Calendar Reasoning Questions and Answers most asked in SSC, Railway and Banking Exams

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Q11. Which of the following is not a leap year?

a)  800
b)  1200
c)  2000
d)  700 

 
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Answer :(d)
Solution:
The century divisible by 400 is a leap year.
Hence,  the year 700 is not a leap year.
 
 

Q12. Today is Monday.  after 61 days it will be?

a)  Thursday
b)  Wednesday
c)  Saturday
d)   Friday

 
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Answer :(c)
Solution:
Day of the week is repeated after 7 days.
So,  so after 36 days,  it will be Monday.
 
 

Q13. The calendar of the Year 2007  will be the same of the Year:

a)  2016
b)  2014
c)  2018
d)  2017 

Q14. The last day of a century cannot be

a)  Tuesday
b)  Wednesday
c)  Monday
d)  Friday

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Answer :(a)
Solution:
100 years contain 5 days.
The last day of a century is Friday.
200 years contain (5x2) 
= 15 = 3 odd days.
The last day of the second century is Wednesday.
300 years contain (5x3)
=15 = 1 odd day.
400 years contain 0 odd day
The last day of the 4th century is Sunday.
The cycle is repeated.
The last day of the century cannot be Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday.
 
 

Q15. How many days are there in x  in weeks x  days?

a)  17 x 2 
b)  14 x
c)  7
d)  8 x

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Answer :(d)
Solution:
X weeks x days= (7x + x) days
= 8x days