How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in direction? · ABC26GN5195
Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Clocks · Exam: R.R.B. 2003
How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in direction?
(a)20
(b)22
(c)24
(d)48
Answer
Answer (as printed): B
Explanation
The hands of a clock point in opposite directions (in the same straight line) 11 times in every 12 hours (Because between 5 and 7 they point in opposite directions at 6 o'clock only). So, in a day, the hands point in the opposite directions 22 times.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.