Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I:In every hour, the minute hand and the hour hand coincide once.
Statement II:In every hour, the minute hand and the hour hand are at right angles twice.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false ✓ Correct
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Explanation
Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false.
In 12 hours the hands coincide 11 times, not once in every hour.
So one hour has no coincidence, making Statement 1 false.
In 12 hours they form right angles 22 times, not twice in every hour.
Two hours hold only one right angle, making Statement 2 false.
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