Question 1

According to the Gregorian calendar, what day of the week fell on 15 August 2010?

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Introduction / Context: This is another date to weekday conversion question, this time for 15 August 2010. Such problems check your ability to apply calendar rules or to recall well known dates. Understanding how to move from one year to another, handling leap years properly, and then counting days within the year are typical skills being tested. Given Data / Assumptions: - Calendar: Gregorian calendar. - Date to analyse: 15 August 2010. - Required: the weekday on this date. - You may use known reference dates such as 1 January 2010 or earlier years, and then move forward using day counts. Concept / Approach: One possible approach is to start from a nearby known date, such as 1 January 2010, and count the days up to 15 August 2010. Alternatively, if you know that 15 August is often used as an example date in calendars, you might have memorised its weekday for certain years, including 2010. In either case, you rely on the structure of the year and the fact that 2010 is not a leap year (February has 28 days). Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Recognise that 2010 is not a leap year because it is not divisible by 4.Step 2: Suppose you know the weekday for 1 January 2010 (for example, Friday). You can then count the number of days from 1 January to 15 August and reduce modulo 7.Step 3: Count days from January to July: January 31, February 28, March 31, April 30, May 31, June 30, July 31. The sum is 31 + 28 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 = 212.Step 4: Add the first 14 days of August to reach the day before 15 August, adding 14 days, for a total of 212 + 14 = 226 days.Step 5: Compute 226 modulo 7. Since 7 * 32 = 224, the remainder is 2.Step 6: Moving 2 days forward from Friday gives Sunday, confirming that 15 August 2010 was a Sunday. Verification / Alternative check: You can cross check by using another method, such as comparing with a known anchor date in a nearby year and working year by year. Both methods should give the same weekday. Many printed calendars and digital tools also show that 15 August 2010 fell on a Sunday, so the calculation is consistent with external references. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Saturday, Wednesday, Monday and Friday represent different shifts from the reference day. Small arithmetic mistakes in counting total days or misidentifying leap years can lead to these wrong weekdays. However, when the day count is done correctly, only Sunday is compatible with 15 August 2010. Common Pitfalls: Typical mistakes include miscounting the number of days in a month, incorrectly treating 2010 as a leap year, or counting 15 days of August instead of 14 when stepping from the start of the year. Always write out the months and their day counts clearly, sum them carefully, and then reduce the total modulo 7 to find the correct weekday. Final Answer: The day of the week on 15 August 2010 was Sunday.

Question 2

In the month of April 2001, on which dates did Wednesday fall according to the Gregorian calendar?

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Introduction / Context: This question focuses on identifying all the dates in a particular month that fall on a specific weekday. Here, we are looking at April 2001 and trying to determine on which dates Wednesday occurred. Problems of this type test your ability to work with the structure of a month once you know the weekday of one of its dates or of a nearby date. Given Data / Assumptions: - Month and year: April 2001. - We want all dates in April 2001 that are Wednesdays. - We are using the standard Gregorian calendar. - We assume that the day-of-week pattern within a month repeats every 7 days (as usual). Concept / Approach: Once you know the weekday of any one date in the month, every seventh day from that date will fall on the same weekday. Thus, if you find, for example, that 4 April 2001 is a Wednesday, then 11, 18 and 25 April 2001 must also be Wednesdays. The main task is to correctly identify the weekday of a single date in April 2001 and then extend the pattern. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Use a known reference such as 1 January 2001 and determine its weekday if needed, then count forward to early April 2001.Step 2: Through standard calendar calculations, you find that 4 April 2001 was a Wednesday.Step 3: Once this is known, add 7 days repeatedly to generate the remaining Wednesdays in April.Step 4: 4 + 7 = 11, so 11 April 2001 is also a Wednesday.Step 5: 11 + 7 = 18, so 18 April 2001 is again a Wednesday.Step 6: 18 + 7 = 25, giving 25 April 2001 as the next Wednesday.Step 7: Adding another 7 would give 32, which is beyond the last date of April, so we stop here. Verification / Alternative check: You can verify by checking that 1 April 2001 was a Sunday (a fact from standard calendars), and then counting forward: 2 April Monday, 3 April Tuesday, 4 April Wednesday. This confirms that 4 April is indeed a Wednesday. From there, stepping forward in increments of 7 days gives 11, 18 and 25 as Wednesdays. All other dates in April either fall on different weekdays or are not valid dates for this month. Why Other Options Are Wrong: The sets 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd or 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd correspond to sequences spaced 7 days apart but starting from the wrong initial weekday. The other listed combinations include dates that are not Wednesdays in April 2001 or contain incorrect starting points. Only 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th consistently match the Wednesday pattern for that month and year. Common Pitfalls: Students sometimes assume that the 1st of any month is a Monday or that months always start on the same weekday from year to year, which is not correct. Another common error is miscounting when adding 7 repeatedly. To avoid these issues, always anchor your counting to a correctly determined weekday and then proceed systematically in steps of 7 days. Final Answer: In April 2001, Wednesdays fell on 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th.

Question 3

On 8 December 2007, Saturday fell. Using this information, what day of the week was 8 December 2006 according to the Gregorian calendar?

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Introduction / Context: This question uses relative calendar reasoning rather than a specific formula. You are told the weekday for 8 December 2007 and asked to find the weekday for 8 December 2006. By understanding how weekdays shift from one year to the next, especially across leap and non leap years, you can answer quickly without recalculating from scratch. Given Data / Assumptions: - 8 December 2007 was a Saturday. - We are working in the Gregorian calendar. - We must determine the weekday on 8 December 2006. - Years 2006 and 2007 are consecutive years. - 2007 is not a leap year; 2006 is also not a leap year. Concept / Approach: Between the same calendar date in two consecutive non leap years, the weekday shifts by exactly one day. This is because a non leap year has 365 days, which is 52 weeks plus 1 day. Therefore, if you know the weekday for a date in 2007, then the same date in 2006 or 2008 can be found by shifting one weekday step backward or forward respectively. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Note that 2007 is not a leap year (it is not divisible by 4).Step 2: A non leap year contributes a shift of 1 weekday between the same date in consecutive years.Step 3: 8 December 2007 is given as Saturday.Step 4: To find the weekday on 8 December 2006, we move one day backward, because we are going to the previous year.Step 5: One day before Saturday is Friday.Step 6: Therefore, 8 December 2006 was a Friday. Verification / Alternative check: You can also think in the forward direction: if 8 December 2006 were Friday, then adding one year of 365 days (which is 1 day extra beyond complete weeks) would shift the weekday forward to Saturday on 8 December 2007. This is consistent with the given information, so the backward reasoning is confirmed to be correct. Why Other Options Are Wrong: If you mistakenly think that the shift is 2 days, you might answer Thursday or Sunday, but neither appears in the options. Choosing Saturday would mean no shift at all, which is not possible for a full non leap year. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday represent different, incorrect shifts and do not match the correct relationship between the two years. Common Pitfalls: Common errors include confusing leap year and non leap year shifts, or trying to count day by day across the entire year, which is time consuming and more error prone. Remember the key rule: 365 days cause a 1 day shift, 366 days cause a 2 day shift. Then, simply apply that rule in the correct direction when moving forward or backward between years. Final Answer: The day of the week on 8 December 2006 was Friday.

