At 8 : 30, the hour hand and the minute hand of clock form an angle of = ?

${\text{7}}{{\text{0}}^ \circ }$$

${\text{8}}{{\text{0}}^ \circ }$$

${\text{7}}{{\text{5}}^ \circ }$$

${\text{7}}{{\text{0}}^ \circ }$$

${\text{6}}{{\text{0}}^ \circ }$$

The angle between the hands of a clock when the time is 4 : 25 am is = ?

${\text{14}}{\frac{1}{2}^ \circ }$$

${\text{13}}{\frac{1}{2}^ \circ }$$

${\text{17}}{\frac{1}{2}^ \circ }$$

${\text{14}}{\frac{1}{2}^ \circ }$$

${\text{12}}{\frac{1}{2}^ \circ }$$

What is the area of the face of a clock described by its minutes hand between 9 am and 9 : 35 am, if the minutes hand is 10 cm long ?

${\text{36}}\frac{2}{3}{\text{c}}{{\text{m}}^2}$$

${\text{157}}\frac{1}{7}{\text{c}}{{\text{m}}^2}$$

${\text{183}}\frac{1}{3}{\text{c}}{{\text{m}}^2}$$

At what time between 5:30 and 6 will the hands of a clock be at right angles?

$43\frac{5}{{11}}$$ min. past 5

$43\frac{7}{{11}}$$ min. past 5

46 + Mcqs in Clock in Arithmetic Ability Page 1 McqOptions

1.	A mechanical grandfather clock is at present showing 7 hours 40 minutes 6 seconds. Assuming that it loses 4 seconds in every hour, what time will it show after exactly $$6\frac{1}{2}$$ hours ?
A.	4 hours 9 minutes 34 seconds
B.	4 hours 9 minutes 40 seconds
C.	4 hours 10 minutes 6 seconds
D.	4 hours 10 minutes 32 seconds
Answer» C. 4 hours 10 minutes 6 seconds

Discussion

2.	A wall-clock takes 9 seconds in tinging at 9 o'clock. The time, it will take in tinging at 11 o'clock, is = ?
A.	0 seconds
B.	.80 seconds
C.	1 seconds
D.	1.25 seconds
Answer» E.

Discussion

3.	A clock is displaying correct time at 9 am on Monday. If the clock loses 12 minutes in 24 hours, then the actual time when the clock indicates 8 : 30 pm on Wednesday of the same week is = ?
A.	pm
B.	pm
C.	pm
D.	: 59 : 45 pm
Answer» D. : 59 : 45 pm

Discussion

4.	Wall clock gains 2 minutes in 12 hours, while a table clock loses 2 minutes every 36 hours. Both are set right at 12 noon on Tuesday.The correct time when both show the same time next would be = ?
A.	2:30 at nights, after 130 days
B.	2 noon, after 135 days
C.	:30 at nights, after 130 days
D.	2 midnight, after 135 days
Answer» C. :30 at nights, after 130 days

Discussion

5.	Between 5 and 6, a lady looked at her watch and mistaking the hour hand for the minute hand, she thought that the time was 57 minutesearlier than the correct time. The correct time was = ?
A.	2 minutes past 5
B.	4 minutes past 5
C.	6 minutes past 5
D.	8 minutes past 5
Answer» C. 6 minutes past 5

Discussion

6.	Henry started a trip into the country between 8 am and 9 am when the hand of clock were together, He arrived at his destination between 2 pm and 3 pm when the hands of the clock were exactly 180° apart. How long did he travel ?
A.	hours
B.	hours
C.	hours
D.	1 hours
Answer» B. hours

Discussion

7.	A watch is 1 minute slow at 1 pm on Tuesday and 2 minutes fast at 1 pm on Thursday. When did it show the correct time = ?
A.	: 00 am on Wednesday
B.	: 00 am on Wednesday
C.	: 00 pm on Wednesday
D.	: 00 pm on Wednesday
Answer» C. : 00 pm on Wednesday

