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Q11
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
Answer: Option B
Q12
How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?
  • A 20
  • B 21
  • C 22
  • D 24
Answer: Option C
Q13
How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are straight?
  • A 22
  • B 24
  • C 44
  • D 48
Answer: Option C
Q14
A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on Monday and is 4 min. 48 sec fast at 2 p.m. on the following Monday. When was it correct?
  • A 2 p.m. on Tuesday
  • B 2 p.m. on Wednesday
  • C 3 p.m. on Thursday
  • D 1 p.m. on Friday
Answer: Option B
Q15
How many times in a day do the hands of a clock coincide?
  • A A) 22
  • B B) 24
  • C C) 44
  • D D) 48
Answer: Option A
Explanation: The hands coincide every 65 minutes approximately, not 60.
Q16
How many times in a day do the hands of a clock form a right angle?
  • A A) 22
  • B B) 44
  • C C) 48
  • D D) 24
Answer: Option B
Explanation: They form right angles twice in every hour, except for 2 overlaps.
Q17
How many times in a day do the hands of a clock form a straight line?
  • A A) 22
  • B B) 24
  • C C) 44
  • D D) 48
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Straight line means 180°, happens twice per hour.
Q18
The angle between the hands of a clock at 3:15 is:
  • A A) 37.5°
  • B B) 42.5°
  • C C) 45°
  • D D) 47.5°
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Formula = |30H – (11/2)M|.
Q19
What is the angle between the hands at 6:30?
  • A A) 15°
  • B B) 180°
  • C C) 195°
  • D D) 165°
Answer: Option D
Explanation: Hour hand moves half a degree per minute.
Q20
The hands of a clock coincide every ___ minutes.
  • A A) 60
  • B B) 61
  • C C) 65.45
  • D D) 66
Answer: Option C
Explanation: It's 720/11 minutes.
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