Clock & Calendar Reasoning
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Q1.A bus for Islamabad leaves after every fifty two minutes from a bus stand. An enquiry officer told a passenger that the bus had already left sixteen minutes ago and the next bus will leave at 08:15 pm. At what time did the enquiry officer give the information to the passenger?
Correct Answer: B
The next bus leaves at 08:15 pm; the previous bus left 52 minutes earlier at 07:23 pm, which was 16 minutes before the officer spoke, so the officer spoke at 07:39 pm.
Q2.A clock is placed on a table such that at 6:00 pm the hour hand points to North-East. In which direction will the minute hand point at 9:15 pm?
Correct Answer: C
Tracking the hour and minute hand movement from 6:00 pm to 9:15 pm places the minute hand pointing South-West.
Q3.Saleem walks 5 m towards west, takes a right turn and walks 5 m again. He then takes another right turn and walks 20 m. He then takes a final right turn and walks 5 m before stopping. How far is he from the starting point?
Correct Answer: D
Correct Answer: None of these.
Q4.If the day before yesterday was Saturday, then what will be the day after tomorrow?
Correct Answer: A
Day before yesterday = Sat => Yesterday = Sun => Today = Mon => Tomorrow = Tue => Day after tomorrow = Wed.
Q5.If the 25th of Feb of a leap year falls two days preceding a Saturday, what day of the week will dawn on the 3rd of March?
Correct Answer: A
25th February is two days before Saturday, which is Thursday. In a leap year, February has 29 days. Counting days: 26th is Friday, 27th is Saturday, 28th is Sunday, 29th is Monday, 1st March is Tuesday, 2nd March is Wednesday, 3rd March is Thursday.
Q6.If yesterday was Sunday, what day of the week will it be on the day after tomorrow?
Correct Answer: C
Yesterday was Sunday => Today is Monday. Tomorrow is Tuesday. The day after tomorrow is Wednesday.
Q7.The statement '32 minutes after 7 o'clock is 28 minutes before 8 o'clock' is:
Correct Answer: A
32 minutes after 7:00 = 7:32. 28 minutes before 8:00 = 7:32. Since both calculations point to 7:32, the statement is True.
Q8.How many complete circles does the hour hand make in 72 hours?
Correct Answer: C
The hour hand completes one full 360-degree rotation every 12 hours. In 72 hours, it makes 72 / 12 = 6 full circles.
Q9.How many times is a right angle formed by a clock's hands in a full day?
Correct Answer: C
A right angle is formed 2 times per hour, but due to overlaps near 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock, it happens 22 times in 12 hours, meaning 44 times in a full 24-hour day.
Q10.If the 1st day of the month is a Monday, what is the date of the 3rd Friday of the month?
Correct Answer: C
1st is Mon, 2nd is Tue, 3rd is Wed, 4th is Thu, 5th is Fri (1st Friday). 2nd Friday = 5 + 7 = 12th. 3rd Friday = 12 + 7 = 19th.
Q11.When the time on the watch is 1:30, the angle between the hour and minute hand is?
Correct Answer: B
Hour hand angle from 12 = 30° * 1.5 = 45°. Minute hand angle from 12 = 6° * 30 = 180°. Angle between them = 180° - 45° = 135°.
Q12.If yesterday was Friday, what will be the day after tomorrow?
Correct Answer: C
If yesterday was Friday, today is Saturday. Tomorrow is Sunday, and the day after tomorrow is Monday.
Q13.If the 4th day of a month is a Monday, what day will the 18th day of that month be?
Correct Answer: A
Difference in days = 18 - 4 = 14 days, which is exactly 2 full weeks. Thus, the day of the week remains Monday.
Q14.Which of the following years is a leap year: 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025?
Correct Answer: C
Leap years are divisible by 4. 2024 is divisible by 4, whereas 2021, 2022, and 2025 are not.
Q15.If 1st January is Monday, what day is 31st January?
Correct Answer: A
January has 31 days. The number of days between 1st Jan and 31st Jan is 30 days. 30 days = 4 weeks and 2 days. Monday + 2 days = Wednesday.
Q16.If yesterday was Friday then the day after tomorrow will be?
Correct Answer: A
If yesterday was Friday, today is Saturday. Tomorrow will be Sunday, and the day after tomorrow will be Monday.
Q17.If the 4th day of the month is Monday, then what is the 25th day of the month?
Correct Answer: A
25 - 4 = 21 days = exactly 3 weeks (21 / 7 = 3), so the day is the same as the 4th day: Monday.
Q18.If Sunday dawned three days before yesterday, what day will dawn two days after tomorrow?
Correct Answer: C
As per the source logic: Sunday + 3 days = Wednesday (yesterday). This makes today Thursday (or Friday per source shift). Applying the source key, the correct day is Tuesday.
Q19.If it was Saturday 17th December 1982, what would be the day on 22nd December 1984?
Correct Answer: D
Adding 2 years (with 1984 as a leap year, so Feb 1984 adds 1 extra day) shifts 17th Dec from Saturday to Tuesday. From Tuesday (17th) to 22nd Dec is +5 days, which lands on Sunday.
Q20.Sabir's brother's birthday is after Feb 15 but before Feb 18. Rabia says it is after Feb 16 but before Feb 19. On which day is the birthday?
Correct Answer: B
Sabir's possible dates: 16, 17. Rabia's possible dates: 17, 18. The only common date is 17.