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A clock is fixed on a horizontal table. At 3 pm its minute hand points towards North. Towards which direction will the minute hand point at 3:40 pm?
A60 degrees south of west
BSouth-east
C60 degrees west of south
DDue west
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 60 degrees west of south
1. In 40 minutes the minute hand sweeps 40 x 6 = 240 degrees clockwise.
2. Starting from North (0 degrees) and turning 240 degrees clockwise passes East (90) and South (180).
3. 240 degrees is 60 degrees beyond South toward West, i.e. 60 degrees west of south.
_Source: RRB Group D CEN-02/2018 PYQ, Q.68._