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SESSION – 1 15  4
3:15   3:16   min
CLOCKS 11  11 

1. Ans: [c]  4
So it coincides 16   mins past three.
The time is 5:40.  11 
11 7. Ans: [b]
 | (M)  30(H)|
2 Let the current time be = X hrs
11 No. of hrs from current time to noon= Y hrs
 | (40)  30(5)|
2 From 12 a.m. to current time is 9 times of current time to
  70º 12 p.m. (12 a.m. = 0 mis)
X – 0 = 9Y … (1)
2. Ans: [c]
12 – X = Y … (2)
The time is 7:20.
Sub 2 in 1
11
 | (M)  30(H)| X – 0 = 9(12 – X)
2
X = 10.8 hrs
11 0.8 hrs = 48 mins (0.8 * 60 = 48).
 | (20)  30(7)|
2
So, the current time is 10:48 a.m.
  100º Alternative method:
3. Ans: [d] Option (A) 10:50 a.m.

The time is 10:25. 12 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. = 650 mins

10:50 a.m. to 12 p.m. = 70 mins
11
 | (M)  30(H)| ∴ 70 * 9 ≠ 650 mins
2
Option (b) 10:48 a.m.
11
| (25)  30(10)| 12 a.m. to 10:48 a.m. = 648 mins
2
10:48 a.m. to 12 p.m. = 72 mins
  162.5º
∴ 72 * 9 = 648 mins
Reflex angle = 360° – 162.5°
= 197.5° 8. Ans: [c]
11
4. Ans: [a]  | (M)  30(H)|
2
The time is 15:25 = 3:25 (as in analog clock)
11
11 180  | (M)  30(8)| (Ɵ =180 deg as it is straight line)
  | (M)  30(H)| 2
2
11 11
11 180 = 30(8) – (M) 180 = – 30(8) + (M)
| (25)  30(3)| 2 2
2
11 11
  47.5º (M) = 240 – 180 (M) = 240 + 180
2 2
5. Ans: [b] 2 2
M = 60 * M = 420 *
The clock coincides 11 times per 12 hrs. 11 11
The two hands of a clock will be together between H and 120 M = 76.37 mins
M= mins
 60 H  11 (If mins exceeds 60 it will occur
(H + 1) o'clock at   minutes past H o'clock. after 9 o’clock. So this is not
 11 
possible.)
Between 5 and 6 it coincides at:
The hands of a clock will be in the same straight line at
25  3 120
5:25   5:27   min mins past 8.
11  11  11

6. Ans: [c] 9. Ans: [c]

The hands of a clock are found to cross = the hands The hands of the clock coincide 22 times a day.
coincide For every coincidence 60 deg will occur 2 times.
Between 3 to 4 (past 3) it coincides at So, 44 times it forms 60 deg.

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10. Ans: [c] 1800 11

 | (M)  30(8)|
The question is same as the hour hand and minute hand 13 2
coincidences. So it will occur 22 times a day.
1800 11
240 – = M
11. Ans: [d] 13 2
The 90 deg between hour and minute hands happens 2640
M=
2 times per coincidence. 143
Between 12 o’clock to 1 o’clock it happens 2 times.
 66 
M = 18  
12. Ans: [a]  143 
55 min spaces are covered in 60 min.  6
M= 18  
60  13 
1 min space is covered in min.
55
 6
So he returns by 18   min past 8.
60  5  13 
60 min spaces are covered in = 60 * = 65  min
55  11 
15. Ans: [a]
 5 16
Loss in 64 min = 65  – 64 = min The time between 8 p.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Wednesday
 11  11 = 72 hrs
16 1 It was 8 mins late at 8 p.m. Sunday and 7 minutes ahead at
Loss in 1 min = *
11 64 8 p.m. Wednesday. So totally it gained 15 mins in the
16 1 process.
Loss in 1hr = * * 60
11 64 15 mins gained in 72 hrs.
72
16 1  8 1 min gained in = hrs
Loss in 24 hrs = * * 60 * 24 = 32  min 15
11 64  11 
To show correct time it shows gain 8 mins.
13. Ans: [a] 72
The minutes between 3:00 and 6:00 = 180 8 mins gain = *8
15
As it is given 50 mins ago, the remaining time = 130 mins = 38.4 hrs
Given that the ratio is 4:1, which is 104:26 = 24 hrs + 14 hrs + 24 mins
So it's now 26 minutes to 6. From 8 p.m. Sunday + 24 hrs = 8 p.m. Tuesday + 14 hrs
14. Ans: [d] = 10 a.m. + 24 min
Starting time: 3 to 4 = Tuesday 10:24 a.m.
Return time: 8 to 9 (in between 5 hrs) 16. Ans: [a]
Regular time in sec:
24 hr/day = 86,400 sec/day
New time in sec:
10 hr/day * 100 min/hr * 100 sec/min = 10 * 100 * 100
= 100,000 sec/day
5:41 hrs = 54100 sec
Time taken by hour hand to complete Ɵ = Time taken by which is 54.1% of the new time
minute hand to complete 360 * 5 – Ɵ (as it is 5 hrs)
54.1% of regular time = 54.1% * 24 = 12.984 hrs
distance = 12 hr 59 min 2.4 sec.
Time 
Speed
17. Ans: [a]
 
