Calendar and clock problems - Question Bank

1. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand at 2:30?
A) 55 degrees
B) 60 degrees
C) 65 degrees
D) 70 degrees
2. How many times do the hands of a clock form a 90-degree angle in 24 hours?
A) 42
B) 44
C) 46
D) 48
3. A clock is set right at 10 AM. It loses 10 minutes every hour. What will be the actual time when the clock shows 10 AM the next day?
A) 9:00 AM
B) 9:30 AM
C) 10:00 AM
D) 10:30 AM
4. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand at 8:40?
A) 90 degrees
B) 100 degrees
C) 110 degrees
D) 120 degrees
5. How many times in a day do the hour and minute hands of a clock coincide?
A) 22
B) 23
C) 24
D) 11
6. If the 1st of January of a leap year is a Thursday, what day of the week will be the 1st of January of the following year?
A) Friday
B) Saturday
C) Sunday
D) Monday
7. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand at 6:15?
A) 80 degrees
B) 82.5 degrees
C) 85 degrees
D) 87.5 degrees
8. If a clock loses 5 minutes every hour, and it was set right at 10 AM, what will be the actual time when the clock shows 10 AM the next day?
A) 10:00 AM
B) 10:50 AM
C) 11:00 AM
D) 11:50 AM
9. How many minutes does the hour hand move in 1 hour?
A) 0.5 degrees
B) 5 degrees
C) 6 degrees
D) 30 degrees
10. A clock shows 4:20. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand?
A) 30 degrees
B) 40 degrees
C) 50 degrees
D) 60 degrees
11. At what time between 7 PM and 8 PM will the hands of a clock be together?
A) 7:38 and 2/11 minutes
B) 7:39 and 1/11 minutes
C) 7:38 and 3/11 minutes
D) 7:39 and 2/11 minutes
12. If today is Monday, what day of the week will it be 150 days from now?
A) Wednesday
B) Thursday
C) Friday
D) Saturday
13. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand at 12:30?
A) 165 degrees
B) 170 degrees
C) 175 degrees
D) 180 degrees
14. How many times a day are the hands of a clock at right angles?
A) 22
B) 23
C) 24
D) 44
15. A clock is set right at 8 AM. It gains 5 minutes every hour. What will be the actual time when the clock shows 10 PM on the same day?
A) 9:00 PM
B) 9:10 PM
C) 9:20 PM
D) 9:30 PM
16. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand at 1:30?
A) 135 degrees
B) 145 degrees
C) 155 degrees
D) 165 degrees
17. If a clock strikes 3 in 3 seconds, how long will it take to strike 12?
A) 10 seconds
B) 11 seconds
C) 12 seconds
D) 13 seconds
18. How many times do the hands of a clock form a 180-degree angle in 24 hours?
A) 21
B) 22
C) 23
D) 24
19. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand at 5:25?
A) 5 degrees
B) 10 degrees
C) 12.5 degrees
D) 15 degrees
20. A clock gains 2 minutes every hour. It is set right at 12 noon. What will be the actual time when the clock shows 12 noon the next day?
A) 11:36 AM
B) 11:40 AM
C) 11:48 AM
D) 11:50 AM
21. At what time between 2 PM and 3 PM will the hands of a clock be together?
A) 2:10 and 10/11 minutes
B) 2:11 and 9/11 minutes
C) 2:12 and 8/11 minutes
D) 2:13 and 7/11 minutes
22. If the day before yesterday was Sunday, what day will it be the day after tomorrow?
A) Wednesday
B) Thursday
C) Friday
D) Saturday
23. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand at 11:00?
A) 30 degrees
B) 60 degrees
C) 90 degrees
D) 180 degrees
24. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a period of 24 hours?
A) 21
B) 22
C) 23
D) 24
25. A clock is set right at 9 AM. If it loses 10 minutes every hour, what will be the actual time when the clock shows 9 AM the next day?
