Calendar & Clock
Calendar & Clock
Calendar & Clock
S t u d y M a t e r i a l F o r Awareness
Clocks and Calendars Notes
3. What is Overlap?
In every hour, both the hands coincide once.
If a watch or a clock indicates 8.15, when the correct time is 8, it is said to be 15 minutes too fast.
Type 1: Finding the time when the angle between the two hands is given.
S.NO. Concept
1. A clock is a complete circle having 360 degrees. It is divided into 12 equal parts i.e.
each part is 360/12 = 30°.
2. As the minute hand takes a complete round in one hour, it covers 360° in 60
minutes.
4. Also, as the hour hand covers just one part out of the given 12 parts in one hour.
This implies it covers 30° in 60 minutes i.e. ½° per minute.
5. This implies that the relative speed of the minute hand is 6 - ½ = 5 ½
degrees.
6. We will use the concept of relative speed and relative distance while
solving problems on clocks
Tips:
Tip 1: It is easy to calculate the angle between the minute and the hour hand by using a
simple formula,
Tip 2: You can use a short formula to calculate the time when the angle is given
Example 1:
Find the mirror image of the clock when the time is 01:40
A. 11:20
B. 10:22
C. 10:20
D. 11:22
Answer: C
Explanation:
We need to subtract from 12:00 or 11:60 to get mirror image time Mirror image of 01:40 =
11:60 – 01:40 = 10:20
Example 2:
Find the mirror image of the clock when the time is 02:40
A. 09:20
B. 10:22
C. 09:25
D. 09:22
Answer: A
Explanation: We need to subtract from 12:00 or 11:60 to get mirror image time Mirror
image of 02:40 = 11:60 – 02::40 = 09:20
Example 3:
At what time between 2 O’clock and 3 O’clock, will the minute hand and hour hand of the
clock be exactly opposite to each other?
A. 02:46
6
B. 02:47
11
7
C. 02:43
11
D. 02:47
Answer: C
Explanation:
11
Angle between two hands = M – 30H where H is hours and M is Minutes
2
11
M = 240
2
480 7
M= = 4311
11
7
Hence, the required time = 02: 4311
Example 4:
At what time between 12 O’clock and 1 O’clock, will the minute hand and hour hand of the clock make
right angles?
A. 12:46
6
B. 12:15
11
3
C. 12:17
11
D. None of these
Answer: D
Explanation:
11
Angle between two hands = M – 30H where H is hours and M is Minutes
2
11
M = 450
2
900 7
M= = 8111
11
9 9
Hence, the required time = 12: 8111 which is 01:2111
Example 5:
At what time between 2 O’clock and 3 O’clock, will the minute hand and hour hand of the clock make
right angles?
A. 02:32
6
B. 02:29
11
3
C. 02:27
11
D. 02:36
Answer: C
Explanation:
11
Angle between two hands = M – 30H where H is hours and M is Minutes
2
11
M = 150
2
300 3
M= = 02:2711
11
3
Hence, the required time = 02: 2711
Example 6:
At what time between 4 O’clock and 5 O’clock, will the minute hand and hour hand of the clock make
right angles?
A. 04:36
2
B. 04:38
11
4
C. 04:42
11
D. 04:39
Answer: B
Explanation:
11
Angle between two hands = M – 30H where H is hours and M is Minutes
2
11
M = 210
2
420 2
M= 11
= 3811
2
Hence, the required time = 04: 38
11
Example 7:
A clock shows 7 O’clock in the morning. By how much angle will the hour’s hand rotate
when the clock shows 9 O’clock in the morning.
A. 400
B. 600
C. 450
D. 900
Answer: c
Explanation:
Example 8:
A clock shows 6:00 in the morning. By how much angle will the hour’s hand rotate when the clock
shows 12:00 in the noon?
A. 1600
B. 1200
C. 1800
D. 1350
Answer: c
Explanation:
Example 9:
Find the angle between the hands of the clock when the time is 10:30.
A. 1600
B. 1200
C. 1800
D. 1350
Answer: D
Explanation:
11
Required angle = 30H - 2
M where H is hours and M is minutes
11
Hence, Required angle = 30 x 10 - 2
x 30
Example 10:
A. 1800
B. 1345
C. 1678
D. none of these
Answer: D
Explanation:
Example 11:
March 10, 2018 is Saturday. What day of the week lies on March 10, 2019?
A. Thursday
B. Friday
C. Saturday
D. Sunday
Answer: D
Explanation:
The year 2018 is non-leap year, so it has 365 days, 365 = 52 weeks + 1 odd day Hence one day
beyond Saturday is Sunday
Example 12:
Answer: c
Explanation:
Today is Saturday. Each day of the week is repeated after every 7 days. Hence, after 42 days it will be
Saturday.
Example 13:
Sridevi was born on 13-8-1963 and died on 24-2-2018. Find her exact age?
Answer: A
Explanation:
Example 14:
Find the average number of days per month in the year 1994?
