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CLOCKS
Section
Concept Applicator
Concept Builder

Level

No. of Questions

Very Easy

10

Easy

15

SALIENT FEATURES OF A CLOCK

(i) A clock has 12 divisions (equally spaced) hence each division is 360/12 = 30.
(ii) A clock has two hands, smaller hand is called short hand or hour hand. While larger hand is called long hand or
minute hand.
(iii) Angle traced by minute hand in 60 minutes are 360 that means speed of minute hand is 6/min.
(iv) Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hours = 360 that means speed of minute hand is /min.
(v) Relative speed between Minute hand and hour hand is (6 ) = 11/2 /min
(vi) Both hands of clock coincides in one hour
(vii) In each 60 minutes, the minute hand gains 55 minutes on the hour hand
(viii) When both the hands are at right angle, they are 15 minutes space apart
(ix) Both hands are in straight line when they are opposite to each other or coincident to each other.
(x) Clock hands coincide 11 times in every 12 hours, as they coincides only one time between 11 and 1, at 12 oclock.
Hence, Both hands coincides 22 times in 24 hours or in a day.
(xi) In 12 hours both hands are in straight line (either coincides or in opposite direction) 22 times. Hence in 24 hours
both hands are in straight line 44 times.
(xii) In 12 hours both hands are at right angled 22 times and 44 times in a day (as in the case of coincide)
(xiii) In 12 hours both hands are in opposite direction 11 times, between 5 to 7, they are opposite at 6 oclock only.
Hence in a day they are 22 times in opposite directions.
Since relative speed between minute hand and hour hand is 11/2o per min or in other words minute hand will travel
11/2o more than hour hand. Lets these two hands are together, they will again be together when minute hand will travel
360o more than hour hand i.e after (360)/(11/2) = 720/11 or after 65 5/11 minute.
So we can conclude that after every 65 5/11 minute these two hands will be together.
In a day i.e 12 hours or 12 60 minute (12 60)/(720/11) = 11 times these two hands will be together.
Angle between two hands: Let we have to find angle between minute hand and hour hand at P hours and Q
minutes. Consider from 12:00 when these two hands are together. Total time passed since 12:00 to P hour Q minute
is (60P + Q) Minute. In this time angle moved by Hour hand is (60P +Q)/2 degrees.

And angle moved by minute is 6Q (From the 12:00 position) hence angle between them is

6Q (60P + Q)/2 = 11/2Q 30P
11Q
Angle between two hands at P hours Q Minute is given by
30P
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Example: Find the angle between minute hand and hour hand at 4:40PM
Solution: From the formula angle between these two hands is 11 40/2 30 4 = 220 120 = 100
Example: Find the angle between minute hand and hour hand at 4:15 PM
Solution: From the formula angle between these two hands is 11 15/2 30 4 = 82.5 120 = 37.5 ignoring
the negative sign the required angle is 37.5o.

1. Concept Applicator
1. Find the angle between minute hand and hour hand
at 6:30 AM

6. At what time between 3PM to 4PM minute hand and

hour hand will coincide?

(a) 25

(b) 22.5

(c) 15

(d) None of these

(a) 3:16 11

(c) 3:17 11

2. Find the angle between minute hand and hour hand

at 11:50 AM

(a) 55

(b) 22.5

(c) 15

(d) None of these

3. Find the angle between minute hand and hour hand

at 4:20 AM

(a) 10

(b) 12.5

(c) 15

(d) None of these

4. Find the angle between minute hand and hour hand

at 1:40 AM

(a) 180

(b) 190

(c) 175

(d) None of these

5. Find the angle between minute hand and hour hand

at 10:10 AM

(a) 245

(b) 195

(c) 175

(d) None of these

(b) 3: 15 11

(d) None of these

7. At what time between 3PM to 4PM minute hand and

hour hand will be opposite to each other?
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(a) 3:47 11

(b) 3: 48 11

(c) 3:49 11

(d) None of these

8. At what time between 4PM to 5PM minute hand and

hour hand will be at right angle to each other?
5

(a) 4:7 11

(b) 4: 4 11

(c) 4:9 11

(d) None of these

9. At what time between 9PM to 10PM minute hand

and hour hand will coincide?
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(a) 9:49 11

(b) 9: 48 11

(c) 9:44 11

(d) None of these

10. At what time between 9PM to 10PM minute hand

and hour hand will be opposite to each other?
4

(b) 9: 16 11

(c) 9:12 11

(d) None of these

(a) 37
(c) 39

(b) 33
(d) None of these

(a) 9:15 11

2. Concept Builder
1. At what time between 2PM and 3PM the angle
between minute hand and hour hand is 100o.
6

(a) 2:14 11

(b) 2:12 11

6
(c) 2:18 11

(d) None of these

2. Find the angle between minute hand and hour hand

at 2:18 AM

3. Find the percentage change in angle between minute

hand and hour hand from 2PM to 6PM.
(a) 100
(b) 200

(c) 250
(d) None of these

4. Find the angle between minute hand and hour hand

at 2:45
(a) 180
(b) 190

(c) 175
(d) None of these
5. At what time between 9 and 10 oclock will the
hands of a clock be in the same straight line but not
together?

