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Railway Group – D: Mathematics (Work and Time

Problems)
Q.1. P and Q can complete a work alone in 9 days
and 12 days, respectively. If they start with Q and
work on alternate days, how many days will it
take to complete the work?
(Group D 17/08/2022, Morning)
(a) 10 1/3
(b) 11 5/6
(c) 11 1/3
(d) 10 5/6
Q.2. 5 men and 6 women can do a piece of work in
6 days while 3 men and 5 women can do the same
work in 9 days. In how many days can 3 men and 2
women do the same work?
(Group D 17/08/2022, Afternoon)
(a) 11 5/11 days
(b) 13 3/11 days
(c) 10 9/11 days
(d) 12 1/11 days
Q.3. A can count 100 eggs in 4 minutes while B
can count the same number of eggs in 5 minutes.
How much time will be required if they work
together to count 450 eggs?
(Group D 18/08/2022, Morning)
(a) 5 min
(b) 15 min
(c) 20 min
(d) 10 min
Q.4. A can complete a certain job in 32 days. B is
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60% more efficient than A. In how many days can

B alone complete the same job?
(Group D 24/08/2022, Morning)
(a) 10 days
(b) 32 days
(c) 15 days
(d) 20 days
Q.5. P, Q, and R can do a piece of work in 9 days,
18 days, and 12 days, respectively. They start the
work, with P working on Day 1, Q on Day 2, and R
on Day 3, and then continuing with this cycle till
the work is completed. How many days will be
needed to complete this work in this manner?
(Group D 29/08/2022, Morning)
(a) 11 days
(b) 15 days
(c) 16 days
(d) 12 days
Q.6. A book needs to be typed. When working
alone, A types it in 15 days, B in 12 days, C in 20
days, and D in 8 days. If A and D work together as
team SUN, B and C work as team MOON, and A
and C work as team RED, which team finishes
typing the book in the least time?
(Group D 30/08/2022, Afternoon)
(a) Team MOON
(b) Team SUN
(c) Team RED
(d) All teams need equal time
Q.7. C is twice as efficient as A, while B takes
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thrice as many days as C to do the same work. A

takes 10 days to do the work alone. If they work in
pairs [(A, B), (B, C), and (C, A)], with (A, B)
working on the first day, then (B, C) on the second
day, and (C, A) on the third day and continuing
the cycle till the work gets completed, then how
many days will be required to complete this work?
(Group D 02/09/2022, Afternoon)
(a) 7 5/8 days
(b) 5 7/8 days
(c) 5 7/8 days
(d) 4 3/8 days
Q.8. Prakash and Vinesh can complete a certain
piece of work in 12 and 14 days, respectively.
They started to work together, and after 3 days,
Vinesh left. In how many days will Prakash
complete the remaining work?
(Group D 29/09/2022, Afternoon)
(a) 47/7
(b) 44
(c) 43/8
(d) 44/7
Q.9. 10 men can dig a well 50 feet deep in 8 days.
How many men can dig a well 100 feet deep in 10
days?
(Group D 30/09/2022, Evening)
(a) 16
(b) 18
(c) 14
(d) 15
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Q.10. 20 women can complete a work in 15 days.

16 men can complete the same work in 15 days.
Find the ratio between the work efficiency of a
man to a woman.
(Group D 17/08/2022, Morning)
(a) 5 : 3
(b) 3 : 2
(c) 4 : 3
(d) 5 : 4
Q.11. A can finish painting a sari in 11 days, B in
20 days, and C in 55 days, if they work
independently. In how many days can the work be
completed if A is assisted by B on every odd-
numbered day and by C on every even-numbered
day till the work completes?
(Group D 17/08/2022, Evening)
(a) 8 days
(b) 18 days
(c) 12 days
(d) 9 days
Q.12. A and B together complete work in 8 days. If
B is 25% more efficient than A, then in how many
days will A alone complete the same work?
(Group D 22/08/2022, Evening)
(a) 24 days
(b) 12 days
(c) 18 days
(d) 6 days
Q.13. A and B undertake to complete a piece of
work for Rs.600. A alone can complete it in 4 days
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while B alone can complete it in 6 days. With the

help of C, they finish the work in 2 days. Find the
share of C in the payment received.
(Group D 23/08/2022, Afternoon)
(a) ₹100
(b) ₹200
(c) ₹300
(d) ₹78
Q.14. Madhu and Shiny together can complete a
piece of work in 20 days. Shiny and Rosie together
can complete the same work in 12 days, and Rosie
and Madhu together can complete the same work
in 15 days. In how many days will all three of
them together complete the same work?
(Group D 23/08/2022, Evening)
(a) 15 days
(b) 10 days
(c) 12 days
(d) 5 days
Q.15. 8 men and 12 women can build a wall in 10
days. 6 men and 8 women can build the same in
14 days. How long will it take 1 woman to build it
alone?
(Group D 24/08/2022, Morning)
(a) 140 days
(b) 700 days
(c) 350 days
(d) 280 days
Q.16. 6 men and 8 women could finish a work in
14 days. 8 men and 12 women could finish the
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same work in 10 days. How much time would be

