Episode 8 — Aptitude and Reasoning / 8.18 — Calendar

8.18 Calendar - Practice MCQs

Instructions

Choose the best answer from options (a), (b), (c), (d).
Answers with explanations are provided at the end of each question.

Q1. Which of the following is a leap year?

(a) 1900 (b) 2100 (c) 2400 (d) 1800

Answer: (c) 2400

All are century years. Only 2400 is divisible by 400.
2400/400 = 6 (exact) -> Leap year

Q2. How many odd days are there in an ordinary year?

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

Answer: (b) 1

365 days = 52 weeks + 1 day = 1 odd day

Q3. How many odd days are there in a leap year?

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

Answer: (c) 2

366 days = 52 weeks + 2 days = 2 odd days

Q4. How many odd days are in 400 years?

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 0

Answer: (d) 0

400 years = 0 odd days (the calendar repeats exactly)

Q5. How many odd days are in 100 years?

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 0

Answer: (c) 5

100 years: 76 ordinary + 24 leap = 76 + 48 = 124 odd days
124 mod 7 = 5

Q6. If January 1 of a year is Monday, what day is December 31 of the same ordinary year?

(a) Sunday (b) Monday (c) Tuesday (d) Wednesday

Answer: (b) Monday

An ordinary year has 1 odd day, so it begins and ends on the same day.

Q7. If January 1 of a leap year is Wednesday, what day is December 31?

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

Answer: (b) Thursday

A leap year has 2 odd days, so Dec 31 = Jan 1 + 1 day.
Wednesday + 1 = Thursday.

Q8. What day was 15th August 1947?

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

Answer: (c) Friday

1900 years: 1 odd day
47 years: 47 + 11 = 58, 58 mod 7 = 2
Jan-Jul: 3+0+3+2+3+2+3 = 16, 16 mod 7 = 2
Date: 15 mod 7 = 1
Total = 1+2+2+1 = 6 = Friday

Q9. What day was January 1, 2000?

(a) Friday (b) Saturday (c) Sunday (d) Monday

Answer: (b) Saturday

1999 years = 1600 + 300 + 99
1600: 0, 300: 1, 99: 99+24 = 123, 123 mod 7 = 4
Total for 1999 years: 0+1+4 = 5
Jan 1: add 1 day = 6 total. 6 = Saturday.

Q10. What day will January 1, 2030 be?

(a) Monday (b) Tuesday (c) Wednesday (d) Thursday

Answer: (b) Tuesday

From Jan 1, 2000 (Saturday):
30 years: Leap years = 8 (2000,04,08,12,16,20,24,28), Ordinary = 22
Odd days = 22 + 16 = 38, 38 mod 7 = 3
Saturday + 3 = Tuesday

Q11. How many leap years are between 1 AD and 400 AD?

(a) 96 (b) 97 (c) 98 (d) 100

Answer: (b) 97

In 400 years: 400/4 = 100 years divisible by 4
Subtract century years not divisible by 400: 100, 200, 300 (3 years)
Leap years = 100 - 3 = 97

Q12. If today is Saturday, what day was it 63 days ago?

(a) Saturday (b) Sunday (c) Friday (d) Monday

Answer: (a) Saturday

63/7 = 9 (exactly). 0 odd days.
63 days ago was also Saturday.

Q13. What day is 100 days from Monday?

(a) Wednesday (b) Thursday (c) Friday (d) Tuesday

Answer: (a) Wednesday

100 mod 7 = 14*7 + 2 = 2 odd days
Monday + 2 = Wednesday

Q14. In which year will the calendar of 2023 repeat?

Answer: (a) 2029

2023 is ordinary. Count odd days:
2023: 1, 2024(L): 2, 2025: 1, 2026: 1, 2027: 1, 2028(L): 2
Total: 1+2+1+1+1+2 = 8 = ... wait that's 8, not 7.

Let me recount more carefully:
2023(O):1 -> cumulative 1
2024(L):2 -> cumulative 3
2025(O):1 -> cumulative 4
2026(O):1 -> cumulative 5
2027(O):1 -> cumulative 6
2028(L):2 -> cumulative 8

8 mod 7 = 1, not 0. Continue:
2029(O):1 -> cumulative 9 mod 7 = 2
2030(O):1 -> cumulative 10 mod 7 = 3

Hmm. Let me reconsider.
After 2023, we need cumulative = 7.

