Work and Time MCQs with Answers

Past Paper MCQ

If a certain job can be finished by 18 workers in 26 days, how many workers are needed to finish the job in 12 days?

• A.36 workers
• B.42 workers
• C.39 workers
• D.45 workers

Past Paper MCQ

A takes 6 days less than the time taken by B to finish a piece of work. If both A and B together can finish it in 4 days, find the time taken by B to finish the work.

• A.$10$ days
• B.$12$ days
• C.$14$ days
• D.$8$ days

Past Paper MCQ

21 binders can bind 1400 books in 15 days. How many binders will be required to bind 800 books in 20 days?

• A.$7$
• B.$9$
• C.$12$
• D.$15$

Past Paper MCQ

If 10 persons can do a job in 20 days, then 20 persons with twice the efficiency can do the same job in how many days?

• A.$5$ days
• B.$10$ days
• C.$15$ days
• D.$2.5$ days

Past Paper MCQ

24 workers working 7 hours a day produce 4000 units in 30 days. In how many days will 30 workers working 8 hours a day produce 3500 units?

• A.18 days
• B.21 days
• C.24 days
• D.28 days

Past Paper MCQ

If 8 men or 12 women can do a piece of work in 25 days, in how many days can the same work be done by 6 men and 11 women?

• A.$12$ days
• B.$20$ days
• C.$18$ days
• D.$15$ days

Past Paper MCQ

If 30 men working 9 hours per day can reap a field in 16 days, in how many days will 36 men reap the field, working 8 hours per day?

• A.12 days
• B.15 days
• C.18 days
• D.20 days

Past Paper MCQ

A group of five clerks has been assigned to insert 24,000 letters into envelopes. The clerks perform this work at the following rates: Clerk A, 1100 letters/hour; Clerk B, 1450 letters/hour; Clerk C, 1200 letters/hour; Clerk D, 1300 letters/hour; Clerk E, 1250 letters/hour. At the end of two hours of work, Clerks C and D are assigned to another task. From the time that Clerks C and D were taken off the assignment, the number of hours required for the remaining clerks to complete this assignment is:

• A.Less than 2 hr
• B.More than 2 hr, but less than 4 hr
• C.Exactly 4 hr
• D.More than 4 hr

Past Paper MCQ

15 cattle can graze a field in 20 days. 20 cattle can graze 3 such fields in how many days?

• A.40 days
• B.45 days
• C.50 days
• D.60 days

Past Paper MCQ

If person A completes a work in 12 days and person B completes the same work in 6 days, and they start working together, in how many days will they complete the work?

• A.$3$ days
• B.$4$ days
• C.$5$ days
• D.$6$ days