Clock MCQs

Question 1

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?

Accepted Answer

2 p.m. on Wednesday

Answer

2 p.m. on Tuesday

Answer

3 p.m. on Thursday

Answer

1 p.m. on Friday

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{{50}}{{144}}\% $$

Answer

$$\frac{5}{{24}}\% $$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{{12}}\% $$

Answer

5 %

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

$${30^ \circ }$$

Answer

$${32^ \circ }$$

Answer

$${35^ \circ }$$

Answer

$${36^ \circ }$$

Question 4

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 ?

Accepted Answer

3 : 36 pm

Answer

3 : 12 pm

Answer

3 : 27 pm

Answer

3 : 31 pm

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

840°

Answer

140°

Answer

320°

Answer

520°

Question 6

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 ?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Answer

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

Answer

None of these

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 8

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 = ?

Accepted Answer

1 am

Answer

9 : 30 pm

Answer

11 pm

Answer

1 : 30 am

Question 9

How many rotations will the hour hand of a clock complete in 72 hours ?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

3

Answer

9

Answer

12