Clocks

1.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)144 degree b)150 degree
c)168 degree d)180 degree

2. The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10.25 is:

a)180 degree b)192(1/2) degree
c)195 degree d)197(1/2) degree

3. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour

hand has turned through:
a)145 degree b)150 degree
c)155 degree d)160 degree

4. 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(7/12) min past 3 b)4 pm
c)58(7/11) min past 3 d)2(3/11) min past
4

5. How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide
every 64 minutes?
a)32(8/11) min b)36(5/11) min
c)90 min d)96 min

6. At what time between 7 and 8 o'clock will the hands of a

clock be in the same straight line but, not together?
 a)5 min past 7 b)5(2/11) min past 7
c)5(5/11)min past 7 d)5(5/11)min past
7

7. At what time between 5.30 and 6 will the hands of a clock

be at right angles?
a)43(5/11) min past 5 b)43(7/11)min past
5
c)40 min past 5 d)45 min past 5

8. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a
clock when the time is 4.20, is:
a)0 degree b)10 degree
c)5 degree d)20 degree

9. At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15

minutes past 5?
a)58(1/2) degree b)64 degree
c)67(1/2) degree d)72(1/2) degree

10. At 3:40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock
form an angle of:
a)120 degree b)125 degree
c)130 degree d)135 degree
11. How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in
a day?
a)22 b)24
c)44 d)48

12. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of
a clock when the time is 8.30, is:
a)80 degree b)75 degree
c)60 degree d)105 degree
13. How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in
straight line but opposite in direction?
a)20 b)22
c)24 d)48

14. At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock will the hands of a

watch point in opposite directions?
a)45 min past 4 b)40 min past 4
c)50(4/11) min past 4 d)54(6/11)min past
4

15. 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(1/11) min past 9 d)48(2/11) past 9

16. At what time, in minutes, between 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock,

both the needles will coincide each other?
a)5(1/11) b)12(4/11)
c)13(4/11) d)16(4/11)

17. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a

day?
a)20 b)21
c)22 d)24

18. How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are

straight?
a)22 b)24
c)44 d)48

19. A watch which gains uniformly 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 PM on Tuesday b)2 PM on
Wednesday
c)3 PM on Thursday d)1 PM on Friday

20. When the time is 5:40, then what is the angle

b/w the hour hand & the minute hand of a clock?
a)70 degree b)60 degree
c)74 degree d)80 degree

21. At what time between 2 and 3 o’clock will the

hands of a clock be together?
a)10(10/11)min. past 2 b)10 min past 2
c)20(10/11) min past 2 d)12 min past 2
22.What when the time is 6:32, then what is the
angle b/w the hour hand & the minute hand of a
clock?
A. 2° B. 4°
C. 8° D. 12°
23. How many times do the hands of a clock
coincide in a day?
A. 20 B. 21
C. 22 D. 24
24. At what time between 1 and 2 o’ clock will the
hands of a watch makes an angle of 180°
A. 35(5/11) min. past 1 B. 40 min. past 1
C. 50(4/11) min. past D. 38(2/11) min.
past 1
25. At what time between 6 and 7 are the hands of
a clock 8 minutes apart?
A. 24 min past 6 B. 21 min past 6
C. 18min past 6 D. 20 min past 6
26. A clock is set right at 1 pm. If it gains one
minute an hour, what is the true time when the
clock indicates 6 pm the same day?
A. 5(7/61) min past 5 B. 55(8/61) min
past 5
C. 55(8/61) min past 5 D. 56(5/61) min
past 5
27. The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour
hand at intervals of 64 minutes of correct time.
How much does the clock gain or lose in 12 hours?
A. 16(5/11) min B. 16(4/11) min
C. 16(6/11) min D. 16(7/11) min
28. Find the time between 3 and 4 will the hands of
a watch point in the opposite direction?
A. 49(1/11) min past 3 B. 49(3/11) min
past 3
C. 49(2/11) min past 3 D. 49(4/11) min
past 3
29. At what time between 5 and 6 pm will the
hands of a clock be coincident?
A. 21(8/11) min past 4 B. 32(8/11) min
past 5
C. 21(5/11) min past 4 D. 21(4/11) min
past 4
30. How many times the hands of a clock coincide
in a day?
a)24 b)22
c)23 d)21
31. At what time between 3 and 4, the hands of a
clock are straight and point in opposite directions?
a)42(1/11) min past 3 b)45(1/11) min past
3
c)49(1//1) min past 3 d)51(1//11) min
past 3
32. An accurate clock indicates 8 O' clock in the
morning. Through how many degrees the hour
hand turns when the clock indicates 3 O' clock in
the afternoon?
a)210 degree b)200 degree
c)190 degree d)185 degree
33. What is the angle between hour hand and
minute hand of a clock at 3.30?
a)65 degree b)70 degree
c)75 degree d)80 degree
34. At what time between 4 o'clock and 5 O' clock
will the hands of a clock coincide?