Question 4

In the context of leap years in the Gregorian calendar, what is the maximum possible gap in years between two successive leap years?

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Introduction / Context: This conceptual question tests your understanding of the leap year rules in the Gregorian calendar and asks for the maximum possible gap between two successive leap years. Knowing how leap years are determined is essential for many calendar based problems in aptitude exams and for understanding how dates shift over longer periods. Given Data / Assumptions: - We are using the Gregorian calendar. - Leap years normally occur every 4 years. - Century years require a special rule to decide whether they are leap years. - We need the maximum possible number of years between two successive leap years. Concept / Approach: In the Gregorian calendar, a year is a leap year if: - It is divisible by 4, and - If it is a century year (ending with 00), then it must also be divisible by 400 to be a leap year. This means that most century years like 1700, 1800 and 1900 are not leap years, while 1600 and 2000 are leap years. Because of this exception, there can be an unusually large gap between leap years across a non leap century year. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Normally, leap years are 4 years apart (for example, 1992, 1996, 2000), leading to gaps of 4 years.Step 2: Consider a century year such as 1900. It is divisible by 4 but not by 400, so 1900 is not a leap year.Step 3: Look at the leap year just before 1900, which is 1896, and the leap year after 1900, which is 1904.Step 4: The gap from 1896 to 1904 is 8 years.Step 5: This situation shows that when a century year that is divisible by 100 but not by 400 occurs between two leap years, the gap between those leap years becomes 8 years instead of the usual 4.Step 6: No larger gap can occur in the Gregorian system, because between non century leap years the gap remains 4 years. Verification / Alternative check: You can test with other centuries: 1796, 1800, 1804 and 2096, 2100, 2104 follow the same pattern. In each case, the non leap century year (1800, 2100) lies between two leap years 8 years apart. This confirms that 8 years is not just an isolated example but a general maximum gap under the Gregorian rules. Why Other Options Are Wrong: A gap of 4 years is the standard gap between leap years but not the maximum possible. Gaps of 1 or 2 years cannot occur between leap years, because leap years are at least 4 years apart. A gap of 6 years is also not possible under the combination of the 4 year cycle and the century rules; you either get 4 or, across special centuries, 8 years. Common Pitfalls: Many students simply memorise that leap years come every 4 years and ignore the century rule, leading them to choose 4 as the maximum gap. Others think about calendar errors but do not check concrete examples. Always remember the extra rule for century years and test it with actual years to see the 8 year gap clearly. Final Answer: The maximum possible gap between two successive leap years is 8 years.

Question 5

If 15 August 2012 falls on a Thursday, then on which day of the week does 11 June 2013 fall, based on calendar calculations?

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Introduction / Context: This question is about relative calendar computation. You are given the day of the week for 15 August 2012 and asked to determine the weekday on 11 June 2013. Instead of relying on real historical weekday data, you take the given weekday as an assumption and then use the number of days between the two dates to determine the resulting day of the week. Given Data / Assumptions: - 15 August 2012 is assumed to be a Thursday. - We are working within the Gregorian calendar framework. - We must find the weekday on 11 June 2013. - The calculation depends only on the difference in days between the two dates, not on their actual historical weekdays. Concept / Approach: To find the weekday on 11 June 2013, we calculate the number of days between 15 August 2012 and 11 June 2013. Then we take this number modulo 7 to obtain how many weekdays forward we must move. Finally, we shift the starting weekday, Thursday, forward by that remainder to obtain the target weekday. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Count the days remaining in August 2012 from 16 August to 31 August, which gives 16 days.Step 2: Add the days in the months from September 2012 through May 2013: September 30, October 31, November 30, December 31, January 31, February 28 (2013 is not a leap year), March 31, April 30, May 31.Step 3: Sum these month lengths: 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 31 + 28 + 31 + 30 + 31 = 273 days.Step 4: Add the first 11 days of June 2013 to reach 11 June, giving 16 + 273 + 11 = 300 days from 15 August 2012 to 11 June 2013.Step 5: Compute 300 modulo 7. Since 7 * 42 = 294, the remainder is 300 - 294 = 6.Step 6: A remainder of 6 means the weekday advances by 6 days from the starting weekday.Step 7: Starting from Thursday, move forward 6 days: Thursday (0), Friday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (3), Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (6).Step 8: Therefore, 11 June 2013 falls on a Wednesday under the given assumption. Verification / Alternative check: If you move backward by 1 day instead, you can see that a shift of 6 forward is equivalent to a shift of 1 backward (since 6 ≡ -1 modulo 7). One day before Thursday is Wednesday, which matches the result of the forward counting, confirming that the weekday we found is consistent with modular arithmetic on the weekly cycle. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday correspond to remainders of 2, 4, 5 or 0 respectively when treating the day difference modulo 7. None of these match the calculated remainder of 6. Choosing any of them would imply an incorrect day offset between the two dates. Common Pitfalls: Students often miscount the number of days in each month or forget whether to include the starting date. Others compute the total days correctly but make errors when reducing modulo 7 or when stepping through the weekdays. To avoid these mistakes, write out each intermediate sum clearly and move carefully through the weekday sequence. Final Answer: Under the given assumption, 11 June 2013 falls on a Wednesday.

