Calendars - SSC Previous Year Questions
1. If the day before yesterday was Wednesday, when will Sunday be? SSC
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a)
Today b)Tomorrow
b)
Day after tomorrow d) Two days after tomorrow
Answer
: B
Given
that day before yesterday was Wednesday.
The day before yesterday --- Wednesday
Yesterday
----- Thursday
Today
-- Friday
Tomorrow – Saturday
The day after tomorrow --- Sunday
Hence,
the day after tomorrow will be Sunday.
2. If two days back it was 9th November 2014 and it was
a Sunday, then tomorrow will be SSC CHSL 2015 LDC and DEO Exam
a)12th November 2014,
Wednesday
b)12th November 2014,
Thursday
c)13th November 2014,
Wednesday
d)12th November 2014, Tuesday
Answer: A
Explanation :
Two days back was 9th November 2014, Sunday
Today => 9th November 2014 + 2 days = 11th
November 2014, Tuesday
Tomorrow will be => 11th November 2014,
Tuesday + 1 day
= 12th November
2014, Wednesday.
3. Given that 25th February 2008 is Monday, what day is
2nd March of 2008? SSC data
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a)Tuesday b)Saturday c)Sunday d)Monday
Answer: C
Explanation: 2008 is a leap year.
Given that 25th February 2008 is Monday.
Number of days from 26th February to 2nd
March => 6 days.
The day of the week on 2nd March 2008 = Monday + 6, i.e., Sunday.
4. If 9th of the month falls on the day preceding
Sunday, on what day will the 1st of the month fall? SSC CGL PRE
2000
a) Friday b)Saturday c)Sunday d)Monday
Answer
: A
Explanation :
9th of the month falls on the day
preceding Sunday.
So 9th of the
month falls on Saturday.
7 days before, 2nd of the month
also falls on Saturday.
1st of the
month falls on => Saturday – 1 = Friday
5. Anil reached a place on Friday. He came to know that he was
three days earlier than the scheduled day. If he had arrived there on the
following Sunday, how many days late /early he would have been? SSC CGL PRE 2008
a) One day earlier b)
One day late c)Two days
late d) Two days earlier
Answer
: A
Explanation
:
Anil
reached the place on Friday.
Anil was 3 days earlier than the scheduled
day => Scheduled day = Friday + 3 days = Monday
If
he had reached on Sunday => Monday – Sunday = 1 day, then he would have
been one day earlier than the scheduled day
6. Reaching a place of appointment on Friday, I found that I was
two days earlier than the scheduled day. If I had reached on the following Wednesday,
how many days late would I have been?
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a) one-day b)Two days c)Three
days d)Four day
Answer
: C
Explanation
:
I
reached the place on Friday and I was two days earlier than the scheduled day.
Scheduled
day = Friday + 2 = Sunday.
If I had reached on the following Wednesday,
Wednesday – Sunday = 3 days late
7. If the day before yesterday was Sunday, what day will it be
three days after the day after tomorrow?
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a) Sunday b)
Monday c)Wednesday d)Saturday
Answer
: A
The day before yesterday was Sunday.
So
today is Sunday + 2 = Tuesday
Day
after tomorrow will be =>Tuesday + 2
= Thursday
3 days after the day after tomorrow =
Thursday + 3 =Sunday.
8. If the day after tomorrow is Sunday, what day was tomorrow’s day
before yesterday?
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a)
Friday b)Thursday c)Monday d)Tuesday
Answer
: B
Explanation
:
The day after tomorrow is Sunday.
Therefore, today is Sunday -2 = Friday.
Tomorrow’s day before yesterday is Today’s
Yesterday => Friday – 1 = Thursday
9. Suresh was born on 4th October 1999. Shashikanth was
born 6 days before Suresh. The independence day of that year fell on Sunday.
Which day was Shashikanth born?
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a)Tuesday b)Wednesday c)Monday d)Sunday
Answer: A
Explanation:
Suresh was born on 4th October 1999.
Shashikanth was
born 6 days before Suresh=> Shashikanth was born on 28th
September 1999.
Independence day of that year fell on Sunday =>
August 15th, 1999, was Sunday.
Number of days from August 15th to September
28th => August – 16 days +
September 28 days = 44 days
The total number of odd days in 44 days = 2 odd days
The day of the week on 29th October 1999
=> Sunday + 2 =Tuesday
10. If the 23rd of a month is a Sunday, what day it would
have been two weeks and four more days earlier? SSC Combined Matric level PRE 2001
a)
Monday b)Tuesday c)Wednesday d)Thursday
Answer
: C
Explanation
:
Given that the 23rd of a month is a Sunday.
Total
days in two weeks and four more days are ( 2x 7 days ) +4 days = 18 days.
The number of odd days in 18 days is 4.
Two
weeks and four more days earlier => Sunday – 4 = Wednesday.
11. If 15th June falls 3 days after tomorrow, that is Friday,
on what day will the last of the month fall?
a)
Monday b)Tuesday c)Wednesday d)Thursday
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Answer: B
Explanation :
Tomorrow is Friday.
15th June falls 3 days after tomorrow
=>So 15th July falls on Friday + 3 =Monday
Last day of the month is June 30th.
Number of odd days from 15th June to 30th
June ( excluding 15th June) =15 days
So the number of odd days is 1.
Therefore, the last day of the month falls on Monday + 1 =
Tuesday.
12. If three days after today will be Tuesday, what day was four
days before yesterday?
a)
Monday b) Thursday c)Sunday d)Wednesday
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Answer: A
Explanation
:
Three days after today will be Tuesday
Today
=> Tuesday – 3 = Saturday.
4
days before yesterday => 5 days before today => Saturday – 5 =Monday
13. Ann is 300 days older than Varun, and Sandeep is 50 weeks older
than Ann. If Sandeep was born on Tuesday, on which day was Varun born?
a)
Monday b) Thursday c)Wednesday d)Friday
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Answer
: C
Sandeep was born
on Tuesday.
Sandeep is 50 weeks older than Ann. Then Ann was born
on Tuesday.
Ann is 300 days older than Varun means Varun is 300 days younger than Ann.
The number of odd days in 300 days = 6 odd days.
So Varun was born 6 days before Tuesday => Tuesday –
6 = Wednesday
14. In the year 1996, the Republic day was celebrated on Friday. On
which day was the Independence day celebrated in the year 2000?
a)
Tuesday b)Monday c)Friday
d)Saturday
Answer
: A
Explanation
: The Repubilc day was celebrated on Friday.
26th January 1996 was a Friday.
The year 1996 was a leap year.
Number of odd days from 27th January 1996 to
August 15th, 1996 = 6 odd days
Independence day of the year 1996
was Friday + 6 = Thursday
The total number of odd days from August 15th, 1996 to
August 15th 2000 => 1 leap year +
3 ordinary years = 5 odd days
15th August 2000 was 5 days after Thursday, i.e., Tuesday
15. Mrs. Susheela celebrated her wedding anniversary on Tuesday,
30th September 1997. When will she celebrate her next wedding anniversary on
the same day? [SSC CGL 2011]
a) 30 September 2003 b)30 September 2004
c) 30 September 2002 d)30 October 2003
Answer : A
Explanation :
Given that 30th September 1997
was Tuesday.
30th
September 1998 =>Wednesday
30th September 1999 => Thursday
30th September 2000 =>
Saturday
30th September 2001 => Sunday
30th September 2002 => Monday
30th September 2003 => Tuesday
Hence
, Mrs. Susheela will celebrate her wedding anniversary on 30th
September 2003, on the same day, i.e., Saturday.