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Test of Reasoning - Clock

The document contains 13 questions and explanations about clocks and time. 1) Between 2-10 o'clock, the hands of a clock are at right angles 14 times. 2) The hands of a clock coincide 22 times in a day. 3) The hands are straight 44 times in a day. The document provides worked examples and formulas to solve timing problems related to clocks, including calculating the correct time based on a clock that gains or loses minutes each day.

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Test of Reasoning - Clock

The document contains 13 questions and explanations about clocks and time. 1) Between 2-10 o'clock, the hands of a clock are at right angles 14 times. 2) The hands of a clock coincide 22 times in a day. 3) The hands are straight 44 times in a day. The document provides worked examples and formulas to solve timing problems related to clocks, including calculating the correct time based on a clock that gains or loses minutes each day.

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QUESTIONS& ANSWERS
1. Between 2 o'clock to 10 o'clock, 2:11 2:11
how many times the hands of a 3:16 3:16
clock are at right angle? 4:22 4:22
5:27 5:27
A. 14 6:33 6:33
B. 12 7:38 7:38
C. 16 8:44 8:44
D. 15 9:49 9:49
Answer: A 10:55 10:55
Explanation:
Between 2 and 4 o'clock; 8 and The hands overlap about every
10 o'clock, the hands are at 65 minutes, not every 60
right thrice in each case. minutes.
Between 4 and s8 o'clock, the The hands coincide 22 times
hands are at right angles. So in a day.
total number of times the hands
are at right angles = 3 + 3 + (2 3. How many times in a day, the
x 4) = 14. A hands of a clock are straight?

