Clock - Quantitative Aptitude (MCQ) questions for Q. 32
Q. How many times do the hands of the clock coincide in a day?- Published on 19 Oct 15a. 22
b. 24
c. 20
d. 21
ANSWER: 22
Every hour the hour hand and minute hand coincide once.
=> Every 12 hours hands should coincide 12 times
But in 11 to 1 the clock hands coincide once only at 12
Hence, in every 12 hours hands coincide 11 times.
Therefore, In 24 hours clock hands coincide 11 x 2 = 22 times.
