Question

Q. Which day of the week fell on $2^{nd}$ October, 1869?

• A. Saturday
• B. Friday
• C. Thursday
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A Saturday

This is the birth date of Mahatma Gandhi. Also, 1869 was an Ordinary year, hence the months of January and October had the same calendar, which means 2nd October and 2nd January fell on the same day of the week.

So, $1600+200+(68+\frac{68}{4}LY)+2^{nd}$ January in the ${1869}^{th}$ year

Now $68+\frac{68}{4}LY=68+17=85=1$ O.D.

$O.D.s=0$ (in 1600 years) + 3 (in 200 years) + 1 (in 68 years) + 2 ($1^{st}$ & $2^{nd}$ Jan) = $6^{th}$ day of the week = Saturday.