2. How many times do the hands A. 22


of a clock coincide in a day? B. 24
C. 44
A. 20 D. 48
B. 21 Answer: C
C. 22 Explanation:
D. 24 In 12 hours, the hands coincide
Answer: C or are in opposite direction 22
Explanation: times.
The hands of a clock coincide In 24 hours, the hands
11 times in every 12 hours coincide or are in opposite
(Since between 11 and 1, they direction 44 times a day.
coincide only once, i.e., at 12
o'clock). 4. At what time between 2 and 3
AM PM o'clock will the hands of a
12:00 12:00 clock be together?
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A. (9 + 10/11) min past 2 145/6 hrs of this clock = 24
B. (10 + 10/11) min past 2 hours of the correct clock.
C. (11 + 10/11) min past 2 29 hours of this clock =
D. (12 + 10/11) min past 2 24*6/145*29 hrs of the correct
Answer: B clock
Explanation: = 28 hrs 48 min of the correct
At 2 o'clock, the hour hand is clock.
at 2 and the minute hand is at Therefore, the correct time is
12, i.e. they are 10 min spaces 28 hrs 48 min. after 8 a.m.
apart. This is 48 min. past 12.
To be together, the minute
hand must gain 10 minutes 6. In a week, how many times are
over the hour hand. the hands of a clock at right
Now, 55 minutes are gained by angles with each other?
it in 60 min.
10 minutes will be gained in A. 308
60/55×10 min. = 10 10/11 min. B. 44
The hands will coincide at 10 C. 24
10/11 min. past 2. D. 154
Answer: A
5. A clock is set right at 8 a.m.
The clock gains 10 minutes in 7. A clock is set right at 5 a.m.
24 hours will be the true time The clock loses 16 minutes in
when the clock indicates 1 p.m. 24 hours.What will be the true
on the following day? time when the clock indicates
10 p.m. on 4th day?
A. 48 min. past 12. A. 11pm
B. 46 min. past 12. B. 12pm
C. 45 min. past 12. C. 1pm
D. 47 min. past 12. D. 2pm
Answer: A Answer: A
Explanation: Explanation:
Time from 8 a.m. on a day to 1 Time from 5 am. on a day to
p.m. on the following day = 29 10 pm. on 4th day = 89 hours.
hours. Now 23 hrs 44 min. of this
24 hours 10 min. of this clock clock = 24 hours of correct
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356/15 hrs of this clock = 24 C. 13min
hours of correct clock D. 14min
89 hrs of this clock = (24 x Answer: A
31556 x 89) hrs of correct Explanation:
clock. In this type of problems the
= 90 hrs of correct clock. formuae is
So, the correct time is 11 p.m. (5*x+ or - t)*12/11
Here x is replaced by the first
8. At what time between 4 and 5 interval of given time. Here x
o'clock will the hands of a is 5.
watch point in opposite t is spaces apart
directions? Case 1 : (5*x + t) * 12/11
A. 54 past 4 (5*5 + 3) * 12/11
B. (53 + 7/11) past 4 28 * 12/11 = 336/11= 31 5/11
C. (54 + 8/11) past 4 min
D. (54 + 6/11) past 4 therefore the hands will be 3
Answer: D min apart at 31 5/11 min past
Explanation: 5.
4 o'clock, the hands of the Case 2 : (5*x - t) * 12/11
watch are 20 min. spaces apart. (5*5 -3 ) * 12/11
To be in opposite directions, 22 *12/11 = 24 min
they must be 30 min. spaces therefore the hands will be 3
apart. min apart at 24 min past 5
Minute hand will have to gain
50 min. spaces. 10. Find at what time between 8
55 min. spaces are gained in 60 and 9 o'clock will the hands of
min a clock be in the same straight
50 min. spaces are gained in line but not together ?
60/55×50 min. or 54 6/11
Required time = 54 6/11 min. A. 100/11 min past 8
past 4. B. 120/11 min past 8
C. 90/11 min past 8
9. At what time between 5 and 6 o' D. 80/11 min past 8
clock are the hands of a 3 Answer: B
minutes apart ? Explanation:
In this type of problems the
A. 24min formulae is (5x−30)×12/11
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x is replaced by the first 5 min 48 sec.fast at 8 p.m on
interval of given time Here i.e following sunday. when was it
8 correct?
(5*8−30)*12/11
= 120/11min A. 7pm on wednesday
Therefore the hands will be in B. 20 min past 7pm on
the same straight line but not wednesday
together at 120/11 min.past 8. C. 15min past 7pm on
wednesday
11. Find the angle between the D. 8pm on wednesday
hour hand and the minute hand Answer: B
of a clock when the time is Explanation:
3.25 This sunday morning at 8:00
AM, the watch is 5 min. Slow,
A. 47.5 degrees and the next sunday at 8:00PM
B. 57.5 degrees it becomes 5 min 48 sec fast.
C. 45.5 degrees The watch gains 5+5 48/60
D. 55.5 degrees min in a time of (7×24)+12 =
Answer: A 180 hours.
Explanation: To show the correct time, it has
At 3 O'clock, Minute hand is at to gain 5 min.
12 while the Hour hand is at 3. 54/5min→180hours
Again the minute hand has to 5min ->
sweep through ( 30 x 5 ) ie (5/ 54/2×180)
150° for reaching the figure 5 83 1/3hrs=72hrs+11
to show 25 mins. 1/3hrs=3days+11hrs+20min
Simultaneously the Hour hand So the correct time will be
will also rotate for 25 mins. shown on wednesday at 7:20
Thus starting from the mark, 3 PM
the hour hand will cover an
angle = (25 x 30) / 60 = 12.5° 13. At what time between 7 and 8
Hence, Angle between Hour o'clock will the hands of a
and the Minute hand = ( 60 - clock be in the same straight
12.5 ) = 47.5° line but,not together?

12. A watch which gains uniformly A. (5 + 5/11 )min past 7


,is 5 min,slow at 8 o'clock in B. (6 + 5/11) min past 7
the morning on sunday and it is C. 7

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D. 8 A. (49 + 3/11) min past 11
Answer: A B. (49 +1/11) min past 9
Explanation: C. (45 +1/11) min past 9
When the hands of the clock D. (45 +7/11) min past 11
are in the same straight line but Answer: B
not together, they are 30 Explanation:
minute spaces apart. To be together between 9 and
At 7 o'clock, they are 25 min. 10 o'clock, the minute hand has
spaces apart. to gain 45 min. spaces.
Minute hand will have to gain 55 min. spaces gained in 60
only 5 min. spaces. min.
55 min. spaces are gained in 60 45 min. spaces are gained in
min. 60/55×45 min or 49 1/11min
5 min spaces are gained in
(60/55*5) min = 5 5/11min 16. At what time between 5.30 and
so, Required time = 5 5/11 min 6 will the hands of a clock be
past 7 at right angles?