2024(L):2, 2025:1, 2026:1, 2027:1, 2028(L):2
Running total: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7. 

After 5 years (end of 2028), total = 7 = 0 mod 7.
But 2029 must also be an ordinary year (like 2023): 2029/4 = 507.25, yes ordinary.

Calendar of 2023 repeats in 2034:
Wait, total odd days = 7 at end of 2028. So Jan 1, 2029 is the same day as Jan 1, 2023.
But is 2029 the same type (ordinary)? Yes, 2029 is ordinary.

So 2023 calendar repeats in 2029.

Answer: (a) 2029

Q15. In an ordinary year, which month starts on the same day as January?

(a) March (b) May (c) October (d) August

Answer: (c) October

Jan to Oct: 31+28+31+30+31+30+31+31+30 = 273
273 mod 7 = 0. Same day!

Q16. How many days are in the first half of a leap year (Jan-Jun)?

(a) 181 (b) 182 (c) 183 (d) 180

Answer: (b) 182

Jan(31) + Feb(29) + Mar(31) + Apr(30) + May(31) + Jun(30) = 182

Q17. February has 5 Sundays only when:

(a) It is a leap year and Feb 1 is Sunday (b) It is a leap year and Feb 1 is Saturday (c) Feb 1 is Sunday in any year (d) It is impossible

Answer: (a) It is a leap year and Feb 1 is Sunday

Feb has 29 days in leap year = 4 weeks + 1 day.
If Feb 1 is Sunday: Sundays on 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. Five Sundays!
In ordinary year (28 days = exactly 4 weeks), every day appears exactly 4 times.

Q18. What was the day on December 25, 2020?

(a) Thursday (b) Friday (c) Saturday (d) Sunday

Answer: (b) Friday

2000 years: 0 odd days
20 years: 20 + 5 = 25, 25 mod 7 = 4
Jan-Nov (2020 is leap): 3+1+3+2+3+2+3+3+2+3+2 = 27, 27 mod 7 = 6
Date: 25, 25 mod 7 = 4
Total = 0+4+6+4 = 14, 14 mod 7 = 0 = Sunday

Hmm, but Dec 25, 2020 was actually a Friday. Let me recheck.

Known: Jan 1, 2020 was Wednesday.
Jan(31) + Feb(29) + Mar(31) + Apr(30) + May(31) + Jun(30) + Jul(31) + Aug(31) + Sep(30) + Oct(31) + Nov(30) + 25 Dec = 360 days from Jan 1
360 mod 7 = 360 - 51*7 = 360-357 = 3
Wednesday + 3 = Saturday... Hmm.

Actually 360 days FROM Jan 1 means Jan 1 + 360 = Dec 27. Let me count differently.
Jan 1 to Dec 25 = 360 - 1 = 359 days difference? No.

Days from Jan 1 to Dec 25:
Remaining Jan: 30, Feb: 29, Mar: 31, Apr: 30, May: 31, Jun: 30, Jul: 31, Aug: 31, Sep: 30, Oct: 31, Nov: 30, Dec 1-25: 25
= 30+29+31+30+31+30+31+31+30+31+30+25 = 359

359 mod 7 = 51*7 + 2 = 2
Wednesday + 2 = Friday. 

So Dec 25, 2020 was Friday. My first calculation had an error in the method.

Answer: (b) Friday

Q19. Odd days in February of a leap year are:

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

Answer: (b) 1

29 days = 4 weeks + 1 day = 1 odd day

Q20. Odd days in February of an ordinary year are:

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

Answer: (a) 0

28 days = 4 weeks + 0 days = 0 odd days

Q21. 2 odd days correspond to which day?

(a) Monday (b) Tuesday (c) Wednesday (d) Thursday

Answer: (b) Tuesday

0=Sunday, 1=Monday, 2=Tuesday, 3=Wednesday, 4=Thursday, 5=Friday, 6=Saturday

Q22. How many odd days are in 300 years?

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 5

Answer: (b) 1

300 years = 5+5+5 = 15 odd days
15 mod 7 = 1

Q23. A leap year calendar repeats after exactly:

(a) 6 years (b) 12 years (c) 28 years (d) 40 years

Answer: (c) 28 years

A leap year calendar (same day pattern including Feb 29) repeats every 28 years.

Q24. If October 15 is a Tuesday, what day is October 1 of the same year?

