Top 50+ Calendar Aptitude Questions and Answers Pdf - 2

Question: 6

January 1, 1995 was a Sunday. What day of the week lies on January 1, 1996?

(A) Saturday

(B) Sunday

(C) Monday

(D) Tuesday

Ans: C

1995 was an ordinary year, so it had 1 odd day. Hence, the first day of 1996 will be one day beyond Sunday.

It will be Monday.

Question: 7

How often between 11 o’clock and 12 o’clock are the hands of a clock in integral number of minutes apart?

(A) 54 times

(B) 55 times

(C) 56 times

(D) 58 times

Ans: C

At 11 O’clock, the hours hand is 4 spaces apart from the minute hand. Since there are 60 spaces in one hour, so (60 – 4) times. 56 times the hands of the clock are an integral number of minutes apart.

Question: 8

How many times do the hands of a clock point towards each other in a day?

(A) 12

(B) 20

(C) 22

(D) 24

Ans: C

The hands of a clock point towards each other 11 times in every 12 hours. (because between 5 and 7, at 6 O’clock only they point towards each other).

So, in a day the hands point towars each other 22 times.

Question: 9

If the first day of the year 1991 was Tuesday. What day of the week must have been on 1st January, 1998?

(A) Tuesday

(B) Wednesday

(C) Thursday

(D) Friday

Ans: C

Total number of odd days from 1st January 1991 to 1st January, 1998 will be

Year                    1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Odd days           1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1

= 9 odd days, i.e. , 2 odd days

The day is 2 days beyond the day on 1st January 1991, i.e., the required day must be Thursday.

Question: 10

Today is Tuesday. After 62 days it will be

(A) Monday

(B) Wednesday

(C) Thursday

(D) Sunday

Ans: A

62 days means (8 weeks + 6 days)

62 days have 6 odd days.

∴ Required day will be Monday.

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