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CHAPTER
CLOCK

1. Image/ (5)  9 Letters i n water image is

same
2. Angle/
9
3. Time/
5 + 4 (9) B , C , D , E, K, O, X, I, H
4. Error/
(1) Image/Mirror/Water Image B C D
(6)
B C D
E K
(1) E K
 11 Letters in Mirror image is
same
(7)
11

In mirror, left Right (change)

Top and bottom (same) A A MM T T U U V V

& mirror and water fiq.

(8) WWY Y
(2)

 Clock Mirror/
9–3
10 – 2
12 – 12
(9)
7–5
In water, Top – bottom (change) Z Z Z 6–6
Left and Right (Same) × HR : MIN
Z 12 : 00
× or
• 4 Letters in mirror and water 11 : 60
image is same. i.e. O, X, I, H To know the mirror image sub-
(3)
4 tract from Clock 12 : 00 or 11 :
P
60
Q F (10) 12 : 00 or 11 : 60
L
(4) H H I I
P HR : MIN
12 : 00
Q F eg : 8 : 40
H I – 8 : 40
L Fig Fig 3 : 20

eg : 2 : 47 11 : 60
O O X X –2 : 47
9 : 13

O X eg : 22 : 13 or 10 : 13

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 11 : 60 30 1 60(H) –11(min)
60 min/ –– =  Angle/ :
–10 : 13 60 2 2
1 : 47 eg: 7 : 30 find Angle/

1
Hour hand –– /min Hr : min
 Subtract from 18 : 30 to know 2
Clock water Image :

1
–– / 60(H) – 11(min) 607 – 1130
18 : 30 2 =
2 2
18 : 30 Ans. Hour hand –– 30°/ hr.
eg: 8 : 20
– 8 : 20 –– 30°/ 420 – 330 90
= = = 45° Ans.
10 : 10 & from 2 P.M ––– 4 P.M 2 2
If in Options 10 : 10 is not given, 2 ––– 4 or 360° – 45° = 315° Ans.
than reduce 1 hour Hour hand –– 2hr =120min eg.: Hr min
10 : 10 –– 2 =120 :
5 : 10

1
9 : 00 18 : 30  1 min/ = 60  5  11 10 300  110
eg 2
– 9 : 00 = =
2 2
09 : 30 Ans.
120
8 : 30 Ans. 120 min/ = = 60° Ans. 190
2 = = 95°
8 : 30 18 : 30 2
eg: Q. CGL – 2015
– 8 : 30 or 360° – 95° = 265° Ans.
10 : 00 Ans. 12:00 Noon to 3 : 00 : 45 min
eg : 5 : 40 find smaller Angle
9 : 00 Ans. 12:00 3 : 00 : 45
eg : 5 : 40
eg : 1 : 30 18 : 30 Sol.
12 :00
– 1 : 30 Dff 3 hr 45 min 60 (H) –11(min)
24 hr 17 : 00 3 : 45 2
12 hr 5 : 00 Ans. 3 × 60 + 45 = 225 min/
60  5 – 11  40
2 : 53 17 : 90 1
 =
eg : Hour hand = 1 min – 2
– 2 : 53 2
15 : 37 300 – 440 140
3 : 37  = = = 70° Ans.
1 hr 1 2 2
less 2 : 37 = 1 –
2 eg : Hr : min
Note : [18:30 or 17: 90] both are the
sam e 225 12  60 – 11 20
225 min/ = =112. 5° 12 : 20 =
[18:30 17: 90] 2 2
eg : 22 : 27 ––– 10 : 27 Ans.
720 – 220 500
 11 12 1 = = = 250°
24 hr 12 hr 10 2
2 2
18 : 30
9 3
360 – 250° = 110° Ans.
8 4
– 10 : 27 7
6 5 or
08 : 03 Ans. 12 : 20 let 12 be 00
360
 Minute Hand/ Total/ = = 30°
12 0  60 –11 20 220
60 min/ ––– 360° = = 110°
Q. What is the angle between both 2 2
360 the hands at 7 : 30 eg: Hr : min
1 min/ ––– = 6°
60 7 : 30 :
Min hand = 6°/min 360° – 45° = (30°+15°) 3 : 24
Hour Hand/ 315 ° or 45° Ans.
 3  60 –11 24
11 12 1
=
12 hr/ –– 360° 10 2
2
9 3
360 45° 180 – 264 84
1 hr/ –– = 30°
7 8
7
4 = = = 42° Ans.
12 30
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 eg: 5 : 00 & 6 : 00 ; 95° = ? Q When in between 3:00 and 4:00,
3  60 –1112
eg : 3 : 12 = mi nute hand ahead by 7
2 2
A1 = 5 × 30 = 150 (150 – 95°) minute from hour hand in a
11 clock?
180 – 132 48
= = = 24° Ans.
2 2 2 3:00 4:00
A2 = 95° × 55 = 5
11 7
4
eg: 7 : 46 find angle = 5 :10 Ans.
11 2
eg: 12 :00 & 1 : 00 & 110° = ? A1 = 3 × 30 = 90° (A + A2)
11 1
4 A1 = 00 × 30 = 0
7 : 46
11 2
2 2 A2 (90° + 42°)
A2 = 110° (0 + 110°) = × 11
4 4 46 11  4 11 11
46 = 46 + =
11 11 11 110 = 20° & 12 : 20 Ans. 2
7 min = 42° × 132 = 24
eg when angle between 12 : 00 11
510 510
= =7: & 1 : 00 is 250° 3 : 14 min
11 11
eg 12 : 00 & 1 : 00 250° Q. At what time between 8 : 00
60  7 –11 510 and 9 : 00 clock are the nanda
= 
2 11 Sol. 12:00 1:00 opposite to each?