A.21 minutes past 4 B.20 minutes

past 4
 C.19 minutes past 4 D.22 minutes past
4

35. A clock is set at 4am. It loses 16 minutes in 24

hours. What will be the correct time when the clock
indicates 9pm on the 4th day?

A)8 PM B)7 PM

c)10 PM D)11 PM

36. How much does a watch lose per day, if its

hands coincide every 63 minutes?

A.56 min. B.57 min.

C.55 min. D.54 min.

37. At what time between 4:30 and 5:00 will the

hands of a clock be at right angle?

A.35 min. past 4 B.37 min. past 4

C.38 min. past 4 D.39 min. past 4

38. A watch which gains uniformly is 5 minutes

slow at 6am on Monday and is 5 minutes 48
seconds fast at 6pm on the following Monday.
When was it correct?

A.5:20 pm on Wednesday B.5:20 pm on

Thursday

C.4:20 pm on Wednesday D.4:20 pm on

Thursday
39. At what times between 5 O' clock and 6 O' clock
the hands of a clock are 10 minute spaces apart?

A.16 (4/11) min past 5 ,38(2/11) min past 5

B.18(4/11) min past 5 ,36 (2/11) min past 5

C.16(4/11) min past 5 ,38(2/11)min past 5

D.16(4/11) min past 5,38(2/11) min past 5

40. When the time is 5:40, then what is the angle

b/w the hour hand & the minute hand of a clock?
A. 70° B. 60°
C. 74° D. 80°
41. At what time between 2 and 3 o’clock will the
hands of a clock be together?
A. 10(10/11)min. past 2 B. 10 min. past 2
C. 20(10/11)min. past 2 D. 12 min. past 2
42. What when the time is 6:32, then what is the
angle b/w the hour hand & the minute hand of a
clock?
A. 2° B. 4°
C. 8° D. 12°

43.At what time between 7 and 8 o'clock will the hands of a

clock be in the same straight line but, not together?
(A) 5 min. past 7 (B) 5(2/11) minutes past 7

(C) 5(3/11)5 minutes past 7 (D) 5(5/11)minutes past 7

44. A clock with only dot markings 3, 6, 9 and 12 positions has been
kept upside down in front of a mirror. A person reads the time in
the reflections of the clock as 12 : 30 the actual that will be
(A) 6 O’ clock (B) 03 : 45

(C) 12 O’clock (D) 12 : 30

45. What is the measure of the angle formed by the hour and
minute hand when the time to 10' O clock?
(A) 30° (B) 45°

(C) 60° (D) 90°

46. Time in a clock is 3 : 13, what time will be appear in water ?

(A) 3 : 17 (B) 2 : 17

(C) 3 : 23 (D) 2 : 13

47. At what time between 5.30 and 6 will the hands of a clock be at
right angles?
(A) 40 min past 5 (B) 45 min past 5

(C) 43(5/11) minutes past 5 (D) 43(7/11) minutes past 5

48.If the clock read 6:20 and if the minute hand point North-East,
in which direction will the hour hand point
(A) East (B) North-West