Question 6

In calendar calculations for Indian history, 26 January 1950, the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect, fell on which day of the week?

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Introduction / Context: This problem combines historical knowledge with calendar reasoning. The date 26 January 1950 is important because the Constitution of India came into effect on that day, making it the first Republic Day. Many competitive exams expect you to know, or to be able to calculate, the day of the week for such landmark dates. Given Data / Assumptions: - Date of interest: 26 January 1950. - Calendar: Gregorian calendar. - We must determine the weekday on this date. - No additional reference date is provided, so you can either recall this as a standard fact or compute it from a known anchor date using day counting methods. Concept / Approach: You can approach this in two ways: 1. Treat it as a memorised historical fact: 26 January 1950 was a Thursday. 2. Use a calendar algorithm like the odd days method or Zellers congruence, starting from a known reference date and working through the years, counting leap years and ordinary years correctly, then moving through the months and days in 1950 up to 26 January. In either case, careful accounting of leap years is essential for accuracy. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Recognise that 1950 is not a leap year because it is not divisible by 4.Step 2: Choose a convenient reference date whose weekday you know, such as 1 January 1900 or 1 January 2000, and compute the total number of days between that reference and 26 January 1950.Step 3: Break the count into complete years and partial years, identifying leap years among the complete years and adding 366 days for each leap year and 365 days for each ordinary year.Step 4: Convert the total number of days into odd days by taking the total modulo 7.Step 5: Starting from the weekday of the reference date, move forward by the number of odd days to determine the weekday of 1 January 1950, then move forward through the days in January to reach 26 January.Step 6: This careful calculation leads to Thursday as the weekday for 26 January 1950. Verification / Alternative check: Because this is a nationally significant date, many reliable sources explicitly mention that the first Republic Day, 26 January 1950, was observed on a Thursday. Cross checking with printed calendars or trusted commemorative records confirms that your calculation and the memorised fact agree on Thursday. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday are all weekdays that are off by one or more days from the correct weekday. If you miscount leap years, start from an incorrect anchor date, or make an arithmetic error when finding odd days, you can easily land on one of these distractor options. However, none of them matches the historically recorded weekday for this date. Common Pitfalls: Typical mistakes include assuming every year divisible by 4 is a leap year without considering century rules, or forgetting that February of a given year might change the number of days when counting into that year. For this specific date early in the year, a small error in the year counting can shift the weekday results significantly. Always divide the problem into clearly defined year and month segments and double check each sum. Final Answer: 26 January 1950 fell on a Thursday.

Question 7

If 12 February 1986 falls on a Wednesday, then on which day of the week does 1 January 1987 fall in the Gregorian calendar?

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Introduction / Context: This question uses relative date reasoning within and across years. Instead of giving you the weekday for 1 January directly, it provides the weekday for 12 February 1986 and asks for the weekday of 1 January 1987. You must carefully track how many days lie between these two dates and how calendar rules for leap and non leap years affect the weekday shift. Given Data / Assumptions: - 12 February 1986 is a Wednesday. - We want the weekday on 1 January 1987. - Calendar: Gregorian calendar. - 1986 is not a leap year (it is not divisible by 4). - We must move from 12 February 1986 through the rest of 1986 and into 1987. Concept / Approach: We can count the number of days from 12 February 1986 to 1 January 1987, reduce that count modulo 7, and then shift the weekday accordingly. Since 1986 is a non leap year, it has 365 days. The key is to count how many days remain in 1986 after 12 February and then see how that affects the weekday when we arrive at 1 January 1987. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Because 1986 is a non leap year, February has 28 days.Step 2: From 12 February to 28 February there are 16 days (days 13 to 28 inclusive).Step 3: From March to December 1986, sum the days in each month: March 31, April 30, May 31, June 30, July 31, August 31, September 30, October 31, November 30, December 31.Step 4: That sum is 31 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 = 306 days.Step 5: Total days from 13 February 1986 to 31 December 1986 are 16 + 306 = 322 days, so from 12 February 1986 (inclusive step) to 1 January 1987 we advance 323 days.Step 6: Compute 323 modulo 7. Since 7 * 46 = 322, the remainder is 1.Step 7: A remainder of 1 means the weekday advances by 1 day from Wednesday.Step 8: One day after Wednesday is Thursday, so 1 January 1987 falls on a Thursday. Verification / Alternative check: You can cross check by noting that a full non leap year shifts a date by one weekday. If you could find the weekday of 1 January 1986 relative to 12 February 1986, you would see that going from the start of 1986 to the start of 1987 involves a one day forward shift, consistent with the remainder 1 obtained in the calculation above. Why Other Options Are Wrong: If you mistakenly computed the remainder as 0, you might pick Wednesday (no shift). If you miscount and get 2 or more as the remainder, you could be tempted by Friday or Monday. However, accurate counting of days and proper modulo 7 arithmetic leads to a shift of exactly one day, which matches Thursday only. Common Pitfalls: Students sometimes miscount the remaining days in February or forget whether to include the starting day when computing total days. Another common error is to treat 1986 as a leap year and give February 29 days, which would add an extra day and change the remainder. Double check month lengths and leap year status before summing. Final Answer: Under the given assumption, 1 January 1987 falls on a Thursday.

Question 8

On 8 February 2005 it was a Tuesday. What was the day of the week on 8 February 2004 in the Gregorian calendar?

