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Calendar Practice Questions

1. Friday was a holiday for Independence Day. 5. Given that if 15th July 2024 is Friday, what
Children’s Day will be celebrated on? was the day on 14th July 1624?
(a) Friday (a) Saturday
(b) Saturday (b) Friday
(c) Sunday (c) Thursday
(d) Tuesday (d) Wednesday

2. Which of the following 2 months in a year 6. If today is Saturday, then what will be the
will have the same calendar in a normal day after 255 days?
year? (a) Friday
(a) March : August (b) Tuesday
(b) July : December (c) Sunday
(c) January : October (d) Monday
(d) April : September

7. Question below is followed by two

3. Select the odd pair: statements, read the statements, and then
(a) March : April answer the question:
Question: Is it Friday today?
(b) May : June
Statement I: February 11 is Saturday.
(c) July : August Statement II: Today is 21st April.
(d) October : November (a) Question can be answered from
statement I alone.
4. Second day of a month which has 30 days is (b) Question can be answered from
Thursday. What will be the last day of the statement II alone.
next month? (c) Both statements are required to answer
(a) Thursday the question.
(b) Sunday (d) Both statements are not sufficient to
(c) Saturday answer the question.

(d) Cannot be determined

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8. Amit celebrated his birthday on Wednesday 10. The day on 7th March of a year is the same
(15 February 2012). In which of the day on which of the following dates of the
following year, he will celebrate his birthday same year?
on same day? (a) 7th August
(a) 2018 (b) 7th October
(b) 2017 (c) 7th November
(c) 2019 (d) 7th December
(d) 2016

9. What was the day of the week on 10th May

1857?
(a) Thursday
(b) Sunday
(c) Saturday
(d) Tuesday
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Answer
1. (a) 6. (b)
2. (c) 7. (d)
3. (c) 8. (b)
4. (b) 9. (b)
5. (c) 10. (c)
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Hints and Solutions

1. Ans: (a) 3. Ans: (c)
Explanation: Explanation:
Independence Day is celebrated on 15th of
August Option (a): March has 31 days and April has
Days remaining in August is 31 – 15 = 16 30 days.
16 Option (b): May has 31 days and June has 30
Odd days remaining in august = 7
i.e., 2
days.
(remainder)
Odd days in September = 2 Option (c): July and August both have 31 days.
Odd days in October = 3 Option (d): October has 31 days and November
Odd days till children’s day i.e., November 14 has 30 days.
14
= 0 [Since, remainder of = 0] Hence, option (c) is correct.
2
So, total odd days = 2 + 2 + 3 + 0 = 7 i.e., 0
Since, there are 0 odd days thus children's day
4. Ans: (b)
will also fall on Friday.
Hence, option (a) is correct. Explanation:
If the month has 30 days, then its second day
2. Ans: (c) and last day will be same. Since, the number of
Explanation: days between the second day and second last
Take any normal year and assume it starts with day will be 28 (which is completely divisible
Monday by '7' i.e. no odd days) Hence, the month will
The number of odd days in each month of an end on Thursday.
ordinary year are: January - 3, February - 0,
The next month will have 31 days.
March - 3, April - 2, May - 3, June - 2, July - 3,
August - 3, September - 2, October - 3, Number of odd days in 31 days = Remainder of
November - 2, December - 3. 31
=3
7
January 1st = Monday
And, thus its last day will be Sunday
February 1st = Monday + 3 = Thursday
March 1st = Thursday + 0 = Thursday (= Thursday + 3).
April 1st = Thursday + 3 = Sunday Hence, option (b) is correct.
May 1st = Sunday + 2 = Tuesday
June 1st = Tuesday + 3 = Friday
5. Ans: (c)
July 1st = Friday + 2 = Sunday
August 1st = Sunday + 3 = Wednesday Explanation:
September 1st = Wednesday + 3 = Saturday From 1624 to 2024 the difference is 400 years.
October 1st = Saturday + 2 = Monday And, we know that in the span of 400 years the
November 1st = Monday + 3 = Thursday number of odd days will be zero.
December 1st = Thursday + 2 = Saturday
Therefore, 15𝑡ℎ July 1624 will also be Friday
Since, January and October are starting on the
same day i.e. Monday and both have 31 days. and 14𝑡ℎ July 1624 will be Thursday.
So, they will have the same calendar. Hence, option (c) is correct.
Hence, option (c) is correct.
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6. Ans: (b) 9. Ans: (b)

Explanation: Explanation:
Given: Today is Saturday. Number of odd days by the end of 1800 = 3
As we know, after every seven days, we get the
Number of years from 1801 to 1856 = 56,
same day. 56
therefore odd days will be remainder of 7
i.e, 0
Number of total days = 255.
Remainder of
255
= 3 Number of leap years from 1801 to 1856
7
56
So, number of odd days in 255 days = 3 = Remainder of 4
i.e., 0
Thus, the day after 255 days = Saturday + 3 = Since, the number of odd days in January - 3,
Tuesday. February - 0, March - 3 and April - 2.
Hence, option (b) is correct. Number of odd days from January to May 10 =
3 + 0 + 3 + 2 + 10 = 18
7. Ans: (d) 18
Since, remainder of =4
7
Explanation:
Both statements are not sufficient because the Total number of odd days = 3 (number of odd
reference date is prior to February 29 and its not days till 1800) + 0 (Number of odd days from
mentioned whether the year is leap year or an 1801 to 1856) + 4 (number of odd days from
ordinary year. January to May in 1857) = 7
7
Hence, option (d) is correct. Since, Remainder of = 0, so '0' odd days
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So, 10th May 1857 was Sunday.

8. Ans: (b)
Hence, option (b) is correct.
Explanation:
We know that there is '1' odd day in an ordinary
year and '2' odd days in a leap year. 10. Ans: (c)
His birthday in 2013 will be on Friday (2 odd Explanation:
days because 2012 is a leap year) Since, any date in March is the same day of the
His birthday in 2014 will be on Saturday (one week as the corresponding date in November of
odd day) that year, so the same day falls on 7th
His birthday in 2015 will be on Sunday (one November.
odd day) Hence, option (c) is correct.
His birthday in 2016 will be on Monday (one
odd day)
His birthday in 2017 will be on Wednesday (2
odd days because 2016 is a leap year)
Hence, option (b) is correct.
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