Clocks and Calendars Quiz Set 29 | Reasoning Exam Questions on 'Clocks and Calendars' Set 29 | Exam questions for Clerical, SSC, SBI Bank PO, NDA Exam, PSU Exams, GATE, National Talent Search Exam and STSE

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Question 1

The bus for Delhi leaves every 25 minutes. An enquiry clerk told that last bus for Delhi had already left 10 minutes to 2:00 p.m. At what time the next bus will leave for Delhi?

2:25 p.m.

2:15 p.m.

2:05 p.m.

2:40 p.m.

Soln.
Ans: b

Interval between two leaving buses = 25 minutes Time to leaving the last bus = 1:50 p.m.

∴ Reqd. time for the next bus = 1:50 + 0:25 which = 2:15 p.m.

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Question 2

If 1^st May of an ordinary, non-leap year falls on a Saturday, then what will be the day of week on 1^st August of that year?

Sunday.

Tuesday.

Friday.

Saturday.

Soln.
Ans: a

Count the days from months between May 1 and August 1 like this: May days = 31;June days = 30;July days = 31; So total days = 92. Since 92 = 13 X 7 + 1, so excess days are 1. So we can count the day to Saturday + 1 = Sunday.

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Question 3

Kirat remembers that birthday of Radhika is after Apr 8 but before Apr 12, but Amit remembers that it is between 3 and 10 Apr. If it was Saturday on Apr 3, what is the day of the week on the correct date, if both of them remember well?

Friday.

Saturday.

Thursday.

Wednesday.

Soln.
Ans: a

Probable dates according to Kirat are 9; 10; 11; Probable dates according to Amit are 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; The common date is: 9, and the day will be Friday

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Question 4

My brother is 562 days older to me while my sister is 75 weeks older to him. If my sister was born on Tuesday, on which day was I born?

Sunday.

Monday.

Thursday.

Tuesday.

Soln.
Ans: c

Difference of days of my sister's age and my age is 75 X 7 + 562, 1087 days. After dividing 1087 by 7 we get 2 as remainder. Therefore 2 Days after Tuesday is Thursday.

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Question 5

Standing at a railway station Dharam remembers that distance of Bangalore is more than 11 KM but less than 15 KM, but Akshat knows that it is between 6 and 13 KM. What is the correct distance if both of them are right?

12 KM.

13 KM.

11 KM.

14 KM.

Soln.
Ans: a

Probable distances according to Dharam are 12; 13; 14; Probable distances according to Akshat are 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; The common distance is: 12.

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