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Mental Ability Test - Problems on Clocks

Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30

1 )

At what time between 7 o'clock & 8 o'clock the hands of the cloek will be in the opposite directions?

(a)
6 \(\frac{9}{11}\) min past 7
(b)
5 \(\frac{5}{11}\) min past 7
(c)
5 \(\frac{4}{11}\) min past 7
(d)
4\(\frac{6}{11}\) min past 7

2 )

At what time between 6 o'clock & 7 o'clock the hands of the clock will be 10 o apart for the 2nd time?

(a)
34 \(\frac{6}{11}\) min past 6
(b)
34 \(\frac{10}{11}\) min past 6
(c)
30\(\frac{10}{11}\) min past 6
(d)
30 \(\frac{6}{11}\) min past 6

3 )

The time by watch is 15 minutes to 5'0 clock; find the angle between the hands of the clock?

(a)
125.5⁰
(b)
127.5⁰
(c)
132.5⁰
(d)
125⁰

4 )

A mirror is placed in front of a clock, if time shown by clock is 8:40, then what will be the time shown by the clock in the mirror?

(a)
3:10
(b)
3:40
(c)
4:20
(d)
3:20

5 )

A mirror is placed in front of a clock, if time shown by clock in the mirror is 11:20, then what will be the actual time shown by the clock?

(a)
3:55
(b)
12:40
(c)
12:20
(d)
1:20

6 )

A Clock is set to show correct time at 8:00 AM,if it loses 15 minutes in 6 hours. What will be the actual time when watch shows 6:00 AM next to next day?

(a)
4:00 AM
(b)
6:00 AM
(c)
8:00 AM
(d)
10:00 AM

7 )

What is the day on 1^st January 1901?

(a)
Monday
(b)
Wednesday
(c)
Sunday
(d)
Tuesday

8 )

The year next to 1990 will have the same calendar as that of the year 1990 is:

(a)
1995
(b)
1996
(c)
1997
(d)
1999

9 )

An application was received by inward clerk in the afternoon of a week day. Next day he forwarded it to the table of the senior clerk, who was on leave that day.The senior clerk put up the application to the desk officer next day in the evening. The desk officer studied the application and disposed off the matter on the same day i.e. Friday. Which day was the application received by the inward clerk

(a)
Monday
(b)
Wednesday
(c)
Tuesday
(d)
Previous week's Saturday

10 )

At what time, in minutes, between 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock, both the needles will coincide each other?

(a)
5\(\frac{1}{11}\)min
(b)
12\(\frac{4}{11}\)min
(c)
13\(\frac{4}{11}\) min
(d)
16\(\frac{4}{11}\) min

11 )

How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are straight?

(a)
22
(b)
24
(c)
44
(d)
48

12 )

It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week Jan 1, 2010?

(a)
Sunday
(b)
Saturday
(c)
Friday
(d)
Wednesday

13 )

What was the day of the week on 17^thJune, 1998?

(a)
Monday
(b)
Tuesday
(c)
Wednesday
(d)
Thursday

14 )

Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be:

(a)
Wednesday
(b)
Saturday
(c)
Tuesday
(d)
Thursday

15 )

On 8^thDec, 2007 Saturday falls. What day of the week was it on 8^thDec, 2006?

(a)
Sunday
(b)
Thursday
(c)
Tuesday
(d)
Friday

16 )

An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning.Through how may degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o'clock in the afternoon?

(a)
144⁰
(b)
150⁰
(c)
168⁰
(d)
180⁰

17 )

The day on the 5^thMarch of a year is the same day on what date of the year?

(a)
2^ndApril
(b)
3^rd September
(c)
4^thOctober
(d)
5^thNovember

18 )

was certainly after eighth but before thirteenth of December. Her sister Natasha remembers that their father's birthday was definitely after ninth but before fourteenth of December. On which date of December was their father's birthday?

(a)
10^th
(b)
11^th
(c)
12^th
(d)
Data inadequate

19 )

Find the day of the week on 15 August, 1947

(a)
Tuesday
(b)
Friday
(c)
Wednesday
(d)
Thursday

20 )

If on 14^th day after 5th March be Wednesday, what day of the week fall on 10th Dec. of the same year?

(a)
Friday
(b)
Wednesday
(c)
Thursday
(d)
Tuesday

21 )

If the day before yesterday was Saturday, what day will fall on the day after tomorrow?

(a)
Friday
(b)
Thursday
(c)
Wednesday
(d)
Tuesday

22 )

The year that will have the same calender as that of the year 1995 is

(a)
2002
(b)
2005
(c)
2006
(d)
2001

23 )

If the day before yesterday was Saturday, what day will fall on the day after tomorrow?

(a)
Friday
(b)
Thursday
(c)
Wednesday
(d)
Tuesday

24 )

At what time between 6 and 7 will the hands of a watch make an angle of \(12\frac{1}{2}\)?

(a)
10 minutes past 6
(b)
15 minutes past 6
(c)
25 minutes past 6
(d)
35 minutes past 6

25 )

Ashish leaves his house at 20 minutes to seven in the morning, reaches Kunal's house in 25 minutes, they finish their breakfast in another 15 minutes and leave for their office which takes another 35 minutes. At what time do they leave Kunal's house to reach their office?

(a)
7.40 am
(b)
7.20 am
(c)
7.45 am
(d)
8.15 am

26 )

If a clock shows 12: 24 then its mirror image will be?

(a)
11: 46
(b)
11: 36
(c)
01: 36
(d)
21: 46

27 )

At what time are the hands of a clock together between 5 and 6?

(a)
\(33\frac{3}{11}\) min. past 5
(b)
\(28\frac{3}{11}\) min. past 5
(c)
\(27\frac{3}{11}\) min. past 5
(d)
\(26\frac{3}{11}\) min. past 5

28 )

A monkey climbs 30 feet at the beginning of each hour and rests for a while when it slips back 20 feet before it again starts climbing in the beginning of the next hour. If it begins his ascent at 8.00 a.m., at what time will it first touch a flag at 120 feet from the ground

(a)
4 p.m.
(b)
5 p.m.
(c)
6 p.m.
(d)
None of these

29 )

A clock loses 3% time during the first week and then gains 2% time during the next one week. If the clock was set right at 12 noon on a Sunday, what will be the time that the clock will show after exactly 14 days from the time it was set right?

(a)
1: 36: 48
(b)
1: 40: 48
(c)
1: 41: 24
(d)
10: 19: 12

30 )

A 12 dial clock has its minutes hand defective. Whenever it touched, dial 12, it immediately falls down to 6 instead of running smoothly (the hour hand remains unaffected during that fall). It was set right at 12 'O' clock in the noon.
What was the actual time when the minute hand of the clock touched dial 9 for the 5^th time?

(a)
2: 15
(b)
3:00
(c)
5: 15
(d)
6: 45