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Time And Clock Practice Questions

Question 1: If a clock started at noon, then the angle turned by hour

hand at 3.45 PM is

a) 117 1°/2

b) 104 1°/2

c) 97 1°/2

d) 112 1°/2

Question 2: Find the angle between the minutes hand and the hours
hand at 10:40 ?

a) 90°

b) 85°

c) 80°

d) 75°

Question 3: At what between 10 am and 11 am will the angle

between the minutes hand and hours hand be 3° (assume that the
hours hand is closer to 12 than than the minutes hand) ?

a) 10:52

b) 10:53

c) 10:54

d) 10:55
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Question 4: At what time the hands of the clock show a mirror image
of 4:10 ?

a) 7:10

b) 7:40

c) 7:50

d) 8:10

Question 5: A watch gains 6 minutes in one hour and was set right at
8 AM. What time will it show at 6PM on the same day?

a) 8pm

b) 7pm

c) 8:30pm

d) 7:30pm

Question 6: In how many ways can Alex and his 5 friends be seated
around a circular table if clockwise and anti-clockwise directions are
considered different?

a) 120

b) 720

c) 60

d) 360

e) None of the above

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Question 7: In how many ways can 8 people be seated around a
circular table (if clockwise direction is not the same as anti-clockwise
direction)?

a) 8!*2
b) 8!/2

c) 8!

d) 7!/2

e) 7!

Question 8: There are 5 chairs arranged in a circular manner in a

square room. Total 6 people are to meet in a room, but since only 5
chair are available 1 person will have to stand at one of the corners of
the room. In how many ways this can be done? Also note that
clockwise arrangement and anti-clockwise arrangement are different.

a) 642
b) 386

c) 482

d) 524

e) 576

Question 9: A, C are running with speeds of 20m/s, 24m/s on a

circular track. A is running in the clockwise direction and C is
running in the anti-clockwise direction. At how many distinct points
they meet on that circular track?
a) 5

b) 6

c) 11

d) 10

e) None of these
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Question 10: A and B are running in opposite directions around a
circular track of length 120 meters. If the speeds of A and B are in the
ratio 3:2, find the minimum distance between their first and 13th
meeting points.

a) 36 m

b) 24 m

c) 12 m

d) 20 m

e) None of these

Question 11: What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of
a clock 30 minutes after they meet for the third time in a day?

a) 150 degrees

b) 165 degrees

c) 180 degrees

d) None of these

Question 12: At what time between 7:00 and 8:00 will the minute
and hour hands of a clock be pointing at exactly opposite directions?

a) 7:05 minutes 27 seconds

b) 7:07 minutes 16 seconds

c) 7:10 minutes 54 seconds

d) None of these
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Question 13: How many times in a day do the minute and hour hands
of a clock overlap?

a) 23

b) 24

c) 22

d) None of these

Question 14: A marathon starts between 5pm and 6pm. The referee
realizes that the hands of the clock are interchanged when the
marathon ends between 8pm and 9pm. What was the approximate
duration of the marathon?

a) 2 hours 14 minutes

b) 2 hours 21 minutes

c) 2 hours 46 minutes

d) 2 hours 43 minutes

Question 15: If the hour and minute hands of a clock overlap every
65 minutes, how many minutes does the clock gain or lose every day?

a) 10 10/143 minutes gained

b) 10 10/143 minutes lost

c) 10 minutes gained

d) 10 minutes lost
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Question 16: A marathon starts between 5pm and 6pm. The referee
realizes that the hands of the clock are interchanged when the
marathon ends between 8pm and 9pm. What was the approximate
start time of the marathon?

a) 5: 23 pm

b) 5: 42 pm

c) 5: 44 pm

d) 5: 49 pm

Question 17: How many times in twelve hours does the angle
between the hour’s and minute’s hand of a clock be exactly one
degree at the start of a minute?

a) 2

b) 1

c) 11

d) 22

Question 18: If the minutes and hours hand are identical in a clock.
Given that a person checks the time at only integral values of minutes,
how many times in a day can a person not be able to find the exact
time?

a) 22

b) 20

c) 11

d) 0
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Question 19: The hands of two clocks coincide every 60 minutes and
72 minutes respectively. What is the approximate time difference
between the two clocks (round to closest minute) after 24 hours as
measured by a correct clock?

