Arithmetic Ability
Time and Distance

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Q.

The number of degrees that the hour hand of a clock moves through between noon and 2.30 in the afternoon of the same day is

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Correct choice: C

Explanation:

The hour hand moves from pointing to 12 to pointing to half way between 2 and 3. The angle covered between each hour marking on the clock is 360/12 = 30. Since the hand has covered 2.5 of these divisions the angle moved through is 75.
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