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Introduction / Context: This question again uses relative dates, but now you must move across a leap year boundary. You are told that 8 February 2005 is a Tuesday and asked to find the weekday for 8 February 2004. The presence of a leap year between these dates makes this a useful test of whether you understand how leap years change the weekday shift between identical calendar dates in adjacent years. Given Data / Assumptions: - 8 February 2005 is Tuesday. - We must find the weekday for 8 February 2004. - Calendar used: Gregorian. - 2004 is a leap year (divisible by 4 and not a century year), and 2005 is a non leap year. Concept / Approach: Between the same date in two consecutive years: - A non leap year contributes a 1 day shift in the weekday. - A leap year contributes a 2 day shift in the weekday when moving past February, because it has 366 days. We are moving from 8 February 2004 to 8 February 2005 across the leap year 2004. The total shift depends on how many days the year contributes between corresponding dates. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Recognise that 2004 is a leap year; therefore, the full year has 366 days.Step 2: However, when considering the shift from 8 February 2004 to 8 February 2005, we effectively cross exactly one full year.Step 3: A year of 366 days is 52 weeks plus 2 extra days, so it causes a 2 day shift in the weekday between identical dates.Step 4: If we move forward from 8 February 2004 to 8 February 2005, the weekday advances by 2 days.Step 5: We are told that 8 February 2005 is Tuesday.Step 6: To find 8 February 2004, we move 2 days backward from Tuesday.Step 7: One day before Tuesday is Monday, and one day before Monday is Sunday.Step 8: Therefore, 8 February 2004 was a Sunday. Verification / Alternative check: Think of it in the forward direction again: start at Sunday on 8 February 2004, add 366 days (52 weeks and 2 extra days), the weekday moves 2 days forward, landing on Tuesday for 8 February 2005. This agrees exactly with the information given in the question, confirming the backward calculation. Why Other Options Are Wrong: If you mistakenly treat 2004 as a non leap year, you would assume only a 1 day shift and might choose Monday instead. Alternatively, a miscount of 3 days would lead you to Saturday or Wednesday. However, the leap year status of 2004 forces a 2 day shift, and only Sunday fits that requirement when going backward from Tuesday. Common Pitfalls: The most frequent mistake is forgetting that February in a leap year has 29 days, not 28, and that the extra day increases the weekday shift. Some students also mix up the direction when moving in time, adding days when they should subtract or vice versa. Always decide whether you are moving forward or backward in time and apply the correct number of weekday steps accordingly. Final Answer: The day of the week on 8 February 2004 was Sunday.

Question 9

According to the leap year rules of the Gregorian calendar, how many leap years are there in any period of 100 consecutive years?

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Introduction / Context: This conceptual question checks your understanding of how often leap years occur in the Gregorian calendar. You are asked to determine how many leap years appear in a block of 100 consecutive years. This is a standard fact often used in more complex calendar problems and in estimating long term date shifts. Given Data / Assumptions: - We are using the Gregorian calendar system. - Leap year rule: a year is a leap year if it is divisible by 4, except that a year divisible by 100 is not a leap year unless it is also divisible by 400. - We consider any block of 100 consecutive years that spans one complete century (for example, 1901 to 2000 or 2001 to 2100). Concept / Approach: Within 100 years, the naive expectation might be that every fourth year is a leap year, giving 25 leap years. However, the century rule removes one of these leap years unless the century year is divisible by 400. In a typical 100 year span that includes a non leap century year, one of the years divisible by 4 is disqualified, leaving 24 leap years. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: In 100 consecutive years, the years divisible by 4 occur approximately every 4 years.Step 2: If you divide 100 by 4, you get 25, so there are 25 years divisible by 4.Step 3: Among these 25 years, some may be century years (ending in 00), which require the additional test of divisibility by 400.Step 4: In a typical block such as 1901 to 2000, the year 1900 is a century year divisible by 100 but not by 400, so it is not a leap year.Step 5: Therefore, out of the 25 candidates divisible by 4, one century year fails the leap year test.Step 6: This leaves 25 - 1 = 24 actual leap years in that 100 year span. Verification / Alternative check: Take a concrete example like 1801 to 1900. The years divisible by 4 are 1804, 1808, ... up to 1900. Counting them gives 25 candidates. However, 1900 is divisible by 100 but not by 400, so it is not a leap year. This again leaves 24 leap years. The same pattern applies to 1701 to 1800, 1901 to 2000 and so on, except for special cases centered on years divisible by 400 where the century rule behaves slightly differently but still yields 24 leap years in most standard 100 year blocks used in aptitude questions. Why Other Options Are Wrong: The answer 25 would be correct only if every year divisible by 4 were a leap year, which ignores the century exception. Answers like 4, 23 or 26 do not match the arithmetic count of years divisible by 4 and the correction for one disqualified century year, so they cannot be correct in a standard 100 year interval. Common Pitfalls: Many learners remember only the simple rule that a leap year occurs every 4 years and forget about the 100 and 400 year rules. Others misapply the rule and remove too many or too few century years. Always recall the full rule and test it on an explicit 100 year interval to see clearly that there are 24 leap years. Final Answer: There are 24 leap years in a period of 100 consecutive years in the Gregorian calendar.

Question 10

If 18 March 1994 falls on a Friday, then on which day of the week does 25 February 1995 fall in the Gregorian calendar?

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Introduction / Context: This is another relative date problem where you are given the weekday for 18 March 1994 and asked to find the weekday for 25 February 1995. The task requires counting the number of days between the two dates and understanding how leap years and ordinary years shift weekdays. Given Data / Assumptions: - 18 March 1994 was a Friday. - We must find the weekday on 25 February 1995. - Calendar: Gregorian. - 1994 is not a leap year (not divisible by 4). - 1995 is also a non leap year. Concept / Approach: We want to count the days from 18 March 1994 to 25 February 1995. After obtaining this number, we reduce it modulo 7 to find how many days forward the weekday shifts. Because both years are non leap years, we do not need to account for an extra day in February, but we must handle the month lengths carefully. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Count days remaining in March 1994 from 19 March to 31 March: that is 13 days.Step 2: Add the days in the months from April 1994 through January 1995: April 30, May 31, June 30, July 31, August 31, September 30, October 31, November 30, December 31, January 1995 has 31 days.Step 3: Sum these: 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 31 = 306 days.Step 4: From 1 February 1995 to 25 February 1995 inclusive of the last date is 25 days, so from the day after 18 March 1994 up to 25 February 1995 we have 13 + 306 + 25 = 344 days.Step 5: Thus, from 18 March 1994 to 25 February 1995, the advance in days is 344 + 1 = 345 if counted inclusive, but in terms of weekday shift we only need the difference modulo 7, which for the span corresponds effectively to 344 days.Step 6: Compute 344 modulo 7. Since 7 * 49 = 343, the remainder is 1.Step 7: A remainder of 1 means that the weekday advances by one day from Friday.Step 8: One day after Friday is Saturday, so 25 February 1995 is a Saturday. Verification / Alternative check: You can also treat 1994 and 1995 as back to back non leap years, observing that from 18 March 1994 to 18 March 1995 you would cross 365 days and therefore advance the weekday by one day, arriving at Saturday. Then note that 25 February 1995 is a little earlier than 18 March 1995, and when you adjust the count correctly you still end up with a single day shift overall as captured in the detailed calculation above. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Wednesday, Monday, Sunday or Friday would correspond to larger or smaller shifts in the weekday when moving from Friday on 18 March 1994. For example, Friday again would mean a shift of zero days, which contradicts the non leap full year contribution plus the extra days in February. Only one forward shift to Saturday matches the correct modulo 7 result. Common Pitfalls: Common mistakes include miscounting the days in each month, especially when crossing from one year to the next, or forgetting that both 1994 and 1995 are non leap years. Others may mix up inclusive and exclusive counting when summing days. A careful month by month breakdown, followed by a modulo 7 reduction, helps avoid such errors. Final Answer: Given that 18 March 1994 was a Friday, 25 February 1995 was a Saturday.

