alleryStart learning →At 7:20, how many degrees apart are the clock hands?
- 100°
- 90°
- 110°
- 80°
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Correct answer: A. 100°
The hour hand is at 220° and the minute hand at 120°, a gap of 100°.
SSC CGL Space Orientation — practice questions — page 2
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At 7:20, how many degrees apart are the clock hands?Read the answer and worked solution →Ravi faces east and turns left. His new direction isRead the answer and worked solution →Facing west, Sita turns left. In which direction does she now face?Read the answer and worked solution →A boy facing north makes a half turn. He now facesRead the answer and worked solution →Facing northeast, a man turns 90° clockwise. He now facesRead the answer and worked solution →A scout facing south turns 135° anticlockwise. Which way does he face?Read the answer and worked solution →A guard facing west turns 45° clockwise. His direction is nowRead the answer and worked solution →Facing north, Tara turns right, right again, then left. She now facesRead the answer and worked solution →A man facing south turns left, left again, then right. His direction isRead the answer and worked solution →A girl goes 3 km east and then 4 km north. Her straight-line distance from the start isRead the answer and worked solution →Going 12 km north and then 5 km east leaves a trekker how far from the start?Read the answer and worked solution →A man walks 2 km south, turns left for 3 km, then left again for 2 km. His position from the start isRead the answer and worked solution →After 5 km north, a right turn for 3 km, then another right turn for 5 km, the man isRead the answer and worked solution →The direction diametrically opposite to west isRead the answer and worked solution →Turning clockwise from north to south needs a rotation ofRead the answer and worked solution →A person faces east. Which cardinal direction is on his left hand?Read the answer and worked solution →
Worked practice questions
Ravi faces east and turns left. His new direction is
- West
- East
- South
- North
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Correct answer: D. North
A left turn is anticlockwise, taking 90° back to 0°, which is north.
Facing west, Sita turns left. In which direction does she now face?
- East
- West
- South
- North
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Correct answer: C. South
Turning left from 270° gives 180°, which is south.
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