Banking Reasoning Sample Paper Reasoning Sample Paper-3

A clock is set right at 5 am. The clock loses 16 min in 24 h. What will be the correct time when the clock indicates 10 pm on 4th day?

A) 12 am

B) 6 am

C) 11 pm

D) 10 pm

Correct Answer: C

Solution :

Total time from 5 am on a day to 10 pm on 4thday = 89 h

Now, 23 h 44 min of this clock=24 h of correct clock \[\frac{356}{15}h\] of this clock = 24 h of correct clock

\[\therefore \] 89 h of this clock \[=\frac{24\times 15}{356}\times 89\]= 90h of correct clock

So, the correct time of clock is 11pm.