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Question 11. What day of the week was on 15th August 1949?
  1.    Monday
  2.    Tuesday
  3.    Thursday
  4.    Saturday
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Monday
Answer: (a)
15th August 1949 means,
1948 complete year + First 7 months of the year 1949 + 15 days of August
Number of odd days in 1600 yrs = 0
Number of odd days in 300 yrs = 1
Number of odd days in 48 yr (36 non - leap years + 12 leap years)
= 36 × 1 + 12 × 2
= 60 = 7 × 8 + 4 = 4
odd days From 1st January 1949 to 15th August 1949
Number of odd days in 1949,
January
3
February
0
March
3
April
2
May
3
June
2
July
3
August
(15 ÷ 7) = 1
Total number of odd days in 1949 = 3 + 0 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 1 = 17
= 7 × 2 + 3 = 3 odd day
Total odd days = 1 + 4 + 3 = 8
= 1 odd days
Since, 1 is the code for Monday.
Therefore, the required day was Monday.
Question 12. Ashu was born on August 19, 1992, What day of the week was the born?
  1.    Sunday
  2.    Monday
  3.    Tuesday
  4.    Wednesday
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Wednesday
Answer: (d)
19th August 1992 means,
1991 complete years + First 7 months of 1992 + 19 days of August
Number of odd days in 1600 years = 0
Number of odd days in 300 yrs = 1
Number of odd days in 91 yrs (22 leap year + 69 non-leap years)
= 22 × 2 + 69 × 1
= 44 + 69 113
= 7 × 16 + 1 = 1 odd day
From 1st January, 1992 to 19th August, 1992
Number of odd days in 1992,
January
3
February
1
March
3
April
2
May
3
June
2
July
3
August
5
= 3 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 5
= 22 = 7 × 3 + 1
= 1 odd day
∴ Number of odd days till 19th August, 1992 = 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 3
So, the required day was Wednesday.
Question 13. What was the day of the week on 30th June 1980?
  1.    Friday
  2.    Wednesday
  3.    Monday
  4.    Saturday
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Monday
Answer: (c)
30th June 1980 means 1979 complete years + 6 months of 1980
Number of odd days in 1600 yrs = 0
Number of odd days in 300 yrs = 1
Number of odd days in 79 yrs = (19 leap yrs + 60 ordinary years)
= 19 × 2 + 60 × 1 = 38 + 60 = 98
⇒ o odd days
January
3
February
1
March
3
April
2
May
3
June
2
Number of odd days in 1980 = 3 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 = 14
⇒ 0 odd days
Total number of odd days till 30th June, 1980 = 0 + 1 + 0 + 0 = 1
So, the required day was Monday.
Question 14. On which day of the week does 18th September 1991 fall?
  1.    Wednesday
  2.    Tuesday
  3.    Friday
  4.    Saturday
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Wednesday
Answer: (a)
18th September 1991 means,
1990 complete years + 8 months of 1991 + 18 days of September
Number of odd days in 1600 yrs = 0
Number of odd days in 300 yrs = 1
Number of odd days in 90 yrs (22 leap year + 68 ordinary years )
= 22 × 2 + 68 × 1
= 44 + 68 = 112
⇒ 0 odd days
Number of odd days in 1991,
January
3
February
0
March
3
April
2
May
3
June
2
July
3
August
3
September
4
= 3 + 0 + 3 + 2 +3 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 4
= 23 = 7 × 3 + 2
= 2 odd days
Total number of odd days till 18th September, 1991
= 0 + 1 + 0 + 2 = 3
So, the required day was Wednesday.
Question 15. On which dates of April 2012 will a Sunday come?
  1.    5, 12, 19, 26
  2.    1, 8, 15, 22, 29
  3.    3, 10, 17, 24
  4.    7, 14, 21, 28
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Answer: (b)
First of all, we have to find the day on 1st April, 2012 1st April 2012 means
(2011 years 3 months and 1 day)
Now, 2000 years have 0 odd days 11 years have
(2 leap years and 9 ordinary years)
= ( 2 × 2 + 9 × 1 ) odd days
= (4 + 9) odd days = 13
= 6 odd days
3 months and 1 day
January
31
February
29
March
31
April
1
= 92 days = 1 odd day
Total number of odd days = ( 6 + 1 ) = 7
⇒ 0 odd day
Hence, it was Sunday on 1st April 2012. (1st Sunday).
Subsequently, Sundays of the month were on 1st, 8th, 15nd, 22nd, and 29th.
Question 16. On What dates of April 2001 did Wednesday fall?
  1.    1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
  2.    2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
  3.    3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
  4.    4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
Answer: (d)
Question 17. What day of the week was on 1st January 2001?
  1.    Monday
  2.    Wednesday
  3.    Sunday
  4.    Tuesday
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Monday
Answer: (a)
1st January 2001 means 2000 complete years + 1 day of January 2001
Number of odd days in 2000 yrs = 0
Number of odd days in January 2001 = 1
Total number of odd days = 0+1 = 1
So, the required day was Monday
Question 18. What was the day of the week on 17th June, 1998?
  1.    Monday
  2.    Tuesday
  3.    Wednesday
  4.    Thursday
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Wednesday
Answer: (c)
Question 19. What was the day of the week on 28th May 2006?
  1.    Thursday
  2.    Friday
  3.    Saturday
  4.    Sunday
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Sunday
Answer: (d)
Question 20. What was the day of the week on 15th August 1947?
  1.    Saturday
  2.    Friday
  3.    Sunday
  4.    Monday
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Friday
Answer: (b)
Odd days in 1600 yrs = 0
Odd days in 300 yrs = 1
46 yrs = (11 leap year + 35 ordinary year)
= (11x2 + 35 x 1) = 1 odd day
∴ Odd days in 1946 yrs = (0+ 1+ 1) = 2
Month
Odd days
January
3
February
0
(ordinary year) 
March
3
April
2
May
3
June
2
July
3
August
1 i.e, (15  ÷ 7)
Total  17  17 ÷ 7= remainder 3 odd days
Total odd days =2 + 3 = 5
∴ Required day = Friday

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