Time and Work

Directions (1 - 5): Following bar graph shows working efficiency of four people to complete the work.

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1. A and B starts working together and after 2 days, both of them left the work. Then in how many days the
remaining work will be completed by D?
(a) 13/6 days (b) 41/5 days
(c) 44/5 days (d) 47/5 days

2. In how many days the total work will be completed, if all the four persons start working together?
(a) 720/247 days (b) 947/734 days
(c) 780/249 days (d) 698/233 days

3. If D and A starts working together and after 2 days, they both left the work and B alone works on third day,
then find the remaining portion of the work after 3 days.
(a) 1/10 (b) 21/40
(c) 1/12 (d) 11/25

4. If at the place of B, E joins the work with A, C and D, then work will be completed in 48/13 days. Working
efficiency of E is -
(a) 12 days (b) 30 days
(c) 27 days (d) 36 days

5. If A works for 3 days, B works for 4 days, C works for 2 days and D works for 2 days, who completed minimum
fraction of work?
(a) D (b) C
(c) A (d) B

Directions (6 - 10): The bar graph given below represents the time taken (in days) by 5 persons individually to finish a
work when they work at a certain percentage of their actual efficiencies that is given in the table. Read the data
carefully and answer the following questions.
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Amit Mohit Aayush Shivam Anurag

Person Amit Mohit Ayush Shivam Anurag

6. What is the time taken by Amit, Mohit and Anurag together to finish the work when they work at their actual
efficiency?
(a) 6 (b) 7

(c) 9 (d) 8

7. When all of them work at their actual efficiency, then who will take minimum time to finish the work?
(a) Shivam (b) Aayush
(c) Amit (d) Mohit

8. Veer(working at his actual efficiency) takes 25% more time than time taken by Aayush and Mohit together
(working with their actual efficiency). What is the total time taken by Veer and Amit together to finish the work
when both (Veer and Amit) work at their actual efficiency?
(a) 5 days (b) 8 days
(c) 6 days (d) 9 days

9. Time taken by Mohit(working at actual efficiency) to do the work is what percent of time taken by Amit and
Anurag together (both work at their actual efficiency) to do the same work?
(a) 145% (b) 165%
(c) 155% (d) 135%

10. If Deepak, Shivam and Anurag together(all of them working at their actual efficiencies) can finish the work in
11 days, then find the time taken by Deepak and Amit together (both working at actual efficiency) to finish
the same work?
(a) 420/43 days (b) 530/43 days
(c) 490/43 days (d) 840/43 days

11. If Mohit, Shivam and Aayush work on a project (with their actual efficiencies) and get a total salary of Rs 4221,
then find the share of Shivam?
 (a) Rs 1134 (b) Rs 1085
(c) Rs 1875 (d) Rs 980

Directions (12 - 14): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
There are 4 persons P, Q. R and S. P and Q start a work together. Alter 9 days, P is replaced by R who can do the work
alone in half of the time in which S can do alone. After 4 days more, R left the work and remaining work is completed
by Q alone in 7 days. P did 100/3% of the total work. S is 25% less efficient than P.
12. Find the time taken by Q to complete the work alone.
(a) 45 days (b) 30 days
(c) 18 days (d) 27 days

13. Find the time taken by R and S together to complete the whole work.
(a) 20 days (b) 18 days
(c) 12 days (d) 15 days

14. If the ratio of the efficiency of S to T is 5:x, S started the work alone and after 14 days T joined him and the
remaining work was completed in 10 days. Find the time taken by T to complete the work alone.
(a) 25 days (b) 30 days
(c) 36 days (d) 24 days

Directions (15 - 20): Four different JCB machines are used to complete a piece of work. Study the following table and
answer the questions.
JCB No of days in which a Mileage(Number Hours Rent
particular JCB can ofhoursworked/ (worked charges
complete the whole litre of fuel) in a day) for a day
work alone
JCB 1 12 4 8 Rs 500
JCB 2 6 3 6 Rs 700
JCB 3 8 4 4 Rs 600
JCB 4 4 2 8 Rs 400

If total payment given to a particular JCB is = Rent charges + Cost of fuel used during the work.
Cost price of diesel = Rs 60/litre
Mileage is defined as number of hours worked by a JCB per litre of the fuel.
15. If JCB 3 is used to complete the whole work. Find the total payment given to it?
(a) Rs. 5500 (b) Rs. 5280
(c) Rs. 5240 (d) Rs. 5250

16. When JCB 4 was used to complete the whole work, the price of diesel rose. If the total payment given to JCB 4
is Rs. 2752, find the percentage increase in the price of the fuel as compared to its initial value.
(a) 10% (b) 20%
(c) 25% (d) 30%

17. Find the sum of the cost of the fuel consumed by JCB 1 and JCB 2, if they complete the work alone separately.
(a) Rs. 2160 (b) Rs. 2440
 (c) Rs. 2560 (d) Rs. 2060

