PIPE AND CISTERN
Mohit Choudhary
1. A tank has 3 taps A, B and C. They can fill the 4. Pipe A and pipe B can empty a full tank in 16
tank in 10 hours, 20 hours and 25 hours hours and 24 hours respectively. Pipe C alone
respectively. In Iru all the three taps are can fill the empty tank in 4 hours. If A, B and
opened simultaneously. After 2 taps C is C are opened together, in what time will 35%
closed and A and B are kept on. After 4 hours, of the tank be filled?
slope B is also closed. The remaining tank is
filled by tap A alone. Find the percentage of A B
work done by tap A alone. C
A, B C A, B C
C
A B 1 2
(a) 3 hours (b) 3 hours
B 5 5
A A
2 1
(c) 2 hours (d) 2 hours
5 5
(a) 75% (b) 52%
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(c) 72% (d) 32%
Delhi Police S,I. 10/11/2022 (Afternoon) 5. A tank has a leak which empties it in 6 hours.
A tap is opened which fills 10 liters of water
2. 6 pipes working 10 hours a day can empty a per minute into a tank. When it is full, it now
tank in 3 days. In how many hours will 9 pipes takes 10 hours to empty. What is the capacity
have to work to empty the tank in one day? (in litres) of the tank?
(a) 18 (b) 20
(c) 12 (d) 22
DP H.C.M. 17/10/2022 (Morning) (a) 8000 (b) 9000
3. Pipes A and B can empty a full tank in 15 (c) 8500 (d) 10000
minutes and 20 minutes respectively, while GD Constable 18/11/2021 (Afternoon)
pipe C alone can fill the empty tank in 8
minutes. If pipes A, B and C are opened 6. Pipes A, B and C are the same which can be
simultaneously, then in how many hours the filled in 15 and 18 hours respectively. When
tank will be filled? pipe A is opened for two hours, pipe A is closed
and pipe B is opened (through C). What was the
A B total time taken to fill it completely?
C
A, B C
A, B
A C
C
A
B C
(a) 2.5 (b) 1.5
(c) 2 (d) 3
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2 9 A B
(a) 3 hours (b) 6 hours
3 11 C
8 1 A B
(c) 5 hours (d) 2 hours
11 3 A
GD Constable 22/11/2021 (Evening) C B
7. Pipe A filling pipe Pipes B and C emptying pipe
A alone can fill a tank in 10 hours Pipe B alone
(a) 20 (b) 40
can empty two-thirds of the tank in 1/m) hour.
If all three are opened simultaneously, the tray (c) 25 (d) 30
is filled to the brim with 40 pattos. In how GD Constable 01/12/2021 (Morning)
many hours can C alone empty two parts of the 10. Two pipes can fill a tank in 12 and 15 hours
tank? respectively, while a third pipe can empty it in
A B C 24 hours. In how much time (in hours and
A rounded off to the nearest minute) will the tank
be filled if all the doors are opened
B
simultaneously?
(a) 24 (b) 12
(a) 9 hours 13 minutes
(c) 16 (d) 20
GD Constable 26/11/2021 (Afternoon) (b) 9 hours 12 minutes
(c) 9 hours 10 minutes
8. Pipes A and B are 10 respectively and can fill
a tank in 27 hours. If both the pipes A are (d) 9 hours 14 minutes
opened for one hour each, and plant A is GD Constable 03/12/2021 (Morning)
opened for the first hour, then in how many 11. Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 12 hours and
hours will the tank be completely filled? 18 hours respectively, while pipe C can empty
A B the entire tank in 8 hours. A and B are opened
1
for 4 hours and then closed. In how many
2
hours will C empty the tank alone?
1
(a) 21 (b) 20 A B
2
C
1
(c) 20 (d) 21 1
2 A B 4
2
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C
9. Two pipes A and B can empty a full tank in 10
minutes and 15 minutes respectively while
pipe C alone can fill the same (empty) tank in 1 1
12 minutes. When the tank is full, A and B are (a) 5 (b) 9
4 2
opened for 4 minutes and then only pipe A is
closed, and C is opened immediately (along (c) 9 (d) 5
with B). How much time (in minutes) will it take GD Constable 03/12/2021 (Afternoon)
now to fill the tank completely?