(C) West (D) South-East

49.A clock only with only dots marking 3, 6, 9 and 12 positions has
been kept upside down in front of mirror. A person reads the time
in the reflection of the clock as 4.50. What is the actual time?
(A) 08 : 10 (B) 01 : 40

(C) 04 : 50 (D) 10 : 20

50. What is angle is made by hour hand in 36 sec?

(A) 120 degree (B) 3 degree

(C) (3/10) degree (D) (10/3) degree

51. At what approximate time between 4 and 5 am will the hands of

a clock be at right angle ?
(A) 4 : 35 am (B) 4 : 39 am

(C) 4 : 40 am (D) 4 : 38 am

53. If a clock strikes 12 in 33 seconds, it will strike 6 in how many

seconds?
(A) 12 (B) 22

(C) 33/2 (D) 15

54. How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in

straight line but opposite in direction?
(A) 18 (B) 22

(C) 26 (D) 28

55. At what time, in minutes, between 3 o’clock and 4

o’clock, both the needles will coincide each other?
(A) (B)

(C) (D)

56. At what time between 7 and 8 o’clock will the hands of a

clock be in the same straight line but, not together?

(A) 6 min. past 7 (B) min. past 7

(C) min. past 7 (D) min. past 7

57. At what time between 5.30 and 6 will the hands of a

clock be at right angles?

(A) min. past 5 (B) min. past 5

(C) 40 min. past 4 (D) 45 min. past 5

58. 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) 3 p.m. (B) 4 p.m.

(C) 5 p.m. (D) 6 p.m.

59. 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 in the afternoon?
(A) 1460 (B) 1580
(C) 1750 (D) 1800

60. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand
of a clock when the time is 8.30, is:
(A) 600 (B) 750
(C) 850 (D) 900

61. At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15

minutes past 5?

(A) % (B) %

(C) % (D)

62. How many times do the hand of a clock coincide in day?

(A) 18 (B) 20

(C) 22 (D) 24

63. How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle
in a day?
(A) 24 (B) 34

(C) 44 (D) 54

64. At the time between 2 and 3 o’clock will the hand of a

clock be together?

(A) min. past 2. (B) min. past 2.

(C) min. past 2. (D) min. past 2.

65. Find at what time between 8 and 9 o’clock will the hands
of clock be in the same straight line but not together.

(A) min. past 8 (B) min. past 8

(C) min. past 8 (D) min. past 8

66. The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at

intervals of 65 minutes of the correct time. How much a day
does the clock gain or lose?

(A) min (B) min.

(C) min. (D) min.

67. A clock is set right at 5 a.m. The clock loses 16 minutes

in 24 hours. What will be the true time when the clock
indicates 10 p.m. on 4 th day?
(A) 12 p.m. (B) 10 p.m.

(C) 9 p.m. (D) 11 p.m.

68. How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands
coincide every 64 minutes?

(A) (B)

(C) 90 min. (D) 95 min.

69. At what time between 9 and 10 o’clock will the hands of

a watch be together?
(A) 46 min. past 9 (B) 48 min. past 9

(C) min. past 9 (D) min. past 9

70. At what time between 4 and 5 o’clock will the hands of a

watchpoint in opposite direction?
(A) 46 min. past 4 (B) 40 min. past 5
(C) min. past 4 (D) min. past 4

71. At watch which gains uniformly 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 Monday (D) 1 p.m. on Thursday

72. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the

hour hand has turned through
(A) 1400 (B) 1450
(C) 1550 (D) 1750

73. At 3.40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock
form an angle of:
(A) 1150 (B) 1250
(C) 1300 (D) 1500

74. The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10.25

is:
(A) 1820 (B) 1900
(C) 1950 (D) 0

75. How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are

straight?
(A) 24 (B) 34

(C) 44 (D) 54

76. Find the angle between the hour hand and the minute
hand of a clock when the time is 3.25.
0
(A) (B) 0
 0 0
(C) (D)

77. At the time between 4 and 5 o’clock will the hands of a

clock be at a right angle?