A) 8:00 AM
B) 8:30 AM
C) 9:00 AM
D) 9:30 AM
26. What is the angle between the hour hand and minute hand at 7:30?
A) 10 degrees
B) 15 degrees
C) 20 degrees
D) 25 degrees
27. If 15th August 2023 was a Tuesday, what day of the week will be 15th August 2024?
A) Wednesday
B) Thursday
C) Friday
D) Saturday
28. How many minutes does the minute hand gain on the hour hand in one hour?
A) 5.5
B) 6
C) 11
D) 55
29. A faulty clock shows 1:00 PM when the actual time is 12:00 PM. It gains 1 hour in 24 hours. What will be the actual time when the faulty clock shows 1:00 AM?
A) 12:00 AM
B) 12:30 AM
C) 1:00 AM
D) 1:30 AM
30. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand at 9:00?
A) 60 degrees
B) 90 degrees
C) 180 degrees
D) 270 degrees
31. If a clock takes 3 seconds to strike 4, how long will it take to strike 7?
A) 5 seconds
B) 6 seconds
C) 7 seconds
D) 8 seconds
32. How many times do the hands of a clock overlap in 12 hours?
A) 10
B) 11
C) 12
D) 13
33. A clock is showing 2:30. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand?
A) 15 degrees
B) 20 degrees
C) 25 degrees
D) 30 degrees
34. At what time between 5 PM and 6 PM will the hands of a clock be perpendicular to each other?
A) 5:10 and 6/11 minutes
B) 5:11 and 5/11 minutes
C) 5:15 and 3/11 minutes
D) 5:20 and 1/11 minutes
35. What day of the week was January 1st, 2000?
A) Saturday
B) Sunday
C) Monday
D) Friday
36. If the time is 4:40, what is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand?
A) 100 degrees
B) 110 degrees
C) 120 degrees
D) 130 degrees
37. How many times in a week do the hands of a clock form a straight line (180 degrees)?
A) 22
B) 42
C) 44
D) 48
38. A clock is set right at noon. What will be the true time when the clock indicates 5 PM on the following day, if it gains 3 minutes in every hour?
A) 4:30 PM
B) 4:40 PM
C) 4:45 PM
D) 4:50 PM
39. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand at 10:10?
A) 90 degrees
B) 110 degrees
C) 115 degrees
D) 120 degrees
40. If today is Saturday, what day of the week will it be 100 days from now?
A) Monday
B) Tuesday
C) Wednesday
D) Thursday
41. How many times do the hands of a clock point in opposite directions in a span of 24 hours?
A) 21
B) 22
C) 23
D) 24
42. A watch which gains uniformly was set right at 8 AM. It indicates 10 AM at 10 PM. What is the correct time when the watch shows 4 PM?
A) 3 PM
B) 3:30 PM
C) 4 PM
D) 4:30 PM
43. What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 3:15?
A) 7.5 degrees
B) 15 degrees
C) 22.5 degrees
D) 30 degrees
44. If a clock strikes 6 in 6 seconds, how long will it take to strike 12?
A) 11 seconds
B) 12 seconds
C) 18 seconds
D) 12 seconds
45. How many degrees does the hour hand move in 1 minute?
A) 0.5 degrees
B) 1 degree
C) 6 degrees
D) 15 degrees
46. How many degrees does the minute hand move in 1 minute?
A) 1 degree
B) 6 degrees
C) 12 degrees
D) 30 degrees
47. A clock gains 5 seconds every hour. It is set right at 8 AM. What will be the actual time when the clock shows 10 PM on the same day?
A) 9 PM
B) 9:30 PM
C) 9:40 PM
D) 9:50 PM
48. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand at 6:00?
A) 0 degrees
B) 30 degrees
C) 90 degrees
D) 180 degrees
49. If the 25th of December is a Friday, what day of the week will be the next year's 1st of January?
A) Wednesday
B) Thursday
C) Friday
D) Saturday
50. At what time between 4 PM and 5 PM will the hands of a clock be together?
A) 4:21 and 9/11 minutes
B) 4:22 and 8/11 minutes
C) 4:21 and 7/11 minutes
D) 4:22 and 10/11 minutes