The hour hand moves 360 degrees in 12 hours, which means it moves 30 degrees in one hour or 0.5 degrees per minute. The total time elapsed from 12:00 noon to 5:10 PM is 5 hours and 10 minutes.
A clock is started at 12.00 noon. By 10 minutes past 5.00, the hour hand has turned through
Asked in BPSC Prelims Exam 66th · Topic: Measuring Instruments and Scales (Stopwatch and principles of time measurement)
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