14. An accurate clock shows 8 A. (43 + 5/11) min past 5


o'clock in the morning. B. (43 + 7/11) min pats 5
Through how may degrees will C. 5
the hour hand rotate when the D. 7
clock shows 2 o'clock in the Answer: B
afternoon? Explanation:
At 5 o'clock, the hands are 25
A. 360 min. spaces apart.
B. 180 To be at right angles and that
C. 90 too between 5.30 and 6, the
D. 60 minute hand has to gain (25 +
Answer: B 15) = 40 min. spaces.
Explanation: 55 min. spaces are gained in 60
Angle traced by the hour hand min
in 6 hours=(360/12)*6 40 min. spaces are gained in
60/55×40 min
15. At what time between 9 and 10
o'clock will the hands of a 17. A watch gains 5 seconds in 3
watch be together? minutes and was set right at 8

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AM. What time will it show at Case 1 : (5*x + 15)*(12/11)
10 PM on the same day ? (5*4 +15)*(12/11)
(20+15)*(12/11)
A. 10 : 27 : 41 AM 35*12/11=420/11=38 2/11
B. 8 : 51 : 04 AM min.
C. 9 : 45 : 15 PM Therefore they are right angles
D. 10 : 23 : 20 PM at 38 2/11 min .past4
Answer: D Case 2 : (5*x-15)*(12/11)
Explanation: (5*4-15)*(12/11)
The watch gains 5 seconds in 3 (20-15)*(12/11)
minutes = 100 seconds in 1 5*12/11=60/11 min=5 5/11min
hour. Therefore they are right angles
From 8 AM to 10 PM on the at 5 5/11 min.past4.
same day, time passed is 14
hours. 19. At what angle the hands of a
In 14 hours, the watch would clock are inclined at 15
have gained 1400 seconds or minutes past 5?
23 minutes 20 seconds.
So, when the correct time is 10 A. 57.5 degrees
PM, the watch would show 10 B. 67.5 degrees
: 23 : 20 PM C. 77.5 degrees
D. 87.5 degrees
18. What time between 4 and 5 Answer: B
o'clock will the hands of a
clock be at rightangle? 20. At what time, in minutes,
between 3 o'clock and 4
A. 3 5/11 o'clock, both the needles will
B. 4 5/11 coincide each other?
C. 5 5/11
D. 6 5/11 A. 11 4/11
Answer: C B. 13 4/11
Explanation: C. 15 4/11
this type of problems the D. 16 4/11
formulae is Answer: D
(5*x + or -15)*(12/11) Explanation:
Here x is replaced by the first At 3 o'clock, the minute hand
interval of given time is 15 min. spaces apart from
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To be coincident, it must gain Explanation:
15 min. spaces.55 min. are On straight line means 180
gained in 60 min. degree angle.
15 min. are gained in 180 = 11/2 min – 30 hrs
= (60/55 x 15)min 180 = 11/2 m – 30 × 3
=16+4/11 180 = 11/2 m – 90
The hands are coincident at 16 (180 + 90) 2 = 11 m
+ 4/11 min past 3 m = 540/11 = 49 1/11 minutes.

21. The angle between the minute 23. In 16 minutes, the minute hand
hand and the hour hand of a gains over the hour hand by -
clock when the time is 8:30
A. 16 deg
A. 80 Degrees B. 80 deg
B. 75 Degrees C. 88 deg
C. 60 Degrees D. 94 deg
D. 105 Degrees Answer: C
Answer: B
Explanation: 24. How much does a watch lose
Angle traced by hour hand in per day, if its hands coincide
17/2 hrs = (360/12×17/2)o = ever 64 minutes?
255
Angle traced by min hand in 30 A. 32 8/11
min = (360/60×30)o = 180 B. 33 8/11
Therefore, Required angle = C. 34 8/11
(255 - 180) = 75o D. 35 8/11
Answer: A
22. At what time between 3 and 4 Explanation:
o’clock will the minute hand 55min spaces are covered in
and the hour hand are on the 60min
same straight line but facing 60 min. spaces are covered in
opposite directions ? (60/55 x 60) min= 65+5/11
min.
A. 3:15 2/8 loss in 64min=(65+5/11)- 64
B. 3:49 =16/11
C. 3:49 1/11 Loss in 24 hrs (16/11 x 1/64 x
D. 3:51 24 x 60) min= 32 8/11.
Answer: C

