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Time and Work MCQs with Answers for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all One Paper Exams

Time and work MCQs (combined work, pipes, man-days) are a standard PPSC pattern. Convert everyone to a one-day rate, then add.

Time and Work MCQs with answers

10 questions on this page, with a one-liner under each answer. Hide answers to attempt; questions you already answered stay revealed. This is a sample of 30 Time and Work MCQs — the full Mathematics bank is in the study app.

Answers and one-liners are hidden. Tap an option to check that question, or show all. Questions from previously asked papers carry a Past Paper MCQ badge.

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    Past Paper MCQ

    A tank can be filled by pipe A in 3 hours and pipe B in 5 hours. At 7 am, pipe A was opened. At what time will the tank be filled if pipe B was opened at 8 am?

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    Past Paper MCQ

    If three lawns are completed in two hours, how many lawns will be completed in ten hours?

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    Past Paper MCQ

    If 42 women can do a work in 18 days, how many women will do the same work in 21 days?

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    Past Paper MCQ

    $P$ and $Q$ need $8$ days to complete a work. $Q$ and $R$ need $12$ days to complete the same work. But $P$, $Q$ and $R$ together can finish it in $6$ days. How many days will be needed if $P$ and $R$ together do it?

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    Past Paper MCQ

    Ali earns Rs 7500 in 2 weeks. What will he earn in 2 days if he works 6 days a week?

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    Past Paper MCQ

    Working $5$ hours a day, A can complete a work in $8$ days and working $6$ hours a day, B can complete the same work in $10$ days. Working $8$ hours a day, they can jointly complete the work in:

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    Past Paper MCQ

    12 men can do a piece of work in 10 days. How many men would be required to do the same work in 8 days?

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    Past Paper MCQ

    A person irons four shirts in 12 minutes. How many shirts will he iron in one hour?

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    Past Paper MCQ

    A stenographer has been asked to fill out 500 forms. She fills 25 forms by the end of half an hour, when she is joined by another stenographer who fills the forms at the rate of 45 per hour. The entire assignment will be carried out in:

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    Past Paper MCQ

    125 people can finish a piece of work in 120 days. Find the number of people required to finish this same work in 100 days.

Time and Work MCQs — common questions

Are these Time and Work MCQs with answers?
Yes. Each question on this page can be attempted here. The correct option and a one-liner are in the HTML. This is a sample set of 30 Time and Work MCQs across 3 pages. The full Mathematics bank is in the study app.
Are Time and Work MCQs asked in FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all One Paper Exams?
Yes. Time and Work is part of the Mathematics portion of most Pakistani one-paper job tests. Weighting still depends on the advertisement — use the official syllabus for your post.
Are these past paper Time and Work MCQs?
Where a question came from a previously asked paper, it carries a Past Paper MCQ badge. The rest are general practice from the same topic. The study app lets you drill past papers on their own.
How should I practise Time and Work MCQs?
Hide answers and attempt the samples on this page first. Then open Mathematics in the study app and drill this area until your correction rate rises. Mix a full paper only after the topic is stable.
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