Q1:

2026: 31 May Shift 2

Time & Work

Easy

Applied

A tap can fill a tank in 45 minutes whereas another tap can empty it in 1 hour 30 minutes. If both taps are opened at 9 A.M., then the time at which the tank will be filled is

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 31 May Shift 2 MAT question 1

Q2:

2026: 30 May Shift 2

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Three pipes A, B, and C can fill a tank together in 2 hours. Pipes B and C take 3 hours to fill the tank, while pipes A and C take 4 hours to fill the tank. Which of the following statements are correct?

(A) Pipe A alone takes 6 hours to fill the tank.

(B) Pipe B alone takes 5 hours to fill the tank.

(C) Pipe B alone takes 4 hours to fill the tank.

(D) Pipe C alone takes 12 hours to fill the tank.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 30 May Shift 2 MAT question 2

Q3:

2026: 30 May Shift 1

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

A pump can fill a water tank in 4 hours but because of the leakage in the tank it took 4144\frac{1}{4} hours to fill the tank. How much time will it take for the leakage to drain all the water of the full tank?

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 30 May Shift 1 MAT question 3

Q4:

2026: 29 May Shift 2

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

One pipe can fill a tank five times as fast as another pipe. If, together, two pipes can fill the tank in 30 minutes, how much time does the faster pipe alone take to fill the tank ?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 29 May Shift 2 MAT question 4

Q5:

2026: 29 May Shift 1

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 minutes and 24 minutes respectively, and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons of water per minute. If all the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes, then the capacity of the tank is :

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 29 May Shift 1 MAT question 5

Q6:

2026: 26 May Shift 2

Time & Work

Easy

Applied

Two pipes A and B fill a tank in 12 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously and pipe A is closed after 3 minutes, then how much more time will it take to fill the tank with pipe B?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 26 May Shift 2 MAT question 6

Q7:

2026: 25 May Shift 1

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 10 minutes & 16 minutes respectively whereas a waste pipe can empty 3 litres per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 8 minutes, then the capacity of the tank is:

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 25 May Shift 1 MAT question 7

Q8:

2026: 22 May Shift 2

Time & Work

Hard

Applied

A cistern can be filled by two pipes filling separately in 8 and 10 minutes respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but being clogged for a certain time, only 710\frac{7}{10} of the full quantity of water flows through the former and only 38\frac{3}{8} through the later pipe. The obstructions, however, being suddenly removed, the cistern is filled in 2 minutes from that moment. How long was it before the full flow began?

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 22 May Shift 2 MAT question 8

Q9:

2026: 22 May Shift 1

Time & Work

Hard

Applied

A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the tank in the same time during which the tank is filled by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the tank 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower than the third pipe ,then the time required by the first pipe to fill the tank alone is :

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 22 May Shift 1 MAT question 9

Q10:

2026: 21 May Shift 2

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

A pipe can fill a tank with petrol in 3 hours. Due to leakage, it took 4234\dfrac{2}{3} hours to fill the tank. How much time will it take for the leakage to drain all the petrol of the full tank?

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Q11:

2026: 21 May Shift 1

Time & Work

Easy

Applied

A pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours. Due to a leak in its bottom, it is filled in 7 hours. If the tank is full, then the time it will take to empty it because of the leak is:

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Q12:

2026: 19 May Shift 2

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank together in 8 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours, B is closed and A and C can fill the remaining part in 9 hours. The time in which B alone can fill the tank is :

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Q13:

2026: 19 May Shift 1

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12 minutes, 15 minutes and 20 minutes respectively. If tap A is opened all the time while tap B and C are opened for 1 minute each alternately such that tap B opened first, then the time taken to fill the tank is :

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Q14:

2026: 18 May Shift 2

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Two pipes can fill a tank in 12 and 15 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3.4 litres per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 18 minutes. The capacity of the tank is

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Q15:

2026: 18 May Shift 1

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took 2132\frac{1}{3} hours to fill the tank. In how many hours can the leak drain all the water from the tank?

