Time and Work Questions for SSC, Bank & Railway Exams: 33 Free Practice Tests
Time and work (with pipes and cisterns) is a standard arithmetic topic in SSC and bank exams. Questions ask how long people or pipes take alone, together, or in turns.
Taking the total work as the LCM of the given times avoids fractions in most questions.
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Time and Work: Key formulas
- If A finishes a job in a days, A does 1/a of it per day.
- A and B together finish it in (a × b) ÷ (a + b) days.
- LCM method: total work = LCM of the days; each person's daily work = total ÷ their days.
- Efficiency is inversely proportional to time: if A is twice as efficient as B, A takes half the time.
- M₁ × D₁ × H₁ ÷ W₁ = M₂ × D₂ × H₂ ÷ W₂ (men, days, hours per day, work).
- Pipes: a filling pipe adds work, a leak or emptying pipe subtracts it.
SSC CGL Time and Work Questions (9 tests)
132 questions, timed like the SSC CGL paper, with instant score.
- SSC CGL Pipes and Cisterns Mock Test 0115 Qs•12 min•MediumStart
- SSC CGL Pipes and Cisterns Mock Test 0215 Qs•12 min•MediumStart
- SSC CGL Pipes and Cisterns Mock Test 0315 Qs•12 min•MediumStart
- SSC CGL Time and Work Mock Test 0115 Qs•12 min•MediumStart
- SSC CGL Time and Work Mock Test 0215 Qs•12 min•HardStart
- SSC CGL Time and Work Mock Test 0315 Qs•12 min•MediumStart
- SSC CGL Time and Work Mock Test 0415 Qs•12 min•MediumStart
- SSC CGL Time and Work Mock Test 0515 Qs•12 min•MediumStart
- SSC Time and Work, Pipes and Cisterns Previous Year Questions Set 1 (CGL, CHSL, GD Official Papers)12 Qs•7 min•MediumStart
SSC CHSL Time and Work Questions (6 tests)
90 questions, timed like the SSC CHSL paper, with instant score.
- SSC CHSL Pipes and Cisterns Mock Test 0115 Qs•18 min•MediumStart
- SSC CHSL Pipes and Cisterns Mock Test 0215 Qs•18 min•MediumStart
- SSC CHSL Pipes and Cisterns Mock Test 0315 Qs•18 min•MediumStart
- SSC CHSL Time and Work Mock Test 0115 Qs•10 min•MediumStart
- SSC CHSL Time and Work Mock Test 0215 Qs•10 min•MediumStart
- SSC CHSL Time and Work Mock Test 0315 Qs•12 min•MediumStart
SSC MTS Time and Work Questions (5 tests)
75 questions, timed like the SSC MTS paper, with instant score.
SSC GD Time and Work Questions (3 tests)
45 questions, timed like the SSC GD paper, with instant score.
SBI PO Time and Work Questions (1 test)
15 questions, timed like the SBI PO paper, with instant score.
SBI Clerk Time and Work Questions (4 tests)
75 questions, timed like the SBI Clerk paper, with instant score.
IBPS PO Time and Work Questions (2 tests)
35 questions, timed like the IBPS PO paper, with instant score.
IBPS Clerk Time and Work Questions (1 test)
15 questions, timed like the IBPS Clerk paper, with instant score.
RRB NTPC Time and Work Questions (1 test)
15 questions, timed like the RRB NTPC paper, with instant score.
RRB Group D Time and Work Questions (1 test)
15 questions, timed like the RRB Group D paper, with instant score.
Time and Work Notes and Tricks
Time and Work Questions: FAQs
How many free time and work tests are on BookOfExams?
33 tests with 512 questions in total, across 10 exams. The count updates whenever a new test is added.
What is the LCM method?
Take total work as the LCM of the given days, find each person's units per day, and divide total units by the combined units per day.
How are pipes and cisterns related to time and work?
They are the same idea: each pipe is a worker, and an emptying pipe is a worker with negative work.
Do these tests have solutions?
Yes. Every test shows your score and accuracy as soon as you submit, with a step-by-step solution for each question after a free sign-in.