REASONING

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1. The priest told the devotes, "The bell is rung at regu- 5. A series of letters, digits and symbols is Given below
lar interuals of 45 min. The last bell was rung 5 min. v{kjksa] vadksa vkSj izrhdksa dh ,d J`a[kyk uhps nh
Ago. The next bell is due to be rung at 7:45 am. At
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what did the priest give the information to the de-
votes? If the digits/Number of a dial of clock are replaced in
ij a way that f takes the place of 6, N takes the
iqtkjh us HkDr dks crk;k fd ?kaVh 45 feuV ds fu;fer varjkysuch
place of 7 and this arrangement goes on in the same
ctrh gSA vafre ?kaVh 5 feuV igys cth FkhA vxyh 7:45 ?kaVhway, then what comes in the place of 11.
am ij ctsxhA rks iqtkjh us ;s lwpuk] HkDr dks fdl le; nh\ ;fn ?kaMh ds Mk;y dk vad@la[;k bl rjg ls cny fn;k tk
(a) 6 : 55 am (b) 7 : 00 am
fd 6 ds LFkku ijf ] 7 ds LFkku Nij vkSj mlh rjg vkxs Hkh ;g
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(c) 7 : 05 am

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Raveena left his house for the bus stop 15 minute
earlier than usual. It takes 10 min. to reach the stop.
She reached the stop at 8 : 40 am. What time does he
usually leave home for the bus stop? 6.
O;oLFkk pyrh gS11rks
(a)
(c) *
7
ds LFkku ij D;k vk;sxk\
(b) q
(d) 9
The digits/Number from 1 to 24 to be represented by
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jfouk us lkekU; ls 15 feuV igys cl LVkWi ds fy, viuk ?kjthe dial of clock are replaced by letters of english al-
phabet. The replacementt is started with letter C. Find
NksM+ fn;kA LVkWi ij iagqpus esa mls 10 feuV yxrs gSaA og 8%40 ij
the letter which represent 16 O'clock.
LVkWi igqaphA vkerkSj ij cl LVkWi ds fy, og fdl le; ?kj 1ls ls 24 rd ds vad dks vaxzsth o.kZekyk ds ,d v{kj }
fudyrh gSA
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izfrLFkkfir ?kaMh dh Mk;y }kjk n'kkZ;k tkrk gS v{kj d

(a) 8 : 55 am. (b) 8 : 45 am
(c) 8 : 30 am. (d) 8 : 05 am C v{kj ls 'kq: gksrk gSA dkSu&lk v{kj 16 cts dks n'k
3. Reaching the place of Meeting 20 min. Before 8 : 50 (a) W (b) P
h. Sanjay found himself 30 min. earlier than the per- (c) S (d) R
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son who came 40 min. late. What was the scheduled 7. How many times in a day are the hands of a clock are
time meeting? in a straight line?
feyus ds LFkku ij 8 % 50 ls 20 feuV igys igqapdj lat; us 40 ,d fnu esa fdruh ckj ?kM+h dh lqbZ;ka ,d lh/h js[kk es
feuV nsjh ls vkus okys O;fDr dh rqyuk esa 30 feuV igys [kqn (a) dks
20 (b) 22
ik;kA feyus dk fu;fer le; D;k Fkk\
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(c) 44 (d) 48
(a) 8 : 09 (b) 8 : 05
8. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a
(c) 8 : 20 (d) 8 : 10
day?
4. A class start at 10 : 00 am. lasts till 1 : 27 am. four
periods are held during this interval. After every pe- ,d fnu esa fdruh ckj ?kM+h dh lqbZ;k¡ lEikrh gksrh g
riod, 5 min rest are given to the students. The exact (a) 20 (b) 21
duration of each period is?
(c) 22 (d) 44
,d d{kk izkr% 10 % 00 cts ls ysdj 1 % 27 rd gksrh gSA bl
9. In 16 minutes, the minute hand gains over the hour
vof/ esa pkj ihfj;M gksrs gSA izR;sd ihfj;M ds ckn] 5 feuVhand
dk by.
le; fo|kfFkZ;ksa dks vkjke ds fy, fn;k tkrk gSA izR;sd ihfj;M
16 feuV esa] feuV dh lqbZ] ?kaVs dh lqbZ ls fdruh vf/d
dh lVhd vof/ Kkr djksa\
(a) 16° (b) 80°
(a) 40 min. (b) 48 min.
(c) 51 min (d) 53 min. (c) 88° (d) 94°