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Q16:

2026: 15 May Shift 1

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Three pipes A, B, and C can fill a tank together in 10 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours, B is closed and A and C can fill the remaining part in 12 hours. The time in which B alone can fill the tank is

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Q17:

2026: 12 May Shift 2

Time & Work

Easy

Applied

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) If an inlet pipe can fill a tank in xx hours, but due to a leakage in the bottom it is filled in yy hours, then time (in hours) taken to empty the tank due to leakage(I) yz+zx−xyxyz\dfrac{yz+zx-xy}{xyz}
(B) If two inlet pipes take xx & yy hours respectively to fill the tank and the third outlet pipe takes zz hours to empty the tank. If all three of them are opened together, then the net part of the tank filled in 1 hour(II) 1x\dfrac{1}{x}
(C) If a pipe can fill the tank completely in xx hours, then the part of the tank filled in 1 hour(III) xyy−x\dfrac{xy}{y-x}
(D) If two inlet pipes can fill a tank in xx & yy hours. If both pipes are opened at the same time, then net part of the tank filled in 1 hour(IV) x+yxy\dfrac{x+y}{xy}

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q18:

2025: 3 June Shift 2

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Pipe A and B can fill a tank in 20 hours and 25 hours respectively, and pipe C can empty the full tank in 40 hours.If all the pipes are opened together, then how much time will be needed to make the tank full?

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Q19:

2025: 3 June Shift 1

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 minutes and 30 minutes respectively. Both pipes A and B are opened together for some time and then pipe B is turned off. If the tank is filled in 15 minutes, then time for which the pipe B works is:

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Q20:

2025: 2 June Shift 1

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Three pipes A, B & C fill a tank in 3 hours working simultaneously. The pipe C is twice as faster as B and B is twice as fast as A. The time taken by pipe A alone to fill the tank is:

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Q21:

2025: 30 May Shift 2

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank respectively in 30 min and 45 min. Both A and B are opened together for some time and then pipe B is turned off. If the tank is filled in 20 min, then find after how many minutes the pipe B is turned off?

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Q22:

2025: 30 May Shift 1

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 hours and 6 hours respectively. Pipe C can empty it in 12 hours. If all three pipes are opened together, then the time taken to fill the tank is:

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Q23:

2025: 29 May Shift 2

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Pipe A and B can fill a tank in 15 hours and 20 hours respectively. Pipe C can empty the tank in 25 hours. Pipes A, B and C works together but pipe C is closed after 10 hours , then time taken by pipe A and B to fill the remaining tank is:

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Q24:

2025: 27 May Shift 1

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Two pipes can fill a tank in 6 minutes and 12 minutes respectively, and a third pipe can empty the tank at the rate of 18 liters per minute. If all the pipes working together can fill the empty tank in 5 minutes, the capacity of the tank is:

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Q25:

2025: 26 May Shift 2

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Inlet Pipe A can fill a tank in 30 minutes, and outlet pipes B and C can empty the tank in 2 hours each. If all 3 pipes operate together, the tank will be filled in:

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Q26:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Two pipes P and Q can fill a tank in 26 minutes and 52 minutes respectively. Both the pipes are opened together for some time and then pipe P is closed. If the tank is filled in 26 minutes, then after how many minutes pipe P is closed?

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Q27:

2025: 22 May Shift 1

Time & Work

Easy

Applied

Pipe A can fill a tank in 24 hours and pipe B in 32 hours. If both the pipes are opened in an empty tank at the same time, then the time taken to fill the tank is:

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Q28:

2025: 21 May Shift 2

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 minutes and 10 minutes respectively. Both pipes A and B are opened together for some time and then pipe B is turned off. If the tank is filled in 15 minutes, then find after how many minutes pipe B is turned off?

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Q29:

2025: 21 May Shift 1

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

A pipe A can fill a tank in 4 hours. There are two outlet pipes, B and C, from the tank which can empty it in 8 and 10 hours respectively. If all the three pipes are opened simultaneously, how long will it take to fill the tank?

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Q30:

2025: 19 May Shift 1

Time & Work

Medium

Applied

Pipe A can fill the tank 3 times faster than pipe B. If both pipes A and B running together can fill the tank in 15 minutes, then the time taken by B alone to fill the tank is:

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