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12. Pipe A and B can fill a tank in 36 minutes and
3
45 minutes respectively. Both these pipes were (a) 9 (b) 6
opened simultaneously. After 20 minutes a 4
leak was noticed at the bottom of the tank
1
which was immediately sealed after which the (c) 5 (d) 7
tank was filled in 15 minutes. In how much 4
time can the full tank be emptied by the leak GD Constable 07/12/2021 (Afternoon)
alone? 15. Pipes A and B can empty a tank in 15 hours and
A B 18 hours respectively. Pipe C alone can fill the
tank in 6 hours. If all the three pipes are
opened simultaneously, how much time will it
take to fill half of the tank?
A B
C
(a) 25 minutes (b) 30 minutes
1 2 (a) 18 hours (b) 12 hours
(c) 28 minutes (d) 26 minutes
3 3
1
GD Constable 06/12/2021 (Morning) (c) 15 hours (d) 22
hours
2
13. Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 10 hours and
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1 16. 8 taps having the same flow of water fill a tank in
13 hours respectively. Pipe C is a digging
3 27 minutes. After 3 minutes, 2 taps went out of
pipe. When all the three pipes are filled with a service. The time taken to fill the tank by the
single blow, the tank is filled in 8 hours. In how remaining taps is:
many hours will pipe C alone drain 25% of the leku ty çokg okys 8 uy ,d Vadh dks 27 feuV esa Hkj
tank? nsrs gSaA 3 feuV ds ckn] 2 uy lsok ls ckgj gks x,A 'ks"k
uyksa }kjk VS ad dks Hkjus esa fy;k x;k le; gS :
1
A B 13 (a) 32 min (b) 30 min
3 (c) 28 min (d) 36 min
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17. A tank is filled in 3 hours by three pipes A, B and
C C,pipe A is 6 times as fast as pipe C and 2 times as
fast as pipe B. How many hours will pipes B and C
take to fill the tank?
(a) 4 hours (b) 3 hours ,d VSad dks rhu ikbi A, B vkSj C }kjk 3 ?kaVs esa Hkj fn;k
(c) 5 hours (d) 6 hours tkrk gS] ikbi A ikbi C ls 6 xquk rst gS vkSj ikbi B
GD Constable 06/12/2021 (Evening) ls 2 xquk rst gSA ikbi B vkSj C dks VSad Hkjus esa fdrus
14. Pipes A and B can fill an empty tank in 12 ?kaV s yxsaxs\
hours and 16 hours respectively. Both the 4
pipes are opened simultaneously and after 3 (a) 7 (b) 7
5
hours pipe B is closed. How much time (in 1 1
hours) will pipe A take to fill the remaining (c) 7 (d) 7
4 2
tank?
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A B 18. Pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 10 hours and
1
13 hours respectively. Pipe C is an exhaust
B 3
pip e. When all the three p ipes are opened
A simultaneously, the tank is filled in 8 hours. In
how much time can pipe C alone empty 60% of the
tank?