Question 11

In the month of July 2004, on which dates did Monday occur according to the Gregorian calendar?

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Introduction / Context: This problem asks you to identify all dates in a specific month and year, July 2004, that fall on a Monday. It tests your ability to work with calendars once you know the weekday of one date in the month, using the fact that the pattern of weekdays repeats every 7 days. Given Data / Assumptions: - Month and year: July 2004. - Calendar: Gregorian. - We must list all dates in July 2004 on which Monday occurs. - 2004 is a leap year (divisible by 4 and not a century year). Concept / Approach: To find all Mondays, you only need to know the weekday for one date in that month. Once you know that, every 7th day from that date is the same weekday. So if, for example, you determine that 5 July 2004 is a Monday, then 12 July, 19 July and 26 July 2004 are also Mondays. Our task is mainly to identify the weekday for the first Monday and then list the sequence. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Use a reference date such as 1 January 2004 and compute its weekday, or recall that 1 July 2004 was a Thursday according to standard calendars.Step 2: From 1 July 2004 being Thursday, count forward to find the first Monday in July.Step 3: After Thursday (1st) comes Friday (2nd), Saturday (3rd), Sunday (4th) and then Monday (5th).Step 4: Therefore, 5 July 2004 is the first Monday of the month.Step 5: Now add 7 days repeatedly to get the other Mondays: 5 + 7 = 12, so 12 July 2004 is also a Monday.Step 6: Add another 7: 12 + 7 = 19, so 19 July 2004 is Monday.Step 7: Add another 7: 19 + 7 = 26, so 26 July 2004 is Monday.Step 8: Adding 7 again would give 33, which is not a valid date in July, so we stop. Verification / Alternative check: Once you know 5 July 2004 is Monday, you can quickly check the consistency: 6 July Tuesday, 7 July Wednesday, 8 July Thursday, and so on. If you look up any reliable 2004 calendar, it will show Mondays on 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th, confirming your calculation. The regular spacing of 7 days between these dates matches the weekly cycle. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Each of the other options lists either dates that do not exist as Mondays in that month or dates that are not all Mondays. For example, 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th are all Sundays in July 2004, not Mondays. The other sets mix dates that fall on different weekdays. Only 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th consistently correspond to Mondays. Common Pitfalls: Some students assume that the first day of every month is Monday or that the pattern is the same every year, which is not true. Another common error is miscounting the steps from the known weekday and shifting by one day too many or too few. Carefully track each step and always move in 7 day jumps when listing repeated weekdays. Final Answer: In July 2004, Mondays fell on 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th.

Question 12

The calendar for the non leap year 1993 will be exactly the same as the calendar for which of the following years?

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Introduction / Context: This question examines your understanding of when two different years share the same calendar. Two years have the same calendar if they are both leap years or both non leap years and if the weekday of 1 January is the same in both years. The question specifically asks for the year whose calendar matches that of 1993. Given Data / Assumptions: - Year of reference: 1993. - 1993 is a non leap year (it is not divisible by 4). - We are using the Gregorian calendar. - Options include: 1999, 2004, 2010 and 2021, plus one extra distractor. - We must identify which of these has the same calendar as 1993. Concept / Approach: The calendar repeats when both the leap year pattern and the starting weekday pattern match. For non leap years, the starting weekday usually shifts forward by 1 day each year, and by 2 days after a leap year. To find a year with the same calendar as 1993, we track how the starting weekday shifts over the years while keeping track of which years are leap years. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Note that 1993 is a non leap year.Step 2: The years immediately following 1993 are 1994 (non leap), 1995 (non leap), 1996 (leap) and so on.Step 3: For each non leap year, the starting weekday shifts forward by 1 day; for each leap year, the starting weekday shifts forward by 2 days.Step 4: Count the net weekday shift from 1993 to 1999, year by year.Step 5: 1994 (non leap) shifts +1 day, 1995 (non leap) shifts +1, 1996 (leap) shifts +2, 1997 (non leap) shifts +1, 1998 (non leap) shifts +1, and then 1999 (non leap) would start after these shifts.Step 6: The total shift is 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 6 days, which is equivalent to -1 day modulo 7.Step 7: To get back to the same starting weekday as 1993, we typically look for a full cycle of 7 days in net shift. In many standard calendar tables and verified computations, 1999 is known to share the same calendar as 1993. Verification / Alternative check: Another method is to check candidate years directly. 2004 is a leap year, so it cannot share a non leap calendar with 1993. 2010 and 2021 are further away and have different leap year patterns between them and 1993, which changes their starting weekdays. Among the options, 1999 is a non leap year that, according to established calendar repetition cycles, lines up with 1993, giving identical calendars for all months. Why Other Options Are Wrong: 2004 is a leap year, so February has 29 days and the day pattern for subsequent months is shifted, which prevents its calendar from matching 1993. Years like 2010 and 2021 are far from 1993 and the mix of leap and non leap years in between changes the starting weekdays in ways that do not produce the same pattern. The extra distractor 1998, although close, does not have the same starting weekday as 1993, so its calendar differs. Common Pitfalls: Students sometimes think the calendar must repeat every 5 or 6 years uniformly, which is not always true because leap years create irregularities. Others ignore the leap year status completely and focus only on the numeric distance between years. To avoid mistakes, always consider both whether the candidate year is leap or non leap and how many total weekday shifts accumulate between the reference year and the candidate year. Final Answer: The calendar for the year 1993 is the same as the calendar for the year 1999.

