Calendar – Railway Reasoning

Total Questions: 63

11. Which two months in a year will have the same calendar? [RRB JE 27/06/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) April, July
Solution:

If the period between the two months is divisible by 7, then that two months will have the same calendar.
( April, july ) ⇒ april + may + june = 30 + 31 + 30 = 91 (divisible by 7) (October, december)
⇒ october + november = 31 + 30 = 61 (not divisible by 7)
( April, november )
⇒ april + may + june + july + august + september + october
= 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 31 + 30 + 31 = 214 (not divisible by 7)
(June, october)
⇒ june + july + august + september
= 30 + 31 + 31 + 30 = 122
(not divisible by 7)Hence April and July have the same calendar.

12. What was the day of the week on 26 January 1989? [ALP Tier II 21/01/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) Thursday
Solution:

Formula for calculating day of any date 0 = sunday, 1 = monday ….
6 = saturday A = century code (4,2,0,6 for remainder 1,2,3,0) dividing first two digits of the year by 4, B = last two digits of year, C = number of leap years fallen in that century before that date, D = month code (respective code of the months are 0,3,3,6,1,4,6,2,5,0,3,5) E = date, Day = remainder of (A + B + C + D + E) when divided by 7. For 26 January 1989
A = 0, B = 89, C = 22, D = 0, E = 26
A + B + C + D + E = 137,137 divided by 7 gives remainder as 4, 4 means Thursday.

13. 3ʳᵈ January 2018 was a Wednesday. Which of the following years will also have January on a 3ʳᵈ Wednesday ? [RRB ALP Tier - I 10/08/2018 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 2024
Solution:

Since 3ʳᵈ January 2018 was a Wednesday. Therefore,
3ʳᵈ January 2019 = Thursday
3ʳᵈ January 2020 = Friday (since 2020 is  a leap year, it has 365+1 days, therefore,
3 jan 2020 = Friday)
3ʳᵈ January 2021 = Sunday
3ʳᵈ January 2022 = Monday
3ʳᵈ January 2023 = Tuesday
3ʳᵈ January 2024 = Wednesday

14. Aizaz was born on 5th January 2015, while Faiz was born 553 days later. On which date was Faiz born? [RRB ALP Tier - I 17/08/2018 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) 11th July 2016
Solution:

Aizaz was born on 5 January 2015 .
Adding 365 day , now the date will be 5 January 2016.
Now, 553 - 365 = 188 days
Now from 5 january 2016
26 + 29 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 30 = 177
Now we reached 30 June 2016.
188 - 177 = 11 days
Now the date is 11 july 2016.
The correct answer is 11 july 2016.

15. Amit's son was born on 10 January 2012. On what day of the week was he born? [Group - D 17/08/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) Tuesday
Solution:

Formula for calculating day of any date
0 = sunday, 1 = monday.... 6 = saturday
A = (4,2,0,6 for remainder 1,2,3,0)dividing by first two digit of the year by 4
B = last two digits of year
C = number of leap years fallen in that century before that date.
D = month code (respective code of the months are 0, 3, 3, 6, 1, 4, 6, 2, 5, 0, 3, 5)
E = date
Day = remainder of (A + B + C + D + E) when divided by 7.
NOTE:- Leap Year Code : The other thing to take into account is whether you are
dealing with a leap year.
EDIT: If the date is in January or February of a leap year , you have to subtract one
from your total before the final step.
For 10 January 2012,
A= 6, B= 12, C= 3, D= 0, E= 10
So, This year is a Leap year (by using leap year code):
Total= A + B + C + D + E - 1 = 6 + 12 + 3 + 0 + 10 - 1 = 30.
Day code = Remainder of (Total/7) = 2.
Since, 2 stands for Tuesday.

16. What day of the week was 10 January 2006? [Group - D 23/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) Tuesday
Solution:

Formula for calculating day of any date
0= sunday, 1=monday.... 6 saturday
A = century code (4, 2, 0, 6 for remainder 1, 2, 3, 0)dividing first two digit of the
year by 4
B = last two digits of year
C = number of leap years falling in that century before that date.
D= month code (respective code of the months are 0, 3, 3, 6, 1, 4, 6, 2, 5, 0, 3, 5)
E = date
Day = remainder of (A + B + C + D + E) when divided by 7.
For 10 January 2006
A = 6, B = 06, C = 1, D = 0,E = 10
A + B + C + D + E = 23
On dividing 23 by 7, remainder = 2
2 means Tuesday.

17. If 10 August 2021 was a Tuesday, then what day of the week was 18 September 2021? [Group - D 24/08/2022 ( Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) Saturday
Solution:

No of days between 10 august and 18 september = 39
No of odd days = 39/7 = 4 odd days
So, Tuesday + 4 = Saturday

18. If 5 March 2009 is a Thursday, then what will be the day of the week on 11 March 2016? [Group - D 13/09/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) Friday
Solution:

5 March 2009 - Thursday
5 March 2010 - Friday
5 March 2011 - Saturday
5 March 2012 - Sunday
5 March 2013 - Tuesday
5 March 2014 - Thursday
5 March 2015 - Friday
5 March 2016 - Saturday
Again 5 March to 11 March = 6 days
So, Saturday + 6 days = Friday

19. If 5 August 2012 is a Sunday, then what will be the day of the week on 17 September 2015 ? [Group - D 14/09/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) Thursday
Solution:

In Ordinary year (+1)
5 august 2012 = sunday ,then
5 august 2013 = monday
5 august 2014 = tuesday
5 august 2015 = wednesday
Odd days between 5 august 2015 to 17 september 2015

Wednesday + 1 = thursday

20. If today is Thursday, what will be the day after 560 days from today? [Group - D 27/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) Thursday
Solution:

Today = Thursday
560 days from today ,Number of odd days = 560 ÷ 7 = 0
So, it will be Thursday after 560 days.