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25. The reflex angle between the
hands of a clock at 10.25 is A. 144º
B. 168º
A. 197 1/2 C. 180º
B. 167 1/2 D. 150º
C. 157 1/2 Answer: C
D. 187 1/2 Explanation:
Answer: A Angle traced by the hour hand
Explanation: in 6 hours =360o/12 ×6 = 180o.
Angle traced by hour hand in
125/12 hrs = (360/12 * 125/12) 28. At what time, between 3
= 312 10/2 o’clock and 4 o’clock, both the
Angle traced by minute hand hour hand and minute hand
in 25 min = (360/60 * 25) = coincide each other ?
1500
Reflex angle = 3600−(312 A. 3:16 7/11
1/2−150)0=3600−16210/2=1971 B. 3:16 11/4
0
/2 C. 3:30
D. 3:16 4/11
26. A watch which gains 5 seconds Answer: D
in 3 minutes was set right at 7 Explanation:
a.m. In the afternoon of the Coincide means 00 angle.
same day, when the watch This can be calculated using
indicated quarter past 4 the formulafor time A to B
o'clock, the true time is: means [11m/2 - 30 (A)]
Here m gives minutes after A
A. 4pm the both hands coincides.
B. 5pm Here A = 3, B = 4
C. 6pm 0 =11m/2 –30 × 3
D. 7pm 11m = 90 × 2 = 180
Answer: A m= 180/11 = 16 4/11
So time = 3 : 16 4/11
27. An accurate clock shows 7
o'clock in the morning. 29. How many times do the hands
Through how may degrees will of a clock coincide in a day?
the hour hand rotate when the
clock shows 3 o'clock in the A. 20
afternoon? B. 21

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C. 22 B. 55 sec
D. 23 C. 36 sec
Answer: C D. 24 sec
Explanation: Answer: A
The hands of a clock coincide Explanation:
11 times in every 12 hours For ticking 6 times, there are 5
(Since between 11 and 1, they intervals.
coincide only once, i.e., at 12 Each interval has time duration
o'clock). of 30/5 = 6 secs
The hands overlap about every At 12 o'clock, there are 11
65 minutes, not every 60 intervals,
minutes. so total time for 11 intervals =
The hands coincide 22 times in 11 x 6 = 66 secs.
a day.
32. What is the angle made by the
30. How many degrees will the hour hand and the minute hand,
minute hand move, in the same if the clock shows 9:15 pm ?
time in which the second hand
move 4800 ? A. 165 degrees
B. 172.5 degrees
A. 80 deg C. 112.5 degrees
B. 160 deg D. 125.5 degrees
C. 140 deg Answer: B
D. 135 deg Explanation:
Answer: A The minute hand angle is the
Explanation: easiest since an hour (i.e. 60
As minute hand covers, 60 minutes) corresponds to the
degrees entire 360 degrees, each
Minute hand covers 4800/60 = minute must correspond to 6
80° degrees. So just multiply the
number of minutes in the time
31. At 6′o clock a clock ticks 6 by 6 to get the number of
times. The time between first degrees for the minute hand.
and last ticks is 30 seconds. Here 15 minutes corresponds
How long does it tick at 12′o to 15 x 6 = 90 degrees
clock ? Next, you have to figure out
the angle of the hour hand.
A. 66 sec Since there are 12 hours in the

