Calendars

Topic/Course
Sub-Topic (Example: name of college)
Calendars

Odd Days
Quotient = Number of
weeks
Days

7
Remainder = Odd Days
 year
Leap Year
4

Century
Leap Year
400
 Normal Year Leap Year

365 days 366 days

52 Weeks + 1 Odd 52 Weeks + 2 Odd

day days
Let’s take first 100 years of the calendar

0 to 100

Leap Years = 100 / 4 Normal Years

25 75
 The year 100 is a century and it is not divisible by 400
0 to 100

Leap Years Normal Years

48 odd days 24 76 76 odd days

48 + 76 = 124

124
7

5 odd days
100 years = 5 Odd days

200 years = 10 Odd days = 3

300 years = 15 Odd days = 1

400 Years = 20 Odd days + 29th Feb = 0

1600 0

1700 5

1800 3

1900 1

2000 0
 Types of solving

Conventional method Shortcut

6/5 2/1 5

5
2
6
1 2
3

4 0 4
Jan 6/5 Jun 3

Feb 2/1 July 5 Nov 2

Mar 2 Aug 1 Dec 4

Apr 5 Sept 4

May 0 Oct 6
 11 - July - 2018

2000 + 18 + 18
4
11 5
0 18 4

11 + 5 + 0 + 18 + 4
 38

38 / 7 Remainder = 3

Wednesday
If Remainder is
1 - Monday
0 - Sunday

2 - Tuesday

4 - Thursday

3 - Wednesday
5 - Friday
6 - Saturday
 11 - July - 2018 2017

38/7 = R(3)
2000 + 17 + 17
Wednesday 4

0 17 4

2018 = 3+0+3+2+3+2+4 = 17+ 17+ 4 = 38

 Question 1
What is the number of odd days in the year 2010?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
 Question 2
How many leap years and normal years were there in the 3rd Century?
a. 24 leap years and 87 normal years
b. 76 leap years and 24 normal years
c. 24 leap years and 76 normal years
d. 34 leap years and 67 normal years
 Question 3
Which year will have the same calendar as that of the year 2007?
a. 2014
b. 2016
c. 2018
d. 2019
 Question 4
If today is Tuesday, then what day of the week will it be after 62 days?
a. Tuesday
b. Sunday
c. Friday
d. Monday
 Question 5
Find the maximum number of Saturdays in the month of February.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
 Question 6
On 8th February, 1995, it was Wednesday. What day of the week was
it on 8th February, 1994?
a. Monday
b. Tuesday
c. Thursday
d. Friday
 Question 7
What cannot be the last day of a century among the given options?
TCS
a. Monday
b. Tuesday
c. Wednesday
d. Friday
 Question 8
In a particular year, the month of January had exactly 4 Thursdays and 4 Sundays. On
which day of the week did January 1 occur? TCS

a. Monday
b. Tuesday
c. Wednesday
d. Thursday
 Question 9
By multiplying my birth date by 31 and month by 12, I got a total of 494. What could
be my birth date and my birth month? WIPRO

a. 22nd July
b. 10th June
c. 12th April
d. 14th May
 Question 10
Pinky was born on 29th, February 2016 which happened to be a Monday. If she lives
till her birthday in 2099, how many birthdays would she celebrate on a Monday other
than what is given? INFOSYS
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 5
 Question 11
On which of the following dates did Tuesdays of the month April fall in the year 2002?
a. 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
b. 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
c. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
d. 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
 Question 12
In a year N, the 259th day of the year is a Saturday. In the year N + 1, the 222nd day of the
year is also a Saturday. What is the 119th day of the year N - 1? TCS

a. Thursday
b. Saturday
c. Friday
d. Tuesday
 Question 13
The first republic day of the India was celebrated on 26th January, 1950. What day of the
week was it? WIPRO
a. Monday
b. Wednesday
c. Thursday
d. Friday
 Question 14
If the day that will dawn 2 days after tomorrow is Friday, then what day of the week
dawned two days before yesterday? WIPRO
a. Wednesday
b. Friday
c. Thursday
d. Sunday
 Question 15
Two brothers were expected to return here on the same day. Rajat returned 3 days earlier
but Rohit returned 4 days later. If Rajat returned on Thursday, what was the expected day
when both the brothers were to return home and when did
Rohit actually return? WIPRO

a. Wednesday, Sunday
b. Thursday, Monday
c. Sunday, Thursday
d. Monday, Friday
 Question 16
A lion lies on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. A rat lies on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. Both of them speak the truth on other days. Lion says, “Yesterday was one of the
days when I was lying”. Rat also says, “Yesterday was one of the
days when I was lying”. What day was yesterday?

a. Sunday
b. Wednesday
c. Monday or Thursday
d. Sunday or Wednesday
 Question 17
If the first day of a month is Thursday and the 4th Sunday of that month is on the 25th,
then find the number of days in that month.

a. 30
b. 31
c. 28
d. Cannot be determined
 Question 18
If 15th August, 2000 was on a Tuesday, then on which day of the week would the
Independence Day be celebrated in the year 2079?
a. Tuesday
b. Wednesday
c. Thursday
d. Friday
 Question 19
On what dates of January, 2003 did Thursdays fall?
a. 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
b. 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st
c. 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
d. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
 Question 20
If today is Friday, then what day of the week will it be, 1 year and 25 days
from today?
a. Wednesday
b. Thursday
c. Friday
d. Cannot be determined
THANK YOU