A new aptitude test. This time, we have a very interesting 60-question Clock practice pack. After solving these questions, you’ll learn to treat clock hands like moving objects. Expect many questions about angles, meeting points, and opposite positions. You’ll also see fast/slow clock and gain/loss problems.
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60 Clock Aptitude Questions and Answers (Solved MCQs)
Question 1. What is the smaller angle between the hands at 3:15?
a) 0°
b) 7.5°
c) 15°
d) 22.5°
Answer:
b) 7.5° — Minute at 90°, hour at 97.5°.
Question 2. What is the smaller angle between the hands at 7:20?
a) 80°
b) 90°
c) 100°
d) 110°
Answer:
c) 100°
Question 3. What is the smaller angle between the hands at 2:10:30?
a) 2.25°
b) 3°
c) 4.5°
d) 6°
Answer:
a) 2.25° — Near overlap; hands differ by 2.25°.
Question 4. What is the smaller angle between the hands at 5:45?
a) 82.5°
b) 90°
c) 97.5°
d) 105°
Answer:
c) 97.5°
Question 5. At what time between 2 and 3 o’clock do the hands coincide?
a) 2:09:49
b) 2:10:55
c) 2:12:00
d) 2:15:00
Answer:
b) 2:10:55 — At 2 + 120/11 minutes.
Question 6. At what time between 4 and 5 o’clock are the hands opposite (180° apart)?
a) 4:49:05
b) 4:54:33
c) 4:43:38
d) 4:38:11
Answer:
b) 4:54:33 — Opposite when |30H−5.5m|=180.
Question 7. At what time between 3 and 4 o’clock are the hands 90° apart (excluding 3:00)?
a) 3:27:16
b) 3:32:44
c) 3:38:11
d) 3:43:38
Answer:
b) 3:32:44
Question 8. What is the angle between the hands at exactly 6:00?
a) 0°
b) 90°
c) 180°
d) 270°
Answer:
c) 180°
Question 9. After 12:00, when do the hands coincide for the first time?
a) 12:54:33
b) 1:05:27
c) 1:10:55
d) 1:16:22
Answer:
b) 1:05:27
Question 10. How many minutes after 12:00 are the hands opposite for the first time?
a) 27.27 minutes
b) 32.73 minutes
c) 38.18 minutes
d) 49.09 minutes
Answer:
b) 32.73 minutes — Relative speed = 5.5°/min.
Question 11. What is the smaller angle between the hands at 9:00?
a) 0°
b) 60°
c) 90°
d) 120°
Answer:
c) 90°
Question 12. At what time between 6 and 7 o’clock do the hands coincide?
a) 6:27:16
b) 6:32:44
c) 6:38:11
d) 6:43:38
Answer:
b) 6:32:44
Question 13. What is the smaller angle between the hands at 10:10?
a) 105°
b) 110°
c) 115°
d) 120°
Answer:
c) 115°
Question 14. What is the smaller angle between the hands at 12:40?
a) 130°
b) 140°
c) 150°
d) 160°
Answer:
b) 140°
Question 15. At what time between 7 and 8 o’clock do the hands coincide?
a) 7:32:44
b) 7:38:11
c) 7:43:38
d) 7:49:05
Answer:
b) 7:38:11
Question 16. What is the smaller angle between the hands at 4:48?
a) 132°
b) 144°
c) 156°
d) 168°
Answer:
b) 144°
Question 17. At what time between 1 and 2 o’clock are the hands opposite?
a) 1:32:44
b) 1:38:11
c) 1:43:38
d) 1:49:05
Answer:
b) 1:38:11
Question 18. At what time between 5 and 6 o’clock do the hands coincide?
a) 5:21:49
b) 5:27:16
c) 5:32:44
d) 5:38:11
Answer:
b) 5:27:16
Question 19. What is the smaller angle between the hands at 8:50?
a) 25°
b) 30°
c) 35°
d) 40°
Answer:
c) 35°
Question 20. What is the smaller angle between the hands at 2:00?
a) 30°
b) 60°
c) 90°
d) 120°
Answer:
b) 60°
Question 1. A clock gains 5 minutes every hour. It is set correct at 6:00 AM. What time will it show at 8:00 AM (real time)?
a) 8:05 AM
b) 8:10 AM
c) 8:15 AM
d) 8:20 AM
Answer:
b) 8:10 AM — Gains 10 minutes in 2 hours.
