Clock and Time Problems – Aptitude Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams

1. At 3:40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of:
Ans : 130 Degrees

2.  At what time between 5.30 and 6 will the hands of a clock be at right angles?
Ans : 43(7/11) min past 5

3.  The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 8.30, is:
Ans : 75 Degrees

4.  The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10.25 is:
Ans : 197(1/2) Degrees

5.  How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?
Ans : 22

6. At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15 minutes past 5?
Ans : 67(1/2) Degrees

7. How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in direction?
Ans : 22

8. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 4.20, is:
Ans : 10 Degrees

9. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 4.20, is:
Ans : 10 Degrees

10. How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are straight?
Ans : 44

11. At what time between 5.30 and 6 will the hands of a clock be at right angles?
Ans : 43(7/11) min.  past 5

12. 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?
Ans : 180 Degrees

13. 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:
Ans : 4pm

14.  At what time between 7 and 8 o’clock will the hands of a clock be in the same straight line but, not together?
Ans : 5(5/11)min past 7

15. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through:
Ans : 155 Degrees

16. At 3:40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of:
Ans : 130 Degrees

17. At what time between 9 and 10 o’clock will the hands of a watch be together?
Ans : 49(1/11) past 9

18. How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day?
Ans : 44

19. How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64 minutes?
Ans : 32(8/11)Min

20. 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?
Ans : 2 pm on Wednesday

21. At what time between 4 and 5 o’clock will the hands of a watch point in opposite directions?
Ans : 54(6/11) past 4

22. At what time between 7 and 8 o’clock will the hands of a clock be in the same straight line but, not together?
Ans : 5(5/11) Min past 7

23. At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15 minutes past 5?
Ans : 67(1/2) Degrees

24. At what time, in minutes, between 3 o’clock and 4 o’clock, both the needles will coincide each other?
Ans :  16(4/11″)

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