REASONING | VERBAL | CALENDAR | EXAMPLES 2

DIRECTIONS : Questions based on calendars are of set patterns and hence follows set of rules.
6.What was the day of the week on 2nd july 1984?
A.  Wednesday
C.  Monday
B.  Tuesday
D.  Thursday
Ans:
2nd july 1984c means (1983 years 6 months and 2 day ) 1900 years have 1 odd days. 83 years have 20 leap year and 63 ordinary years.  =(40+63) odd days                             =103                             =5 odd days .Therefore number of odd days =(1+5+2)= 8 odd days                                                                     =1 odd day.
7.The year next to 1990 will have the same calendar as that of the year 1990?
A. 1995
C. 1996
B. 1997
D. 1992
ANs:
The year 1990 has 365 days,year 1991 has 365 days ,ie 1 odd day,year 1992 has 366 days ,ie 2 odd days..therefore the sum odd days calculated from year 1990 to 1995 (1+2+1+1+1+1)=7 odd days.

8.Find the day of the week on 25th december,1995?
A.  Monday
C.  Friday
B.  Wednesday
D.  Sunday
Ans:
Then (149)/7=(23)=2 odd days Therefore the required day is Monday.

9.January 1,2004 was a thursday,what day of the week lies on Jan 2005?
A.  Monday
C.  Saturday
B.  Thursday
D.  Sunday
Ans:
The year 2004 being a leap year, it has 2 odd days. so,first day of the 2005 will be 2 days beyond thursday and so it will be Saturday.

10.On 8th march,2005,wednesday falls what day of the week was it on 8th march,2004?
A.  MondayC.  WednesdayB.  Tuesday
D.  Friday
Ans:
The year 2004 being a leap year,it has 2 odd days. so, the day on8th march,2005 will be two days beyond the day on 8th march,2004.but 8th march,2005 is wednesday.

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