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Monday falls on 20th March 1995. What was the day on 3rd November 1994?
AThursday
BSunday
CTuesday
DSaturday
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We shall use the concept of odd days.
Days in November 1994( starting from 3rd )= 27, Days in December 1994=31, Days in January 1995=31,
Days in February 1995 = 28, Days in March till 20th, 1995= 20
27+31+31+28+20 = 137 odd days
Dividing 137 by 7, we get the number of odd days as 4.
So going 4 days behind Monday that will be Thursday. We are going back because a past year is asked,
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We shall use the concept of odd days.
Days in November 1994( starting from 3rd )= 27, Days in December 1994=31, Days in January 1995=31,
Days in February 1995 = 28, Days in March till 20th, 1995= 20
27+31+31+28+20 = 137 odd days
Dividing 137 by 7, we get the number of odd days as 4.
So going 4 days behind Monday that will be Thursday. We are going back because a past year is asked,
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