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Q752023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
A man and a woman can finish a work together in half the time taken by a woman and a boy together. A boy can finish the work alone in 20 days and 2 women together can finish it in 30 days. In how many days will the work be finished by 4 men?
1. A.2
2. B.2.14
3. C.2.5
4. D.3
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Answer: B
Q602023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
A, B and C, working alone, can complete a job in 16, 24 and 36 days, respectively. In how many days can they complete the job if they work together?
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: A
Q662023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
15 men and 25 women can complete a piece of work in 9.6 days. If 16 women can complete the same work in 27 days, find the number of days in which 16 men can complete the same work.
1. A.22.50
2. B.20.25
3. C.19.20
4. D.21.60
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Answer: B
Q602023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
A,B and C can do a piece of work in 30 days, 40 days and 50 days, respectively. Beginning with A, if A, B and C do the work alternatively then in how many days will the work be finished?
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: A
Q632023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Ravi can do a piece of work in 40 days and Sudha can do the same piece of work in 60 days. If they work on alternative days starting with Sudha on the first day, then in how many days will the work be completed?
1. A.40
2. B.60
3. C.48
4. D.45
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Answer: C
Q682023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
15 men can complete a work in 25 days, and 25 women can complete the same work in 40 days. If all 15 men and 25 women work together, in how many days will the work get completed?
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: A
Q702023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Working 5 hours a day, A can complete a task in 8 days and working 6 hours a day, B can finish the same task in 10 days, working 8 hours a day, they can jointly complete the task in __________.
1. A.5 days
2. B.3 days
3. C.4.5 days
4. D.6 days
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Answer: B
Q552023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Pratima and Diksha can complete a typing work separately in 10 hours and 15 hours, respectively. After typing for 4 hours alone, Pratima leaves the work. In how many hours will Diksha complete the remaining typing work?
1. A.8
2. B.10
3. C.9
4. D.7
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Answer: C
Q622023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
12 men and 16 boys can do a piece of work in 5 days, while 13 men and 24 boys can do it in 4 days. In how many days can 29 men and 22 boys complete the work?
1. A.2.5
2. B.2.45
3. C.2.6
4. D.2.4
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Answer: A
Q732023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Sarthak and Mohan have been assigned a work to design a room for a ceremony, Sarthak can design the entire room in 12 days, while Mohan can design the room in 15 days. In how many days will the work be completed if they work together? (Rounded off to 2 decimal places)
1. A.5.67
2. B.6.67
3. C.7.33
4. D.6.00
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Answer: B
Q532023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
15 men and 21 women, working together, can do a job in 56 days, while 12 men and 24 women, working together, can do the same job in 64 days. In how many days can the same job be done by 18 men and 24 women, working together?
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: D
Q732023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
A can complete a work in 18 days, while B can complete it in 12 days. B worked on it for 4 days. How long will A take to finish the remaining work?
1. A.16 days
2. B.12 days
3. C.14 days
4. D.10 days
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Answer: B
Q532023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
A can complete a piece of work in 25 days while B can complete the same work in 30 days. They work on alternate basis, starting with A. Both A and B follow this pattern for 5 days and then A leaves the work. In how many days will B finish the remaining work?
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: A
Q552023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
8 men can complete a work in 45 days. 8 women can complete the same work in 18 days. In how many days will 5 men and 8 women, together, complete the same work?
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: C
Q672023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
A man, a boy and a woman can finish a work in 10 days, 15 days and 30 days, respectively. In how many days can the work be finished by a man, a woman and a boy when all of them work together?
1. A.10
2. B.5
3. C.8
4. D.6
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Answer: B
Q522023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
P is two times more efficient than Q. P is able to complete a piece of work in 40 days less than Q. Working together, the whole number of days taken by them to complete the work is: (Round off to the nearest integer)
1. A.26
2. B.25
3. C.27
4. D.28
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Answer: C
Q572023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
X and Y can complete a work in 9 days and 36 days, respectively. X begins to do the work and they work alternately one at a time for one day each. The whole work will be complete in:
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: B
Q612023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
5 women and 9 girls earn a total of ₹18,720 in 9 days, while 9 women and 16 girls earn a total of ₹ 52,080 in 14 days. How much will 12 women and 7 girls together earn (in ₹) in 13 days?
1. A.42510
2. B.41990
3. C.42380
4. D.42120
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Answer: D
Q702023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
4 women or 6 boys can finish a work in the same number of days. A man can finish it in 60 days. In how many days can 5 women finish the work, working together every day?
1. A.4
2. B.10
3. C.8
4. D.6
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Answer: C
Q572023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
In an office, a typing work can be finished by Monika in 6 hours, Anita in 8 hours and Manju in 5 hours if they work alone. How much time (in hours) will they take if they work together?
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: B
Q592023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
A's efficiency is twice that of B's. A can work only for 8 hours a day while B can work for 12 hours a day. If A can finish a work in 12 days, in how many days can B finish the same work?
1. A.8
2. B.10
3. C.16
4. D.12
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Answer: C
Q742023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
An inlet pipe can fill an empty tank in 140 hours while an outlet pipe drains a completely-filled tank in 63 hours. If 8 inlet pipes and y outlet pipes are opened simultaneously, when the tank is empty, then the tank gets completely filled in 105 hours. Find the value of y.
1. A.1
2. B.4
3. C.2
4. D.3
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Answer: D
Q592023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Pipe A can fill an empty tank in 18 hours and pipe B can fill the same empty tank in 24 hours. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, how much time (in hours) will they take to fill the empty tank?
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: C
Q662023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
To do a certain work, Ajay and Bharat work on alternate days, with Bharat starting the work on the first day. Ajay can finish the work alone in 32 days. If the work gets completed in exactly 8 days, then Bharat alone can finish 7 times the same work in ____________ days.
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: D
Q682023 · 14 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
A, B and C can separately complete a work in 12, 15 and 20 days, respectively. They worked together 4 days. What will be the remaining work?
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: B