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  • Question
  • What was the day on 15th august 1947 ?


  • Options
  • A. Friday
  • B. Saturday
  • C. Sunday
  • D. Thursday

  • Correct Answer
  • Friday 

    Explanation

    To find the day of the week for any given date, we can use a formula called Zeller's Congruence. Here are the steps:

    1. Write down the date: 15th August 1947.
      • Day (q) = 15
      • Month (m) = 8 (August)
      • Year = 1947, so we get:
        • K = 47 (last two digits of the year)
        • J = 19 (first two digits of the year)
    2. Apply the formula:
      The formula for Zeller's Congruence is:
      h = (q + floor(13(m + 1) / 5) + K + floor(K / 4) + floor(J / 4) - 2J) mod 7
    3. Plug the values into the formula:
      h = (15 + floor(13(8 + 1) / 5) + 47 + floor(47 / 4) + floor(19 / 4) - 2(19)) mod 7
    4. Calculate the terms:
      • floor(13(9) / 5) = floor(117 / 5) = 23
      • floor(47 / 4) = 11
      • floor(19 / 4) = 4
    5. Final calculation: h = (15 + 23 + 47 + 11 + 4 - 38) mod 7
      Simplified: h = 62 mod 7 = 6
    6. Interpret the result:
      h = 6, which corresponds to Friday (where 0 = Saturday, 1 = Sunday, ..., 6 = Friday).

    Thus, 15th August 1947 was a Friday.


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    • 1. Ashok can row upstream at 8 kmph and downstream at 12kmph.What is the speed of the stream ?

    • Options
    • A. 6 km/hr
    • B. 3 km/hr
    • C. 2 km/hr
    • D. 4.5 km/hr
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    • 2. The ratio of the speed of a boat downstream and speed of the stream is 9:1. If the speed of the current is 3 km per hr, find the distance travelled by the boat upstream in 5 hours.

    • Options
    • A. 100 km
    • B. 98 km
    • C. 109 km
    • D. 105 km
    • Discuss
    • 3. Speeds of a boat along the current and against the current are 14 km/hr and 7 km/hr respectively. What is the speed of boat (in km/hr) in still water?

    • Options
    • A. 3.5
    • B. 7.5
    • C. 10.5
    • D. 9.5
    • Discuss
    • 4. A boat goes a certain distance at 40 km/hr and comes back the same distance at 24 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the total journey?

    • Options
    • A. 32
    • B. 28
    • C. 34
    • D. 30
    • Discuss
    • 5. A steamer moves with a speed of 4.5 km/h in still water to a certain upstream point and comes back to the starting point in a river which flows at 1.5 km/h. The average speed of steamer for the total journey is

    • Options
    • A. 12 km/h
    • B. 10 km/h
    • C. 6 km/h
    • D. 4 km/h
    • Discuss
    • 6. Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be :

    • Options
    • A. Tuesday
    • B. Monday
    • C. Sunday
    • D. Saturday
    • Discuss
    • 7. What was the day of the week on, 16th July, 1776?

    • Options
    • A. Tuesday
    • B. Wednesday
    • C. Monday
    • D. Saturday
    • Discuss
    • 8. It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week Jan 1, 2010?

    • Options
    • A. Sunday
    • B. Saturday
    • C. Friday
    • D. Wednesday
    • Discuss
    • 9. What was the day of the week on 28th May, 2006?

    • Options
    • A. Thrusday
    • B. Friday
    • C. Saturday
    • D. Sunday
    • Discuss
    • 10. How many days are there in x weeks x days?

    • Options
    • A. 7x * x
    • B. 8x
    • C. 14x
    • D. 7
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