Aptitude Test on clocks, time & work

Total points 18/20

Roll number of the student *

10

How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64 *2/2
minutes?

32 8/11 min.

36 5/11 min.

90 min.

96 min
 At what time between 5.30 and 6 will the hands of a clock be at right *0/2
angles?

43 5/11 min. past 5

43 7/11 min. past 5

40 min. past 5

45 min. past 5

Correct answer

43 5/11 min. past 5

Feedback

At 5 o'clock, the hands are 25 min. spaces apart.

To be at right angles and that too between 5.30 and 6, the minute hand has to gain (25 +
15) = 40 min. spaces.

55 min. spaces are gained in 60 min.

40 min. spaces are gained in 60 x 40 min = 43 7 min.

55 11
Required time = 43 7 min. past 5.

The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when *1/1
the time is 4.20, is:

0°

10°

5°

15°
A can do a piece of work in 12 days. B can do this work in 16 days. A *2/2
started the work alone. After how many days should B join him, so that
the work is finished in 9 days?

2 days

3 days

4 days

5 days

Sakshi can do a piece of work in 20 days. Tanya is 25% more efficient *1/1
than Sakshi. The number of days taken by Tanya to do the same piece of
work is?

15 days

16 days

17 days

18 days
Daku and Tamatar can do a piece of work in 70 and 60 days respectively. *2/2
They began the work together, but Daku leaves after some days and
Tamatar finished the remaining work in 47 days. After how many days did
Daku leave?

14 days

16 days

18 days

10 days

7 days

Vicky completes a job in 45/2 days. What part of the job will he do in 2 *2/2
days?

4/45

1/45

2/45

8/45

1/15
How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day? * 2/2

22

24

44

48

At what time between 9 and 10 o'clock will the hands of a watch be *2/2
together?

45 min. past 9

50 min. past 9

49 1/11 min. past 9

48 2/11 min. past 9

18 women can complete a work in 12 days and 12 men can complete the *2/2
same work in 9 days. In how many days will 8 men and 8 women
complete that work?

12

8
A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on Monday and *2/2
is 4 min. 48 sec fast at 2 p.m. on the following Monday. When was it
correct?

2 p.m. on Tuesday

2 p.m. on Wednesday

3 p.m. on Thursday

1 p.m. on Friday

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