Discussion

8.	In every 30 minutes the time of a watch increases by 3 minutes. After showing the correct time at 5 am , what time will the watch show after 6 hours ?
A.	0 : 54 am
B.	1 : 30 am
C.	1 : 36 am
D.	1 : 42 am
E.	1 : 38 pm
Answer» D. 1 : 42 am

Discussion

9.	There are two clocks, both set to show 10 pm on 21st January 2010. One clock gains 2 minutes in an hour and the other clock loses 5 minutes in an hour. Then by how many minutes do the two clocks differ at 4 pm on 22nd January 2010 ?
A.	26 minutes
B.	36 minutes
C.	6 minutes
D.	06 minutes
Answer» B. 36 minutes

Discussion

10.	A clock strikes once at 1 o'clock, twice at 2 o'clock, thrice at 3 o'clock and so on. What is the total number of strikings in a day = ?
A.	36
B.	46
C.	56
D.	66
Answer» D. 66

Discussion

11.	The hands of a clock are 10 cm and 7 cm respectively. The difference between the distance traversed by their extremities in 3 days 5 hours is = ?
A.	552.67 CM
B.	555.67 CM
C.	557.67 CM
D.	559.67 CM
Answer» D. 559.67 CM

Discussion

12.	At 9 : 38 A.M. through how many degrees the hour hand of a clock moved since noon the previous day ?
A.	23°
B.	12°
C.	46°
D.	49°
Answer» E.

Discussion

13.	At 8 : 30, the hour hand and the minute hand of clock form an angle of = ?
A.	${\text{8}}{{\text{0}}^ \circ }$$
B.	${\text{7}}{{\text{5}}^ \circ }$$
C.	${\text{7}}{{\text{0}}^ \circ }$$
D.	${\text{6}}{{\text{0}}^ \circ }$$
Answer» C. ${\text{7}}{{\text{0}}^ \circ }$$

Discussion

14.	Imagine that your watch was correct at noon, but then it began to lose 30 minutes each hour. It now show 4 pm but it stopped 5 hours ago. What is the correct time now = ?
A.	: 30 pm
B.	1 pm
C.	am
D.	: 30 am
Answer» D. : 30 am

Discussion

15.	The angle between the hands of a clock when the time is 4 : 25 am is = ?
A.	${\text{13}}{\frac{1}{2}^ \circ }$$
B.	${\text{17}}{\frac{1}{2}^ \circ }$$
C.	${\text{14}}{\frac{1}{2}^ \circ }$$
D.	${\text{12}}{\frac{1}{2}^ \circ }$$
Answer» C. ${\text{14}}{\frac{1}{2}^ \circ }$$

Discussion

16.	What is the area of the face of a clock described by its minutes hand between 9 am and 9 : 35 am, if the minutes hand is 10 cm long ?
A.	${\text{36}}\frac{2}{3}{\text{c}}{{\text{m}}^2}$$
B.	${\text{157}}\frac{1}{7}{\text{c}}{{\text{m}}^2}$$
C.	${\text{183}}\frac{1}{3}{\text{c}}{{\text{m}}^2}$$
D.	one of these
Answer» D. one of these

Discussion

17.	In an accurate clock, in a period of 2 hours 20 minutes the minute hand will move over = ?
A.	40°
B.	20°
C.	20°
D.	40°
Answer» E.

Discussion

18.	It is between 3 pm and 4 pm and the distance between the hour hand and the minute hand of clock is 18 minutes spaces. What time does the clock show ?
A.	: 12 pm
B.	: 27 pm
C.	: 31 pm
D.	: 36 pm
Answer» E.

Discussion

19.	Through what angle does the minute hand of a clock turn in 5 minutes ?
A.	${30^ \circ }$$
B.	${32^ \circ }$$
C.	${35^ \circ }$$
D.	${36^ \circ }$$
Answer» B. ${32^ \circ }$$

Discussion

20.	A watch becomes fast by 5 minutes everyday. By what percent does it become fast ?
A.	$\frac{5}{{24}}\% $$
B.	$\frac{1}{{12}}\% $$
C.	%
D.	$\frac{{50}}{{144}}\% $$
Answer» E.

