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Practise 31 Rotation Reasoning questions from Non-Verbal Reasoning for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. If the hour hand of a clock starts pointing at 12 o'clock and rotates 90 degrees clockwise, at which hour number will it now be pointing?

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Answer: A

Each hour mark on a clock represents 30 degrees (360/12). Rotating 90 degrees clockwise moves the hand forward by 90/30 = 3 hour marks from 12, landing on hour 3.

2. If the hour hand of a clock starts pointing at 12 o'clock and rotates 180 degrees clockwise, at which hour number will it now be pointing?

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Answer: B

Each hour mark on a clock represents 30 degrees (360/12). Rotating 180 degrees clockwise moves the hand forward by 180/30 = 6 hour marks from 12, landing on hour 6.

3. If the hour hand of a clock starts pointing at 12 o'clock and rotates 270 degrees clockwise, at which hour number will it now be pointing?

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Answer: C

Each hour mark on a clock represents 30 degrees (360/12). Rotating 270 degrees clockwise moves the hand forward by 270/30 = 9 hour marks from 12, landing on hour 9.

4. If the hour hand of a clock starts pointing at 3 o'clock and rotates 90 degrees clockwise, at which hour number will it now be pointing?

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Answer: D

Each hour mark on a clock represents 30 degrees (360/12). Rotating 90 degrees clockwise moves the hand forward by 90/30 = 3 hour marks from 3, landing on hour 6.

5. If the hour hand of a clock starts pointing at 6 o'clock and rotates 90 degrees clockwise, at which hour number will it now be pointing?

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Answer: A

Each hour mark on a clock represents 30 degrees (360/12). Rotating 90 degrees clockwise moves the hand forward by 90/30 = 3 hour marks from 6, landing on hour 9.

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