Quantitative Aptitude Questions (Pipes and Cisterns) for IBPS Clerk Mains Day-19

Quantitative Aptitude Questions (Pipes and Cisterns) for IBPS Clerk Mains Day-19:

Dear Readers, IBPS is conducting Online Mains Examination for the recruitment of Clerical Cadre. Main Examination of IBPS Clerk was scheduled from 21st Jan 2018. To enrich your preparation here we have providing new series of Pipes and Cisterns – Quantitative Aptitude Questions. Candidates those who are appearing in IBPS Clerk Main Exam can practice these Quantitative Aptitude Average questions daily and make your preparation effective.

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1. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 18 hours and 24 hours respectively, while a third pipe can empty the full tank in 30 hours. All three pipes are opened in the beginning. After 12 hours C is closed. Find the time in which the tank will be full?

1. 18.3 hours
2. 16.2 hours
3. 17.3 hours
4. 14.4 hours
5. None of these

2. B is 4/3 times as efficient as A. If A can fill the 5/8 of the tank in 15 min, what fraction of the capacity of the tank would remain incomplete if B can fill the tank independently for 10 min only?

1. 2/3
2. 3 /4
3. 5/8
4. 4/9
5. 2/3

3. P, Q and R can fill the tank in 12, 15 and 20 min respectively. All three began to fill the tank together but P and Q left 3 and 4 min respectively before filling the tank. In how much time does R takes to fill the remaining?

1. 7 ¼ min
2. 6 1/12 min
3. 8 1/3 min
4. 7 7/12 min
5. 9 ¼ min

4. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 18 minutes and 24 minutes respectively. Both pipes are opened together and 3 minutes before the tank is filled completely, pipe B is closed. Calculate the total time required to fill the tank?

1. 12 min
2. 15 min
3. 18 min
4. 16 min
5. None of these

5. Pipe A and Pipe B can fill a tank in 12 hours and 15 hours respectively while Pipe C can empty the full tank in 18 hours. If pipe A is opened at 7 am, Pipe B opened at 8:30 am and Pipe C at 10 am, then after 10 am, how much more time will be taken by all three pipes together to fill the tank?

1. 5 12/17 hour
2. 6 hour
3. 6 15/17 hour
4. 7 12/17 hour
5. None of these

6. A, B and C can fill the tank in 36, 48 and 42 min respectively. A and C could fill the tank in 6 min and then A and C stopped. Then B started to fill the tank, It fills the tank for some min and again A and C started 10 min before filling the tank. For how long B opened to fill the tank?

1. 7 7/20 min
2. 8 8/21 min
3. 8 9/20 min
4. 6 6/17 min
5. None of these

7. Pipe Q can fill a water tank in 8 hours, Pipe R can fill the same tank in 12 hours and Pipe S can empty the tank in 24 hours. If all three pipes are opened together in how many hours will the tank be completely filled or empty?

1. 5.5 hours
2. 3.5 hours
3. 6 hours
4. 7 hours
5. 6.5 hours

8. A tank has a leak which can empty a full tank in 28 minutes. A tap is turned on which can fill 2.5 liters a minutes. The tank now becomes empty in 42 minutes. What is the capacity of the tank?

1. 210 liters
2. 342 liters
3. 250 liters
4. 389 liters
5. None of these

9. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 8 hours. After working at it together for 3 hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in 6 hours. How much time taken by C to fill the tank alone?

1. 36 hours
2. 48 hours
3. 42 hours
4. 32 hours
5. None of these

10. Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 10, 15 and 18 hours respectively. If A is open all the time and B and C are open for one hour each alternately, the tank will be full in?

1. 6 hrs
2. 6 hr 48 min
3. 7 hr 32 min
4. 7 1/2 hrs
5. None of these

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