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entire 360 degrees, each hour Required Time after 18 hrs =
corresponds to 30 degrees. But 13:45 + 18 hrs = 7:45 AM.
unless the time is EXACTLY Hence it is 7:45 AM on the
something o'clock, you have to next morning.
write the time as a fractional
number of hours rather than as 34. How many times are the hands
hours and minutes. of a clock at right angle in a
Here the time is 9:15 which is day?
(9 + 15/60) = 37/4 hours. Since
each hour corresponds to 30 A. 44
degrees, we multiply 30 to get B. 54
(37/4)(30) = 277.5 degrees. C. 64
Since the hour hand is at 277.5 D. 22
degrees and the minute hand is Answer: A
at 90 degrees, we can subtract Explanation:
to get the angle of separation. In 12 hours, they are at right
277.5 - 90 = 187.5 =~ 360 - angles 22 times.
187.5 = 172.5 degrees. In 24 hours, they are at right
angles 44 times.
33. What time will it be 18 hours
from now in India, if in the 35. How many degrees will the
USA it is 4:15 AM? minute hand move, in the same
(Hint : IST = US + 9:30 hrs) time in which the second hand
move 5400 ?
A. 1:45 in the afternoon
B. 7:45 in the evening A. 90 degrees
C. 7:45 in the next morning B. 85 degrees
C. 60 degrees
D. 1:45 in the next morning D. 45 degrees
Answer: C Answer: A
Explanation: Explanation:
We know that the time Minute hand covers 5400/60 =
difference between India and 90°
USA is 9 hrs 30 min.
India is 9:30 hrs ahead of USA. 36. In every 60 minutes, the
Time in India = 4:15 + 9:30 = minute hand gains --------
13:45 PM. minutes on the
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40. How many minutes does a
A. 53 watch lose per day, if its hands
B. 54 coincide every 64 minutes ?
C. 55
D. 56 A. 36 7/9 min
Answer: C B. 32 8/11 min
C. 34 3/11 min
37. The angle between the minute D. 65 5/11 min
hand and the hour hand of a Answer: B
clock when the time is 4.20, is:
41. What is the ratio of 18 minutes
A. 0 to one hour ?
B. 10
C. 30 A. 1/5 B. 3/4
D. 60 C. 1/7 D. 3/10
Answer: B Answer: D3/10

38. At 3.40, the hour hand and the Explanation:


minute hand of a clock form an One hour = 60 min
angle of: 18/60 = 3/10

A. 110 42. The angle between the minute


B. 120 hand and the hour hand of a
C. 130 clock when the time is 4.15 is
D. 140
Answer: C A. 0
B. 37.5
39. When the hands are in the C. 27
opposite directions,they are ---- D. 15
--- minute spaces apart, Answer: B
Explanation:
A. 15 Angle between hands of a
B. 30 clock
C. 60 When the minute hand is
D. 0 behind the hour hand, the angle
Answer: B between the two hands at M
minutes past H 'o clock
=> 30 (H−M/5)+M/2 degrees

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Here H = 4, M = 15 and the
minute hand is behind the hour 46. When the two hands are at
hand. right angles, they are ----------
Hence the angle minute spaces apart,
= 30[4-(15/5)]+15/2 =
30(1)+7.5 = 37.5 degrees A. 13
B. 14
43. A watch which gains uniformly C. 15
is 2 minutes low at noon on D. 16
monday and is 4 min.48 sec Answer: C
fast at 2 p.m on the following
monday. when was it correct ? 47. A watch which gains uniformly
is 2 minutes low at noon on
A. 2 p.m on Tuesday Tuesday and is 4 min 48 sec
B. 2 p.m on Wednesday fast at 2 p.m. on the following
C. 3 p.m on Thursday Tuesday. When was it correct ?
D. 1 p.m on Friday
Answer: B A. 12 p.m. on Wednesday
B. 2 p.m. on Thursday
44. A clock is started at noon. By C. 3 p.m. on Thursday
10 minutes past 5, the hour D. 2 p.m. on Wednesday
hand has turned through Answer: B
Explanation:
A. 145 Time from 12 p.m. on Tuesday
B. 155 to 2 p.m. on the following
C. 165 Tuesday = 7 days 2 hours.
D. 175 = 170 hours.
Answer: B The watch gains = (2 + 4 x 4/5)
min
45. What time does the mirror = 34/5 min. in 170 hrs.
image of an analog clock at 5'O Now, 34/5 min are gained in
clock show? 170 hrs.
Then, 2 min are gained in (170
A. 12 :00 x 5/34 x 2) hrs.
B. 5 :00 Watch is correct after 2 days 2
C. 7 :00 hrs after 12 p.m. on Tuesday,
D. 6 :00 i.e., it will be correct at 2 p.m.
Answer: C on Thursday.

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C. 18°
48. How many times in a day, are D. 6.5°
the hands of a clock in straight Answer: B
line but opposite in direction?
51. Select the time that would
A. 11 depict the correct mirror image
B. 22 of 9:30 on a clock.
C. 33
D. 44 A. 2:30
Answer: B B. 6:30
Explanation: C. 7:30
The hands of a clock point in D. 4:30
opposite directions (in the Answer: A
same straight line) 11 times in
every 52. Shabeer bought a clock with
12 hours. (Because between 5 25% discount on marked price.
and 7 they point in opposite She sold it with 75% gain on
directions at 6 o'clcok only). the price she bought. What was
So, in a day, the hands point in her profit percentage on the
the opposite directions 22 marked price?
times
A. 31.25
49. A clock gains 15 minutes per B. 50
day. If it is set right at 12 noon, C. 56.25
the time it shows at 4 AM is D. 60
Answer: A
A. 4.20 AM
B. 4.30 AM 53. The circular measure of the
C. 4.02 AM included angle formed by the
D. 4.10 AM hour hand and minute hand of
Answer: D a clock at 3 PM will be

