Practice Find a week with another given week - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) If a day before yesterday was Thursday, then when will Sunday fall?
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(b)
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A day before yesterday = Thursday
Yesterday = Thursday + 1 = Friday
Today = Friday + 1 = Saturday
Therefore, Sunday = Saturday + 1 = Tomorrow
Q-2) If the day before yesterday was Wednesday, when will Sunday be?
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(b)
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If the day before yesterday was Wednesday, then today will be Friday and the day after tomorrow will be Sunday.
Q-3) If January 1 is a Friday, then what is the first day of the month of March in a leap year?
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(b)
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Total number of days from January 1 to March 1
= 30 + 29 + 1 = 60 days
(February in leap years = 29 days)
60 ÷ 7 = 8 weeks and 4 odd days
So, the fourth day from Friday = Tuesday
Q-4) The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday. What day is it today?
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(b)
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Three days after Saturday is Tuesday and Tuesday is the day before a day before yesterday
So, yesterday is Thursday and today is Friday.
Q-5) If Tuesday falls 3 days after today, then what day of the week was it on 4 days before yesterday?
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(b)
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Three days after today = Tuesday
Today = Tuesday - 3 = Saturday
Yesterday = Saturday - 1 = Friday
Therefore, 4 days before yesterday = Friday - 4 = Monday
Q-6) On 8th Feb 2005 it was Tuesday. What was the day of the week on 8th Feb 2004?
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(b)
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Q-7) Subha went to watch the movie 9 days ago. She goes to watch movies only on Thursday, what is the day of the week today?
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Day 9 days ago = Thursday
Therefore, Today = Thursday + 9
= Thursday + 7 + 2
= Thursday + 2 = Saturday
Q-8) What was the day of the week on 15 August 1947?
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(b)
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15 August 1947 means,
1946 complete years + first 7 months up to July 1947 + 15 days of August 1947
1600 years have 0 odd days.
300 years have 1 odd day
46 years have 11 leap years and
35 ordinary years = (11 × 2) + (35 × 1)
= 22 + 35 = 57 odd days
= 8 × 7 + 1 odd days = 8 weeks + 1 odd day
Up to 1946 there are 1 + 1 = 2 odd days
January 1947 = 3 odd days
February 1947 = 0 odd days (1947 is a normal year)
March 1947 = 3 odd days
April 1947 = 2 odd days
May 1947 = 3 odd days
June 1947 = 2 odd days
July 1947 = 3 odd days
Up to 15 August = 15 odd days
Total number od odd days up to 15 August 1947
= 2 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 15
= 33 odd days.
Hence, 15th August 1947 was Friday.
Q-9) Arvinth reaches a certain place on Friday and found he reaches the place 3 days before. If he had reached the place on coming Sunday, then how many days before or after he would have reached the place?
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(b)
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The correct day on which Anil has to reach the place = Friday + 3 = Monday.
Therefore, if Anil reaches on Sunday, then he reaches there on the day which is (Monday - 1) or 1 day before the correct day.
Q-10) If day before yesterday was Saturday, then what day of the week will it be after tomorrow?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Day before yesterday = Saturday
Today = Saturday + 2 = Monday
Therefore, Tomorrow = Monday + 1 = Tuesday
Therefore, Day after tomorrow = Tuesday + 1 = Wednesday