(a) Monday (b) Tuesday (c) Wednesday (d) Sunday

Answer: (b) Tuesday

Oct 15 - Oct 1 = 14 days
14 mod 7 = 0
October 1 is also Tuesday.

Q25. How many Saturdays are in a 31-day month that starts on a Thursday?

(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 6

Answer: (b) 5

31 = 4 weeks + 3 extra days
If month starts on Thursday, the extra days are Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Saturdays: 4 regular + 1 extra = 5

Q26. Which century year after 2000 will be a leap year?

(a) 2100 (b) 2200 (c) 2300 (d) 2400

Answer: (d) 2400

Only century years divisible by 400 are leap years.
2400/400 = 6 (exact).

Q27. What day was India's first Republic Day - January 26, 1950?

(a) Tuesday (b) Wednesday (c) Thursday (d) Friday

Answer: (c) Thursday

1900: 1 odd day
50 years: 50+12 = 62, 62 mod 7 = 6
January: 0 completed months
Date: 26, 26 mod 7 = 5
Total = 1+6+0+5 = 12, 12 mod 7 = 5

Hmm, 5 = Friday. But historically it was Thursday.

Let me recount: 50 years from 1901-1950.
Leap years: 1904,08,12,16,20,24,28,32,36,40,44,48 = 12 leap years
Ordinary = 38
Odd days = 38 + 24 = 62
62 mod 7 = 6

Total = 1+6+0+5 = 12 mod 7 = 5 (Friday)

Actually, the reference day needs adjustment. Jan 1, 1 AD = Monday = 1 odd day.
So total odd days = 12 mod 7 = 5... 

Actually there's a subtlety: we're counting from 1 AD to 1950.
1-1900 = 1 odd day (for the century part)
1901-1950 = 6 odd days
Jan 1-26 of 1950: 25 days from Jan 1, 25 mod 7 = 4

1 + 6 + 4 = 11, 11 mod 7 = 4 = Thursday.

The issue was counting: we count 25 days FROM Jan 1 (not 26).

Answer: (c) Thursday

Q28. If it was Sunday on January 1, 2006, what day was January 1, 2010?

(a) Thursday (b) Friday (c) Saturday (d) Sunday

Answer: (b) Friday

2006(O): 1, 2007(O): 1, 2008(L): 2, 2009(O): 1
Total = 5 odd days
Sunday + 5 = Friday

Q29. The year 1996 had the same calendar as:

Answer: (a) 2024

1996 is a leap year. Repeats after 28 years.
1996 + 28 = 2024.

Q30. How many days are between January 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024?

(a) 364 (b) 365 (c) 366 (d) 360

Answer: (b) 365

2023 is an ordinary year with 365 days.

Q31. What day was Mahatma Gandhi born (October 2, 1869)?

(a) Friday (b) Saturday (c) Sunday (d) Monday

Answer: (b) Saturday

1800: 3 odd days
69 years: 69+17 = 86, 86 mod 7 = 2
Jan-Sep: 3+0+3+2+3+2+3+3+2 = 21, 21 mod 7 = 0
Date: 2
Total = 3+2+0+2 = 7, 7 mod 7 = 0 = Sunday

Hmm. Let me recheck: 68 completed years after 1800.
Wait, 1869: completed years up to 1868.
1800: 3 odd days (for centuries 1-1800)
1801-1868 = 68 years: leap = 17, ordinary = 51
Odd days = 51+34 = 85, 85 mod 7 = 1

Jan-Sep of 1869: 3+0+3+2+3+2+3+3+2 = 21, 21 mod 7 = 0
Date: 2

Total = 3+1+0+2 = 6 = Saturday.

Answer: (b) Saturday

Q32. In a year, how many months have exactly 30 days?

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

Answer: (b) 4

April, June, September, November = 4 months

Q33. The last day of a century cannot be:

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

Answer: (b) Tuesday

Century endings have odd days: 5, 3, 1, 0 (cycling every 400 years).
Corresponding to: Friday, Wednesday, Monday, Sunday.
So the last day of a century can only be Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, or Friday.
It cannot be Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday.

Q34. If March 1, 2024 is a Friday, what day is March 1, 2025?

