What is the smaller angle between the hands of a clock at 10:15?
Correct answer D. 142.5°
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Clock MCQs
Clock MCQs are reasoning problems about the positions of a clock's hour and minute hands, the angle between them, and watches that gain or lose time. They appear in NTS, ISSB, SSC and bank tests. Every question shows its answer instantly, so you can check your use of the standard clock formulas.
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At what time between 11 and 12 o’clock will the hands of a clock be in opposite directions?
Correct answer C. 27 3/11 minutes past 11
How many minutes after 10 o’clock will the hands of a clock first be together?
Correct answer A. 54 6/11 minutes
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What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 3:24?
Correct answer D. 42°
What is the smaller angle between the hands of a clock at 12:36?
Correct answer D. 162°
What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 7:20?
Correct answer C. 100°
What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 2:30?
Correct answer B. 105°
What is the smaller angle between the hands of a clock at 9:45?
Correct answer C. 22.5°
What is the smaller angle between the hands of a clock at 11:10?
Correct answer C. 85°
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What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 6:48?
Correct answer C. 84°
What is the reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 1:40?
Correct answer B. 190°
At what time between 2 and 3 o’clock will the hands of a clock coincide?
Correct answer D. 10 10/11 minutes past 2
At what time between 1 and 2 o’clock will the hands of a clock point in exactly opposite directions?
Correct answer C. 38 2/11 minutes past 1
At what time between 4 and 5 o’clock will the hands of a clock first be at right angles?
Correct answer A. 5 5/11 minutes past 4
At what time between 6 and 7 o’clock will the hands of a clock be together?
Correct answer C. 32 8/11 minutes past 6
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At what time between 5 and 6 o’clock will the hands of a clock first make an angle of 30°?
Correct answer B. 21 9/11 minutes past 5
A clock gains 5 minutes every hour. It is set right at 6 a.m. What is the true time when the clock shows 7 p.m. the same day?
Correct answer A. 6 p.m.
A clock loses 3 minutes every hour. It is set right at 12 noon. What is the true time when the clock shows 9:30 p.m. the same day?
Correct answer A. 10 p.m.
A clock gains 12 minutes every 24 hours. It is set right at 6 a.m. on Monday. What is the true time when it shows 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday?
Correct answer A. 12 noon on Tuesday
Through how many degrees does the hour hand of a clock turn between 3:15 and 5:45?
Correct answer A. 75°
About Clock MCQs
This Aptitude topic relies on a few fixed facts. The minute hand moves 6 degrees per minute and the hour hand moves half a degree per minute, so the minute hand gains 5.5 degrees each minute. The angle between the hands at H hours and M minutes is the difference between 30H and 5.5M. Questions ask for the angle at a given time, the time when hands coincide or point in opposite directions, how many times in a day the hands are in a straight line, and the true time shown by a watch that gains a few seconds every few minutes.
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- SSC CGL
- SSC CHSL
- IBPS PO
- SBI PO
- RRB NTPC
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- BCS
- Bank job exams
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Frequently asked questions
How do you find the angle between clock hands?
Use the formula angle = |30H minus 5.5M|, where H is the hour and M the minutes. At 4:20 the angle is |120 minus 110| = 10 degrees. If the answer is more than 180 degrees, subtract it from 360 to get the smaller angle.
Last reviewed October 2026