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Clock and Calendar — Verbal Reasoning Questions & Practice

Practise 4 Clock and Calendar questions from Verbal Reasoning for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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Practice questions on Clock and Calendar — with answers

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1. Is the year 1900 a leap year?

ANo, it is not a leap year
BYes, it is a leap year
CCannot be determined
DOnly if it is a century year

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Answer: A

A year is a leap year if divisible by 4, except century years (divisible by 100), which must also be divisible by 400. Applying this rule, 1900 is not a leap year.

2. Is the year 2000 a leap year?

ANo, it is not a leap year
BYes, it is a leap year
CCannot be determined
DOnly if it is a century year

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Answer: B

A year is a leap year if divisible by 4, except century years (divisible by 100), which must also be divisible by 400. Applying this rule, 2000 is a leap year.

3. How many odd days are there in 200 years?

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Answer: D

100 years give 5 odd days, so 200 years give 5x2=10 odd days. 10 mod 7 = 3 odd days.

4. How many odd days are there in 400 years?

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Answer: A

400 years give 5x4=20 odd days plus one extra leap day adjustment for the 400th year itself, totaling 21 odd days. 21 mod 7 = 0, which is why the Gregorian calendar repeats exactly every 400 years.

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