UPSC Civil Services 2015 Prelims General Studies Paper II

Between 6 PM and 7 PM, the hour hand and the minute hand coincide at 6 hr ‘m’ minutes.
i.e. m=

30h×2

11

=

30×6×2

11

=32

8

11

‌mins
Hence, the hour hand and minute hand coincide at 6hr 32

8

11

mins
After 3 minutes, i.e. at 6: 36 PM the minute hand of a clock will be ahead of the hourhand by 3 minutes.