Time and Work PYQs for SSC, RRB, Banking & Defence

We have covered the complete Time and Work chapter, starting with Time and Work Concepts, Time and Work Formulas, and Time and Work Questions, followed by Work and Wages, Efficiency, and Men, Women and Days questions. We have also practiced MCQs, True/False questions, Fill in the Blanks, and Word Problems.

Now, it is time to solve Time and Work Previous Year Questions (PYQs) based on questions asked in competitive examinations.

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Q1: Apsara can complete a particular task in 3 days, while Sankirtan can complete the same task in 9 days. If they work together, in how many days will they complete two such tasks? (RRB)

Q2: Jai can complete a railway maintenance task in 16 days, while Veeru can complete the same task in 12 days. With the help of Gabbar, they complete the task in just 4 days. In how many days can Gabbar alone complete the task? (SSC)

Q3: Apsara and Sankirtan together complete a task in T days. If Apsara alone completes the task in T + 3 days and Sankirtan alone completes it in T + 12 days, what is the value of T? (Bank)

Q4: 10 track maintenance staff begin work together at Tundla Railway Station. After some days, 4 staff members leave. As a result, the track maintenance work, which could have been completed in 40 days, is completed in 50 days. After how many days from the commencement of the work did the 4 staff members leave? (SSC)

Q5: A track maintainer and a trainee together can complete a certain track maintenance task in 40 days. Their work efficiencies are in the ratio of 8 : 5. How many days will the trainee take to complete the task alone? (RRB)

Q6: At the MathsByNITian Centre, a contractor estimates that 16 workers can complete a particular maintenance task in 49 days. However, 14 workers begin the work and work for 8 days. If the contractor wants the remaining work to be completed in the next 24 days, how many additional workers should be added? (IBPS)

Q7: Apsara can complete a piece of work 15 hours faster than Sankirtan. Apsara works for 18 hours on the job, after which Sankirtan takes charge for 6 hours. In this manner, 3/5 of the work is completed. To complete the remaining work, how much time will Sankirtan take? (IBPS)

Q8: A railway contractor at Unnao Railway Station undertakes to complete a track maintenance project in 40 days. He engages 100 workers at the beginning and adds 100 more workers after 35 days to complete the project within the stipulated time. If he had not engaged the additional workers, how many days behind schedule would the project have been completed? (RBI)

Q9: At Jindal Stainless, an LRF contractor assigns Jai and Veeru to a particular maintenance task. Jai can complete the task in 10 days, while Veeru can complete it in 15 days. They work together for 5 days, after which Gabbar completes the remaining work in 2 days. If the contractor pays ₹1,500 for the entire task, what are the daily wages of Veeru and Gabbar? (SSC)

Q10: At a leather factory, contractor Gabbar pays Jai and Veeru ₹800 as wages for 5 days of work done together. Jai is three times as efficient as Veeru. What is Veeru’s daily wage? (SSC)

Q11: At a railway maintenance project, Jai completes half as much work as Veeru in one-sixth of the time. If Jai and Veeru working together can complete the entire project in 10 days, how many days will Veeru alone take to complete the project?

Q12: At the MathsByNITian Centre, a contractor estimates that 6 skilled workers can complete a particular maintenance task in 12 days, 8 assistants can complete the same task in 18 days, and 18 trainees can complete it in 10 days. A team of 4 skilled workers, 12 assistants and 20 trainees works for 2 days. If the remaining work has to be completed by skilled workers alone in 1 day, how many skilled workers will be required?

Time and Work PYQs for SSC, RRB, Banking & Defence Exams