Discussion

21.	The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 8:30, is:
A.	0°
B.	5°
C.	0°
D.	05°
Answer» C. 0°

Discussion

22.	The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 4:20, is:
A.	º
B.	0º
C.	º
D.	0º
Answer» C. º

Discussion

23.	At what time between 5:30 and 6 will the hands of a clock be at right angles?
A.	$43\frac{5}{{11}}$$ min. past 5
B.	$43\frac{7}{{11}}$$ min. past 5
C.	0 min. past 5
D.	5 min. past 5
Answer» C. 0 min. past 5

Discussion

24.	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.	144º
B.	150º
C.	180º
D.	168º
Answer» E.

Discussion

25.	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 p.m. on Tuesday
B.	2 p.m. on Wednesday
C.	3 p.m. on Thursday
D.	1 p.m. on Friday
Answer» C. 3 p.m. on Thursday

Discussion

26.	How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are straight?%!
A.	22
B.	24
C.	44
D.	48
Answer» D. 48

Discussion

27.	How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?%!
A.	20
B.	21
C.	22
D.	24
Answer» D. 24

Discussion

28.	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
Answer» E.

Discussion

29.	At 3:40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of:%!
A.	120¬¨‚àû
B.	125¬¨‚àû
C.	130¬¨‚àû
D.	135¬¨‚àû
Answer» D. 135¬¨‚àû

Discussion

30.	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 min. past 9
Answer» D. 48 2/11 min. past 9

Discussion

31.	*$_At 3:40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of:?
A.	120¬¨‚àû
B.	125¬¨‚àû
C.	130¬¨‚àû
D.	135¬¨‚àû
Answer» D. 135¬¨‚àû

Discussion

32.	*$_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 min. past 9
Answer» D. 48 2/11 min. past 9

Discussion

33.	/_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.
Answer» B. 36 5/11 min.

Discussion

34.	/_At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15 minutes past 5??
A.	58 1¬¨‚à´/2
B.	64¬¨‚à´
C.	67 1¬¨‚à´/2
D.	72 1¬¨‚à´/2
Answer» D. 72 1¬¨‚à´/2

Discussion

35.	/_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.	546/11 min. past 4
Answer» E.

Discussion

36.	_ At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15 minutes past 5?$?
A.	58 1¬¨‚à´/2
B.	64¬¨‚à´
C.	67 1¬¨‚à´/2
D.	72 1¬¨‚à´/2
Answer» D. 72 1¬¨‚à´/2

Discussion

37.	_ 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.	546/11 min. past 4
Answer» E.

Discussion

38.	_ 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 p.m.
C.	58 7/11 min. past 3
D.	23/11 min. past 4
Answer» C. 58 7/11 min. past 3

Discussion

39.	_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
Answer» C. 24

Discussion

40.	_A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through:$?
A.	145¬¨‚à´
B.	150¬¨‚à´
C.	155¬¨‚à´
D.	160¬¨‚à´
Answer» D. 160¬¨‚à´

Discussion

41.	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
Answer» C. 40 min. past 5

Discussion

42.	The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 8.30, is:$?
A.	80¬¨‚àû
B.	75¬¨‚àû
C.	60¬¨‚àû
D.	105¬¨‚àû
Answer» C. 60¬¨‚àû

Discussion

43.	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
Answer» C. 40 min. past 5

Discussion

44.	The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 8.30, is:?
A.	80¬¨‚àû
B.	75¬¨‚àû
C.	60¬¨‚àû
D.	105¬¨‚àû
Answer» C. 60¬¨‚àû

Discussion

45.	The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10.25 is:
A.	180¬¨‚à´
B.	1921¬¨‚à´/2
C.	195¬¨‚à´
D.	1971¬¨‚à´/2
Answer» E.