Question 2. A clock loses 3 minutes every hour. It is set correct at 12:00 noon. What time will it show at 4:00 PM (real time)?
a) 3:48 PM
b) 3:52 PM
c) 3:56 PM
d) 4:00 PM
Answer:
c) 3:56 PM — Loses 12 minutes in 4 hours.
Question 3. A clock is 12 minutes fast after 3 hours. How many minutes does it gain per hour?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 6
Answer:
c) 4
Question 4. A clock is 15 minutes slow after 5 hours. How many minutes does it lose per hour?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Answer:
b) 3
Question 5. A clock gains 6 minutes per day. It is set correct at 6:00 AM on Monday. What will it show at 6:00 AM on Thursday (real time)?
a) 6:12 AM
b) 6:18 AM
c) 6:24 AM
d) 6:30 AM
Answer:
b) 6:18 AM
Question 6. A clock loses 8 minutes per day. It is set correct at 9:00 PM. What will it show at 9:00 PM after 7 days (real time)?
a) 8:44 PM
b) 8:48 PM
c) 8:52 PM
d) 9:00 PM
Answer:
b) 8:48 PM — Loses 56 minutes in 7 days.
Question 7. A clock gains 2 minutes every hour. After how many hours will it be 1 hour fast?
a) 20 hours
b) 24 hours
c) 30 hours
d) 60 hours
Answer:
c) 30 hours
Question 8. A clock loses 5 minutes every hour. After how many hours will it be 45 minutes slow?
a) 6 hours
b) 7 hours
c) 8 hours
d) 9 hours
Answer:
d) 9 hours — 45 ÷ 5 = 9.
Question 9. A clock gains 1 minute every 30 minutes. It is correct at 8:00 AM. At what real time will it show 1:00 PM?
a) 12:40 PM
b) 12:45 PM
c) 12:50 PM
d) 12:55 PM
Answer:
c) 12:50 PM — Fast clock reaches 5 hours early.
Question 10. A clock loses 2 minutes every 45 minutes. It is correct at 6:00 AM. At what real time will it show 10:00 AM?
a) 10:05 AM
b) 10:11 AM
c) 10:17 AM
d) 10:23 AM
Answer:
b) 10:11 AM
Question 11. A clock gains 4 minutes per hour. How long will it take to become 20 minutes fast?
a) 4 hours
b) 5 hours
c) 6 hours
d) 8 hours
Answer:
b) 5 hours — 20 ÷ 4 = 5.
Question 12. A clock loses 90 seconds every hour. How much will it lose in 8 hours?
a) 8 minutes
b) 10 minutes
c) 12 minutes
d) 15 minutes
Answer:
c) 12 minutes
Question 13. A clock is 6 minutes fast at 9:00 AM and 18 minutes fast at 3:00 PM. How many minutes does it gain per hour?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer:
b) 2
Question 14. A clock gains 10 minutes in 24 hours. It is set correct at 12:00 noon. At what real time next day will it show 12:00 noon again?
a) 11:40 AM
b) 11:50 AM
c) 12:00 PM
d) 12:10 PM
Answer:
b) 11:50 AM
Question 15. A clock loses 6 minutes in 12 hours. It is correct at 7:00 AM. What time will it show at 1:00 PM (real time)?
a) 12:54 PM
b) 12:57 PM
c) 1:00 PM
d) 1:03 PM
Answer:
b) 12:57 PM
Question 16. A clock gains 3 minutes per hour. It is correct at 4:00 AM. At what real time will it show 9:30 AM?
a) 9:06 AM
b) 9:10 AM
c) 9:14 AM
d) 9:18 AM
Answer:
c) 9:14 AM
Question 17. A clock loses 4 minutes per hour. It is correct at 10:00 AM. When it shows 5:00 PM, what is the real time?
a) 5:15 PM
b) 5:30 PM
c) 5:45 PM
d) 6:00 PM
Answer:
b) 5:30 PM
Question 18. A clock gains 2 minutes per hour. After how long will it show the correct time again (12-hour dial)?
a) 5 days
b) 10 days
c) 15 days
d) 30 days
Answer:
c) 15 days — Needs 720 minutes error.
Question 19. A clock loses 3 minutes per hour. After how long will it show the correct time again (12-hour dial)?
a) 6 days 16 hours
b) 8 days
c) 10 days
d) 12 days
Answer:
c) 10 days — 720 ÷ 3 = 240 hours.