a) 260 minutes

b) 262 minutes

c) 264 minutes

d) 261 minutes

Question 20: A, B, C, D are standing in clockwise direction at the

corners of a square of side ‘s’. They are start running clockwise along
the sides of the square with speeds in the ratio 1:2:3:4 respectively.
How much distance does A run by the time they all meet for the third
time?

a) 11 s

b) 12 s

c) 15 s

d) None of these

Question 21: At what time between 2 o’clock and 3 o’clock will the
two hands of the clock be at an angle of 60 degrees?

a) 22 minutes 14 seconds

b) 19 minutes 33 seconds

c) 21 minutes 49 seconds

d) 23 minutes 15 seconds
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Question 22: The angle between the minute hand and hour hand of a
clock when the time is 7:20 is equal to

a) 45°

b) 90°

c) 100°

d) 120°

Question 23: The angle formed by the hourhand and the minutehand
of a clock at 2 : 15 p.m. is

a) 27.5°

b) 45°

c) 22.5°

d) 30°

Question 24: A clock gains 15 minutes per day. If it is set right at 12

noon, the time it shows at 4 AM is

a) 4.20 AM

b) 4.30 AM

c) 4.02 AM

d) 4.10 AM

Question 25: Kanchan bought a clock with 25% discount on marked

price. She sold it with 75% gain on the price she bought. What was
her profit percentage on the marked price?

a) 31.25 b) 50 c) 56.25 d) 60
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Answer

3) Answer (C)

Let the time be 10 hrs x mins.

Lets measure the angle from 12 in clockwise direction,

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Angle made by hours hand = 10(360°/12)+x(30°/60) = 10(30°)+x(1/2) =
300°+x/2 —–(1)

Angle made by minutes hand = x(360°/60) = x(6°) ——-(2)

Given that hours hand is nearer to 12 than minutes hand, i.e; hours hand crossed
minutes hand

Hence, (1) – (2) = 3°

==>300°+ x/2 – 6x = 3°

==> -11x/2 = -297

==> x = 54

Hence the time will be 10:54

So the answer is option C.

5) Answer (B)

8AM to 6PM, 10 hrs

watch gains 6 minutes in one hour,

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In 10hrs it gains 10*6 = 60 minutes

Hence at 6PM, it shows 6PM+60mins = 7PM

So the answer is option B.

6) Answer (A)

If clockwise and anti-clockwise directions are considered different,

the number of ways of arranging 6 people around a circular table is
(6-1)! = 5! = 120 ways

7) Answer (E)

In circular arrangement, there is no distinction among the seats

initially. Once the first person sits in one of the seats, all the other
seats can be marked based on this reference. The first person can sit in
any of the 8 chairs in 1 way (since there is no distinction among the
chairs initially). Now, the other 7 people can sit in the 7 remaining
chairs in 7! ways.

In general, the number of ways of arranging ‘n’ distinct objects

around a circular table is (n-1)!

8) Answer (E)

The person who’ll stand can be selected in 6 ways.

This person can be arranged in any 4 corners in 4 ways.
Remaining 5 can be arranged in a 4! ways around the table.
So total number of ways = 6*4*4! = 576 ways
So E is the right choice.

9) Answer (C)

If two bodies are moving in opposite direction with their speeds in the
ratio a: b , the number is distinct points at which they meet on a
circular track = a+b
Here the ratio = 20:24 ==>5:6
Therefore number of distinct points = 5+6 = 11
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10) Answer (B)

As the two are running in opposite directions, the number of meeting

points will be 3+2 = 5 meeting points.

They are as shown on in figure.

Suppose the speeds are 3x and 2x respectively. If A runs clockwise and B

counter-clockwise then they will meet at 2L/5, 4L/5, L/5, 3L/5, 5L/5, 2L/5 and
so on points.

Hence, 1st point = 2L/5

13th point = L/5

Distance = | 2L/5 – L/5| = L/5 = 120/5 = 24m

Suppose A runs counter-clockwise and B clockwise then they will meet at 3L/5,
L/5, 4L/5, 2L/5, 5L/5, 3L/5 and so on points.

