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  • At what time, in minutes, between 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock, both the needles will coincide each other? A. 5111 B. 15415 C. 16411 D. 4415


  • Options
  • A. Option A
  • B. Option B
  • C. Option C
  • D. Option D

  • Correct Answer
  • Option C 

    Explanation

    At 3 o'clock, the minute hand is 15 min. spaces apart from the hour hand. 

     

     To be coincident, it must gain 15 min. spaces. 

     

     55 min. are gained in 60 min.

     

      Then 15 min spaces are gained in  =  60 55 × 15  min. 

      

    Therefore,  The hands are coincident at   16 4 11  min. past 3 o'clock.

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    • 1. What time will it be 18 hours from now in India, if in the USA it is 4:15 AM? (Hint : IST = US + 9:30 hrs)

    • Options
    • A. 1:45 in the afternoon
    • B. 7:45 in the evening
    • C. 7:45 in the next morning
    • D. 1:45 in the next morning
    • Discuss
    • 2. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 4.20, is:

    • Options
    • A. 0
    • B. 10
    • C. 30
    • D. 60
    • Discuss
    • 3. In every 60 minutes, the minute hand gains -------- minutes on the hour hand

    • Options
    • A. 53
    • B. 54
    • C. 55
    • D. 56
    • Discuss
    • 4. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?

    • Options
    • A. 20
    • B. 21
    • C. 22
    • D. 23
    • Discuss
    • 5. At what time between 3 and 4 o?clock will the minute hand and the hour hand are on the same straight line but facing opposite directions ?

    • Options
    • A. 3:15 2/8
    • B. 3:49
    • C. 3:49 1/11
    • D. 3:51
    • Discuss
    • 6. When the hands are in the opposite directions,they are ------- minute spaces apart,

    • Options
    • A. 15
    • B. 30
    • C. 60
    • D. 0
    • Discuss
    • 7. At 3.40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of:

    • Options
    • A. 110
    • B. 120
    • C. 130
    • D. 140
    • Discuss
    • 8. A clock gains 15 minutes per day. If it is set right at 12 noon, the time it shows at 4 AM is

    • Options
    • A. 4.20 AM
    • B. 4.30 AM
    • C. 4.02 AM
    • D. 4.10 AM
    • Discuss
    • 9. At what time between 4 o'clock and 5 o'clock will the two hands of the clock be at the right angle to each other for the first time?

    • Options
    • A. 58/11 min past 4 o'clock
    • B. 422/11 min past 4 o'clock
    • C. 60/11 min past 4 o'clock
    • D. 420/11 min past 4 o'clock
    • Discuss
    • 10. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through

    • Options
    • A. 145
    • B. 155
    • C. 165
    • D. 175
    • Discuss


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