Quiz Discussion

A is thrice good a workman as B and therefore is able to finish a job in 40 days less than B. Working together they can do it in:

• 1] 15 days
• 2] 16 days
• 3] 18 days
• 4] 20 days

If 10 persons can do a job in 20 days, then 20 person with twice the efficiency can do the same job in:

• 1] 5 days
• 2] 40 days
• 3] 10 days
• 4] 20 days

If 5 men and 3 women can reap 18 acre of crop in 4 days, 3 men and 2 women can reap 22 acre of crop in 8 days, then how many men are required to join 21 women to reap 54 acre of crop in 6 days ?

• 1] 5
• 2] 6
• 3] 10
• 4] 12

Madhu takes twice as much time as Uma to complete a work and Rahul does it in the same time as Madhu and Uma together. If all three working together can finish the work in 6 days, then the time taken by Madhu to finish the work is = ?

• 1] 12 days
• 2] 14 days
• 3] 36 days
• 4] 40 days

A and B can complete a piece of work in 12 and 18 days respectively. A begins to do the work and they work alternatively one at a time for one day each. The whole work will be completed in ?

• 1]

  \({ \text{14}}\frac{1}{3}{ \text{ days}}\)

• 2]

  \({ \text{15}}\frac{2}{3}{ \text{ days}}\)

• 3]

  \({ \text{16}}\frac{1}{3}{ \text{ days}}\)

• 4]

  \({ \text{18}}\frac{2}{3}{ \text{ days}}\)

Anuj and Manoj can together paint their house in 30 days. After working for 20 days, Anuj has to go out and Manoj finished the remaining working the next 30 days. If Manoj had gone away after 20 days instead of Anuj, then Anuj would have completed the remaining work in ?

• 1] 15 days
• 2] 20 days
• 3] 25 days
• 4] 35 days

There is provision of food in fort for 1200 soldiers for 60 days. After 15 days, 200 soldiers leave the fort. Remaining food will last for how many days?

• 1] 56 days
• 2] 50 days
• 3] 54 days
• 4] 48 days

A, B and C completed a work costing Rs. 1800. A worked for 6 days, B for 4 days and C for 9 days. If their daily wages are in the ratio of 5 : 6 : 4, how much amount will be received by A ?

• 1] Rs. 600
• 2] Rs. 750
• 3] Rs. 800
• 4] Rs. 900

A can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and B can do the same job in 12 days. With help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in:

• 1]

  \(9\frac{1}{5}\) days

• 2]

  \(9\frac{2}{7}\) days

• 3]

  \(9\frac{3}{5}\) days

• 4]

  10

Some carpenters promised to do a job in 9 days but 5 of them were absent and remaining men did the job in 12 day. The original number of carpenters was ?

• 1] 24
• 2] 20
• 3] 16
• 4] 18