Question : Directions: What was the day of the week on 20th July 2009?
Option 1: Tuesday
Option 2: Saturday
Option 3: Monday
Option 4: Sunday
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Correct Answer: Monday
Solution : Code for months –
Code for days –
Code for centuries –
For, 20th of July 2009 – Formula: {Date + (Month code) + (Century code) + ( last two digit of the year) + ((last two digit of the year / 4)'s Quotient)} / 7 Date = 20 Code for the month (July) = 6 Code for the century (2000) = 6 (2009 = 2000 + 09; For 2000 it will be 6 and for 9 it will be 9) And, 9 ÷ 4 = 2(Quotient) Now, on adding them we get→20 + 6 + 6 + 9 + 2 = 43 On dividing 43 by 7, we get 1 as a remainder. 1 is the code for Monday.
So, the 20th of July 2009 will be Monday. Hence, the third option is correct.
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