Where will the hand of a clock stop if it starts at 12 and makes revolution clockwise?

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answer is C.

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Concept- If a clock starts at 12 and makes half a revolution, the hand will have traveled

clockwise. A clock is in the shape of a circle and has an overall 1 revolution, which is

. To determine the position of the hand, use this idea.
Question Image

The minute hand is initially at 12 on the picture of the clock above it (shown by the red dotted line).
The clock hand will rotate by

revolutions, as we are all aware.
A clock hand moves by half (1/2) a revolution as a result

Now, assuming that the clock hand starts off at 12 as indicated by the red dotted line in the image, it rotates by

as indicated by the figure after making a half-revolution clockwise. As can be seen in the illustration, the minute hand of the clock is now in its final position at 6. Thus, the clock's hand comes to a standstill at 6.
Hence,the correct option is 3.

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