CDS · Elementary Mathematics · UPSC · 2016–2017

Time and Work — CDS Elementary Mathematics PYQs

9 questions from this chapter, asked in 2 CDS exams between 2016–2017.

9questions
2CDS exams
2016–2017years covered

Questions asked per year

Practice questions first 9 of 9 — free

Q1MCQ2017

If 15 men take 21 days of 8 hours each to do a piece of work, then what is the number of days of 6 hours each that 21 women would take, if 3 women would do as much work as 2 men ?

(A)18
(B)20
(C)25
(D)30
Q2MCQ2017

A and B working together can finish a piece of work in 12 days while B alone can finish it in 30 days. In how many days can A alone finish the work ?

(A)18 days
(B)20 days
(C)24 days
(D)25 days
Q3MCQ2017

If 5 men can do a piece of work in 10 days and 12 women can do the same work in 15 days, the number of days required to complete the work by 5 men and 6 women is

(A) days
(B)8 days
(C) days
(D)12 days
Q4MCQ2017

30 men can complete a job in 40 days. However, after 24 days some men out of the assigned 30 left the job. The remaining people took another 40 days to complete the job. The number of men who left the job is

(A)24
(B)18
(C)12
(D)6
Q5MCQ2017

4 goats or 6 sheep can graze a field in 50 days. 2 goats and 3 sheep will graze it in

(A)200 days
(B)150 days
(C)100 days
(D)50 days
Q6MCQ2017

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 ?

(A)35 hours
(B)25 hours
(C)20 hours
(D)17 hours
Q7MCQ2016

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

(A)100 minutes
(B)110 minutes
(C)120 minutes
(D)125 minutes
Q8MCQ2016

A can do 50% more work than B in the same time. B alone can do a piece of work in 30 hours. B starts working and had already worked for 12 hours when A joins him. How many hours should B and A work together to complete the remaining work ?

(A)6 hours
(B)12 hours
(C)4.8 hours
(D)7.2 hours
Q9MCQ2016

A tank can be filled by pipe X in 2 hours and pipe Y in 6 hours. At 10 a.m. pipe X was opened. At what time will the tank be filled if pipe Y is opened at 11 a.m. ?

(A)12:45 hours
(B)5:00 p.m.
(C)11:45 a.m.
(D)11:50 a.m.

Why practise Time and Work PYQs?

Time and Work has appeared in 2 CDS Elementary Mathematics exams we track between 2016–2017. UPSC examiners consistently reuse concepts and question patterns from this topic — practising its previous year questions is the most reliable way to know exactly what to expect in your exam.

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