CAT 2001DILR Question 17

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Answer the following question based on the information given below.

The following sketch shows the pipelines carrying material from one location to another. Each location has a demand for material. The demand at Vaishali is 400, at Jyotishmati is 400, at Panchal is 700, and at Vidisha is 200. Each arrow indicates the direction of material flow through the pipeline. The flow from Vaishali to Jyotishmati is 300. The quantity of material flow is such that the demands at all these locations are exactly met. The capacity of each pipeline is 1000.

What is the free capacity available in the Avanti-Vidisha pipeline?

Answer & solution

  • A

    300

  • B

    200

  • C

    100

  • 0

Solution

From the flow diagram, the Avanti-Vidisha pipeline carries 1000.

∴ The Avanti-Vidisha pipeline has no free capacity.

Hence, option (d).

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