4
(a) 9:16 11

4
15 11

(b) 9:

4
(c) 9:17 11

(d) None of these

6. At what time between 8 and 9 oclock will the hands

of a clock be at right angle?
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(a) 8:16 11

(c) 8:17 11

(b) 8: 27 11
(d) None of these

7. By how many degrees does the minute hand move

in the same time, in which the hour hand move by
28 ?
(a) 168
(b) 336
(c) 196
(d) 376
8. At what time between 1O clock and 2O clock the
hands of the clock are opposite to each other.

(a) 34(6/11) past 1Oclock

(b) 38(2/11) past 1Oclock

(c) 56(8/11) past 1Oclock

(d) 64(9/11) past 1Oclock
9. How many times in a day (24 Hrs), are the hands of
a clock in straight line but opposite in direction?
(a) 20
(b) 22
(c) 24
(d) 48
10. How many times in a day (24 Hrs) are the hands of
a clock coincide?

(a) 20
(c) 24

(b) 22
(d) 48

11. How many times in a day (24 Hrs) are the hands of
a clock are in a straight line?
(a) 20
(b) 22
(c) 44
(d) 48
12. How many times in a day (24 Hrs) are the hands of a
clock are in a perpendicular to each other?
(a) 20
(b) 22
(c) 44
(d) 48
13. A watch, which gains uniformly, is 2 min, slow at
noon on Sunday, and is 4 min 48 seconds fast at
2 p.m on the following Sunday when was it correct ?

(a) 2:00 pm on Tuesday

(b) 12 noon on Monday

(c) 2:00 am on Tuesday

(d) None of these
14. A clock is set at 10 a.m. The clock loses 16 minutes in
24 hours. What will be the true time when the clock
indicates 3 a.m. on 4th day?

(a) 9 p.m
(b) 10 p.m

(c) 11 p.m
(d) 12 p.m
15. A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes slow at
noon on Sunday and is 4 min. 48 sec fast at 2 p.m.
on the following Sunday. When it has shown the
correct time ?

(a) 2 p.m. on Monday

(b) 2 p.m. on Tuesday

(c) 3 p.m. on Wednesday

(d) 1 p.m. on Thursday

Answer with Solution

Concept Applicator
1.

(c) At 6 : 30 A.M. from the formula here P = 6 and

Q = 30 so required angle is 11 30/2 30 6 =
165 180 = 15 or ignoring the negative sign the
required angle is 15

2. (a) At 11 : 50 A.M. from the formula here P = 11

and Q = 50 so required angle is 11 50/2 30
11 = 275 330 = 55 or ignoring the negative sign
the required angle is 55

Hence they will be opposite to each other at 3 : 49

minute : 0.09 second

8. (d) Consider exactly at 4 : 00, minute hand is at

position 12 and hour hand is at 4 hence angle
between these two hands at 4 : 00 is 120.

Since relative speed between them is 11/2 per

minute or every minute the minute hand will travel
11/2 more than the hour hand.

3.

(a) At 4 : 20 A.M. from the formula here P = 4 and

Q = 20 so required angle is 11 20/2 30 4 =
110 120 = 10 or ignoring the negative sign the
required angle is 10

They will be perpendicular to each other when the

minute hand will travel (120 90 =) 30 more than
the hour hand. And time taken for this is (30)/(11/2)
= 60/11 or 5 5/11 minute.

4.

(b) At 1 : 40 from the formula here P = 1 and Q =

40 so required angle is 11 40/2 30 1 = 220
30 = 190 the required angle is 190

Hence they will be perpendicular to each other at 4 :

11 minute : 45.45 second

5.

(a) At 10 : 10 from the formula here P = 10 and Q

= 10 so required angle is 11 10/2 30 10 =
55 300 = 245 the required angle is 245

6. (a) Consider exactly at 3 : 00, minute hand is at

position 12 and hour hand is at 3 hence angle
between these two hands at 3 : 00 is 90.

Since relative speed between them is 11/2 per

minute or every minute the minute hand will travel
11/2 more than the hour hand.

They will be together when the minute hand will

travel 90 more than the hour hand. And time taken
for this is (90)/(11/2) = 180/11 or 16 4/11 minute.

