BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · प्रश्न 23
How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?
उत्तर दाखवा आणि स्पष्टीकरण
उत्तर: (D) 22
स्पष्टीकरण
The minute hand gains 360° on the hour hand every 12/11 hours, so they meet 11 times per 12 hours.
- (A) चूक
Wrong: they coincide 11 times every 12 hours, so 22 in a day.
- (B) चूक
Wrong: that is roughly per 12 hours, and even then it is 11.
- (C) चूक
Wrong: the 11–1 o'clock coincidence is shared, so it is 22.
- (D) बरोबर
Correct: the hands meet 11 times in 12 hours, i.e. 22 times in 24 hours.