420 – 510 90 8 : 00 9 : 00
= = = 45° Ans. 2
2 2 (0× 30 + 250°)
11
Q. At what time between 7:00 and Sol. 8 : 00 & 9 : 00 total : 360°
8:00 are the hands at angle 45° 2 500 5 Half : 180°
× 250° = = 45
7 : 00 8:00 11 11 11 A1 = 8 × 30 = 240
45° 5 A2 = 180°
12 : 45
2 11 2
Time/ : (A +A2) × (A1 + A2)
11 1 = 250°/110° Ans. 11
A1 = [Smaller number/ eg: 5 : 30 & 6: 00 A2 : 70°
2
× 30 5 : 00 & 6 : 00 (240° + 180°)
11
A2 = Given angle/
2 2
eg: 7 : 00 to 8 : 00 (A1 + A2) ( 5× 30 +70°) 2 840 4
11 11
A1 7×30 = 210° ×420 = = 76 but
11 11 11
A2 45° 2
= × (150 70)
11 2
2 (240 – 180)
Time/ : (210° + 45°) 2nd 11
11 2
= × 220 = 40° = 5 : 40 Ans.
time/ 11 2 120 10
× 60 = = 10
2 510 4 Q. When in between 3:00 and 4:00, 11 11 11
× 255 = = (46 ) minute hand leg by 4 minute
11 11 11 It is greater than 60 mins.
from hour hand in a clock?
2 60
(210 – 45°) 3:00 4:00
11 10
4 8 : 10
Ist time/ 11
2
2 Sol. 1 min –– 6° (3 × 30 – 24°) Hence angle 180° comes once
× 165° = 30° = (7 : 30) Ans. 11
11 in an hour
2 180°
Ist time  –  4 min : 24° × (90 – 24)
  11
2nd time  
2
× 66 = 12 CLOCK
  – 11
  Number of times hands of a clock
    3 : 12 Ans. makes 180°/Straight line