Question 20. A clock gains 1 minute every 20 minutes. How long will it take to become 30 minutes fast?
a) 8 hours
b) 9 hours
c) 10 hours
d) 12 hours
Answer:
c) 10 hours
Question 1. A mirror is placed in front of a clock. If the actual time is 3:40, what time will the mirror image show?
a) 8:20
b) 8:40
c) 9:20
d) 9:40
Answer:
a) 8:20 — Mirror time = 11:60 − actual time.
Question 2. If the actual time is 11:50, what time will the mirror image show?
a) 12:10
b) 12:50
c) 1:10
d) 1:50
Answer:
a) 12:10
Question 3. If the mirror image shows 10:55, what is the actual time?
a) 1:05
b) 1:55
c) 10:05
d) 11:05
Answer:
a) 1:05
Question 4. How many times do the hour and minute hands coincide in 12 hours?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13
Answer:
b) 11 — They coincide 11 times in 12 hours.
Question 5. How many times are the hands exactly opposite (180° apart) in 12 hours?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13
Answer:
b) 11
Question 6. How many times do the hands form a right angle (90°) in 12 hours?
a) 20
b) 21
c) 22
d) 24
Answer:
c) 22 — Occurs 22 times in 12 hours.
Question 7. At what time between 1 and 2 o’clock are the hands at 90°?
a) 1:16:22
b) 1:21:49
c) 1:27:16
d) 1:32:44
Answer:
b) 1:21:49
Question 8. At what time between 7 and 8 o’clock are the hands 120° apart (smaller angle)?
a) 7:10:55
b) 7:16:22
c) 7:21:49
d) 7:27:16
Answer:
b) 7:16:22
Question 9. Between 4 and 5 o’clock, the hands are 30° apart and the minute hand is ahead. What is the time?
a) 4:16:22
b) 4:21:49
c) 4:27:16
d) 4:32:44
Answer:
c) 4:27:16 — Select the solution where minute hand leads.
Question 10. If the actual time is 2:30, what is the mirror image time?
a) 8:30
b) 9:30
c) 9:00
d) 10:30
Answer:
b) 9:30
Question 11. How many times in a 12-hour period does the time read as reversed digits (e.g., 1:10, 2:20, …, 12:21)?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13
Answer:
c) 12 — Includes 12:21 as well.
Question 12. At exactly 5:00, by how many degrees is the hour hand ahead of the minute hand?
a) 120°
b) 150°
c) 180°
d) 210°
Answer:
b) 150°
Question 13. At what time between 10 and 11 o’clock do the hands coincide?
a) 10:49:05
b) 10:54:33
c) 10:38:11
d) 10:43:38
Answer:
b) 10:54:33
Question 14. At what time between 9 and 10 o’clock are the hands opposite?
a) 9:10:55
b) 9:16:22
c) 9:21:49
d) 9:27:16
Answer:
b) 9:16:22
Question 15. DATA SUFFICIENCY: Find the exact time between 4 and 5 o’clock.
I. The hands are 30° apart.
II. The minute hand is ahead of the hour hand.
a) Statement I alone is sufficient
b) Statement II alone is sufficient
c) Both statements together are sufficient, but neither alone
d) Even together, not sufficient
Answer:
c) Both statements together are sufficient, but neither alone — I gives two solutions; II selects the correct one.
Question 16. What is the first time after 12:00 when the hands are 45° apart?
a) 12:05:27
b) 12:08:11
c) 12:10:55
d) 12:16:22
Answer:
b) 12:08:11
Question 17. Between 6 and 7 o’clock, the hands are 30° apart and the minute hand is behind. What is the time?
a) 6:21:49
b) 6:27:16
c) 6:32:44
d) 6:38:11
Answer:
b) 6:27:16
Question 18. If the minute hand is at 12 and the hour hand is at 4, what is the time?
a) 4:00
b) 4:12
c) 3:60
d) 4:24
Answer:
a) 4:00
Question 19. What is the smaller angle between the hands at 11:59?
a) 0.5°
b) 5.5°
c) 11°
d) 30°
Answer:
b) 5.5° — Almost overlap; relative speed 5.5°/min.
Question 20. After 12:00, after how many minutes do the hands coincide again?
a) 60 minutes
b) 65 5/11 minutes
c) 66 minutes
d) 70 minutes
Answer:
b) 65 5/11 minutes — 720/11 minutes.
