All questions of Clock & Calender for SSC MTS / SSC GD Exam

Find the leap year?
  • a)
    700
  • b)
    2000
  • c)
    900
  • d)
    1000
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Arun Sharma answered
Remember the leap year rule:
  • Every year divisible by 4 is a leap year, if it is not a century.
  • Every 4th century is a leap year, but no other century is a leap year.
  • 800,1200 and 2000 comes in the category of 4th century (such as 400,800,1200,1600,2000 etc).
Hence, 800,1200 and 2000 are leap years.
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The century can end with
  • a)
    Sunday
  • b)
    Saturday
  • c)
    Thursday
  • d)
    Tuesday
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Dhruv Mehra answered
100 years contain 5 odd days.

 Last day of 1st century is Friday.

200 years contain (5 x 2)  3 odd days.

 Last day of 2nd century is Wednesday.

300 years contain (5 x 3) = 15  1 odd day.

 Last day of 3rd century is Monday.

400 years contain 0 odd day.

 Last day of 4th century is Sunday.

This cycle is repeated.

 Last day of a century cannot be Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday.
hence,sunday is left only

Tissues secreting latex are-
  • a)
    Laticiferous
  • b)
    Glandular
  • c)
    Meristematic
  • d)
    Permanent
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Pooja Shah answered
Laticiferous tissues are made up of thin walled, elongated, branched and multinucleate (coenocytic) structures that contain colourless, milky or yellow coloured juice called latex. These occur irregularly distributed in the mass of parenchymatous cells.

What was the day of the Week on 17th June 1998?
  • a)
    Monday
  • b)
    Tuesday
  • c)
    Wednesday
  • d)
    Thursday
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Arun Sharma answered
17th June, 1998 = (1997 years + Period from 1.1.1998 to 17.6.1998)
Odd days in 1600 years = 0
Odd days in 300 years = (5 x 3) ≡ 1
97 years has 24 leap years + 73 ordinary years.
Number of odd days in 97 years ( 24 x 2 + 73) = 121 = 2 odd days.
Jan.         Feb.       March       April         May         June
(31     +     28     +     31     +     30     +     31     +     17) = 168 days
Therefore 168 days = 24 weeks = 0 odd day.
Total number of odd days = (0 + 1 + 2 + 0) = 3.
Given day is Wednesday.

what was the day of Aug15 1955?
  • a)
    Sunday
  • b)
    Monday
  • c)
    Tuesday
  • d)
    Friday
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Dhruv Mehra answered
 Date Facts:
August 15, 1955 was a Monday
Zodiac Sign for this date is: Leo
This date was 22,955 days ago
August 15th 2018 is on a Wednesday
Someone born on this date is 62 years old

16th July 1776,the day of the week was?
  • a)
    Wednesday
  • b)
    Tuesday
  • c)
    Saturday
  • d)
    Friday
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Kiran Reddy answered
16th July, 1776 = (1775 years + Period from 1st Jan, 1776 to 16th July, 1776)
Counting of odd days :
1600 years have 0 odd day
100 years have 5 odd days
75 years = (18 leap years + 57 ordinary years)
= [(18 x 2) + (57 x 1)]
= 93 (13 weeks + 2 days)
= 2 odd days
1775 years have (0 + 5 + 2) odd days = 7 odd days = 0 odd day
Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul
31 + 29 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 16
= 198 days
= (28 weeks + 2 days)
Total number of odd days = (0 + 2) = 2
Required day was 'Tuesday'.
 

.

  • a)
    A
  • b)
    B
  • c)
    C
  • d)
    D
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Rohit Jain answered
The year 2004 is a leap year. It has 2 odd days.
∴ The day on 8th Feb, 2004 is 2 days before the day on 8th Feb, 2005.
Hence, this day is Sunday.

On what dates of April 2001 did Wednesday fall?
  • a)
    1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
  • b)
    2nd,9th, 16th, 23nd, 30th
  • c)
    3rd, 10th, 17th, 24nd
  • d)
    4st,11th, 18th, 25nd
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Vikram Kapoor answered
We shall find the day on 1st April, 2001.
1st April, 2001 = (2000 years + Period from 1.1.2001 to 1.4.2001)
Odd days in 1600 years = 0
Odd days in 400 years = 0
Jan. Feb. March April
(31 + 28 + 31 + 1)     = 91 days ≡ 0 odd days.
Total number of odd days = (0 + 0 + 0) = 0
On 1st April, 2001 it was Sunday.
In April, 2001 Wednesday falls on 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th

What will be the day of the week 15th August 2010?
  • a)
    Sunday
  • b)
    Monday
  • c)
    Tuesday
  • d)
    Friday
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Priyanka Menon answered
**Explanation:**

To determine the day of the week for a given date, we can use the concept of the Gregorian calendar and some basic calculations.

**Step 1: Determining the Reference Day**

- To find the day of the week for a specific date, we need to determine a reference day. In this case, we can choose a known day and its corresponding date that falls within the same year as the given date. Let's choose the reference day as January 1, 2010, which was a Friday.

**Step 2: Counting the Number of Days**

- The next step is to count the number of days between the reference day and the given date. For this, we need to consider both the number of days within the same year and the number of days in the intervening years.

- From January 1, 2010, to August 15, 2010, there are 226 days.
- Additionally, we need to consider the number of days in the intervening years (2011-2019) between the reference year and the given year. There are 9 years, and each year has 365 days, so the total number of intervening days is 9 * 365 = 3285.

