REASONING | VERBAL | CALENDAR | EXAMPLES 1

DIRECTIONS : Questions based on calendars are of set patterns and hence follows set of rules.
1.What is the number of odd days in a leap year ?
A.   1
C.   3
B.   2
D.   4
Ans:
A leap year has 366 days, Now if we divide 366 by 7 it gives 2 as remainder.

2.What is the day on 1st January 1901?
A.Monday
C. Sunday
 B.Wednesday
  D. Tuesday
Ans:1st January 1901 means      (1900 year and 1 day )    1600 year have 0 odd days    300 years have  1 odd day     Total number of odd days =0+1+1                                                  =2 days.
3.The first republic day of the India was celebrated on 26th January,1950. It was
A.  Monday
C.  Thursday     
B.  Wednesday
D.  Friday
                                       
26th january 1950 means (1949 years and 26 days )
1600 years have 0 odd days.
Therefore total number of odd days =0+1+5+5
                                                               =11 days .
                                                               = 4 odd days.

 Hence the day on 26th January 1950 was Thursday.

4.Today is Wednesday what will be the day after 94 days ?
A.  Monday
C.  Wednesday
B.  Tuesday
D.  Sunday
Ans:
Every day of the weeks is repeated after 7 days .

Hence,if will be Wednesday after 94 days.

5.Today is Thursday. The day after 59 days wil be?
A.  Sunday
C.  Tuesday
B.  Monday
D.  Wednesday
Ans:
Every day of the weeks is repeated after 7 days Hence after 56 days it would be Thursday again.And after 59 days it would be Sunday.

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