Calendar – Railway Reasoning

Total Questions: 63

41. If 19ᵗʰ July 2019 was a Friday, what was the day on September 21ᵗʰ 2019 ? [Level 2 (16/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (d) Saturday
Solution:

Total number of days between 19ᵗʰ July 2019 and 21ᵗʰ September 2019 = 12 + 31 + 21 ⇒ 64
Total odd remaining days = 64/7 ⇒ 1
Hence, friday + 1 = Saturday

42. If 3ʳᵈ February 2015 was a Tuesday, what was the day of the week on 6ᵗʰ June 2015 ? [Level 2 (16/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (d) Saturday
Solution:

Total number of days between 3ʳᵈ
February 2015 and 6ᵗʰ June 2015
= 25 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 6 = 123 days
Total odd remaining days = 123/7 ⇒ 4
Hence, ? = Tuesday + 4 = Saturday

43. If it was Monday on August in 12ᵗʰ a particular year, then what will be the day on 26ᵗʰ September of the same year? [Level 2 (16/06/2022) Shift 3]

Correct Answer: (c) Thursday
Solution:

Total number of days between 12ᵗʰ August and 26ᵗʰ September in the same year
= 19 + 26 = 45 days
So total odd remaining days =  45/7 ⇒ 3
Hence, ? = Monday + 3 = Thursday

44. If it was Monday on 12 July 1965, then which day of the week was it on 14 August 1966? [Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (b) Sunday
Solution:

Total number of day between 12 July 1965 and 14 August 1966
= 365 + 19 + 14 = 398 days
Total remaining odd days = 398/7 = 6
? = Monday + 6 = Sunday

45. If 1 August 2021 was Sunday, then what was the day on 1 November 2021 ? [Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (b) Monday
Solution:

Total number of day between 1 August 2021 and 1 November 2021
= 30 + 30 + 31 + 1 = 92 days
Total remaining odd days = 92/7 = 1
? = Sunday + 1 = Monday

46. If 21ˢᵗ March 2021 was a Sunday, then what will be the day on 12ᵗʰ January 2022 ? [Level 3 (17/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (a) Wednesday
Solution:

Total number of days between
21ᵗʰ march 2021 and 12ᵗʰ january 2022
= 365 + 12 - (21 + 28 + 31)
= 377 - 80 ⇒ 297
Total number of odd days = 297/7,  remaining = 3
? = Sunday + 3 = Wednesday

47. If 12 October 1997 was a Saturday, then what day was it on the same date in the year 2008? [RRB NTPC 30/12/2020 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) Saturday
Solution:

Here as the date and month are the same for both cases i.e. october 12, So, we will only have to find the numbers of odd days in the years from 1997 to 2008.
The total number of odd days =14,
If divided by 7 remainder will be = 0
So, 12 October 2008 was = (Saturday + 0) = Saturday.

48. Mona was residing at a place ‘X’ from 17 February 2012 to 27 April 2012. If both days are included, then for how many days was she residing at place “X”? [RRB NTPC 30/01/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 71
Solution:

Feb = 13 days
March = 31 days
April = 27 days
Total days = 13 + 31 + 27 = 71 days

49. If 15 March 2015 was a Monday, then 10 July 2015 will be what day? [RRB NTPC 13/03/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) Saturday
Solution:

Number of days between 15 March 2015 and 10 july 2015
= 16 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 10 = 117
When we divide 117 by 7 get remainder = 5
Mondays + 5 days = Saturday

50. Consider 4th March to be a Wednesday in 2018. What day of the week will it be on 7th March in 2019? [RRB NTPC 15/03/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) Sunday
Solution:

Total days from 4th march 2018 to 7 march 2019 = 365 + 3 = 368 days When we divide 368 by 7 we get 4 as remainder
Wednesday + 4 day = Sunday