dh {kerk uy ls vk/kh gS
rks uy }kjk Vadh dks Hkjus dk lgh le; fdruk gS\
(a) 36 hours (b) 24 hours (c) 30 hours (d) 18 hours

17) Two pipes A and B can fill a water tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a third pipe C can empty at the rate
of 3 gallons per minute. If A, B and C are opened together to fill the tank in 15 minutes, find the capacity of tank?
nks ikbi A vkSj B ,d ikuh dh Vadh dh Øe”k% 20 vkSj 24 feuV esa Hkjrsa gS vkSj rhljk ikbi C Vadh dks 3 xSyu@feuV ds fglkc ls [kkyh
djrk gSA ;fn A, B vkSj C dks ,d lkFk [kksy fn;k tkrk gS rks VSad 15 feuV esa Hkj tkrk gSA VSad dh {kerk crk,¡\
(a) 180 gallons (b) 150 gallons (c) 120 gallons (d) 60 gallons

18) A boy and girl together fill a cistern with water. The boy pours 4 litres of water in every 3 minutes and the girl
pours 3 litres of water in every 4 minutes. How much time will it take to fill 100 litres of water in the cistern?
,d yM+dk vkSj yM+dh lkFk feydj fdlh Vadh dks ikuh ls Hkjrs gSA yM+dk 4 yhVj ikuh izR;sd 3 feuV esa Hkjrk gS vkSj yM+dh 3 yhVj
ikuh izR;sd 4 feuV esa Hkjrh gSA fdrus le; esa 100 yhVj ikuh Vadh esa Hkj tk,xk\
(a) 36 min (b) 42 min (c) 48 min (d) 44 min

19) Three pipes A, B and C can fill a cistern in 6 hours. After working together for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B fill
it in 7 hours more. The time taken by C alone to fill the cistern is?
Rkhu ikbi A, B vkSj C ,d Vadh dks 6 ?kaVs esa Hkj ldrs gSA ,d lkFk feydj dke djus ds 2 ?kaVsa ds ckn C dks can dj fn;k tk,] rc A
vkSj B dks 7 ?kaVs dk vf/kd le; yxkrk gSA C vdsyk ml Vadh dks fdrus le; esa Hkjsxk\
(a) 14 hours (b) 15 hours (c) 16 hours (d) 17 hours

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20) A water tank has been fitted with two taps P and Q and a drain pipe R. Taps P and Q fill at the rate of 12 L/min.
and 10 L/min respectively. Consider the following statements S1, S2 and S3.
Ikkuh dh ,d Vadh esa nks uy P vkSj Q vkSj ,d fudkl uyh R fQV dh xbZ gSA uy P vkSj Q ikuh dh Vadh dks Øe”k% 12 yhVj@feuV vkSj
10 yhVj@feuV dh nj ls Hkjrs gSA bl lUnHkZ esa fuEufyf[kr dFkuksa S1, S2 vkSj S3 ij fopkj dhft,\
S1 : Pipe R drains out at the rate of 6 L/min.
S1 : uyh R, 6 yhVj@feuV dh nj ls ikuh fu’dkflr djrh gSA
S2 : If both the taps and the drain pipe are opened simultaneously, then the tank is filled in 5 hours 45 min.
S2 : ;fn nksuksa uyksa vkSj fudkl uyh dks ,d lkFk [kksy fn;k tkrk gS] rks 5 ?k.Vsa 45 feuV esa Vadh Hkj tkrh gSA
S3 : Pipe R drains out (fully) the filled tank in 15 h 20 min.
S3 : uyh R Hkjh gqbZ Vadh dks 15 ?k.Vsa 20 feuV esa iwjh rjg ls [kkyh dj nsrh gSA
To know what is the capacity of the tank, which one of the following is correct?
Vadh dks {kerk tkuus ds fy,] fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu&lk lgh gSa\
(a) S2 in only sufficient dsoy S2 gh i;kZIr gSA
(b) S1, S2 and S3 are necessary S1, S2 vkSj S3 vko”;d gSaA
(c) Any two out of S1, S2 and S3 are sufficient. S1, S2 vkSj S3 esa ls dksbZ Hkh nks Ik;kZIr gSA
(d) None of the above mijksDr esa ls dksbZ ughaA

ANSWER SHEET :

1. D 2. D 3. B

4. C 5. B 6. C

7. A 8. A 9. B

10. C 11. C 12. D

13. C 14. C 15. B

16. A 17. C 18. C

19. A 20. D

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