A. 30.4266
B. 30.4166
C. 30.4066
D. 30.3966
Answer: B
Explanation:
Example 15:
If 1st January of 1996 was Monday, then How many Tuesdays did 1996 have?
A. 53
B. 52
C. 51
D. cannot be determined
Answer: A
Explanation:
1996 has 366 days = 52 weeks + 2days If 1st Jan 1996 was Monday, it would have 53
Mondays and 53 Tuesdays.
Example 16:
Find the angle between the minute hand and hour hand of a clock when the time is 7.20?
Explanation:
Angle traced by the hour hand in 12 hours = 360 degrees.
22 360 22
• Angle traced by it in 7 hrs. 20 min i.e. 3
hrs. = [( 12 ) * ( 3 )] = 220 degrees
Example 17:
The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour’s hand at intervals of 65 min of the correct time. How much of
the day does the clock gain or lose?
Explanation: In a correct clock, the minute hand gains 55 min. spaces over the hour hand in 60 minutes. To be
together again, the minute hand must gain 60 minutes over the hour hand.
5 60∗24 10
• Gain in 24 hours = [(11) * ( 65
] = 10 43min.
10
• Therefore, the clock gains 10 minutes in 24 hours
43
Example 18:
A clock is set right at 8 a.m. The clock gains 10 minutes in 24 hours. What will be the true time when the clock
indicates 1 p.m. on the following day?
Explanation:
Time from 8 a.m. on a day to 1 p.m. on the following day = 29 hours.
6
• 29 hours of this clock = [24 * (145) * 29] hrs of the correct clock
Example 19:
At what time between 2 and 3 O’ clock will the hands of a clock together?
Explanation:
At 2 O’ clock, the hour hand is at 2 and the minute hand is at 12, i.e. they are 10 min space apart. To be together,
the minute hand must gain 10 minutes over the other hand. Now, 55 minutes are gained by it in 60 min.
660 106
• Therefore, 10 min will be gained in [( 55 ) * 10] min = 10 11
min.
10
• Therefore, the hands will coincide at 10 11min. past 2.
Example 20:
A. 20
B. 21
C. 22
D. 24
Answer: C
Explanation:
The hands of a clock coincide 11 times in every 12 hours (Since between 11 and 1, they coincide only once,
i.e., at 12 o'clock).
AM
12:00
1:05
2:11
3:16
4:22
5:27
6:33
7:38
8:44
9:49
10:55
PM
12:00
1:05
2:11
3:16
4:22
5:27
6:33
7:38
8:44
9:49
10:55
Example 21:
A. 22
B. 24
C. 44
D. 48
Answer: C
Explanation:
Example 22:
How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day?
A. 22
B. 24
C. 44
D. 48
Answer: C
Explanation:
How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in direction?
A. 20
B. 22
C. 24
D. 48
Answer: B
Explanation:
The hands of a clock point in opposite directions (in the same straight line) 11 times in
every 12 hours. (Because between 5 and 7 they point in opposite directions at 6 o’clock
only).
Example 24:
What is the angle between the two hands of a clock when the time shown by the clock is 6.30 p.m.?
A. 00
B. 50
C. 30
D. 150
Answer: D
Explanation:
q = 11
12
m – 30h
= 11
12
*30 - 30 *6
= 150
Example 25:
By how many degrees does the minute hand move in the same time, in which the hour hand move by
280?
A. 168
B. 336
C. 196
D. 376
Answer: B
Explanation:
28*2 *6 = 3360
Quick Looks:
A leap year has 366 days
Tricks:
When you count from the beginning i.e. 1st January, 0001
A. Tuesday
B. Monday
C. Sunday
D. Saturday
Answer: D
Explanation:
Each day of the week is repeated after 7 days. So, after 63 days, it will be Monday.
Example 2:
It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week Jan 1, 2010?
A. Monday
B. Friday
C. Sunday
D. Tuesday
Answer: B
Explanation:
Example 3:
What was the day of the week on, 16th July, 1776?
A. Tuesday
B. Wednesday
C. Monday
D. Saturday
Answer: A
Explanation:
16th July, 1776 = (1775 years + Period from 1st Jan, 1776 to 16th July, 1776)
Example 4:
A. Sunday
B. Saturday
C. Wednesday
D. Monday
Answer: A
Explanation:
Example 5:
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Friday
Answer: A
Explanation:
Example 6:
A. 7x * x
B. 8x
C. 14x
D. 7
Answer: B
Explanation:
x weeks’ x days = (7x + x) days = 8x days.
Example 7:
If 6th March, 2005 is Monday, what was the day of the week on 6th March, 2004?
A. Sunday
B. Saturday
C. Tuesday
D. Wednesday
Answer: B
Explanation:
But, Feb 2004 not included because we are calculating from March 2004 to March 2005.
The day on 6th March, 2005 will be 1 day beyond the day on 6th March, 2004.
