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CAT Logical Reasoning Quiz on Clocks: Check Important Questions with Solutions

Aspirants planning to appear for CAT 2022 should not skip the clock and time topic because around 1-2 questions might be asked from this topic. Solving CAT Clock and Time questions are considered moderately difficult by candidates. Sometimes tricky questions are also asked from this topic. Check CAT Syllabus 2022

Given below is a quiz based on previous CAT exams on clock and time. The quiz will help CAT 2022 aspirants to have a quick revision of the topic and test their level of preparedness. 

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CAT Logical Reasoning Quiz on Clocks: Question

Study the sequence of symbols carefully to derive the pattern and answer the questions:

1. 5 seconds is gained by a watch in 3 minutes. If it was set right at 8 AM. What time will it show at 10 PM on the same day?

  A. 10:57:40 PM
  B. 10:23:20 PM
  C. 10:14:50 PM
  D. 10:30:15 PM

2. 5 minutes are lost by a watch every hour. If it was set right at 8 AM on a Monday. When will it show the correct time again?

  A. 8 AM on Sunday
  B. 10 AM on Sunday
  C. 8 AM on Saturday
  D. 10 AM on Saturday

3. When time changes from 7:45 A.M. to 7:47 A.M. in a clock having a circular scale of twelve hours. By how many degrees the angle formed by the minute and hour hand changes?

  A. 9
  B. 12
  C. 13
  D. 11

4. The minute hand crosses the hour hand thrice every 3 hours 18 minutes and 15 minutes of normal time. How much time does the clock gain/loose everyday?

  A. 12 min 48 sec lost
  B. 12 min 22 sec gained
  C. 14 min lost
  D. 13 min 12 sec gained

5. By how many degrees will the hour and minute hand rotate when the clock shows 8 o’clock in the morning and 2o’clock in the afternoon later that day?

  A. 178 degree
  B. 182 degree
  C. 180 degree
  D. 179 degree

6. What is the reflex angle between the hands of a clock when the time is 10:25?

  A. 195 degree
  B. 197.5 degree
  C. 195.5 degree
  D. 199 degree

7. By how many degrees has the hour hand turned in between 12 noon and 10 minutes past 5?

  A. 155 degree
  B. 150 degree
  C. 153 degree
  D. 149 degree

8. A watch set right at 7 a.m gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes. On the same day, what will be the true time at 4 p.m?

  A. 58(7/11) min. past 3
  B. 2(5/11) min. past 4
  C. 3 pm
  D. 4 pm

9. How much time did the clock loose in a day if its hands coincide every 64 minutes?

  A. 90 min
  B. 32(8/11) min
  C. 94
  D. 37(5/11) min

10. If a timepiece lying on the table has 6 p.m. hour hand pointing towards North. In which direction will the minute hand point at 9:15 p.m.?

  A. West
  B. East
  C. North
  D. South

11. What is the angle between hour and minute hand at 1:40 PM?

  A. 120
  B. 170
  C. 110
  D. 130

12. How many times does the minute hand crosses hour hand from 12 o’clock to 1 o’clock?

  A. 4
  B. 3
  C. 2
  D. 1

13. What is the time when there is an angle of 35° between the hour and minute hand and the hands are in between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.?

  A. 15 min 20 sec
  B. 20 min 15 sec
  C. 28 min 10 sec
  D. None of the above

14. An astronomical clock has 24 divisions instead of 12. What will be the angle between the hour and minute hand at 20:30?

  A. 152.5
  B. 112.5
  C. 127.5
  D. 95

15. A clock shows the right time at 10 AM. The clock gains 10 minutes every day. When the time is 3 PM the following day, what will be the true time?

  A. 2.48 PM
  B. 2.59 PM
  C. 2.35 PM
  D. None of the above

16. A clock shows 10 o’ clock in the morning. By how many degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 4 o’ clock in the evening?

  A. 190 degree
  B. 174 degree
  C. 168 degree
  D. 180 degree

17. How many times is right angle formed between the arms of the clock from 5 AM to 11PM?

  A. 22
  B. 33
  C. 32
  D. 24

18. At what time will the hands of the clock be together in between 7pm and 8pm?

  A. 33(5/12) minutes past 7 o’clock
  B. 35(7/11) minutes past 9 o’clock
  C. 35(2/11) minutes past 8 o’clock
  D. 38(2/11) minutes past 7 o’clock

19. A clock gains 20 minutes every 24 hours. If an alarm is put for monday 11 am, when will the alarm actually go off?

  A. 31 minutes 40 seconds past 10 am
  B. 29 minutes 20 seconds past 11 am
  C. 20 minutes 30 seconds past 21 am
  D. 42 minutes 13 seconds past 18 am

20. A clock gains 20 seconds every 3 hours. If the clock was set at the right time at 2:00 a.m on Thursday. What will be the actual time on Friday at 6:30 pm?

  A. 6.34.30 pm
  B. 6.33.35 pm
  C. 6.37.55 pm
  D. 6.30.05 pm

21. At what time will the hands of the clock make a right angle after 9 pm?

  A. At 33(4/11) minutes past 10 am
  B. At 32(8/11) minutes past 9 am
  C. At 2 pm
  D. At 8 am

22. What is the angle between the hands of the clock when the time is 10:25 pm?

  A. 162.5 degree
  B. 130 degree
  C. 162.3 degree
  D. 134 degree

23. The minute and hour hand meet every 62 minutes in a clock. How much time is the clock losing/ gaining in one day?

  A. 77 minutes
  B. 78(4/11) minutes
  C. 79 minutes
  D. 76(2/11) minutes

24. What is the angle between the hands of a clock if they are 25 minutes apart?

  A. 145 degree
  B. 112 degree
  C. 150 degree
  D. 154 degree

25. Raman wants to set the hands of the clock 8 minutes apart in between 10 o’clock and 11 o’clock. What would be the time in the clock just after he is done?

  A. 43(9/11) minutes past 10 o’ clock and 3(3/11) minutes past 11 o’ clock
  B. 43(8/11) minutes past 10 o’ clock and 58(9/11) minutes before 11 o’ clock
  C. 40(2/11) minutes past 10 o’ clock and 54(5/11) minutes before 11 o’ clock
  D. 48(1/11) minutes past 10 o’ clock and 50(4/11) minutes before 11 o’ clock


CAT Logical Reasoning Quiz on Clocks: Solutions

Answer Key
1 B
2 A
3 D
4 A
5 C
6 B
7 A
8 D
9 B
10 A
11 D
12 D
13 C
14 C
15 A
16 D
17 B
18 D
19 A
20 A
21 B
22 A
23 B
24 C
25 A

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