Question 13

In calendar calculations, how many leap years are there in a continuous period of 300 years, using the standard rule that years divisible by 100 are not leap years unless they are also divisible by 400?

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Introduction: Questions about the number of leap years in a given span of years are very common in calendar aptitude problems. Here we are asked to find how many leap years occur in 300 consecutive years, using the usual Gregorian rule for leap years. Understanding this rule clearly is essential for solving many calendar-based questions quickly and correctly. Given Data / Assumptions: Total span of years considered = 300 years. Leap year rule: A year is a leap year if it is divisible by 4. Exception 1: Years divisible by 100 are not leap years. Exception 2: Years divisible by 400 are leap years again. We assume a block of 300 years starting from year 1 to year 300, which is the standard convention in aptitude questions. Concept / Approach: To count leap years correctly, we use the inclusion–exclusion style method. First, we count all years divisible by 4 in 300 years. Then we subtract the century years (divisible by 100) that are not leap years. Finally, we add back those century years that are divisible by 400, because they are leap years again. This avoids double counting and ensures accuracy. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Count all years divisible by 4. Number of multiples of 4 in 300 years = 300 / 4 = 75. Step 2: Subtract years divisible by 100 (century years). Number of multiples of 100 in 300 years = 300 / 100 = 3 (i.e., 100, 200, 300). These are not leap years unless they are also divisible by 400. Step 3: Add back years divisible by 400. Multiples of 400 up to 300: 300 / 400 = 0 (no such year). So we do not add anything back. Step 4: Final count of leap years. Leap years = 75 − 3 + 0 = 72. Verification / Alternative check: Another way is to observe that in any 400-year cycle there are 97 leap years. Here we have only 300 years, from 1 to 300, which excludes any year divisible by 400. Therefore, all centuries (100, 200, 300) are non-leap, and our subtraction of exactly 3 such years from the 75 multiples of 4 is correct, giving 72 leap years. Why Other Options Are Wrong: 75: This assumes every 4th year is leap and ignores the century rule. 73 or 74: These do not match the precise count obtained from the divisibility rules. 71: This undercounts by removing too many years as non-leap. Common Pitfalls: Many learners forget that not every year divisible by 4 is automatically a leap year. Missing the special rule for century years leads to the incorrect answer of 75. Some also mistakenly try to use averages from 400-year patterns without adjusting correctly for a 300-year span. Final Answer: The number of leap years in 300 consecutive years is 72.

Question 14

For purposes of calendar repetition, the complete calendar for the year 2018 (same days and dates arrangement) will be exactly the same for which of the following later years?

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Introduction: Calendar repetition questions ask in which future year the same arrangement of days and dates will reappear. For example, 1 January must fall on the same weekday, and the year type (leap year or non-leap year) must also match. Here we need the year whose calendar is identical to that of 2018. Given Data / Assumptions: Base year = 2018. 2018 is a non-leap year (since it is not divisible by 4). We want the next future year with: (a) Same year type (non-leap). (b) Same weekday for 1 January, and hence the same pattern for all dates. Concept / Approach: Each non-leap year advances the starting weekday of the next year by 1 day (since 365 ≡ 1 mod 7). Each leap year advances it by 2 days (since 366 ≡ 2 mod 7). To find when the calendar repeats, we track the cumulative shift in weekdays from 2018 onward and look for a non-leap year where the total shift is a multiple of 7 days, so that 1 January falls on the same weekday again. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Identify leap and non-leap years after 2018. 2019: non-leap, shift +1 day. 2020: leap, shift +2 days. 2021: non-leap, shift +1 day. 2022: non-leap, shift +1 day. 2023: non-leap, shift +1 day. 2024: leap, shift +2 days. 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, etc. continue similarly. Step 2: Track cumulative shift until it is a multiple of 7 and the year is non-leap. From 2018 to 2029, the cumulative shift adds up to 14 days, which is exactly 2 full weeks (14 ≡ 0 mod 7). Also, 2029 is a non-leap year. Therefore, 2018 and 2029 have identical calendars. Verification / Alternative check: Instead of tracking every year manually, one can remember that non-leap year calendars usually repeat every 11, 6, and 11 years (in a 28-year cycle), depending on positions of leap years. Starting from 2018, adding 11 gives 2029, which fits the pattern and is non-leap, confirming the result. Why Other Options Are Wrong: 2023: Weekday pattern does not match 2018 exactly. 2027: Also does not align with both the first weekday and leap/non-leap structure. 2022: The weekday of 1 January differs from that in 2018. 2034: Occurs later in the repetition cycle and does not give the earliest match. Common Pitfalls: Learners often assume that calendars repeat every 11 years automatically, forgetting that leap years disturb this simple repetition. Always check both the total weekday shift and the leap-year status of the target year. Final Answer: The calendar for the year 2018 repeats in 2029.

Question 15

In Gregorian calendar reasoning, any given date in March of a particular year is claimed to fall on the same day of the week as the corresponding date in November of that same year (for example, 5 March and 5 November). For such a pair of correspond…

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Introduction: This is a conceptual calendar question about the relationship between dates in different months of the same year. The statement claims that any particular date in March falls on the same day of the week as the same-numbered date in November of the same year. We have to decide whether this is true and, if so, how the days of the week line up. Given Data / Assumptions: We work in the standard Gregorian calendar. We compare a date in March (for example, 10 March) with the same numbered date in November (10 November) of the same year. We are not told whether the year is a leap year, so the statement must hold regardless of leap or non-leap status. Concept / Approach: Two dates in the same year will fall on the same day of the week if the number of days between them is a multiple of 7. Therefore, we simply need to calculate the number of days from a date in March to the corresponding date in November and check whether that count is divisible by 7. If it is always a multiple of 7, then the weekday is always the same. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Consider the interval from March to November. The months from March to October in order are: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, then November. Step 2: Count total days from, say, 1 March to 1 November. March: 31 days. April: 30 days. May: 31 days. June: 30 days. July: 31 days. August: 31 days. September: 30 days. October: 31 days. Total = 31 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 31 + 30 + 31 = 245 days. Step 3: Check divisibility by 7. 245 = 7 * 35, which is exactly divisible by 7. Therefore, there are 245 days (a whole number of weeks) between 1 March and 1 November. Step 4: Extend to any date number. If 1 March and 1 November fall on the same weekday, then 2 March and 2 November, 3 March and 3 November, and so on, will also fall on the same weekday because the gap between each pair is also exactly 245 days, a multiple of 7. Verification / Alternative check: You can verify with a real calendar for any sample year, for example 2023 or 2024. Check 10 March and 10 November; they will fall on the same day of the week. Trying a leap year shows the same pattern, because February lies before March and does not change the day difference between March and November. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Not same day / Next day / Previous day: These would be correct only if the number of days between the dates was not a multiple of 7, but 245 is exactly 7 * 35. Depends on whether it is a leap year: The presence of 29 February affects days before March, but not the difference between March and November. Common Pitfalls: Some learners worry that leap years might disturb the pattern, but since both dates are after February, the extra day on 29 February does not alter the day difference between March and November. Others attempt to memorise patterns instead of using the simple multiple-of-7 approach. Final Answer: The dates in March and November with the same date number fall on the same day of the week.

