Exercise -9
'Directions for questions 1 to 25: Select the correct alternative from the given ch~ices.
1• What is the angle covered by the minute hand in 11. Which of the following can be ~he. time shawn b
22 minutes? . clock, when the hour hanp 1s in between / ~he
.(A) 66° (8) 110° (C) 121 o 5 and the angle between the tw~ hands pt the cl Ii(!
(0) 132° (E) 880 is 60°? Ocl(
(A) 164/, 1 minutes past 4
2- By how many degrees does an hour hand move in (B) 189/11 minutes past 1
(C) 34 6/ 11 minutes past 4
on_e quarter of an hour?
(D) 36 5/ 11 minutes past 4
(A) 5° (8) 7.5° • (C) 10° (E) 32 8/ 11 minutes past 4 •
(0) 12.5° (E) 9°
• 12. How many times, the hands of a clock will be at
3• By hoN meny degrees will the minute hand move in the
30° with·each other in a day?
same time, in which1he hour'hand moves 6°? ' . (A) 36 (B) 40 (C) 44 (D) 48 (E) 42
(A) 540 (B) 84° (C) 72°
. (0) 600 (E) 780 ~ow many times, the minute hand of a clock overlaps
with the hour hand. from 9:00 ~.m. to 4:00 p.m. in
4 a day?
• What ~s th e angle between the hands of ths clock,
when ,t shows 40 minutes past, 6? (A) 5 (B) 6 (C). 7 (D) 8 (E) 9
(A) 42.5° (8) 70° (C) 800
(0,. 900 (E) 400 14. A watch which gains uniformly was observed to be
1 minute slow at 8:00 a.m. on a day. At 6:OQ p.m. on
the same day it ''1as 1 minute fast. At ~hat time· did
S. When the clock sh~ws 3 hours 14 minutes, what is the watch show the correct time?
. the angle between the hands of the clock? (A) 12:00 hoon • (B) .1 :00 p.m.
(A) 10° (B) 12° .(C) 13° (C) 2:00 p.m. (D) 3:00. p.m.
(D} •140 . (E) 150 . (E) None of these
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W~at is _the angle between the two hands of. a clock 15. A watch, which gains uniformly was observed to be
W!'en the. time is 25 minutes past 7 O'clock? 6 ·minutes slow at 9:00 a.m. on a Tuesday and
1 3 minutes fast at 12:00 noon on the subsequent·
(A) 62 /2° . lB) 661/2° (C) 721/2° .
(0) 691'2° (E) 7.0½0 •
Wednesday. When did the watch show the 'correct
time? •
(A) 9:00 p.,m. on Tuesday
7. When the clock shows 20 minutes past 11 O'clock; ·
. (B) 12:00 a.m. on \Yednesday
what is the angle between the two hands of the clock? (C) .3:00 a.m. on Wednesday
(A) ··110° (B)' 120° • (C) 130° (D) 6:00 a.m. on· Wednesday
(D) 150° (E) •140°
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8. At what time between 9 and 10 O'clock, will both the
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(E) 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday
16. A watch showed 10 minutes past 6 O'clock on
two hands of the clock coincide? ✓ • • Thursday morning when the correct time was
(A) 433/11 minutes past 9 O'clock. 6 O'clock. It loses uniformly and was observed to be
(~) 456/11 minutes past 9 O'clock. 15 minutes slow at 8 O'clock on Saturday morning.
(C) 491/11 mioutes past 9 O'clock. When did the watch show the correct time?
(D) 4gsi11 minutes past 9 O'clock. (A) 1 O'clock on F:r~day afternoon
(E) 437/ 11 minutes pa~t 9.0'clock. (B) 12 O' clock•noon on Friday
(C) 4 O' clock on Friday evening
(D) 4 O'clock on Friday morning
9. At what time between 4 and 5 O'clock are the hands
(E) .2 O'clock on Friday morning·
of a clock in-th.e opposite directions? I
(A)" 523/11 l'l'.linutes past 4 O'clock • 17-. The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand
(B) 546/11 minutes past 4 O'clock • at intervals of 60 minutes of correct time. How much
(C) 51 7/ 11 minutes past4 O'clock , time does the clock gain or lose in one hour of correct
. ? •
(D) 539/ 11 minutes past 4 O'clock time. ,
(E) 528/11 minutes past 4 O'clock (A) Gains 55/11 minutes (B) Loses 55/ 11 minutes
(C) G~ins 5/11 minutes (D) Loses 5/ 11 minutes
10. The angle 'between the hands of a clock is 20° and (E) None of these
the hour hand is in between 2 an'd 3. What is the time
shown by the clock? 18. The minute hand of a dock overtakes the hour hand
(A) 2 hours 73/11 -minutes after every 70 minutes of correct time. How much time
(B) 2 hours 146/ 11 minules does the clock lose or gain in a day of [Link]?
(C) 2 hours 155/ 11 mir~wtes (A) 9339/1,1 minutes (B) 91 31 /11 ~inutes
(D) Both (A) and (B) (G-) 9224/11 minutes (D) 9456/11 minutes
(E) None of these (E) None of these
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TWo clocks are showing correct time at 4:00 p.m. k• ·rror shows the
22. The reflection of a wall cloc ,n a_ m, t I trme?
19, one clock lose.s. 3.5 m~nules in an hour, while the time as 3 hours 40 minutes. What is the ac ua •
other gains 2.5 minutes rn one hour. At 10:00 p.m. on (A) 8 hours 30 minutes
the same day, by how much time will the two clocks· (B) 8 hours 15 minutes
differ? . (C) 8 hours 45, minutes
A) 12 minutes (8) 36 minutes (D) 9 hours 20 minutes
~C) 24 minutes (D) 30 minutes (E) 8 hours 20 minutes
(E) 18 minutes
23. If the seconds hand moves by 240°, th en b~ htohwe
n-ere are two clocks on a wall, both set to $how the • te hand move
many degrees ~oes the• minu in
20• correct time at 5:00 p.m. The clocks lose 2 minutes
same time?
and 3 minutes ~spec!ively in an hour. If the clock (A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 40 (E) 5"
which loses 2 minutes in one hour shows th13 time as
g:50 p.m. on the same day, then what time does the 24. •When the time· is 10:30, if the minute hand points
other clock show? • . rd5 •
towards so\,lth, the hour hand will point towa
(A) 9:30 p.m. (B) ·9:40 p.m. . (A) North-east '(B) North-weS t
(C) 9:45 p.m. (~) 10:15 p.m. , .(C) South-east (D) South-weSt •
(E) 10:00 P·'T'· (E) North •
-~/4 the till')e in a clock is 10 hours 40 minutes, then what • 25. A clock strikes once at 1 O'clock, twice at 2 ~'clock,
t?· ;;me does its mirror image show? three times at 3 O'clock and so ~n. I~ ,t ta_kes
(A) 1 hour 25 minutes 10 seconds to strike at 6 O'clock, fi nd the t,me taken
(B) 1 hour 15 't'inutes by it to strike at 12 O'clock.
(C) 1 hour 10 mi~utes (A) 18 seconds • (B) 22 seconds
(0) 1 hour 20 minutes (C) 24 seconds (D) 26 seconds
(E) 1 hour 40 minutes (E) 30 seconds
Key
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1. D 6. C 11 .. E 16. E 21. D
2. B 7. E; · 12. C 17. A 22. E
8 .. C 13. B . 18.. A 23 . D
3. C
4. E 9. B •. 14. B 19. • B 24. B
5. C 10. D 15. C 20. C 25. B
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