taken to finish the same work if one man worked
alone?
(Group D 24/08/2022, Morning)
(a) 140 days
(b) 175 days
(c) 210 days
(d) 280 days
Q.17. A, B, and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30,
and 60 days, respectively. In how many days can
A complete the work if he is assisted by B and C
on every third day?
(Group D 24/08/2022, Morning)
(a) 15 days
(b) 13 days
(c) 24 days
(d) 12 days
Q.18. A and B can do a piece of work in 10 days
and 12 days respectively. If they start from A and
work alternately, then in how many days the work
will be completed?
(Group D 26/08/2022, Evening)
(a) 10 1/2
(b) 10 5/6
(c) 10 1/4
(d) 10
Q.19. Meenu alone can do work in 16 days. Simi
alone can do it in 12 days. If Raj joins them, three
of them together can complete the work in 4 days.
How long will Raj alone take to finish the work?
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(Group D 29/08/2022, Morning)

(a) 111/2
(b) 12/7
(c) 48/5
(d) 23
Q.20. Seven men can complete a work in 12 days.
They start the work and after 5 days, 3 men leave.
In how many days will the remaining work be
completed by the remaining men?
(Group D 29/08/2022, Afternoon)
(a) 13 1/4
(b) 12 1/4
(c) 14
(d) 12
Q.21. Aditya and Bhaskar undertake to do a piece
of work for ₹15,000. Aditya alone can do it in 15
days while Bhaskar alone can do it in 18 days.
With the help of Chandra, they finish it in 6 days.
What is Chandra's share?
(Group D 30/08/2022, Evening)
(a) ₹4,000
(b) ₹7,000
(c) ₹5,000
(d) ₹6,000
Q.22. Anu is four times as good as Binni in doing
work. Together they finish the same work in 12
hours. In how many hrs. will Anu alone finish the
work?
(Group D 05/09/2022, Morning)
(a) 11 hrs
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(b) 13 hrs
(c) 15 hrs
(d) 10 hrs
Q.23. A, B, and C together can complete a certain
work in 40 days. B and C together can complete
the same work in 60 days. B is 25% more efficient
than A. A, B, and C work together for 30 days. B
alone will complete the remaining work in:
(Group D 05/09/2022, Afternoon)
(a) 30 days
(b) 20 days
(c) 32 days
(d) 24 days
Q.24. A and B alone can do a piece of work in 30
days and 40 days respectively. If they work
together and get ₹2,800 for doing the work, what
will be A's share?
(Group D 06/09/2022, Afternoon)
(a) ₹1,200
(b) ₹1,400
(c) ₹1,600
(d) ₹1,500
Q.25. 12 unskilled and 14 skilled workers together
complete a certain piece of work in 9 days. If each
unskilled worker takes twice the time taken by a
skilled worker to finish the work, in how many
days will 12 skilled workers finish the same work?
(Group D 08/09/2022, Evening)
(a) 10 days
(b) 15 days
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(c) 18 days
(d) 12 days
Q.26. A, B, and C can complete a piece of work in
20, 24, and 30 days, respectively. The number of
days they take to finish it if they work together
will be:
(Group D 09/09/2022, Evening)
(a) 8 days
(b) 5 days
(c) 6 days
(d) 7 days
Q.27. A team of 30 men is supposed to complete a
work in 41 days. After 25 days, 6 more men are
employed, and the work is finished one day
earlier. By how many days would it have been
delayed, if 6 more men were not employed?
(Group D 09/09/2022, Evening)
(a) 2 days
(b) 4 days
(c) 3 days
(d) 1 day
Q.28. A can complete a certain work in the same
time in which B and C together can complete it. If
A and B together could complete it in 20 days and
C alone in 60 days, then B alone could complete
the work in:
(Group D 12/09/2022, Evening)
(a) 60 days
(b) 65 days
(c) 70 days
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(d) 72 days
Q.29. A and B together can complete a piece of
work in 5 days, while X and Y together can
complete the same work in 20 days. The number
of days A, B, X, and Y together will take to
complete it is:
(Group D 12/09/2022, Evening)
(a) 4 days
(b) 5 days
(c) 3 days
(d) 6 days