(IGP) IAS Pre Paper - 2: GS - Basic Numeracy - Clocks & Calendar (MCQ -17)

1. A clock is started at 6 O’clock in the morning. Through how many degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 11 O’clock in the morning?
(a) 140°
(b) 180°
(c) 150°
(d) 160°

2. A clock is started at 5 pm. Through how many degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows quarter past 9?
(a) 128.5°
(b) 142.5°
(c) 127.5°
(d) 141.5°

3. At 6 : 15, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of
(a) 90°
(b) 91.5°
(c) 97.5°
(d) 94.5°

4. A clock strikes 5 taking 8 s. In order to strike 9 at the same rate, the time taken is
(a) 16 s
(b) 12 s
(c) 14 s
(d) 18 s

5. A clock is set right at 10 am. The clock gains 10 min in a day. What will be the true time when the watch indicates 3 pm the next day ?
(a) 12 min past 2 pm
(b) 45 min past 2 pm
(c) 48 min past 2 pm
(d) 30 min past 2 pm

6. A clock is set to show the correct time at 7 am. Monday. The clock loses 15 min in 24 h. What will be the true time when the clock indicates 6 am on the following Friday?
(a) 6 : 15 am Friday
(b) 6 : 30 am Friday
(c) 7 am Friday
(d) 7 : 15 am Friday

7. The reflection of a clock in the mirror is 3 h 45 min.What is the actual time shown in the clock ?
(a) 8 h 15 min
(b) 9 h 30 min
(c) 8 h 45 min
(d) 9 h 15 min

8. If a wall clock shows 9 h 30 min. What time will the clock show in the mirror ?
(a) 8 h 45 min
(b) 8 h 50 min
(c) 9 h 50 min
(d) 9 h 30 min

9. January 1, 2001 was a Monday.What clay of the week lies on January 1, 2002 ?
(a) Saturday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Monday
(d) Sunday

10. The calendar for the year 2002 is the same as for the year.
(a) 2006
(b) 2008
(c) 2009
(d) 2010

11. On what dates of June, 2005 did Monday fall ?
(a) 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
(b) 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
(c) 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
(d) 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th

12. On what dates of March, 2003 did Tuesday fall ?
(a) 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
(b) 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
(c) 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
(d) None of these

13. What will be the day of the week on 15th July, 1996 ?
(a) Thursday
(b) Monday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Sunday

14. What will be the day on 8th September, 1998 ?
(a) Monday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Friday

15. What will be the day on 22nd January, 2003 ?
(a) Monday (b) Tuesday
(c) Wednesday (d) Saturday

Today is Sunday. After 51 days, it will be
(a) Sunday (b) Tuesday
(c) Monday (d) Saturday

16. If the seventh day of amonth is three days earlier than Friday,what daywill it be on the nineteenth day of the month ?
(a) Sunday (
(b) Monday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Friday

17. The priest told the devotee, “The temple bell is rung at regular intervals of 45 min. The last bell was rung 5 min ago. The next bell is due to be rung at 7 : 45 am”. At what time did the priest give this information to the devotee ?
(a) 7 : 00 am
(b) 7 : 05 am
(c) 7 : 40 am
(d) 6 : 55 am

18. If a month in an year starts with Monday, then the date of the fourth day after the second Saturday in that month, will be
(a) 16
(b) 17
(c) 18
(d) 19

19. If 9th May 2008 was Friday, then what day was February 14th of the same year ?
(a) Thursday
(b) Monday
(c) Friday
(d) Wednesday

20. In a clock, the angle between the hour hand and minute hand at 5 h 10 min, is
(a) 60°
(b) 95°
(c) 120°
(d) 90°

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