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Clock MCQs

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Clock MCQs

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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 = ?

  1. A. 136
  2. B. 146
  3. C. 156
  4. D. 166
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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 $$6frac{1}{2}$$ hours ?

  1. A. 14 hours 9 minutes 34 seconds
  2. B. 14 hours 9 minutes 40 seconds
  3. C. 14 hours 10 minutes 6 seconds
  4. D. 14 hours 10 minutes 32 seconds
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A wall-clock takes 9 seconds in tinging at 9 o'clock. The time, it will take in tinging at 11 o'clock, is = ?

  1. A. 10 seconds
  2. B. 1.80 seconds
  3. C. 11 seconds
  4. D. 11.25 seconds
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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 = ?

  1. A. 8 pm
  2. B. 7 pm
  3. C. 9 pm
  4. D. 8 : 59 : 45 pm
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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 = ?

  1. A. 12:30 at nights, after 130 days
  2. B. 12 noon, after 135 days
  3. C. 1:30 at nights, after 130 days
  4. D. 12 midnight, after 135 days
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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 minutes earlier than the correct time. The correct time was = ?

  1. A. 12 minutes past 5
  2. B. 24 minutes past 5
  3. C. 36 minutes past 5
  4. D. 48 minutes past 5
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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 ?

  1. A. 6 hours
  2. B. 7 hours
  3. C. 9 hours
  4. D. 11 hours
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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 = ?

  1. A. 1 : 00 am on Wednesday
  2. B. 5 : 00 am on Wednesday
  3. C. 1 : 00 pm on Wednesday
  4. D. 5 : 00 pm on Wednesday
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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 ?

  1. A. 10 : 54 am
  2. B. 11 : 30 am
  3. C. 11 : 36 am
  4. D. 11 : 42 am E. 11 : 38 pm
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There are two clocks, both set to show 10 pm on 21 st 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 22 nd January 2010 ?

  1. A. 126 minutes
  2. B. 136 minutes
  3. C. 96 minutes
  4. D. 106 minutes
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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 = ?

  1. A. 4552.67 CM
  2. B. 4555.67 CM
  3. C. 4557.67 CM
  4. D. 4559.67 CM
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At 9 : 38 A.M. through how many degrees the hour hand of a clock moved since noon the previous day ?

  1. A. 323°
  2. B. 612°
  3. C. 646°
  4. D. 649°
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