Chapter 5
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Example 147:
What was the day of the week on 1 January
2001?
[June 2009]
(a) Friday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Sunday
(d) Wednesday
Explanation
By the end of centuries 400, 800, 1200, 1600, 2000, 2400
and so on, there are no extra days left. It means that the
last year 2000 was Sunday.
As per convention, the week starts with Monday and
hence, the next day after last day of year 2000, that is,
1 January 2001, is Monday.
Therefore, (b) is the correct answer.
Example 148:
1 January 1995 was a Sunday. What
would be the day of the week on 1 January 1996?
[December 2009]
(a) Sunday
(b) Monday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Saturday ...
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