Model 6  Efficiency of the worker Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6 [SSC MTS 2011]

A is twice as good a workman as B and together they finish a piece of work in 14 days. The number of days taken by A alone to finish the work is

a) 42 days

b) 11 days

c) 21 days

d) 28 days

Question : 7 [SSC CPO S.I.2008]

A 10 hectare field is reaped by 2 men, 3 women and 4 children together in 10 days. If working capabilities of a man, a woman and a child are in the ratio 5 : 4 : 2, then a 16 hectare field will be reaped by 6 men,4 women and 7 children in

a) 8 days

b) 5 days

c) 6 days

d) 7 days

Question : 8 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2013]

Two workers A and B working together completed a job in 5 days. If A worked twice as efficiently as he actually did and B worked $1/3$ as efficiently as he actually did, the work would have been completed in 3 days. To complete the job alone, A would require

a) 8$3/4$ days

b) 5$1/5$ days

c) 6$1/4$ days

d) 7$1/2$ days

Question : 9 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2015]

If A, B and C can complete a work in 6 days. If A can work twice faster than B and thrice faster than C, then the number of days C alone can complete the work is :

a) 11 days

b) 33 days

c) 44 days

d) 22 days

Question : 10 [SSC CPO S.I.2009]

Jyothi can do $3/4$ of a job in 12 days. Mala is twice as efficient as Jyothi. In how many days will Mala finish the job ?

a) 16 days

b) 6 days

c) 8 days

d) 12 days