Example 8:
A. 2nd,9th,16th,23rd
B. 4th,11th,18th,25th
C. 12th,18th,27th,6th
D. 1st,8th,15th,22nd
Answer: B
Explanation:
Example 9:
On 8th Dec, 2007 Saturday falls. What day of the week was it on 8th Dec, 2006?
A. Saturday
B. Friday
C. Monday
D. Tuesday
Answer: B
Explanation:
So, the day on 8th Dec, 2007 will be 1 day beyond the day on 8th Dec, 2006.
Example 10:
On 8th Feb, 2005 it was Tuesday. What was the day of the week on 8th Feb, 2004?
A. Tuesday
B. Saturday
C. Friday
D. Sunday
Answer: B
Explanation:
The day on 8th Feb, 2004 is 2 days before the day on 8th Feb, 2005.
Example 11:
January 1, 2007 was Monday. What day of the week lies on Jan. 1, 2008?
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Sunday
Answer: B
Explanation:
Example 12:
A. October, December
B. April, November
C. June, October
D. April, July
Answer: D
Explanation:
If the period between the two months is divisible by 7, then that two months will have
the same calendar.
Hence, April and July months will have the same calendar.
Example 13:
A. 4
B. 8
C. 2
D. 1
Answer: D
Explanation:
Ex: 1896 is a leap year. The next leap year comes in 1904 (1900 is not a leap year).
Example 14:
A. 52
B. 53
C. 103
D. 104
Answer: A
Explanation:
Weekend means Saturday & Sunday together. In total we have 52 weeks in a year. So
there are 52 weekends in a year.
Whereas in a leap year we have 366 days it adds one more day to the year. And what
makes the change is the starting day of the year.
Example 15:
A. Monday
B. Wednesday
C. Thursday
D. Tuesday
Answer: A
Explanation:
Odd days: -
0 = Sunday ;
1 = monday ;
2 = tuesday ;
3 = wednesday ;
4 = thursday ;
5 = friday ;
6 = saturday
Example 16:
A. 25
B. 24
C. 4
D. 26
Answer: A
Explanation:
Given year is divided by 4, and the quotient gives the number of leap years.
Example 17:
A. 75
B. 74
C. 72
D. 73
Answer: A
Explanation:
Given year is divided by 4, and the quotient gives the number of leap years.
But, as 100,200 and 300 are not leap years => 75 - 3= 72 leap years.
Example 18:
The year next to 2005 will have the same calendar as that of the year 2005?
A. 2016
B. 2022
C. 2011
D. None
Answer: A
Explanation:
Step 1: Add +11 to the Given Year. If Result is a leap year, Go to step 2.
Step 1: Add +11 to the given year (i.e. 2005 + 11) = 2016, Which is a leap year.
Therefore, the calendar for the year 2005 will be same for the year 2011
Example 19:
If today is Saturday, what will be the day 350 days from now?
A. Saturday
B. Friday
C. Sunday
D. Monday
Answer: A
Explanation:
350=
350 days = ( =50 weeks) i.e. No odd days,
7
So it will be a Saturday.
Example 20:
Prove that any date in March of a year is the same day of the week corresponding date in November
that year.
A. Same day
B. Not same day
C. Next day
D. Previous day
Answer: A
Explanation:
We will show that the number of odd days between last day of February and last day of
October is zero.
31 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 31 + 30 + 31
= 241 days = 35 weeks = 0 odd day., Number of odd days during this period = 0.
Thus, 1st March of a year will be the same day as 1st November of that year. Hence, the
result follows
Example 21:
If Feb 12th,1986 falls on Wednesday then Jan 1st,1987 falls on which day?
A. Wednesday
B. Tuesday
C. Thursday
D. Friday
Answer: C
Explanation:
First, we count the number of odd days for the left over days in the given period.
Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan
16 31 30 31 30 31 31 30 31 30 31 1 (left days)
Example 22:
If Aug 15th,2012 falls on Thursday then June 11th,2013 falls on which day?
A. Wednesday
B. Saturday
C. Monday
D. Tuesday
Answer: C
Explanation:
First, we count the number of odd days for the left over days in the given period.
Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
16 30 31 30 31 31 28 31 30 31 11(left days)
Example 23:
The calendar for the year 1988 is same as which upcoming year?
A. 2012
B. 2014
C. 2016
D. 2010
Answer: C
Explanation:
We already know that the calendar after a leap year repeats again after 28 years.
Here 1988 is a Leap year, then the same calendar will be in the year = 1988 + 28 = 2016.
Example 24:
If every seconds Saturday and all Sundays are holidays in a 30 days month beginning on Saturday, then
how many working days are there in that month? (Month starts from Saturday)
A. 25
B. 22
C. 24
D. 23
Answer: D
Explanation:
As month begins on Saturday, so 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th days will be Sundays. While
8th and 22nd days are second Saturdays. Thus, there are 7 holidays in all.
Example 25:
Second & fourth Saturdays and every Sunday is a holiday. How many working days will be there in a
month of 31 days beginning on a Friday?
A. 24
B. 23
C. 22
D. 25
Answer: D
Explanation: