Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Clocks

Question:

A Clock was set correct at 10 O'clock. It loses 10 minutes per hour. What will be the angle between the hour and minute hands of the clock after one hour?

Options:

65°

50°

25°

67°

Correct Answer:

25°

Explanation:

Here, the clock shows only 50 minutes for 60 minutes ( in 1 hour )

The clock show the time 10:50, after 1 hour.
We can find the angle between hour hand and minutes at H hours M minutes =30H112M
The angle between the two hands of the clock after 1 hour =30×1011/2×50
=30011×25
=300275
=25

The correct answer is Option (3) → 25°