(a) Friday (b) Saturday (c) Sunday (d) Monday

Answer: (b) Saturday

2024 is a leap year. From March 1, 2024 to March 1, 2025:
March-Dec 2024: 31+30+31+30+31+31+30+31+30+31 = 306 days
Jan-Feb 2025: 31+28 = 59 days
Total = 365 days (since we start after Feb 29, 2024)
365 mod 7 = 1
Friday + 1 = Saturday

Q35. How many ordinary years are there in 400 years?

(a) 300 (b) 303 (c) 304 (d) 306

Answer: (b) 303

Leap years in 400 years = 97
Ordinary years = 400 - 97 = 303

Q36. If February 28 falls on Monday in a leap year, what day is March 1?

(a) Monday (b) Tuesday (c) Wednesday (d) Thursday

Answer: (c) Wednesday

In a leap year, Feb has 29 days.
Feb 28 = Monday, Feb 29 = Tuesday, March 1 = Wednesday.

Q37. In the year 2000, January 1 was Saturday. On what day was July 1, 2000?

(a) Friday (b) Saturday (c) Sunday (d) Monday

Answer: (b) Saturday

2000 is a leap year.
Jan(31) + Feb(29) + Mar(31) + Apr(30) + May(31) + Jun(30) = 182 days from Jan 1 to Jul 1
182 mod 7 = 26*7 = 182, so remainder = 0
Saturday + 0 = Saturday

Q38. What will the day be on January 1, 2100?

(a) Thursday (b) Friday (c) Saturday (d) Sunday

Answer: (b) Friday

From Jan 1, 2000 (Saturday):
100 years (2000-2099): Leap years = 25 (including 2000), Ordinary = 75
Odd days = 75 + 50 = 125, but wait - 2100 is NOT a leap year.
Actually: 2000-2099 = 100 years.
Leap: 2000,04,08,...,96 = 25 years. Ordinary: 75.
Odd days = 75+50 = 125 = 17*7 + 6 = 6 odd days.
But this is 2000's hundred years which includes year 2000 as leap.

Actually there's a standard result: 100 years = 5 odd days.
But that's for 100 years NOT starting with a century leap year.
Here 2000 IS a leap year, so:
Leap years from 2000-2099: 2000,2004,...,2096 = 25
Ordinary: 75
Odd days = 75+50 = 125, 125 mod 7 = 6

Hmm 5 or 6? The standard 100-year result of 5 assumes years 1-100 where year 100 is NOT leap.
2000-2099: year 2000 IS leap (unlike year 100 which is not). So there are 25 leap years, not 24.
Extra odd day: 5+1 = 6... but no, the standard calc gets 5 from 24 leap+76 ordinary.

Actually 1-100: years div by 4 = 4,8,...,100 = 25 years.
But year 100 is NOT leap. So 24 leap years.
24*2 + 76*1 = 48+76 = 124, 124 mod 7 = 5.

2000-2099: years div by 4 = 2000,2004,...,2096 = 25 years.
2000 IS a leap year (div by 400). No century year to exclude.
25*2 + 75*1 = 50+75 = 125, 125 mod 7 = 6.

Saturday + 6 = Friday.
Jan 1, 2100 is Friday.

Answer: (b) Friday

Q39. What is the maximum number of days that can occur between two consecutive leap years?

(a) 4 years (1461 days) (b) 8 years (2922 days) (c) 12 years (d) 7 years

Answer: (b) 8 years (2922 days)

Normally leap years are 4 apart. But at century boundaries:
1896 (leap) -> 1900 (NOT leap) -> 1904 (leap): 8 years apart.

Q40. In a non-leap year, if March 1 is Monday, what day is November 1?

(a) Monday (b) Tuesday (c) Wednesday (d) Thursday

Answer: (a) Monday

In an ordinary year, March and November start on the same day (Feb+Mar = 28+31 = 59 days... no).

Mar to Nov: Mar(31)+Apr(30)+May(31)+Jun(30)+Jul(31)+Aug(31)+Sep(30)+Oct(31) = 245
245 mod 7 = 35*7 = 245, remainder 0.
Same day! Monday.

Q41. How many times does February 29 occur in 400 years?

(a) 96 (b) 97 (c) 100 (d) 98

Answer: (b) 97

Feb 29 occurs once in each leap year.
Leap years in 400 years = 97.

Q42. Which is the first year after 2000 that has the same calendar as 2000?

Answer: (b) 2028

2000 is a leap year. Leap year calendars repeat after 28 years.
2000 + 28 = 2028.

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