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  1. On what dates of April, 2001 did Friday fall?
    1. 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th April
    2. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th April
    3. 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th April
    4. None of these
Correct Option: D

Lets find out 1st April from Zeller's Formula:
f = k + [13 x m - 1 / 5] + D + [D/4] + [C/4] - 2 x C.
In this case k = 1 (since 1st April)
Month m = 2 (As march = 1, April = 2)
D is the last two digit of year here D = 01 (As year is 2001)
C is 1st two digit of century here C = 20 (As year is 2001)
f = 1 + [13 x 2 - 1 / 5] + 01 +[01/4] + [20/4] -2 x 20
f = 1 + [25/5] + 01 + [0.5] + [5] - 40.
f = 1 + 5 + 01 + 0 + 5 - 40 = -28
This - ve value of f can be made positive by adding multiple of 7
So f = - 28 + 28 = 0
So number of odd days is 0,
So 1st April 2001 is Sunday,
So 1st Friday is on 6th April , so next Fridays is 13th, 20th, 27th April.



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