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MOST IMPORTANT verbal reasoning - 4 EXERCISES
The following question based on calendar topic of verbal reasoning
(a) Thursday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Monday
(d) Wednesday
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
2007 is an ordinary year and in an ordinary year 1st January = 31st December
As, 1st January = Monday
∴ 31st December = Monday
∴ 1st January 2008 = Monday + 1odd day = Tuesday
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Question : 1
If 1st January 2008 is Tuesday, then what day of the weeklies on 1st January 2009?
a) Sunday
b) Tuesday
c) Thursday
d) Thursday
Answer »Answer: (c)
Since 2008 is a leap year.
In a leap year, last day = 1st day 1 + odd day
= Tuesday + 1 odd day
= Wednesday = 31st December
∴ 1st January, 2009 = Wednesday + 1 odd day = Thursday
Question : 2
Find the number of days from 26th January 2011 to 23rd September 2011 (both days are included).
a) 214
b) 241
c) 249
d) 251
Answer »Answer: (b)
According to the question,
26th January to 31st January = 6 days
February = 28 days
March = 31 days
April = 30 days
May = 31 days
June = 30 days
July =31 days
August = 31 days
1st September to 23rd September 23 days
Total days = 241
∴ Required days = 241
Question : 3
If 4th Saturday of a month was 22nd day, then what was the 13th day of that month?
a) Sunday
b) Friday
c) Thursday
d) Wednesday
Answer »Answer: (c)
4th Saturday = 22nd day
3rd Saturday = 22 - 7 = 15th day
∴ 13th day - Saturday - 2 = Thursday
Question : 4
The first day of a leap year is Wednesday, then what day of the week was it on 31st December in that year?
a) Thursday
b) Monday
c) Saturday
d) Wednesday
Answer »Answer: (a)
In a leap year, Last day = 1st day + 1 odd day (remember)
As given, 1st day = Wednesday
Last day = Wednesday + 1 odd day = Thursday
Question : 5
If 1st January 2001 was Monday, then what day of the week was it on 31st December 2001?
a) Saturday
b) Wednesday
c) Monday
d) Friday
Answer »Answer: (c)
The year 2001 was an ordinary year and in an ordinary year 1st day = Last day
(remember) 1st January = 31st December
As, given that, 1st January = Monday
Hence, 31st December = Monday
Question : 6
January 1, 2008, is Tuesday. What day of the weeklies on Jan. 1, 2009?
a) Monday
b) Wednesday
c) Thursday
d) Sunday
Answer »Answer: (c)
The year 2008 is a leap year.
So, it has 2 odd days.
1st day of the year 2008 is Tuesday (Given)
So, 1st day of the year 2009 is 2 beyond Tuesday.
Hence, it will be Thursday.
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