Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

Verbal Reasoning

Topic

Calendar

Question:

If the seventh day of a month is three days earlier than a Friday, what day will be the nineteenth day of the same month?

Options:

Thursday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Sunday

Correct Answer:

Sunday

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Sunday

Step 1: Find the 7th day

The problem states that the 7th day is "three days earlier than a Friday."

  • 1 day earlier than Friday is Thursday.
  • 2 days earlier than Friday is Wednesday.
  • 3 days earlier than Friday is Tuesday.

So, the 7th day is a Tuesday.

Step 2: Find the 19th day

Since the 7th is a Tuesday, we can add weeks (7 days) to find subsequent Tuesdays:

  • 7th = Tuesday
  • 14th (7 + 7) = Tuesday

Now, we count forward from the 14th to the 19th:

  • 15th = Wednesday
  • 16th = Thursday
  • 17th = Friday
  • 18th = Saturday
  • 19th = Sunday

Alternatively, the difference between the days is $19 - 7 = 12$ days.

$12 \text{ days} = 1 \text{ week and } 5 \text{ odd days}$.

Tuesday + 5 days = Sunday.