Hence they will coincide at 3 : 16 minute : 21.81

second

9. (c) Consider exactly at 9 : 00, minute hand is at

position 12 and hour hand is at 9 hence angle
between these two hands at 9 : 00 is 270.

Since relative speed between them is 11/2 per

minute or every minute the minute hand will travel
11/2 more than the hour hand.

They will be together when the minute hand will

travel 270 more than the hour hand. And time
taken for this is (270)/(11/2) = 540/11 or 49 1/11
minute.

Hence they will be opposite to each other at 9 : 49

minute : 0.09 second

10. (c) Consider exactly at 9 : 00, minute hand is at

position 12 and hour hand is at 9 hence angle
between these two hands at 9 : 00 is 270.

7. (c) Consider exactly at 3 : 00, minute hand is at

position 12 and hour hand is at 3 hence angle
between these two hands at 3 : 00 is 90.

Since relative speed between them is 11/2 per

minute or every minute the minute hand will travel
11/2 more than the hour hand.

Since relative speed between them is 11/2 per

minute or every minute the minute hand will travel
11/2 more than the hour hand.

They will be opposite to each other when the minute

hand will travel (90 + 180 =) 270 more than the
hour hand. And time taken for this is (270)/(11/2) =
540/11 or 49 1/11 minute.

They will be together when the minute hand will

travel (270 180 =) 90 more than the hour hand.
And time taken for this is (90)/(11/2) = 180/11 or 16
4/11 minute.

Hence they will be opposite to each other at 9 : 49

minute : 21.81 second

Concept Builder
1.

(a) Same as previous question Option A is correct.

directions at 6 o clock only). So, in a day, the hands

point in the opposite directions 22 times.

2. (c)
3. (b) At 2PM angle between minute hand and hour
hand is 60 and that at 6PM is 180 hence percentage
change is 200%.
4.

(d) From the formula the required angle is 187.5

10. (b)
11. (c) In 12 hours both hands are in straight line (either
coincides or in opposite direction) 22 times. Hence
in 24 hours both hands are in straight line 44 times.

5. (a)

12. (c)

6. (b) Consider exactly at 8 : 00, minute hand is at

position 12 and hour hand is at 8 hence angle
between these two hands at 8 : 00 is 240.

13. (a) From Sunday noon to the following Sunday at

2 p.m there are 7 days 2 hours or 170 hours. The
watch gains 2 + 44/5 min in 170 hrs. Therefore, the
watch gains 2 min in 2 170 hrs i.e., 50 hours 6 4/5.
Now 50 hours = 2 days 2 hrs. Therefore, 2 days 2
hours from Sunday noon = 2 p.m on Tuesday.

Case (i) when minute hand is behind Hour hand

then required time is (240 90)/(11/2) = 150/(11/2)
= 300/11 = 27 3/11 minute

Case (ii) when minute hand is ahead of hour hand

then required time is (240 + 90)/(11/2) = 330/(11/2)
= 330 2/11 = 60 minute i.e at 9 : 00 PM.

14. (c) Time from 10 a.m on a day to 3 a.m on 4th day

= 24 3 + 17 = 89 hours.

Now 23 hrs 44 min. of this clock = 24 hours of

correct clock.

7.

(b) 28 2 6 = 336 degree

8.

(b) The minutes hand to coincide with the hour hand

it should trace at first 5 minute spaces and then the
hands of the clocks to be opposite to each other
minute hand should trace 30 minute spaces i.e.
totally it should gain 5 + 30 = 35 minute spaces to
be opposite to that of hour hand.

Or 356 / 15 hrs of faulty clock = 24 hours of correct

clock.

89 hrs of faulty clock = (24 15/356 89) hrs =

90 hrs.

So, the correct time is 11 p.m

We know that, Minute hand gains 55 minute spaces

over hour hand in 1 hour. Therefore, Minute hand
gain 40 minute spaces over hour hand in 35
(60/55) = 38(2/11).

15. (b) Time from 12 p.m. on Sunday to 2 p.m. on the

following Sunday = 7 days 2 hours.

9.

Hence the hand of the clock will minutes be opposite

to each at 38 (2/11) past 1O clock. Therefore,
Correct option is B.
(b) The hands of a clock point in opposite directions
(in the same straight line) 11 times in every 12 hours.
(Because between 5 and 7 they point in opposite

= 24 7 + 2 = 170 hours.

The watch gains = (2 + 4 4/5)min = 34 / 5 minute

in 170 hrs.

Since, 34/5 min are gained in 170 hrs.

2 min are gained in(170 5/34 2) hrs = 50 hours

i.e 2 days 2 hrs. after 12 p.m. on Sunday i.e., it will
be correct at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.