50. What will be the acute angle A. π4


between the hour-hand and the B. π3
minute-hand at 4:37 p.m.? C. 5π12
D. π2
A. 18.5° Answer: D
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54. If the hour hand of a clock C. 60/11 min past 4 o'clock
moves by 18 deg then by how D. 420/11 min past 4 o'clock
many degrees does the minute Answer: C
hand move during the same
time? 57. A watch shows 6 p.m. where
the hour hand points east. In
which direction is the minute
A. 168 hand facing when the time is
B. 216 9.15 p.m?
C. 276
D. 196
Answer: B A. West
B. South
55. Two people A and B are at a C. East
distance of 260 km from each D. North
other at 9:00 a.m. A Answer: D
immediately starts moving
towards B at a speed of 25 58. What is the angle between the
km/h and at 11:00 a.m. B starts two hands of a clock when the
moving towards A at a speed time shown by the clock is 8
of 10 km/hr. At what time (in p.m.?(in degrees)
p.m.) will they meet each
other? A. 240
B. 120
A. 5:00 C. 60
B. 6:00 D. 50
C. 6:30 Answer: B
D. 7:00
Answer: A 59. How many times in a week
does both the hands of the
56. At what time between 4 o'clock clock will coincide with each
and 5 o'clock will the two other?
hands of the clock be at the
right angle to each other for the A. 84
first time? B. 160
C. 56
A. 58/11 min past 4 o'clock D. 168
B. 422/11 min past 4 o'clock Answer: D

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sec, 24 sec and 30 seconds. If
60. A watch gains 5 seconds per they ring together at 11 : 25
minute and was set right at 6 a.m, when will they next ring
A.M. What would be the time together?
shown on the watch when the
correct time is 2 PM? A. 11:29 a.m.
B. 11:27 a.m.
A. 2.20 PM C. 11:51 a.m.
B. 2.50 PM D. 12:29 p.m.
C. 2.30 PM Answer: B
D. 2.40 PM
Answer: D 64. What will be the measure of
the acute angle formed
61. What would be the smaller of between the hour hand and the
the two angles formed by the minute hand at 6:43 a.m.?
hour hand and the minute hand
at 3:47 p.m? A. 21.5 deg
B. 78 deg
A. 168.5 deg C. 56 deg
B. 162 deg D. 56.5 deg
C. 166.5 deg Answer: D
D. 165 deg
Answer: A 65. What is the measure of the
smaller of the two angles
62. A clock shows 2 am now Find formed between the hour hand
the total rotation of the minute and the minute hand of a clock
hand, in degrees, of the clock when it is 5:49 p.m.?
when it will show 9 pm on the
same night? A. 119 deg
B. 119.5 deg
A. 8600° C. 120 deg
B. 6840° D. 120.5 deg
C. 6470° Answer: B
D. 5930°
Answer: B 66. Three balls ring at intervals of
15, 30 and 45minutes
63. At a telephone exchange, three respectively. At what time will
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rang simultaneously at 8.00 C. 2 hours
AM? D. 1 hour
Answer: A
A. 8.30 AM
B. 9.30 AM 70. What would be the smaller of
C. 9.00 AM the two angles formed by the
D. 8.45 AM hour hand and the minute hand
Answer: B at 4:52 p.m?

67. What fraction of 2 hours is 12 A. 162 deg


seconds? B. 164.5 deg
C. 165 deg
A. 1/200 D. 166 deg
B. 1/300 Answer: D
C. 1/400
D. 1/600
Answer: D

68. What will be the acute angle


between the hour-hand and the
minute -hand at 2:13 p.m?

A. 16.5 deg
B. 18 deg
C. 13.5 deg
D. 11.5 deg
Answer: D

69. Three clocks are designed to


alarm in every hour, two hours
and three hours respectively. If
they all alrmed together three
hours before, then after how
many hours will they next
alarm together?

A. 3 hours
B. 6 hours

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