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  • Question
  • How often between 11 O'clock and 12 O'clock are the hands of a clock in integral number of minutes apart?


  • Options
  • A. 55 times
  • B. 56 times
  • C. 58 times
  • D. 60 times

  • Correct Answer
  • 56 times 

    Explanation

    As per the given above question , we can say that
    At 11 O'clock, the hour hand is 4 spaces apart from the minute hand. Since there are 60 spaces in one hour, so (60 - 4) times, i.e., 56 times the hands of the clock are an integral number of minutes apart.
    Hence , required answer is 56 times .


  • Calendar problems


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    • 1. 
      At what time between 5 and 6 O'clock are the hands of a clock 3 minutes apart?

    • Options
    • A. 24 minutes past 5
    • B. 22 minutes past 3
    • C. 26 minutes past 4
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      At what time between 7 and 8 O'clock will the hands of a clock be at right angle?

    • Options
    • A. 19 5 minutes past 2 11
    • B. 21 5 minutes past 7 11
    • C. 18 minutes past 4
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      What was the day of the week on 2nd Jan, 2010, If it was Sunday on 1st Jan, 2006?

    • Options
    • A. Saturday
    • B. Thursday
    • C. Sunday
    • D. Friday
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      On 6th March, 2005, Monday falls. What was the day of the week on 7th March, 2004?

    • Options
    • A. Tuesday
    • B. Monday
    • C. Friday
    • D. Sunday
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      If 5th March, 1999 was Friday, what day of the week was it on 9th March 2000?

    • Options
    • A. Wednesday
    • B. Saturday
    • C. Friday
    • D. Thursday
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      Number of times the hands of a clock are in a straight line everyday is:

    • Options
    • A. 44
    • B. 24
    • C. 42
    • D. 22
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      The watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes. slow at noon on Sunday and is 4 minutes. 48 seconds. fast at 2 pm on the following Sunday. The watch was correct at:

    • Options
    • A. 2 pm on Tuesday
    • B. 12 noon on Monday
    • C. 1 : 30 pm on Tuesday
    • D. 12 : 45 pm on Monday
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      Number of times 29th day of the month occurs in 400 consecutive years is:

    • Options
    • A. 4497
    • B. 4800
    • C. 4400
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      If March 2, 1994 was on Wednesday, January 1994 25, was on:

    • Options
    • A. Wednesday
    • B. Thursday
    • C. Tuesday
    • D. Monday
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      If a clock strikes 6 times in five seconds, the number of strikes in 10 seconds is:

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. 11
    • C. 9
    • D. 8
    • Discuss


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