18. If JCB 4 was given to complete the whole work. But after two days of work, the JCB 4 broke down and JCB 3
was called to complete the remaining work. Find the number of days JCB 3 will take the complete the
remaining work.
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 3

19. If during calculation of total payment of JCB 1, the rent per day was taken as Rs. 600 per day by mistake. Find
the extra payment given to JCB 1 for the whole work.
(a) Rs. 100 (b) Rs. 200
(c) Rs. 600 (d) Rs. 1200

20. It JCB 1 and JCB 4 are used to complete the whole work. If for first 3 days, JCB 1 is used and then the remaining
work is done by JCB 4. Find the ratio of the payment given to JCB 1 and JCB 4.
(a) 29:31 (b) 31 :37
(c) 31:32 (d) 27:31

Directions (21 - 23): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
The table given below shows the number of people required for various projects to be completed in various days.
Situations Situation 1 Situation 2
Projects Number Days Number Days
of required of required
workers workers
A X + 20 30 X 45
B Y+5 Y-5 Y Y- 1
C Z2 175 M2 252

21. If 75 people were working on project A, how many days did it take to complete the work?
(a) 16 days (b) 20 days
(c) 24 days (d) 26 days

22. If 0.6Y people work on project B for 20 days and then 5 more people join the project after 20 days. How many
days will it take to complete the project B?
(a) 30 days (b) 32 days
(c) 35 days (d) 27 days

23. Find the time taken by a team of 5Z6M member to complete the project C.
(a) 10 days (b) 8 days
(c) 6 days (d) 7 days

Directions (24 - 28): Study the given line chart carefully and answer the following questions
Line chart shows the time taken by 5 boys to complete a work.
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The following table shows the ratio of time taken by boys and girls
Persons Time Ratio
A:F 5:7
B:G 3:4
C:H 4:5
D:1 6:5
E:J 5:6

24. A and G started a work. After 3 days A left the work and D joined the work. After One more day G also left find
in how much time D complete the remaining work.
(a) 9 days (b) 8 days

(c) 10 days (d) 4 days

25. B, C and J started a work; B left the work after ‘n’ days. C and J completed the remaining work in 3(2/5) days.
Find after how many days B left the work.
(a) 3(1/2) days (b) 3 days
(c) 4 days (d) 2 days

26. F, I and E starts work together I and E left the work 2 days before the completion of the work, then the whole
work will be finished in how many days?
(a) 4 days (b) 6 days

(c) 5 days (d) 3 days

27. This question is accompanied by two statements (I), and (II). You have to determine which statement(s) is/are
sufficient / necessary to answer the question.
B, D and H starts the work together, find in how many days whole work will be completed?
I. B left after 2 days.
II. Before leaving the work B has completed 13 %
(a) I only (b) II Only
(c) Either I or II (d) Neither I nor II
28. Given below are quantities named A and B. Based on the given information, you have to determine the
relation between the two quantities.
Quantity A: Time taken by A, E and G together to complete a work.
Quantity B: Time taken by D, E and J together to complete the same work
(a) Quantity A < Quantity B (b) Quantity A > Quantity B
(c) Quantity A ≤ Quantity B (d) Quantity A ≥ Quantity B

Directions (29 - 31): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
There are four friends P, Q, R and S. The time taken by P alone to complete the work is x days, the time taken by R
alone to complete the work is (x + 14) days. P started the work alone, after 11 days Q joined him and after 15 more
days both of them left the work and the rest work is completed by S in 10 days. The efficiency of R is 25% more than
the efficiency of Q, and the ratio of the efficiency of Q to S is 6:7.
29. What is the value of x?
(a) 30 (b) 42
(c) 70 (d) 56

30. Find the time taken by S alone to complete the 60% of the total work.
(a) 24 days (b) 40 days
(c) 42 days (d) 36 days

31. Find the time taken by P and Q together to complex the work together.
(a) 28.20 days (b) 27.50 days
(c) 26.25 days (d) 30 days

Directions (32 – 34): Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.
X women can do a work in 2Y days. 1.5X men can do work in Y days. 8 males, 8 Females and 8 children together can
do the work in 22.5 days. 3X child can do the work in 4Y days.
32. If 2.5X females can complete the work in 24 days. Then Find the value of Y?
(a) 35 (b) 37
(c) 29 (d) 30

33. Find in how many days 10 males and 12 females together can complete the same work.
(a) 19(31/38) (b) 17(31/38)
(c) 19(29/38) (d) 17(29/38)

34. How many days 16 females complete the whole work?

Directions (35 - 39): Read the below data carefully and answer the following questions:
The line graph indicates the no. of days taken by six boys to complete a work.
 The chart below shows the number of days taken by six girls to complete a work.