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 1 hr –– 1 times – 24 – 44 Ans.
1 –– 1 Q. from 1 pm to 5 pm 60 min
12 hr–– 11 times 1 pm 5 pm 22 hr
2 –– 11 Sol. 1 pm ––– 5p.m. – (4hr) 5 5
65 – 60 65
24 hr –22 times 12 :00 0° – ? 4 times Ans = 11 × 22 = 11 ×22
6 : 00 180° ? 4 times Ans. 60 60
24 – 22
3:00 /9:00 – 90° ? 8 – 1 = 7 60
0° = 12 o’clock/ times Ans = ×22 = +2 Fast
11 60
Q. From 5 pm to 11 pm Q, from 2 pm to 10 pm
5 p.m 11 p.m 2 pm 10 pm TYPE - II
Sol. 5pm –– 11pm –– Diff = 6 hr. Sol 2 pm –– 10 pm –– (8Hr) Q. A clock which moves continu-
(12:00 o’ clock) 0° –– 6 time Ans. 12:00 0° –– 8 times Ans. ously fast, It lags 5 minute on
6 : 00 180° – 8 – 1 = 7 times Ans. Sunday 8 am, it is ahead 7
(12:00 0° –– 6 Ans.
minute on Tuesday 8 am then
(6 : 00) –– 180° 6 –– 1 = 5 times/ 3 : 00, 9 : 00 –– 90°
find when clock shows right
8 × 2 = 16– 2 = 14 times.
time?
Q. From 11 AM to 5 PM CLOCK ERROR
11 AM 5 PM
Sol. 11Am –– 5 Pm –– Diff = 6 hr. TYPE - I
12:00 0° ––– ? Q. If in a clock minute hand cross
6 –– 1 = 5 times Ans. hour hand in 65 minute, then
6 : 00 180°––– ? 6 times Ans. how many times clock in 24 Sol.
hr goes slow down or fast Sun day– 8 Am––– –5 times
Q. From Sunday 5 pm to Monday 7 48hr
Tuesday 8 Am – +7 times
pm how many times hands of
clock are in straight line. 65 min slow / fast
(24 hr) formula:-1st × total
slow  fast
5
  time = × 48 = 20 Hr
65
5
– Time  12
Sol. from sunday 5 pm to Monday 7  11
  Total time(Hr /days)

 Time  / 5
pm   :-1st × = × 48
5 pm 7 pm  12
 5  = 20
Sunday/ – 5 p.m. 180° 65 – 
 11  ( / ) Sunday 8 am + 20 hr
24 hr –– 22 times 22 
 
  = Monday 4 am
Monday 5 pm/ 5 pm
8 am + 20 =
1 2 5
65 – 65 4am
Monday/ 7 pm + Sol. 11
23 24  24 = 65 subtract Q. A clock which moves continu-
65
= 47 times/ ously fast, It lags 9 minute on
5 5 Sunday 10 pm, it is ahead 3
Q. Number of times hands of a from 65 =
11 11 minute on Tuesday 10 pm then
clock make 90º
find when clock shows right
90° Right angle – 3: 00 o’clock 5 time?
9:00 o’clock 65 – 65 5
11  24 = 65 11 65
90° – 3: 00 , 9:00 65
1 Hr/ –– 2 times/ 5
12 Hr/ –– 22 times/ 11
24 Hr/ –– 44 times/ Sun – 10 am –– –9 min
5 24 fast Sol. 24 + 12 = 36hr
Q. How many times hands of clock 24 = Mon – 10 pm –– +3 min
1165 143 Hrs.
makes right angle. 9
Q If in a clock minute hand cross ×36 = 27 hr
12
hour hand in 60 minute, then
how many times clock in 22 Sunday – 10 am + 27 hr = Mon-
Sol. One days– 24 Hr – 44 times day = 1pm
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 Q. A clock which moves continu- Sun 7 am + 72 hr Wed 7 Am
ously fast, It lags 10 minute on = 3 days Ans.
Sunday 7 am, it is ahead 5 Clock we read
minute on Tuesday 7 am then
find when clock shows right Sol. Right Wrong
time? Image/ – (a) 12 : 00 or 11
24hr 25 hr : 60
10 min W – R Water – (b) 17 : 90
25 – 24
60hr – 11min
(2) Angle
Sun – 9:00 AM 2
Sun – 7 am –– –10 min 50 Hr
Sol. 48 + 12 = 60hr
Tues – 11:00 AM 2
Tue – 7 pm –– –5 min
(3) time/ : (A1 + A2)
11
10 24
×60 = 40 hr 50 ×50 = 48 HR (Right)
15 25 (4) 0° – 12h – 11 times/

Sun 7 am +24 hr Mon -7 Am Tuesday 9:00 AM Ans. 180° – 12hr – 11 times/

+12 h Mon 7 pm + 4n = Mon- Q. 24 hr –– 4 hr slow Error
day 11 pm Ans. Sa me Right wrong
24 20 –– 24 – 4 =20 hr 5
TYPE - III 65 – time
= 11 × T.T
• A clock fast 1 hour in each 24 W R
time
hour . If clock shows correct 20 24
time on Sunday 9 am t hen 5
Sun 7 AM 65 – time
what is the correct time, when 48 Hr +
= 11 ×T.T
clock, shows 11:00 am Tues- 12 hr = 60hr
Tuesday 7AM time
day?
= Wrong + Right (?)
24
= × 60 = 72 hr = + (?)
20

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