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10. If a clock striker 12 in 33 seconds, it will strike 6 in (a) 12 o'clock (b) 12:30
how second?
(c) 6 o'clock (d) 03:45
;fn ,d ?kM+h 33 lsdsaM esa 12 ls Vdjkrh gs rks og fdrus lsdaM
17. What will be the value of an angle in the 1 minute
esa 6 ls Vdjk,xh\ between the minute and the hour needle of the clock?
(a) 12 (b) 22 ?kM+h dh feuV o ?kaVs okyh lqbZ ds chp 1 feuV esa c
(c) 33/2 (d) 15 dk eku fdruk gksxk\
11. How many degree will the minute hand move, in the (a) 7° (b) 6°
same time in which the second have move 480°?
(c) 5.5° (d) 11°
ftrus le; esa lsds.M+ dh lqbZ
° ?kwerh
480 gS mrus le; esa feuV
18. The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10:25

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dh lqbZ fdrus fMxzh ?kwerh gS\ is?
(a) 6° (b) 9° 10%25 cts ?kaVs dh lqb;ksa ds eè; o`gr dks.k gS\

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(c) 8° (d) 4° 1 1
12. The image of a clock in a mirror is seen as 3:15. What (a) 197 (b) 162
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is the right time?
1 1
;fn ?kM+h dk ,d fp=k fdlh niZ.k esa 3%15 fn[kkrk gS rks
(c) lgh
157
2
(d) 187
2
le; D;k gS\ 19. What is the angle made by second hand in 15 second?
(a) 8:45 (b) 10:45 ?kM+h dh lsdaM+ okyh lqbZ }kjk 15 lsds.M+ esa dk

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(c) 7:45

ILL (d) 9:45

The image of a clock in the mirror shows quarter to
six. What is the right time?
,d ?kM+h dk fp=k fdlh niZ.k esa Ng ctus esa 15 feuV fn[kkrk
gS rks lgh le; D;k gS\
(a) 15°

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(c)  
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(b) 1.5°

(d) 90°

20. What the angle between minute and hour hand at

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3:56?
(a) 6:45 (b) 5:15 feuV vkSj ?kaVs dh lqbZ ds chp 3%56 cts cuk dks.k
(c) 5:45 (d) 6:15 (a) 152° (b) 228°
14. The image of clock in the water shows quarter past
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(c) 360° (d) 142°

10. What is the real time?
21. what is the angle between minute and hour hand at
,d ?kM+h dk fp=k fdlh ty esa lok nl fn[kkrk gS rks lgh le; 7:09?
D;k gS\ feuV vkSj ?kaVs dh lqbZ ds chp 7%09 cts cuk dks.k
(a) 1:45 (b) 10:15 (a) 120.5° (b) 160.5°
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(c) 8:15 (d) 8:45 (c) 49.5° (d) 19.5°

15. A clock only with dots marking 3, 6, 9 and 12 positions 22. At what time between 7:00 and 8:00 are hands at
has been kept upside down in front of mirror. A person angle 45°?
reads the time in the refection of clock as 4:50. What
is the actual time? 7%00 ls 8%00 ds chp nksuks lqbZ;ka° fdl
dk le;
dks.k
45 cukrh gS
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,d ?kM+h esa 3] 6] 9 vkSj 12 ds fpg~u vafdr gSa rFkk ?kM+h dks ,d

(a) 7:15 & 7:35 (b) 7:15 & 7:36
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niZ.k ds lkeus mQYVk dj ds j[kk tkrk gSA rFkk ,d O;fDr niZ.k 11
izfrfcEc esa 4%50 ns[krk gS rc okLrfod le; crkb;s\ (c) 7:30 & 7:46
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(d) 7:30 & 7:46
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(a) 8:10 (b) 1:40 11 11
23. At what time between 6 to 7 o' clock minute and hour
(c) 4:50 (d) 10:20 hand will coincide?
16. A clock with only dot marking 3, 6, 9 and 12 positions. ?kM+h esa 6 o 7 ds chp fdrus cts ?kaVs vkSj feuV dh lq
has been kept upside down in front of mirror. A person
reads the time in the reflections of the clock as 12:30. ds mQij ;k lEikrh gksxhA
The actual time will be? 4 7
(a) 6 : 38 (b) 6 : 43
,d ?kM+h esa 3] 6] 9 vkSj 12 ij fpg~u vafdr gSa rFkk ?kM+h dks11 11
niZ.k ds lkeus mQYVk dj ds j[kk tkrk gSA rFkk ,d O;fDr niZ.k 8 5
(c) 6 : 32 (d) 6 : 05
izfrfcac esa 12%30 ns[krk gS rc okLrfod le; crkb;s\ 11 11

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24. After 9° clock at what time b/w 9pm to 10pm will the 25 25
hour and minute hands of a clock point in opposite (a) 185min loss (b) 185 (gain)
Direction? 319 319
9 cts ds i'pkr] jkr 9 cts vkSj 10 cts ds chp fdl le; ij (c) 184
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min loss (d) 184
25
(gain)
?kaVs okyh lqbZ rFkk feuV okyh lqbZ foijhr fn'kk esa gksxh\ 319 219
29. The minute hand of a clock over take the hour hand
(a) 15 Minutes past 9 at intervals of 76 min of the correct time. How much
(b) 16 Minutes past 9 does a clock gain as lass in a day?