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35. If Pulkit and Paras started to work and after 2 days they were replaced by Neha, Ruhi and Happy then they
stopped, how much work is still left? (Neha, Ruhi and Happy worked for 2 days together)
(a) 1/10 (b) 1/6
(c) 1/9 (d) 1/12

36. If all the boys work together then time taken by them will be how much less than the time taken by Purvi,
Hema, Neha and happy together to do the work?
(a) 2 days (b) 2 days

(c) 2 days (d) 2 days

37. Pradeep and Nikku started work. Pradeep worked at 120% of his efficiency and Nikku at 5/6 of his normal
routine work. They started work on alternate days starting with Pradeep. How many days will be taken by
them to complete the work?
(a) 10 days (b) 10 days

(c) 10 days (d) 11 days

38. How many days will it take to complete the work if Punit does the 25% of the work alone and 10% is done by
Nikku alone and the remaining is done by Suman?
(a) 19 days (b) 16 days
39. Ashu started working alone at his normal efficiency but after 5 days of starting he found that he has done only
25% work so to complete the remaining work on time by how much percentage he should increase his
efficiency?
(a) 12.5% (b) 15%
(c) 10% (d) 20%

Directions (40 - 44): Given below table shows number of days taken by P & Q together, Q & R together, P & R
together and S alone to complete four different work X, Y, Z & W. Read the data carefully and answer the question.
Person Work X Work Y Work Z Work W
P&Qtogether 20 30 20 24
Q & R together 24 72 40 20
P & R together 30 36 30 48
S alone 40 40 24 40

40. What is ratio of time taken by R & S together to complete the work Y to time taken by Q, R & S to complete the
work Z?
(a) 7 : 9 (b) 7 : 5
(c) 16 : 7 (d) 7 : 11

41. Find the difference between time taken by R & S together to complete work X and time taken by S & P to
complete work Z?
(a) 21 days (b) 18 days

(c) 16 days (d) 12 days

42. If P & R work for 8 days on work W and after that P left the work and R & Q work together for 12 days, find in
how many days remaining work will be completed by S with the help of R?
(a) 5 days (b) 5 days

(c) 5 days (d) 7 days

43. P & Q start work X and did it for first 24 days alternatively after that P left the work and Q & R work for next 16
days alternatively on same work and then left the work, then find in how many days S will be completed
remaining work alone?
(a) 2 days (b) 7 days

(c) 5 days (d) 1 days

44. All P, Q, R &S start work D, which is 200% more than work W with same efficiency at they all do work expect R.
If R work with 300% more efficiently with P, Q & S together, then find in how many days work D will be
completed?
(a) 20days (b) 18days
(c) 30 days (d) 24 days
Directions (45 - 50): Study the following information and answer the questions given below.
Nameof Days taken to Finish job
worker
Work - P Work-Q Work-R Work - S Work-T
Rahul 144 770 315 84 225
Sachin 80 924 420 168 180
Virat 90 420 252 105 150
Sourav 60 462 90 70 120
Dhoni 48 385 105 140 300

45. Rahul completed 40% of Job-Q alone and then the remaining part of the job was done by Virat and Sourav
together. For doing 40% of the job, Rs. 62000 is offered. Find out the value of wage, Virat and Rahul together
get per day for doing the remaining part of Job-Q?
(a) Rs.700 (b) Rs.352.27
(c) Rs.715 (d) None of these

46. Rahul, Sachin and Virat were all hired to complete Job-R together but after 100 days Rahul left the Job,Virat
left the Job 50 days before completion and only Sachin continued to work till the job was completed. In how
many days the job wascompleted.
(a) 135 3/4 days (b) 135 1/4 days
(c) 138 1/4 days (d) None of these

47. Dhoni and Sourav together work on Job-S and Job-T on alternate days, starting with Job-S. Once a job is
completed, from the very next day Virat joined them and they work every day on the next job together. How
long did it take to complete both the work?
(a) 130 1/11 Days (b) 118 2/11 Days
(c) 118 3/11 Days (d) 18 4/11 Days

48. How long will it take to complete all the five jobs when all the five men start working on Job-P together and
once the Job-P is completed all five start working on Job-Q from next day onward and same pattern is followed
to complete Job-R, Job-S and Job-T?
(a) 208 days (b) 209 days
(c) 210 days (d) 211 days

49. Virat appointed 150 men to finish a work in job R. After 152 days he found that 3/5 of work had already been
done. How many persons we need more, so that the work can be finished on time?
(a) 7 men (b) 2 men
(c) 3 men (d) 5 men

50. What is the average number of days taken by all the workers to complete the work Q?
(a) 492.3 days (b) 592.2 days
(c) 392.4 days (d) 292.2 days
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1 C 2 A 3 B 4 D 5 B

6 C 7 B 8 D 9 C 10 D

11 A 12 A 13 C 14 B 15 B

16 B 17 A 18 B 19 D 20 C
21 C 22 C 23 D 24 B 25 B
26 B 27 C 28 A 29 B 30 D
31 C 32 D 33 D 34 E 35 B

36 C 37 B 38 D 39 A 40 C

41 D 42 C 43 A 44 D 45 D

46 D 47 A 48 D 49 B 50 B