- Therefore, the total number of days between the reference day and August 15, 2010, is 226 + 3285 = 3511.

**Step 3: Determining the Day of the Week**

- Now, we need to find the remainder when the total number of days is divided by 7. This remainder will give us the day of the week.

- 3511 divided by 7 equals 501 remainder 4.

- Since the reference day was Friday (which corresponds to 0), we can count 4 days forward to determine the day of the week for August 15, 2010.

- Friday (0) -> Saturday (1) -> Sunday (2) -> Monday (3) -> **Tuesday (4)**.

Therefore, the day of the week for August 15, 2010, was **Tuesday**.

which calendar year will be same as the year 2008?
  • a)
    2018
  • b)
    2020
  • c)
    1980
  • d)
    1960
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Kiran Reddy answered
For every 28 years, the calendars will same,
so the years 2008,2036 have the same calendar as 1980.

The longitudinal canals of the bone are called :
  • a)
    Volkmann's canals
  • b)
    Haversian canals
  • c)
    Periosteum
  • d)
    Endosteum
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Haversian canals are found in bones and are in the form of longitudinal channels of microscopic tubes that are formed by the concentric layers called lamellae. These canals communicate with osteocytes present in lacunae through the canaliculi and also allow blood vessels and nerves to pass through them.

A year 1991 is having a same calendar as that of the year X. Which of the following is a possible valueof X.
  • a)
    2002
  • b)
    2000
  • c)
    1902
  • d)
    1903
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

EduRev CLAT answered
1895 is not a leap year. So it will have 1 odd day.
Since 1896 is a leap year, it will add 2 odd days.
Similarly 1987, 1898, 1899, 1900 will add 1,1,1,1 odd days.
Now the total number of odd days add up to 7.
So the next year 1901 will have the same calendar as 1895.

The last day of a Century cannot be
  • a)
    Monday
  • b)
    Wednesday
  • c)
    Tuesday
  • d)
    Friday
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Malavika Rane answered
100 years contain 5 odd days.
∴ Last day of 1st century is Friday.
200 years contain (5 x 2) ≡ 3 odd days.
∴ Last day of 2nd century is Wednesday.
300 years contain (5 x 3) = 15 ≡ 1 odd day.
∴ Last day of 3rd century is Monday.
400 years contain 0 odd day.
∴ Last day of 4th century is Sunday.
This cycle is repeated.
∴ Last day of a century cannot be Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday.

If 28th August 1946 was a Wednesday, what day of the week was 31 August 1961?
  • a)
    Tuesday
  • b)
    Monday
  • c)
    Thursday
  • d)
    Wednesday
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

It is given that 28th August 1946 was Wednesday.
From 28th August 1946 to 28th August 1961, we have 4 leap years and 11 normal years.
So the number of odd days would be 11*1 + 4*2 = 19
Now the date which is asked is 31 Aug 1961. So if we move from 28th August to 31st August, we will have 3 more odd days.
So total number of odd days = 5 + 3 = 8
Now 8 mod 7 = 1 .
So 31st August 1961 would be Wednesday + 1 = Thursday.

It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the Week Jan 1, 2010
  • a)
    Sunday
  • b)
    Saturday
  • c)
    Friday
  • d)
    Wednesday
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Rithika Chavan answered
On 31st December, 2005 it was Saturday.
Number of odd days from the year 2006 to the year 2009 = (1 + 1 + 2 + 1) = 5 days.
∴ On 31st December 2009, it was Thursday.
Thus, on 1st Jan, 2010 it is Friday.

If 09/12/2001(DD/MM/YYYY) happens to be Sunday, then 09/12/1971 would have been a
  • a)
    Wednesday
  • b)
    Thursday
  • c)
    Saturday
  • d)
    Tuesday
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

30 years. The number of leap years is 8 (1972,1976,1980,1984,1988,1992,1996,2000).
So, the total number of days = 22*365 + 8*366 = 10958
10958 mod 7 = 3
Since 9/12/2001 is a Sunday, 9/12/1971 should be a Thursday.

In 2016, Mohan celebrated his birthday on Friday. Which will be the first year after 2016 when Mohan will celebrate his birthday on a Wednesday? (He was not born in January or February)
  • a)
    2020
  • b)
    2023
  • c)
    2021
  • d)
    2025
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Since it has been mentioned that Mohan was not born in February, so he can’t be born on 29th Feb.
Hence He will celebrate his next birthday on a Wednesday in the year for which the sum of the odd days becomes 5 or a multiple of 5.
By his birthday in 2017, there will be 1 odd day.
By his birthday in 2018, there will be 2 odd days.
By his birthday in 2019, there will be 3 odd days.
By his birthday in 2020, there will be 5 odd days, as 2020 is a leap year.
So in 2020 He will celebrate his birthday on Wednesday.

If 15 March 1816 was Friday, what day of the week would 15th April 1916 be?
  • a)
    Monday
  • b)
    Saturday
  • c)
    Thursday
  • d)
    Wednesday 
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

We are given that 15th March 1816 was a Friday.
Now we know that 100 years have 5 odd days. So till 15th March 1916, we will be having 5 odd days. 
So if we move from 15th March 1816 to 15th March 1916, we will encounter 5 odd days.
Now from 15th March 1916 to 15th April 1916 there would be 3 odd days.
So total number of odd days = 5 + 3 = 8
8 mod 7 = 1
So 15th April 1916 would be Friday + 1 = Saturday

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