Clock MCQs
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Last Updated: 02 Jan 2022
- The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 8.30 is:
A. 80°
B. 75°
C. 60°
D. 105°
Asst S&GAD-14/Asst DMD BOR-21
Angle traced by hour hand in 17/2 hrs = (360/12 x 17/2)° = 255°
Angle traced by minutes hand in 30 mins = (360/60 x 30)° = 180°
Required angle = (255 – 180)° = 75°
- How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?
A. 18
B. 22
C. 25
D. 24
Asst Punjab Workers Welfare Board LHRD-19 (Contract Basis)/Zilladar-20 (Research)
The hands of a clock coincide 11 times in every 12 hours.
AM
12:00
1:05
2:11
3:16
4:22
5:27
6:33
7:38
8:44
9:49
10:55
The hands overlap about every 65 minutes.
- 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
Asst PESSI LHRD-21
The hands of a clock point in opposite directions 11 times in every 12 hours (because between 5 and 7 they point in opposite directions at 6 o’clock only).
So the hands of a clock point in opposite directions 22 times.