Q1. A contract is to be completed in 46 days and 117 men were set to work, each working 8 hours a day. After 33 days, 4/7 of the work is completed. Then how many additional men may be employed so that the work may be completed in time, each man now working 9 hours a day?
(a) 72
(b) 63
(c) 81
(d) 54
Q2. Two men undertake to do a piece of work at weaving clothes for Rs. 600. One alone could do it in 6 days and the other in 8 days. With the assistance of a boy, they finish it in 3 days. The boy’s share should be-
(a) Rs. 75
(b) Rs. 225
(c) Rs. 300
(d) Rs. 100
Q3. 12 men takes 18 days to complete a job whereas 12 women in 18 days can complete ¾ of the same job. How many days will 10 men and 8 women together take to complete the job?
(a) 15 day
(b) 13 1/2 day
(c) 16 2/3 day
(d) 12 1/2 day
Q4. A and B can do a piece of work of plough in 10 days. B and C can do it in 12 days; C and A in 15 days. In how many days will C finish it alone?
(a) 24 days
(b) 30 days
(c) 40 days
(d) 60 days
Q5. A daily wage worker was paid Rs. 1700 during a period of 30 days. During this period he was absent for 4 days and was fined Rs. 15 per day for absence. He was paid the full salary only for 18 days as he came late on the other days. Those who came late were given only half the salary for that day. What was the total salary paid per month to a worker who came on time everyday and was never absent?
(a) Rs. 2250
(b) Rs. 2500
(c) Rs. 3000
(d) Rs. 2400
Q6. A and B together can do a piece of work at jio sim verification office in 30 days. A and B worked for 16 days and B finished the remaining work alone in 44 days. In how many days will B finish the whole work alone?
(a) 24 days
(b) 94.29 days
(c) 32 days
(d) 60 days
Q7. The work done by a female worker in 8 h is equal to the work done by a male worker in 6h and by a child worker in 12 h. If working 6h/ day 9 male worker can finish the work in 6 days. If 12 male , 12 female workers and 12 children together finish the same work working 8 h/day in-
(a) 1 1/2 days
(b) 3 days
(c) 3 2/3 days
(d) 1 2/3 days
Q8. A contractor in Delhi metro engaged 100 labourer for a construction work to be completed in 96 days. But only 1/7 of the work was done in 1/6th of the scheduled time. The additional number of labourer that will be required to complete the work in time, is
(a) 20
(b) 40
(c) 30
(d) 15
Q9. A can cultivate 2/5 th of land in 6 days and B can cultivate 1/3 rd of the same land in 10 days. Working together A and B cultivate 4/5 th of the land in
(a) 4 days
(b) 5 days
(c) 8 days
(d) 10 days
Q10. 25 men and 15 women can complete a piece of work in 12 days. All of them started working together and after working for 8 days the women stop working. 25 men completed the remaining work in 6 days. How many days will it take for completing the entire job if only 15 women are put on the job?
(a) 36
(b) 29
(c) 48
(d) 27
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