Calendar – Railway Reasoning

Total Questions: 63

21. If tomorrow is Sunday, what day of the week will be 121 days from today? [Group - D 29/09/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) Monday
Solution:

No. of odd days in 121 days
→ 121/7 = 2 odd days
According to question ,
Today is Saturday .
Day of the week after 121 days from today Monday.

22. If today is Monday the 22nd of January 2020, then what date and day will it be after 100 days from today? [Group - D 06/10/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 1 May 2020, Wednesday
Solution:

Find the extra days.
In january = 9 days
In february = 29 days(leap year)
In march = 31 days
In april = 30 days
So after 100 days, the date = 1st May 2020. , Extra days = Rem(100/7) = 2
Day = Monday +2 = Wednesday

23. If yesterday was Monday, then which day of the week it will be after 89 days from today? [Group - D 11/10/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) Sunday
Solution:

On dividing 89 by 7, remainder = 5
So, required days = Monday + today + 5
= Sunday

24. If Iˢᵗ January 2017 was a Thursday, then what day of the week was it on 31ˢᵗ March of that year ? [Level 6 (09/05/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (b) Tuesday
Solution:

Total number of days from 1st January to 31st march = 30 + 28 + 31 = 89
Number of odd days = Reminder of
89 ÷7→ 5 days
So, Thursday + 5 odd days = Tuesday
Hence, 31st march will be Tuesday.

25. Shamita’s birthday was on 15 March 2020, which was a Sunday. If her husband’s birthday was on 31 May 2020, on which day would it fall ? [Level 6 (09/05/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (b) Sunday
Solution:

Total number of days from 15th March to
31st May = 16 + 30 + 31 = 77 days
Number of odd days = Reminder of
77 ÷ 7 → 0 days
So, Sunday + 0 odd day = Sunday
Hence, 31st May, 2020 will be Sunday

26. Benkat ‘s birthday on 01st January 2012 was a sunday. On what day will his next birthday be ? [Level 6 (09/05/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (b) Tuesday
Solution:

366 = 52 × 7 + 2
So, number of odd days in a leap year = 2
Day on his birthday = Sunday + 2 days
= Tuesday

27. Amit ‘s birthday on 16th April 2021 was on a Saturday. On which day was his wife’s birthday on 3rd June 2021 ? [Level 4 (10/05/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (b) Friday
Solution:

Number of days from 16 april to 3 june
14 days + 31 days + 3 days
Total = 48 days
Remainder = 48/7→ 6 days
So after saturday 6th day is friday

28. It was Thursday on February 1, 2007. What was the day of the week on February 2, 2006 ? [Level 5 (12/06/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (b) Thursday
Solution:

We know,
Every year = days + 1
So, February 2, 2006 will also be Thursday.

29. Amit’s birthday on 16ᵗʰ April 2020 was on Thursday. On which day was his wife’s birthday on 2ⁿᵈ June 2020? [Level 5 (12/06/2022) Shift 2 ]

Correct Answer: (b) Tuesday
Solution:

16th April 2020 = Thursday
2nd June 2020 = ?
Remaining days in april = 14
Total days in May = 31
Total days in june = 2
Total days = 14 + 31 + 2 = 47
On dividing 47 by 7, remainder = 5
So, 2nd june 2020 =
Thursday + 5 = Tuesday

30. A person says that the day of 26ᵗʰ a month is a Friday. Which of the following was the day of the same 5 𝑡ℎ month ? [Level 2 (13/06/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (d) Friday
Solution:

26th day of month = Friday
Total difference between day =26 - 5 = 21
On divided 7, remainder = 0
So, 5th day of the month = Friday