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;fn ,d ?kM+h esa feuV dh lqbZ ?kaVs dh lqbZ dks 76
(c) 16
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Minutes past 9 dj ysrh gS rks rc ?kM+h ,d fnu esa fdruh /heh vFkok

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tk,xh\
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(d) 17 Minutes past 9 169
11 (a) 198
min (loss)

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209
25. Between 5 to 5:30 p.m, how many hour clock wise
will an angle of 90°? 169
(b) 198 min gain
5 vkSj 5%30 ds chp fdrus cts ?kM+h dh nksuksa
° dk dks.k
lqbZ;ka 90 209
cuk,xh\ (c) 199
169
min loss
209
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(a) 5 ctdj 10 feuV

(b) 5 ctdj 10
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9
10
feuV

9
(d) 199
169
209
min gain

30. A clock is set right at 8 am. on sunday. It gains 8

minuts 24 hours. what is the correct time when the
clock indicates 9 pm on upcoming sunday?
,d ?kM+h dks jfookj lqcg 8 cts lsV fd;k tkrk gSA ;g 24
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(c) 5 ctdj 11 feuV
11 esa 8 feuV rst gks tkrh gSa ?kM+h vkus okys jfookj d
(d) None of these/buesa ls dksbZ ugha D;k le; n'kkZ;sxh\
26. A clock showing time of 3:00 what will be the time (a) 9 p.m (b) 8:30 p.m
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after the hour needle turn 135 degrees?

(c) 8 p.m (d) 10 p.m
,d ?kM+h 3%00 cts dk le; n'kkZ jgh gSA ?kaVs
° ?kweus
dh lqbZ 135
31. A what whcih gains unifarmly is 4 minute slow at
ds ckn le; D;k gksxk\ 9a.m on sunday and is 4 minute 15 sec. fast at 9p.m.
(a) 8:00 (b) 9:40 in upcoming friday. When was it correct?
,d ?kM+h tks leku :i ls rst gksrhA jfookj lqcg 9%00 c
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(c) 7:00 (d) 9:20

(e) 7:30 feuV lqLr gks tkrh gS rFkk vkus okys 'kqØokj jkr 9%
27. Between 2 and 3 o'clock what time both the needles feuV 15 lsds.M+ rst gks tkrh gSA bl ?kM+h esa okLrfo
of the clock will be in the straight but not together? n'kkZ;k Fkk\
2 vkSj 3 cts ds chp ?kM+h dh nksuksa lqbZ;ka fdl le; ,d gh lh/
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(a) 2 A.M Thursday (b) 6 P.M Wednesday

es gksxh ysfdu ,d lkFk ugha\ (c) 1 A.M Wednesday (d) 6 P.M.
6 7 32. A clock increase 12 seconds every 3 hours. If it is set
(a) 2 : 43 (b) 2 : 43 correctly to sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm. Then what
11 11
time shows at 10:00 A.M Tuesday?
3 3 ,d ?kM+h izR;sd 3 ?kaVs esa 12 lssdaM c<+ tkrh gS ;
(c) 2 : 43 (d) 2 : 41
11 11 nksigj 3%00 cts lgh ls lsV djds pkyw fd;k rks eaxyok
28. The minute hand of a clock over takes the hour hand izkr% 10%00 cts D;k le; crk,xhA
at intervals of 58 min of the correct time. How much
does a clock goin or loss in a day? (a) 10 : 02 min 50 Sec.

;fn ,d ?kM+h esa feuV dh lqbZ ?kaVs dh lqbZ dks 58 feuV

(b) esa
10 :ikj
02 min 52 Sec.
dj ysrh gS rc ?kM+h ,d fnu esa fdruh /heh vFkok rst gks
(c) 10 : 03 min 2 Sec.
tk,xh\ (d) 10 : 21 min 54 Sec.

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 Reasoning Clock Answer Key
1. (c) 8. (c) 15. (b) 22. (d) 29. (c)
2. (b) 9. (c) 16. (c) 23. (c) 30. (c)
3. (c) 10. (d) 17. (c) 24. (c) 31. (c)
4. (b) 11. (c) 18. (a) 25. (a) 32. (b)
5. (b) 12. (a) 19. (d) 26. (e)
6. (d) 13. (d) 20. (b) 27. (b)
7. (c) 14. (a) 21. (b) 28. (b)

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