Multiple choice Calendar Mental Ability Test MAT

What day of the week was on Nov 15, 1974 ?

  1. Friday

  2. Sunday

  3. Tuesday

  4. Thursday
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Explanation

Using January 1, 1900 (Monday) as an anchor, there are 74 years and 18 leap years up to 1974, resulting in 92 odd days (or 1 odd day). Thus, January 1, 1974 was a Tuesday. Adding 318 elapsed days to November 15 (318 modulo 7 is 3) shifts Tuesday by 3 days to Friday.

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