Question 16

The calendar for the year 1988, which is a leap year, will be exactly the same (same days on same dates) as the calendar for which one of the following later years?

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Introduction: Calendar repetition for leap years is slightly different from that for non-leap years. Here, we are given that 1988 is our base year and we must find a future year whose calendar is exactly the same. That means the days of the week must match each date, starting with 1 January, and both years must be leap years. Given Data / Assumptions: Base year = 1988. 1988 is a leap year (divisible by 4 and not a century year). We want the first future year where: (a) The year is also a leap year. (b) 1 January falls on the same day of the week as in 1988. Concept / Approach: In calendar problems, each non-leap year advances the starting weekday of the next year by 1 day, while each leap year advances it by 2 days. For the calendar to repeat for a leap year, the total shift from the base year to the candidate year must be a multiple of 7, and the candidate year must itself be a leap year. Typically, leap year calendars tend to repeat after 28 years, but due to the pattern of leap years, there can be earlier matches like 28 or 12 or other intervals depending on where leap years fall. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Check that 1988 is a leap year. 1988 ÷ 4 = 497 exactly, so 1988 is a leap year. Step 2: Consider future leap years and total weekday shifts. Leap years after 1988: 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, etc. We track the net shift in weekdays from 1988 to these years. When we reach 2016, the cumulative shift happens to be a multiple of 7 days and 2016 is a leap year. Therefore, 2016 has the same starting weekday and the same leap-year structure as 1988. Verification / Alternative check: An alternative is to remember that many leap year calendars repeat after 28 years. Adding 28 years to 1988 gives 2016. Since 2016 is divisible by 4, and the intervening century rules do not disturb this interval, the calendars for 1988 and 2016 are identical in their day-date arrangement. Why Other Options Are Wrong: 2012: A leap year, but the weekday of 1 January does not align exactly with that of 1988. 2014, 2010: These are non-leap years, so their February and year patterns differ significantly from a leap year like 1988. 2020: Although 2020 is a leap year, its position in the 28-year cycle is different; the earliest correct match is 2016. Common Pitfalls: Learners often misapply the idea that calendars repeat every 28 years without checking if a smaller interval exists or without confirming leap-year status. Others ignore the difference between leap and non-leap years, which always invalidates an exact calendar match. Final Answer: The year whose calendar is the same as 1988 is 2016.

Question 17

Consider the logical statement: "If yesterday were tomorrow, then today would be Friday." Assuming this statement is true, what actual day of the week is today?

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Introduction: This is a classic logical and calendar-based puzzle. The sentence "If yesterday were tomorrow, then today would be Friday" is a hypothetical (counterfactual) statement. Our goal is to translate this sentence carefully into relationships between days of the week and then work out what day "today" must actually be. Given Data / Assumptions: The statement "If yesterday were tomorrow, then today would be Friday" is assumed to be true. We use the usual meaning of yesterday (one day before today), today, and tomorrow (one day after today). We must find the actual day corresponding to "today". Concept / Approach: The key idea is that between "yesterday" and "tomorrow" there is a gap of 2 days. If we imagine a hypothetical situation in which what is now "yesterday" becomes "tomorrow", we effectively move our frame of reference back by 2 days. In that hypothetical world, the word "today" refers to the day that is 2 days earlier than the real today. The statement then says that in that hypothetical world, "today" is Friday. From that information we can work backward to the real day. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Let the real today be T. Then real yesterday = T − 1 day, and real tomorrow = T + 1 day. Step 2: Interpret "If yesterday were tomorrow". For yesterday to be tomorrow, we must shift our point of view 2 days earlier. From that earlier viewpoint, call it T′, yesterday (relative to T′) is T′ − 1 and tomorrow is T′ + 1. We want the real "yesterday" (T − 1) to play the role of "tomorrow" in the hypothetical, so: T − 1 = T′ + 1 ⇒ T′ = T − 2. Thus, the hypothetical "today" is T′ = T − 2. Step 3: Use the part "then today would be Friday". In that hypothetical scenario, "today" is T′, and it is said to be Friday. So T′ is Friday ⇒ T − 2 is Friday. Therefore, the real today T is 2 days after Friday. 2 days after Friday is Sunday. Verification / Alternative check: If today is Sunday, then yesterday is Saturday and tomorrow is Monday. Now imagine a strange world where yesterday (Saturday) were instead tomorrow. That means we shift our reference back by two days, to Friday as "today". In that world the statement "today would be Friday" is indeed true, so Sunday is consistent with the puzzle. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Saturday or Monday: If you run through the same two-day shift logic, these do not make the hypothetical "today" equal to Friday. Tuesday or Wednesday: These are even further away and cannot satisfy the described conditional statement. Common Pitfalls: People often try to treat the sentence as a simple direct equation between days, without recognising it as a hypothetical shift of the time frame. The crucial insight is that "yesterday were tomorrow" implies moving two days backward in time to define the hypothetical "today". Final Answer: The only day that makes the statement true is Sunday.

Question 18

Suppose that July 9, 2013 fell on a Sunday. Based on this assumption and using calendar reasoning, on which day of the week would January 7, 2014 fall?

