CLOCK Practice Question
1. An accurate clock shows 8 o’clock in the morning.
Through how many degrees will the hour hand 15. The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at
rotate when the clock shows 2 o’clock in the afternoon? intervals of 65 minutes of correct time. How
A. 1440 B.150 C. 1680 D.1800 much in a day does the clock gain or lose?
A. B.
2. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour
hand has turned through: C. D.
A. 145 degrees B. 150 degree C.155 degrees D.160
degrees 16. A watch was set correct at 12’O clock. It loses 10
minutes per hour. What will be the angle between
3. The angle between the minute hand and the other hour the two hands of the clock after 1 hour?
hand of a clock when the time is 8:30 is A. 75º B. 85º C. 90º D. 105º
A. 80 degrees B. 75 degree C. 60 degrees D. 105 degrees
17. A clock is set right at 7:10 am on Thursday, which gains
4. What is the angle made by minute angle in 16 minutes? 12 minutes in a day. On Sunday if this watch
A. 80 B.320 C.960 D. 480 is showing 3: 50 pm. What is the correct time?
A.2:50 pm B. 3:10 pm C. 3:30 pm D.4:30 pm
5. What is the difference between angles made by minute
hand and hour hand in 24 minutes? 18. A clock is set right at Tuesday 10 a.m. The clock gains
A. 1850 B.1200 C.1800 D. 1320 10 min in 24 hours What will be the correct
time on the following Thursday, when the watch indicates 8
6. How often the hands of clock at right angle every day? p.m.?
A.11 times B.22 times C.44 times D.55 times A. 8:36 p.m. B. 8:40 p.m. C.7:36 p.m. D. 7:52 p.m
7. A clock strikes 5 takes 16 seconds. In order to strike 10 at 19. A clock was correct at 2 p.m, but then it began to lose 30
the same rate, the time taken is: minutes each hour. It now shows 6 pm, but
A. 24 seconds B.30 seconds it stopped 3 hours ago. What is the correct time now?
C.36 seconds D.32 seconds A. 8:30 pm. B.12 midnight C.11 p.m. D. None of these
8. What is the angle between the minute hand and hour hand 20. The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10:25
at 20 minutes past 4 o’clock? is:
A. 50 B.100 C.1800 D. 150 A. B. C. D.
21. A watch gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes and was set right
9. At what time between 4 and 5’O clock are the two hands at 8 am. what time will it show at 10 pm on the same day?
of the clock coincide? A. 10 : 27 : 41 AM B. 8 : 51 : 04 AM
A. B.4:20 C. D.4:22 C. 9 : 45 : 15 PM D. 10 : 23 : 20 PM
10. Find the time between 8 and 9’O Clock when the two 22.A clock is set right at 8 a.m. The clock gains 10 minutes
hands of a clock are in the same straight line. in 24 hours will be the true time when the clock indicates 1
A. B. C. D. p.m. on the following day?
A. 48 min. past 12. B. 46 min. past 12.
C. 45 min. past 12. D. 47 min. past 12.
11. At what time between 4 and 5 are the hands 2 minutes
spaces apart?
23. A watch which gains uniformly ,is 5 min,slow at 8
A. and 4:22 B. and 4:24 o'clock in the morning on sunday and it is 5 min 48 sec.fast
C. and 4:24 D. and at 8 p.m on following sunday. when was it correct?
A. 7pm on Wednesday
12. When do the two hands of a clock of just after 3 pm
B. 20 min past 7pm onWednesday
make 30 º angles between them?
C. 15min past 7pm on wednesday
A.3:15:00 B.3:10:54 C.3:01:59 D.3:20:21
D. 8pm on Wednesday
13. A clock strikes ones at 1 O’clock, twice at 2 O’clock and
24. At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock will the hands of a
so on. What is the total number of striking in
watch point in opposite directions?
a day
A. 54 past 4 B. (53 + 7/11) past 4
A. 12 B. 156 C. 78 D. 24
C. (54 + 8/11) past 4 D. (54 + 6/11) past 4
14. Three cuckoo clocks are such that the cuckoos chime
25. A clock is set right at 5 a.m. The clock loses 16 minutes
after every 9 minutes, 15 minutes and 35
in 24 hours. What will be the true time when the clock
minutes respectively. If the 3 clocks chime simultaneously
indicates 10 p.m. on 4th day?
at 3 p.m, what time will they chime together again?
A. 11pm B. 12pm C. 1pm D. 2pm
A.8 :15 p.m B.9:15 p.m C.10:30 p.m D. 10:00 p.m
