{"id":89210,"date":"2025-06-01T09:59:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T09:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89210"},"modified":"2025-06-01T09:59:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T09:59:04","slug":"if-saturday-falls-four-days-after-today-which-is-6th-january-on-which","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/if-saturday-falls-four-days-after-today-which-is-6th-january-on-which\/","title":{"rendered":"If Saturday falls four days after today which is 6th January, on which"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If Saturday falls four days after today which is 6th January, on which day did the first of December of the previous year fall ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Tuesday&#8221; option2=&#8221;Friday&#8221; option3=&#8221;Sunday&#8221; option4=&#8221;Monday&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2009<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2009\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is C.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nToday is 6th January. Saturday falls four days after today.<br \/>\nDay of 6th January + 4 days = Saturday.<br \/>\nDay of 6th January = Saturday &#8211; 4 days = Tuesday.<br \/>\nSo, 6th January (of the current year) is a Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>We need to find the day of the week for 1st December of the previous year.<br \/>\nLet the current year be Y. We are finding the day of 1st December, Y-1.<br \/>\nThe period is from 1st December, Y-1 to 6th January, Y.<br \/>\nNumber of days in December Y-1 = 31 days.<br \/>\nNumber of days in January Y up to 6th = 6 days.<br \/>\nTotal number of days = 31 + 6 = 37 days.<\/p>\n<p>To find the day of the week 37 days before Tuesday, we find the number of odd days in 37.<br \/>\nNumber of odd days = $37 \\pmod 7$.<br \/>\n$37 = 5 \\times 7 + 2$. The remainder is 2.<br \/>\nSo, 37 days is equal to 5 weeks and 2 days.<br \/>\nThe day of 1st December, Y-1 is 2 days before Tuesday.<br \/>\nTuesday &#8211; 1 day = Monday.<br \/>\nMonday &#8211; 1 day = Sunday.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nTo move backward in days, subtract the number of odd days from the current day of the week. To move forward, add the number of odd days. When calculating days across year boundaries, remember to account for the number of days in each month and whether the previous year was a leap year (although that is not relevant here as we only cross Dec and Jan).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Saturday falls four days after today which is 6th January, on which day did the first of December of the previous year fall ? 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Saturday falls &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"If Saturday falls four days after today which is 6th January, on which\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/if-saturday-falls-four-days-after-today-which-is-6th-january-on-which\/#more-89210\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">If Saturday falls four days after today which is 6th January, on which<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[1462,1102],"class_list":["post-89210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-capf","tag-1462","tag-quantitative-aptitude-and-reasoning","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>If Saturday falls four days after today which is 6th January, on which<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct option is C. Today is 6th January. Saturday falls four days after today. Day of 6th January + 4 days = Saturday. Day of 6th January = Saturday - 4 days = Tuesday. So, 6th January (of the current year) is a Tuesday. We need to find the day of the week for 1st December of the previous year. Let the current year be Y. We are finding the day of 1st December, Y-1. The period is from 1st December, Y-1 to 6th January, Y. Number of days in December Y-1 = 31 days. Number of days in January Y up to 6th = 6 days. Total number of days = 31 + 6 = 37 days. To find the day of the week 37 days before Tuesday, we find the number of odd days in 37. Number of odd days = $37 pmod 7$. $37 = 5 times 7 + 2$. The remainder is 2. So, 37 days is equal to 5 weeks and 2 days. The day of 1st December, Y-1 is 2 days before Tuesday. Tuesday - 1 day = Monday. 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Number of days in December Y-1 = 31 days. Number of days in January Y up to 6th = 6 days. Total number of days = 31 + 6 = 37 days. To find the day of the week 37 days before Tuesday, we find the number of odd days in 37. Number of odd days = $37 pmod 7$. $37 = 5 times 7 + 2$. The remainder is 2. So, 37 days is equal to 5 weeks and 2 days. The day of 1st December, Y-1 is 2 days before Tuesday. Tuesday - 1 day = Monday. 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Day of 6th January = Saturday - 4 days = Tuesday. So, 6th January (of the current year) is a Tuesday. We need to find the day of the week for 1st December of the previous year. Let the current year be Y. We are finding the day of 1st December, Y-1. The period is from 1st December, Y-1 to 6th January, Y. Number of days in December Y-1 = 31 days. Number of days in January Y up to 6th = 6 days. Total number of days = 31 + 6 = 37 days. To find the day of the week 37 days before Tuesday, we find the number of odd days in 37. Number of odd days = $37 pmod 7$. $37 = 5 times 7 + 2$. The remainder is 2. So, 37 days is equal to 5 weeks and 2 days. The day of 1st December, Y-1 is 2 days before Tuesday. Tuesday - 1 day = Monday. 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Total number of days = 31 + 6 = 37 days. To find the day of the week 37 days before Tuesday, we find the number of odd days in 37. Number of odd days = $37 pmod 7$. $37 = 5 times 7 + 2$. The remainder is 2. So, 37 days is equal to 5 weeks and 2 days. The day of 1st December, Y-1 is 2 days before Tuesday. Tuesday - 1 day = Monday. 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