(A) min. past 4 (B) min. past 4

(C) min. past 4 (D) min. past 4

78. At what time between 5 and 6 o’clock are the hands of a

clock 3 minutes apart?

(A) min. past 5 (B) min. past 5

(C) min. past 5 (D) min. past 5

79. A watch gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes and was set right

at 8 AM. What time will it show at 10 PM on the same day ?
(A) 10 : 27 : 41 AM (B) 8 : 51 : 04 AM

(C) 9 : 45 : 15 PM (D) 10 : 23 : 20 PM

80. How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle
in a day?
(A) 22 (B) 24

(C) 44 (D) 48

81. At what time between 5.30 and 6 will the hands of a

clock be at right angles?
(A) (43 + 5/11) min past 5 (B) (43 + 7/11) min pats
5
(C) 5 (D) 7

82.The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand
of a clock when the time is 8.30, is:
(A) 80º (B) 75º

(C) 60º (D) 105º

83.How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle

in a day?
(A) 44 (B) 54

(C) 64 (D) 22

84.How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in

straight line but opposite in direction?
(A) 20 (B) 22

(C) 24 (D) 48

85. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a

day?
(A) 20 (B) 21

(C) 22 (D) 23

86. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a

day?
(A) 20 (B) 21

(C) 22 (D) 24

87. In every 60 minutes, the minute hand gains --------

minutes on the
hour hand

(A) 53 (B) 54

(C) 55 (D) 56

88. In every 60 minutes, the minute hand gains --------

minutes on the
hour hand

(A) 53 (B) 54

(C) 55 (D) 56

89. How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are

straight?
(A) 22 (B) 24

(C) 44 (D) 48

90. Ramu set an alarm on his clock for Monday 11 am. He

set his clock correctly on Sunday 1 am. He was unaware
that the clock gains 20 min every 24 hours. When his alarm
went off what was the actual time?
(A) 28 minutes 20 seconds past 11 am

(B) 28 minutes 20 seconds before 10 am

(C) 31 minutes 40 seconds past 10 am

(D) 31 minutes 40 seconds past 11 am

91.Ramesh sets his grandfather’s clock to the right time at

2.00 am on Thursday. But he didn’t know that the clock
gains 20s for every 3 hours. What will the clock indicate on
Friday night 6.30 pm?
(A) 6.32.46 pm (B) 6.32.00 pm
(C) 6.34.30 pm (D) 6.38.56 pm

92. At what time between 7 o'clock and 8 o'clock, will the

hands of a clock be together?

(A) minutes past 7 o’ clock

(B) minutes past 7 o’ clock

(C) minutes before 8 o’ clock

(D) minutes past 8 o’ clock

93. At what time after 9 am, do hands of clock make a right

angle?
(A) At 9 am

(B) At minutes past 9 am

(C) At minutes before 10 am

(D) At 3 pm

94. What will be angle between the two hands of a clock at

10.25 pm?
(A) 146.5° (B) 120°

(C) 126.45° (D) 162.5°

95. At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at
15 minutes past 5 ?

a)58(1/2) degree b)64 degree

c)67(1/2) degree d)72(1/2)

96.At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15

minutes past 5?

a)67 ½ b)69 ½

c)73 ½ d)77 ½

97.A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes slow at noon

on Monday and is 4 min 48 sec fast at 2 PM on the following
Monday when it was correct?

a)6 PM Tuesday b)12 PM Wednesday

c)2 PM Wednesday d)4 PM Thursday

98.The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10.25 is

a)197(1/2) b)198(1/2)

c)201(1/2) d)203(1/2)

99.At what time between 7 and 8 o clock will the hands of a

clock be in the same straight line,but,not together

a)5(3/11) min past 7 b)5(5/11) min past 7

c)5(7/11) min past 7 d)5(11/11) min past 7

100. What is the angle between the two hands of a
clock when the time shown by the clock is 6.30
p.m. ?
a) 00 b) 50
c)30 d)150