Hence, 1st point = 3L/5

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13th point = 4L/5

Distance = | 3L/5 – 4L/5| = L/5 = 120/5 = 24m

11) Answer (B)

In thirty minutes, the minute hand covers 180 degrees and hour hand covers 15
degrees. So, angle between the hands is 165 degrees

12) Answer (A)

At a time 7 hours and Y minutes, the hour hand makes an angle of 210+Y/2
degrees and the minutes hand makes an angle of 6Y degrees.
So, we need to solve for Y where
210 + Y/2 = 6Y + 180 or Y = 60/11 minutes which is 5 minutes 27 seconds

13) Answer (C)

In twelve hours, the hands overlap 11 times. So, in a day, they overlap 22 times.

14) Answer (C)

Suppose the marathon started at 5 hours X minutes and ended at 8 hours Y

minutes.
Angles made by both the hour’s hands are 150+X/2 and 240+Y/2.
Angles made by the minutes hands are 6X and 6Y.

We know that the difference between the angles made by the hands of the clock
is same, so we equate that : 6X – (150 + X/2) = (240 + Y/2) – 6Y => 12X – 300
– X = 480 + Y – 12 Y => 11X + 11Y = 480+300 => X+Y = (780/11) => X+Y ≈
71

We know that the sum of the angles made by the hands of the clock is also
same, so we equate that as well : 6X+150+X/2 = 240+Y/2+6Y => 13X + 300 =
480 + 13Y => 13(X-Y) = 180 => X-Y = (180/13) => X-Y = ≈ 14

Solving we two equations, we get X = 42.5 mins = 42 mins 30 secs and Y =

28.5 mins = 28 mins 30 secs

Hence, duration of the marathon is = 8:28-5:42 = 2 hours 46 mins.

15) Answer (A)

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An hour hand moves 1/2° per minute while a minute hand moves 6° per minute.
Hence, a minute hand covers the gap of 11/2° per minute. Hence, an hour hand
and minute hand would overlap every 60 mins + 30°/(11/2°) mins = 60m +
60/11 m = 65 5/11 mins.

Hence, in a normal clock, the hour hand and minute hand overlap every 65 5/11
minutes. In the given clock, they overlap every 65 minutes. Hence, the clock
gains 5/11 minutes every 65 minutes.

Hence, in 24 hours, the clock would gain = (24*60)*(5/11)/65 = 24*60/143

minutes = 1440/143 minutes = 10 10/143 minutes

16) Answer (B)

Suppose the marathon started at 5 hours X minutes and ended at 8 hours Y minutes. Angle made by hour in the
first case will be 150 + 1/2x and the angle made by minute hand will be 6x. In the second case, the angle made
by hour hand will be 240 + 1/2y and minute hand will be 6y.
We have been given that 150+ x/2 = 6y and
240 + y/2 = 6x
Solving both the equations we get, x = 42.37 minutes. Start time is 5:42 pm

17) Answer (A)

The angle made by the minute hand against the 12 hour mark after ‘m’ minutes = 360° * (m /60) = 6m

The angle made by the hour hand against the 12 hour mark after ‘h’ hours = 360° * (h /12) = 30h

The angle made by the hour hand against the 12 hour mark after ‘h’ hours and ‘m’ minutes = 30h + 30*m/60 =
30h + m/2
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19) Answer (B)

The hands of a correct clock coincide after every 720/11 minutes.

So, 720/11 minutes of the first clock, equal 60 minutes on a correct clock and
720/11 minutes of the second clock equal 72 minutes on a correct clock.
So, in 1 minute on a correct clock, the difference in times of the two clocks is
720/11*[1/60 – 1/72] = 2/11 minutes.
So, time difference in a day is 2880/11 = 262 minutes

20) Answer (A)

In the amount of time taken by A to run one side of the square, D runs all four
sides and reaches where he was initially standing. Hence, A and D can only
meet at D’s initial position. When A travels 3s, B travels 6s and reaches the
point where D is initially standing. Similarly, C travels 9s and reaches D’s
starting point. After the first meeting, all three meet after A completes an entire
round around the square.

So, total distance covered by A =3s+4s+4s = 11s

21) Answer (C)

The angle between the two hands at 2’o clock is 60 degrees. The speed of the
minute hand is 6 deg/min and of the hour hand is 1/2 deg/min. The relative
speed between the two hands is 5 and a half degrees/minute. The relative
distance that has to be covered is 120 degrees. ( 60 degree initial difference and
60 more ). Therefore, the time needed = 120/5.5 = 120*2/11 = 240/11 = 21
minutes 49 seconds approximately.
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