Time & Work Questions for the CAT are part of the Quantitative Aptitude section in the CAT exam. Through Time & Work questions, aspirants are tested to find the efficiency of a person. The difficulty level of the Time & Work questions can be easy to moderate.
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Q 1. Anil can do a piece of work in 18 days and Nishit can do the same work in 12 days. In how many days both of them will complete the work when working together?
A. 7.2 Days
B. 6 Days
C. 5.2 Days
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q 2. In the context of the above question. If A is not equal to B, then which of the following is true?
A. 2N is the arithmetic Mean of a and b
B. 2N is the Geometric Mean of a and b
C. 2N is the Harmonic Mean of a and b
D. None of these
Answer: D
Q 3. Aftab can do a piece of work in 12 days and Ravi can do the same work in 18 days. If Aftab works for three days and then quits, in how many days will the remaining work be completed by B alone?
A. 13.5
B. 9
C. 16.5
D. 12
Answer: C
Q 4. The efficiency of Ravi and Mayank in doing the same work is 3:2. If together they can complete a work in 18 days. then in how many days Ravi can complete this work alone?
A. 45
B. 30
C. 24
D. 40
Answer: A
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Q 5. Sanjay can wash a truck in 45 minutes and he works for six hours a day. How many trucks can he wash in three days?
A. 24
B. 12
C. 21
D. 15
Answer: D
Q 6. A and Ban complete the work in 15 days. A is 50% more. efficient than B. How long would A take to complete the work alone?
A. 20 days
B. 22 days
C. 24 days
D. None of these
Answer: C
Q 7. A team has a food stock for N number of days. After 20 days. 14th of the team quits and the food lasted for ‘another N number of days for the remaining persons in the team. What is the value of N?
A. 50
B. 60
C. 70
D. 80
Answer: B
Q 8. Forty persons can finish a work in 60 days, If 40 persons start the work and at the end of every 10 days 40 more persons of the same efficiency join them, then how long wil it ake to complete the work?
A. 30 days
B. 20 days
C. 40 days
D. None of these
Answer: D
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Q 9. A group of 18 men and 12 women can do a work in 18 days. A woman takes twice as much time as a man 10 do the work. How many days will men take to finish the same work?
A. 45
B. 48
C. 54
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q 10. Pipe A can fill an empty tank in eight hours and pipe B can empty th ful tank in four more hows. IF both the pipes are opened simultaneously. then how long would it take to fill an empty tank?
A. 12 hours
B. 24 hours
C. 18 hours
D. 30 hours
Answer: D
Q 11. ‘To complete a work. A and B take 30 days. B and C take 24 days. and C and A take 20 days. They all start together and work for § days after which B and C leave. How many more days will A take to finish the remaining work?
A. 11
B. 28
C. 33
D. 18
Answer: C
Q 12. A water tank normally takes 7 hours to be filled by a tap but because of the leak. it takes another 2 hours. In how many hours will the leak empty a full water tank?
A. 20.5 hours
B. 24.5 hours
C. 30 hours
D. 31.5 hours
Answer: A
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Q 13. Fourteen machine can produce 500 units in 12 hours. After 4 hours of production, two more machines were started. How many more hours will it take to complete.the production of S00 units”
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Answer: B
Q 14. A can do a job in 20 days. B in 30 days and C in 60 days. If Ais helped by Band C every 3rd day. How Tong will it take for them to complete the job?
A. 12 days
B. 4 days
C. 15 days
D. 18 days
Answer: B
Q 15. A pipe can fill a cistern in 6 hours. Due to a leak in its bottom, it is filled in 7 hours. When cistern is full, in how much time will it be emptied by the leakage?
A. 42 hours
B. 40 hours
C. 43 hours
D. 45 hours
Answer: A
Q 16. One fill-pipe A is 10 times faster than the second fill-pipe B. If B can fill a cistern in 55 min, then find the time when the cistern will be full if both the fill-pipes are opened together?
A. 40th min
B. 61st min
C. 37th min
D. None of these
Answer: B
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