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21. Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 hours and 30
1 hours, respectively, whereas pipe C alone can
ikbi A vkSj B ,d Vadh dks Øe'k% 10 ?kaVs vkSj 13 ?kaVs
3 empty the full tank in 10 hours. Pipes A and B are
esa Hkj ldrs gS aA ikbi C ,d fudkl ikbi gS A tc rhuksa 1
ikbi ,d lkFk [kksys tkrs gSa] rks Vadh 8 ?kaVs esa Hkj tkrh opened together for 3 hours and then closed. If
2
gS A fdrus le; esa ikbi C vdsy s 60% VS ad [kkyh dj pipe C is opened, it will empty the tank in:
ldrk gS \ ikbi A vkSj B ,d VS ad dks Øe'k% 20 ?kaVs vkS j 30 ?kaVs
(a) 10 hours (b) 9 hours esa Hkj ldrs gSa] tcfd ikbi C vdsys iwjs VSad dks 10 ?kaVs
(c) 12 hours (d) 15 hours
1
D.P. (Executive) 07/12/2020 (Evening) esa [kkyh dj ldrk gSA ikbi A vkSj B dks ,d lkFk 3 2
19. Pipes A and B can empty a full tank in 20 hours ?kaVs ds fy, [kksyk tkrk gS vkSj fQj can dj fn;k tkrk gSA
and 30 hours respectively, while pipe C alone can ;fn ikbi C [kksyk tkrk gS] rks ;g VSd a dks [kkyh dj nsxk%
fill an empty tank in 8 hours. Pipes A, B and C are (a) 2 hours 15 minutes (b) 2 hours
opened simultaneously. The tank will be 75% full (c) 2 hours 55 minutes (d) 2 hours 45 minutes
after _______? D.P. (Executive) 14/12/2020 (Afternoon)
ikbi A vkSj b ,d Hkjs gq, VSad dks Øe'k% 20 ?kaVs vkSj 30 22. Two pipes A and B can fill the tank in 6 hrs and 4
?kaVs esa [kkyh dj ldrs gSa] tcfd ikbi c vdsys ,d [kkyh hrs respectively. If they are opened on alternate
VSad dks 8 ?kaVs esa Hkj ldrk gS A ikbi A, B vkS j C ,d hours and A is opened first, how many hours will
lkFk [kksys tkrs gS aA blds ckn VS ad 75% Hkj tk,xk& it take to fill the tank?
(a) 24 hours (b) 20 hours nks ikbi A vkSj B VSad dks Øe'k% 6 ?kaVs vkSj 4 ?kaVs esa Hkj
(c) 18 hours (d) 25 hours ldrs gSaA ;fn mUgsa oS d fYid ?kaVksa esa [kksyk tkrk gS vkS j
D.P. (Executive) 10/12/2020 (Morning) A dks igys [kksyk tkrk gS] rks VSad dks Hkjus esa fdrus ?kaVs
20. Pipe A is the pipe filling the tank, while B and C yxs a x s \
are the draining pipes. Pipe A alone can fill a tank
in 10 hours and pipe C alone can empty the entire (a) 5 hrs (b) 6 hrs
tank in 24 hours. If all the three pipes are opened (c) 4 hrs (d) 7.5 hrs
together, the tank is completely filled in 40 Delhi Police MTS 17/12/2018
hours. In how many hours can pipe B alone empty
two-third of the tank? 23. Two taps P and R can fill a tank in 16 hours and 24
hours respectively while a third tap S can empty
ikbi A VSad dks Hkjus okyk ikbi gS] tcfd B vkSj C ty
the same tank in 48 hours. If all three taps are
fudklh ikbi gS aA ikbi A vdsys ,d VS ad dks 10 ?kaVs esa opened together, then in how many hours the
Hkj ldrk gS vkS j ikbi C vdsys iwjs VSad dks 24 ?kaVs esa tank will be filled?
[kkyh dj ldrk gS A ;fn rhuksa ikbiksa dks ,d lkFk [kksy nks uy P vkSj R ,d Vadh dks Øe'k% 16 ?kaVs vkSj 24 ?kaVs
fn;k tk,] rks Vadh 40 ?kaVs esa iwjh Hkj tkrh gSA fdrus ?kaVksa esa Hkj ldrs gSa tcfd rhljk uy S mlh Vadh dks 48 ?kaVs
es a ikbi B vds y s VS a d dk nks & frgkbZ fgLlk [kkyh dj esa [kkyh dj ldrk gS A ;fn rhuksa uy ,d lkFk [kksy fn,
ldrk gS \ tk,a rks Vad h fdrus ?kaVs esa Hkj tk,xh\
(a) 30 (b) 24 (a) 24 (b) 16
(c) 18 (d) 20 (c) 12 (d) 8
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ANSWER KEY
1.(c) 2.(b) 3.(c) 4.(c) 5.(b) 6.(b) 7.(c) 8.(d) 9.(b) 10.(d)
11.(d) 12.(d) 13.(c) 14.(b) 15.(c) 16.(a) 17.(d) 18.(c) 19.(b) 20.(d)
21.(c) 22.(a) 23.(c)
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