SSC CGL Reasoning – Calendar & Clock – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level

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SSC CGL Reasoning – Calendar & Clock – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level – 12 questions, subject: General Intelligence & Reasoning. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
How many odd days are there in a leap year?

Correct Answer: D [2]

Explanation:

366 = 52 weeks + 2 days → 2 odd days.

2.  
One-line recallWhich one of the following years is a leap year?

Correct Answer: A [2000]

Explanation:

Century years need ÷ 400: only 2000 ÷ 400 = 5 is exact.

3.  
Today is Wednesday. What day of the week will it be after 65 days?

Correct Answer: B [Friday]

Explanation:

65 = 9 weeks + 2 days → Wednesday + 2 = Friday.

4.  
What day of the week will 1 January 2031 be?

Correct Answer: C [Wednesday]

Explanation:

Key Code: 1 + 0 + 31 + 7 + 6 = 45 → remainder 3 → Wednesday.

5.  
Find the angle between the hands of a clock at 2:30.

Correct Answer: A [105°]

Explanation:

|30 × 2 − 5.5 × 30| = |60 − 165| = 105°.

6.  
What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 6:24?

Correct Answer: D [48°]

Explanation:

|180 − 5.5 × 24| = |180 − 132| = 48°.

7.  
How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day (24 hours)?

Correct Answer: C [22]

Explanation:

They coincide 11 times in 12 hours (every 65⁵⁄₁₁ min) → 22 times in 24 hours.

8.  
A clock shows 3:50. What time does its image in a mirror placed beside the clock appear to show?

Correct Answer: B [8:10]

Explanation:

11:60 − 3:50 = 8:10.

9.  
Figure-basedThe clock below shows a time. What is the angle between its hands?

Correct Answer: D [175°]

Explanation:

The clock shows 8:10: |240 − 55| = 185° → 360° − 185° = 175°.

10.  
How many odd days are there in 300 years?

Correct Answer: A [1]

Explanation:

100 years → 5, 200 → 3, 300 → 1 (5 × 3 = 15 → 1).

11.  
3 March of a year is a Monday. What day of the week is 31 March of the same year?

Correct Answer: B [Monday]

Explanation:

31 − 3 = 28 days = exactly 4 weeks → same day, Monday.

12.  
Statement-basedWhich of the following is/are correct?
I. Every century year is a leap year.
II. 2000 was a leap year.

Correct Answer: C [Only II]

Explanation:

1900, 2100 are not leap (÷ 400 fails), so I is wrong; 2000 ÷ 400 = 5, so II is right.

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