deg = 360 * 5 – deg 55 min spaces are covered in 60 mins.
0.5 6
60
1800 1 min space is covered in =
Ɵ= 55
13
60  5
11 60 min spaces are covered in = 60 * = 65  mins
 | (M)  30(H)| 55  11 
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 5  5 SESSION – 2
Therefore, gain in 65 minutes =  65  65  = min
 11  11 CALENDARS
 5  60 * 24  1440 1. Ans: [b]
Gain in 24 hours =   * = mins
 11  65  143 16th July 1776
Calculating odd days
18. Ans: [d]
1600 years 0 odd days
At 11 o'clock, the hour hand is 5 spaces apart from the
100 years 5 odd days
minute hand.
76 years 75 + 18 93 2 odd days
During the next 60 minutes, i.e. between 11 o'clock and
July 3 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 = 14 0 odd days
12 o'clock, the hour hand will move five spaces [integral
16 days 2 odd days
values as denoted by the 56 minute, 57 minute,
Hence 9 odd days.
58 minute, 59 minute and 60 minute positions].
For each of these 5 positions, the minute hand will be at 9
R  =2 Tuesday
the 12th minute, 24th minute, 36th minute, 48th minute and 7
60th minute positions. 2. Ans: [c]
Hence there will be 5 integral minutes between the Calculating the odd days
positions of the hour hand and the minute hand between 1600 300 98 June 17
11 & 12 o'clock.
0 1 2 4 3 3
19. Ans: [a] Hence answer is Wednesday.
In the first week, the clock loses 1% of total time. 3. Ans: [a]
Total hrs = 7 * 24 = 168 hrs Similar to the previous problem.
1% of 168 hrs = 1.68 hrs Calculating the number of odd days. Number of odd days
In the second week, the clocks gains 2% of total time. 0
Total hrs = 7 * 24 = 168 hrs Hence answer is Sunday.

2% of 168 hrs = 3.36 hrs 4. Ans: [c]

Total net gain = 3.36 – 1.68 = 1.68 hrs As per the calculation: January 26 1950 Thursday.
So the clock will show a time which is 1.68 hours more 5. Ans: [d]
than 12 noon two weeks from the time it was set right.
As per the calculations: January 1, 1901 is Tuesday.
1.68 hours = 1 hour and 40.8 minutes = 1 hour
+ 40 minutes + 48 seconds 6. Ans: [a]
A normal year beings and ends with the same day. Hence
= 1:40:48 p.m.
the answer is Sunday.
20. Ans: [a]
7. Ans: [b]
Time from 8 a.m. on a day to 1 p.m. on the following day
11th January 1997 Sunday.
= 29 hours
11th January 1998 Monday.
24 hours 10 min of this clock = 24 hours of the correct
11th January 1999 Tuesday.
clock
11th January 2000 Wednesday.
145 10th January 2000 Tuesday.
hrs of this clock = 24 hours of the correct clock
6
8. Ans: [b]
  6  
29 hours of this clock = 24 *   * 29 hrs of the January 1 × 1 = 01
  145   2 × 1 = 02
correct clock .
= 28 hrs 48 min of the correct clock .
= 24 hrs + 4 hrs + 48 min 31 possibilities
= 8 a.m. +24 hrs = 8 a.m. + 4 hrs = 12 p.m. and 48 mins February 1 × 2 = 02
= 48 min past 12 2 × 2 = 04
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