Quantitative Aptitude - Clocks
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 15
A clock is started at noon.By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through
- (a)
145o
- (b)
150o
- (c)
155o
- (d)
160o
An accurate clock shows 8'o clock in the morning.Through how many degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2'o clock iin the afternoon?
- (a)
144o
- (b)
150o
- (c)
168o
- (d)
180o
At 3.40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of :
- (a)
120o
- (b)
125o
- (c)
130o
- (d)
135o
The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of aclock when the time is 8.30 is :
- (a)
80o
- (b)
75o
- (c)
60o
- (d)
105o
The angle between the minute hand the hour hand of a clock when the time is 4.20, is :
- (a)
0o
- (b)
10o
- (c)
5o
- (d)
20o
How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?
- (a)
20
- (b)
21
- (c)
22
- (d)
24
How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are stright?
- (a)
22
- (b)
24
- (c)
44
- (d)
48
How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day?
- (a)
22
- (b)
24
- (c)
44
- (d)
48
How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64 minutes?
- (a)
\(32\frac { 8 }{ 11 } \)min
- (b)
\(36\frac { 5 }{ 11 } \)min
- (c)
90 min
- (d)
96 min
At what time between 9 and 10'o clock will the hands of a watch be together?
- (a)
45 min. past 9
- (b)
50 min. past 9
- (c)
\(49\frac { 1 }{ 11 } \)min. past 9
- (d)
\(48\frac { 2 }{ 11 } \)min. past 9
At what time between 7 and 8'o clock will the hands of a clock will the hands of a clock be in the same straight line but, not together?
- (a)
5 min. past 7
- (b)
\(5\frac { 2 }{ 11 } \) min. past 7
- (c)
\(5\frac { 3 }{ 11 } \) min.past 7
- (d)
\(5\frac { 5 }{ 11 } \) min. past 7
At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock will the hands of a which point in opposite directions ?
- (a)
45 min. past 4
- (b)
40 min. past 4
- (c)
\(50\frac { 4 }{ 11 } \) min. past 4
- (d)
\(54\frac { 6 }{ 11 } \) min. past 4
At what time between 5.30 and 6 will the hands of a clock be at right angles ?
- (a)
\(43\frac { 5 }{ 11 } \) min. past 5
- (b)
\(43\frac { 7 }{ 11 } \) min. past 5
- (c)
40 min. past 5
- (d)
45 min. past 5
A watch which gains uniformely is 2 minutes low at noon on monday and is 4 min. 48 sec fast at 2 p.m on the following monday. When was it correct ?
- (a)
2 p.m on Tuesday
- (b)
2 p.m. on Wednesday
- (c)
3 p.m on Thursday
- (d)
1 p.m on Friday
A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 a.m. In the afternoon of the same day, when the watch indicated quarter past 4 o'clock, the true time is :
- (a)
\(59\frac { 7 }{ 12 } \) min. past 3
- (b)
4 p.m
- (c)
\(58\frac { 7 }{ 11 } \) min. past 3
- (d)
\(2\frac { 3 }{ 11 } \) min. past 4