Time and Work Questions for Competitive Exams

Time and Work Questions for Competitive Exams – Free Practice Mock Test with Latest PYQs

Topic: Time and Work
Subject: Quantitative Aptitude (Maths)
Medium: English
Exam Level: SSC CGL, CHSL, CPO, GD

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1. 
A can do a piece of work in 32 days and B in 48 days. They work together for 8 days and then A goes away. In how much time (in days) will B finish the 60% of the remaining work?

2. 
Rajeshwar can do a piece of work in 12 days, Vikram in 6 days and Tiger in 15 days. They all start the work together, but Rajeshwar leaves after 2 days and Vikram leaves 3 days before the work is completed. In how many days is the work completed?

3. 
A fort had provision of food for 150 men for 85 days. After 15 days, 25 men left the fort. Find the number of days for which the remaining food will last.

4. 
Ritu and Mona can finish painting a house together in 18 days. Ritu alone would take 27 days to finish the painting. How long will it take Mona to finish the painting on her own?

5. 
The amount of money earned on a job is directly proportional to the number of hours worked. If ₹324 is earned in 6 hours, then how much money (in ₹) will be earned in 29 hours of work?

6. 
A work can be finished in a day by 20 men, or by 30 women, or by 50 boys. 2 men and 5 boys work on alternate days and 6 women work on all days. If men work on the first day, the work is finished in _________ days.

7. 
To do a certain work, A and B work on alternate days with B beginning the work on the first day. A alone can complete the same work in 22 days. If the work gets completed in \(11\frac{1}{2}\) days, then B alone can complete \(\frac{3}{4}\) the part of the original work in:

8. 
4 men and 3 women finish a job in 6 days, and 5 men and 7 women can do the same job in 4 days. How long will 8 men and 6 women take to do the same job?

9. 
If Anil takes 5 days to complete a task when he works for 8 hours a day, how many days will he take to complete the task if he works 6 hours a day?


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