Clocks and Calendars
- What was the day of the week on 2nd Jan, 2010, If it was Sunday on 1st Jan, 2006 ?
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On 31 st December, 2005 it was Saturday, Number of odd days from the year 2006 to the year 2009
= 1 odd day of 2006 + 1 odd day of 2007 + 2 odd days of 2008 (leap year) + 1 odd day of 2009
= 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 5Correct Option: A
On 31 st December, 2005 it was Saturday, Number of odd days from the year 2006 to the year 2009
= 1 odd day of 2006 + 1 odd day of 2007 + 2 odd days of 2008 (leap year) + 1 odd day of 2009
= 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 5
∴ On 31st December 2009, it was Thursday
Thus, on 2nd January 2010, it was Saturday .
- On 6th March, 2005, Monday falls. What was the day of the week on 7th March, 2004 ?
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6th March 2005 = Monday.
Then, 6th March 2004 = Monday - 1 days = Sunday.
(2004 is a leap year but it does not cross 29th February of 2004, so only 1 is taken as odd day).Correct Option: B
6th March 2005 = Monday.
Then, 6th March 2004 = Monday - 1 days = Sunday.
(2004 is a leap year but it does not cross 29th February of 2004, so only 1 is taken as odd day).
6th March 2004 = Sunday
7th March 2004 = Monday.
- If 5th March, 1999 was Friday, what day of the week was it on 9th March 2000 ?
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5th March, 1999 is Friday.
Then, 5 March 2000 = Friday + 2 = Sunday
(2000 is leap year and it crosses 29th feb 2000, so 2 is taken as odd day}Correct Option: D
5th March, 1999 is Friday.
Then, 5 March 2000 = Friday + 2 = Sunday
(2000 is leap year and it crosses 29th feb 2000, so 2 is taken as odd day}
∴ 5th March 2000 = Sunday
Then, 9th March 2000 = Thursday.
- January 3, 2008 was Friday. What day of the week fell on January 3, 2009 ?
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The year 2008 is a leap year, so it has 2 odd days, 3rd day of the year 2008 was Friday.
∴ 3rd day of the year 2009 will be 2 days beyond the Friday.Correct Option: A
The year 2008 is a leap year, so it has 2 odd days, 3rd day of the year 2008 was Friday.
∴ 3rd day of the year 2009 will be 2 days beyond the Friday.
Hence, the required answer is Sunday.
- January 3, 2007 was Wednesday. What day of the week fell on January 3, 2008 ?
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The year 2007 is an ordinary year, so it has 1 odd day.
3rd day of the year 2007 was Wednesday.
∴ 3rd day of the year 2008 will be one day beyond the Wednesday.Correct Option: C
The year 2007 is an ordinary year, so it has 1 odd day.
3rd day of the year 2007 was Wednesday.
∴ 3rd day of the year 2008 will be one day beyond the Wednesday. Hence, it will be Thursday.