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Questions : 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

The correct answers to the above question in:

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

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Question : 1

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: (c)

4th Saturday = 22nd day

3rd Saturday = 22 - 7 = 15th day

∴ 13th day - Saturday - 2 = Thursday

Question : 2

If 15th June falls on 3 days after tomorrow which is Friday, then what day of the week will fall on the last date of the month?

a) Sunday

b) Tuesday

c) Wednesday

d) Thursday

Answer: (b)

Tomorrow = Friday

3 days after tomorrow = 15th June = Friday + 3 odd days = Monday

Days from 15th to 30th June = 15

15 ÷ 7 = 7)15(2 =>remainder 1 odd day

30th June = Monday + 1 odd day = Tuesday

Question : 3

If 15th August 2011 was Tuesday, then what day of the week was it on 17th September 2011?

a) Saturday

b) Thursday

c) Friday

d) Sunday

Answer: (d)

Since Total days from 15th August, 2011 to 17 September, 2011 = 33

33 ÷ 7 => 7)33(4 = remainder 5 odd days

∴ Required day = Tuesday + 5 odd days

= Sunday

Question : 4

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: (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 : 5

If 1st January 2007 was Monday, then what day of the weeklies on 1st January 2008?

a) Thursday

b) Tuesday

c) Monday

d) Wednesday

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

Question : 6

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: (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

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