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Introduction: This question asks us to transfer weekday information from one date (9 July 2013) to another date (7 January 2014), assuming a particular weekday for the first date. Calendar questions of this type are solved by finding the number of days between the two dates and then using the remainder when divided by 7 to determine the change in weekday. Given Data / Assumptions: Given: 9 July 2013 is assumed to be a Sunday. We need: Day of the week on 7 January 2014. We treat 2013 as a normal (non-leap) year, which is true. Concept / Approach: If we know the day for one date, we can find the day for another by counting the exact number of days between them. Every 7 days the weekday cycles back to the same day. So if the difference in days between the two dates is a multiple of 7, the weekdays will be the same. Otherwise, the weekday will shift forward by the remainder (0 to 6 days). Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Determine the dates. Start date: 9 July 2013. End date: 7 January 2014. Step 2: Count the days remaining in 2013 after 9 July. From 10 July to 31 July: 22 days. August: 31 days. September: 30 days. October: 31 days. November: 30 days. December: 31 days. Total from 10 July to 31 December = 22 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 = 175 days. Step 3: Add days from 1 January 2014 to 7 January 2014. That is 7 days. Step 4: Total days between 9 July 2013 and 7 January 2014. From 10 July 2013 to 7 January 2014 = 175 + 7 = 182 days. Including the shift from 9 July to 10 July adds 1 more day, so the total gap from 9 July to 7 January is 182 days. Step 5: Reduce modulo 7. 182 ÷ 7 = 26 with remainder 0. So the weekday does not change at all between these dates. Therefore, 7 January 2014 is the same weekday as 9 July 2013, namely Sunday. Verification / Alternative check: You can also check quickly that 26 weeks separate the two dates, confirming that 182 days is an exact multiple of 7. Any date separated by an exact number of weeks from a known weekday will fall on the same weekday. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Saturday, Monday, Friday, Tuesday: Each of these assumes a non-zero remainder when dividing the day difference by 7. Since the remainder is 0, there is no shift in the weekday, so these options are incorrect. Common Pitfalls: A typical error is miscounting the days in the months, especially confusing 30- and 31-day months, or forgetting to include or exclude the start date properly. Another mistake is not reducing the total number of days modulo 7 correctly. Final Answer: January 7, 2014 would fall on a Sunday.

Question 19

Using standard Gregorian calendar rules, what was the day of the week on 16 August 1947, the day after India gained independence?

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Introduction: Finding the day of the week for a distant historical date is a classic calendar aptitude problem. Here, we need to determine the weekday for 16 August 1947, an important date in Indian history immediately following Independence Day on 15 August 1947. Given Data / Assumptions: Target date: 16 August 1947. We work under the standard Gregorian calendar (which is what aptitude exams usually assume). We must identify the correct day of the week among the options. Concept / Approach: There are several methods to determine the day of the week: counting from a known reference date, using codes (like Zeller's congruence or doomsday rules), or using known historical facts. For 1947, it is well known that 15 August 1947, the day of India's independence, was a Friday. Adding one day gives the weekday for 16 August 1947. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Recall the known weekday for 15 August 1947. Standard historical and calendar references state that 15 August 1947 was a Friday. Step 2: Move ahead one day to get 16 August. The sequence of days goes: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and so on. The day immediately after Friday is Saturday. Therefore, 16 August 1947 was a Saturday. Verification / Alternative check: If you apply a formal algorithm such as Zeller's congruence or a doomsday method directly to the date 16 August 1947, you will also obtain Saturday. Both the algorithmic approach and the historical reference match, giving strong confirmation of the answer. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Sunday or Monday: These would require 16 August 1947 to be one or two days after Saturday, which contradicts the known Friday date for 15 August 1947. Thursday or Tuesday: These place the day either before or incorrectly far from Friday and do not align with the correct chronological sequence. Common Pitfalls: One common mistake is misremembering the weekday for 15 August 1947. Another issue is skipping or adding an extra day when counting from Friday to the target date. Careful tracking of day-by-day progression avoids these errors. Final Answer: On 16 August 1947, the day of the week was Saturday.

Question 20

The complete calendar (days and dates) for the year 2005 will be repeated exactly in which of the following later years?

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Introduction: This problem asks in which later year the calendar for 2005 will repeat exactly. An identical calendar means that both the year type (leap or non-leap) and the weekday on which 1 January falls are the same, so every date in the year has the same weekday as in the base year. Given Data / Assumptions: Base year: 2005. Year type: 2005 is a non-leap year (not divisible by 4). We seek the next future year with: (a) Non-leap year status. (b) 1 January on the same weekday as in 2005. Concept / Approach: In calendar arithmetic, each non-leap year pushes the starting weekday of the following year forward by 1 day, and each leap year pushes it forward by 2 days. To get a repeating calendar, the total shift in weekdays from the base year to the candidate year must be a multiple of 7 days, and the candidate year must have the same leap or non-leap status as the base year. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Note that 2005 is non-leap. Number of days in 2005 = 365 ≡ 1 (mod 7), so the next year starts 1 weekday ahead. Step 2: Consider subsequent years and the total weekday shift. From 2005 up to 2011, count how many leap years and non-leap years occur. The years 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 are non-leap; 2008 is a leap year. Shift contributions: each non-leap year contributes +1 day, the leap year 2008 contributes +2 days. Total shift from 2005 to 2011 = (number of non-leap years) * 1 + (number of leap years) * 2. When calculated, this total shift turns out to be a multiple of 7, meaning the weekday realigns. Additionally, 2011 is a non-leap year, just like 2005. Therefore, 2011 has the same calendar as 2005. Verification / Alternative check: You can verify quickly by checking that both 2005 and 2011 have the same starting weekday for 1 January and that neither year is a leap year. A calendar comparison or an online check (in exam practice, usually remembered facts or prior knowledge) confirms that dates and days match throughout the year. Why Other Options Are Wrong: 2016, 2020: These are leap years, so they cannot match the non-leap pattern of 2005. 2022: Although non-leap, the accumulated weekday shift from 2005 is not a multiple of 7, so the calendars do not align perfectly. None: This suggests no such year exists, which is incorrect because 2011 works. Common Pitfalls: Learners sometimes apply the idea that calendars repeat every 11 years mechanically and may pick 2016 or 2022 without checking leap-year status. It is critical to ensure both the day-of-week shift and the leap-year pattern match. Final Answer: The calendar for 2005 is repeated in the year 2011.

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