If a place is affected by Tide at 6:00 AM Monday, normally at what time the same place will be affected by Ebb ?
6:26 PM Monday
6:52 AM Tuesday
12:13 PM Monday
00:26 AM Tuesday
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2016
The low tide following this high tide will occur approximately 6 hours and 12.5 minutes later.
6:00 AM + 6 hours 12.5 minutes = 12:12:30 PM Monday.
The ebb tide is the period from high tide to low tide. The question asks “at what time the same place will be affected by Ebb?”. This is slightly ambiguous, as ebb is a period. However, among the options, 12:13 PM is the closest time to the predicted low tide, which marks the *end* of the ebb phase and the start of the flood phase. The other options represent subsequent high tide times. Therefore, 12:13 PM Monday is the most plausible answer representing the transition point following the ebb phase.