Discussion

46.	How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day?
A.	22
B.	24
C.	44
D.	48
Answer» D. 48

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Arithmetic Ability.

A mechanical grandfather clock is at present showing 7 hours 40 minutes 6 seconds. Assuming that it loses 4 seconds in every hour, what time will it show after exactly $$6\frac{1}{2}$$ hours ?

A wall-clock takes 9 seconds in tinging at 9 o'clock. The time, it will take in tinging at 11 o'clock, is = ?

A clock is displaying correct time at 9 am on Monday. If the clock loses 12 minutes in 24 hours, then the actual time when the clock indicates 8 : 30 pm on Wednesday of the same week is = ?

Wall clock gains 2 minutes in 12 hours, while a table clock loses 2 minutes every 36 hours. Both are set right at 12 noon on Tuesday.The correct time when both show the same time next would be = ?

Between 5 and 6, a lady looked at her watch and mistaking the hour hand for the minute hand, she thought that the time was 57 minutesearlier than the correct time. The correct time was = ?

Henry started a trip into the country between 8 am and 9 am when the hand of clock were together, He arrived at his destination between 2 pm and 3 pm when the hands of the clock were exactly 180° apart. How long did he travel ?

A watch is 1 minute slow at 1 pm on Tuesday and 2 minutes fast at 1 pm on Thursday. When did it show the correct time = ?

In every 30 minutes the time of a watch increases by 3 minutes. After showing the correct time at 5 am , what time will the watch show after 6 hours ?

There are two clocks, both set to show 10 pm on 21st January 2010. One clock gains 2 minutes in an hour and the other clock loses 5 minutes in an hour. Then by how many minutes do the two clocks differ at 4 pm on 22nd January 2010 ?

A clock strikes once at 1 o'clock, twice at 2 o'clock, thrice at 3 o'clock and so on. What is the total number of strikings in a day = ?

The hands of a clock are 10 cm and 7 cm respectively. The difference between the distance traversed by their extremities in 3 days 5 hours is = ?

At 9 : 38 A.M. through how many degrees the hour hand of a clock moved since noon the previous day ?

At 8 : 30, the hour hand and the minute hand of clock form an angle of = ?

Imagine that your watch was correct at noon, but then it began to lose 30 minutes each hour. It now show 4 pm but it stopped 5 hours ago. What is the correct time now = ?

The angle between the hands of a clock when the time is 4 : 25 am is = ?

What is the area of the face of a clock described by its minutes hand between 9 am and 9 : 35 am, if the minutes hand is 10 cm long ?

In an accurate clock, in a period of 2 hours 20 minutes the minute hand will move over = ?

It is between 3 pm and 4 pm and the distance between the hour hand and the minute hand of clock is 18 minutes spaces. What time does the clock show ?

Through what angle does the minute hand of a clock turn in 5 minutes ?

A watch becomes fast by 5 minutes everyday. By what percent does it become fast ?

The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 8:30, is:

The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 4:20, is:

At what time between 5:30 and 6 will the hands of a clock be at right angles?

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 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?%!

How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are straight?%!

How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?%!

At what time, in minutes, between 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock, both the needles will coincide each other?%!

At 3:40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of:%!

At what time between 9 and 10 o'clock will the hands of a watch be together?%!

*$_At 3:40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of:?

*$_At what time between 9 and 10 o'clock will the hands of a watch be together??

*/*_How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64 minutes??

*/*_At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15 minutes past 5??

*/*_At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock will the hands of a watch point in opposite directions??

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

_ At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock will the hands of a watch point in opposite directions?$?

_ 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:$?

_How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in direction?$?

_A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through:$?

At what time between 5.30 and 6 will the hands of a clock be at right angles?$?

The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 8.30, is:$?

At what time between 5.30 and 6 will the hands of a clock be at right angles??

The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 8.30, is:?

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

How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day?

/_How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64 minutes??

/_At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15 minutes past 5??

/_At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock will the hands of a watch point in opposite directions??