Question

What type of angle is it between the minute and the hour hand shown on the clock below?

• A. Acute
• B. Obtuse
• C. Right
• D. Reflex

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Obtuse

If the time shown is 6 o'clock then the angle between minutes and hours hand is ${180}^{\circ }$. Likewise, if it is 3 o'clock then the angle is ${90}^{\circ }$.
So, at 4 o'clock the angle will be greater than ${90}^{\circ }$ and less than ${180}^{\circ }$. Hence it is an obtuse angle.