Time Sequence
- If the day after tomorrow is Tuesday what day will 2 days after the day after tomorrow be?
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Given that :- The day after tomorrow is Tuesday.
∴ Two days after Tuesday will be Thursday.Correct Option: D
Given that :- The day after tomorrow is Tuesday.
∴ Two days after Tuesday will be Thursday.
- If Friday is the first day of a non-leap year, what day would the last day of the year be?
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We know that ,
In a non-leap year the first and the last day would be the same.Correct Option: A
We know that ,
In a non-leap year the first and the last day would be the same.Hence , required answer is Friday .
- If it is Saturday on 27th September, what day will it be on 27th October of the same year?
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Given that :- 27th September ⇒ Saturday
30th September ⇒ Tuesday
1st October ⇒ WednesdayCorrect Option: D
Given that :- 27th September ⇒ Saturday
30th September ⇒ Tuesday
1st October ⇒ Wednesday
Other Wednesdays ⇒ 8, 15, 22 and 29
∴ 27th October
⇒ Wednesday – 2 days = Monday
Hence , Required answer will be Monday .
- If the day before yesterday was Thursday, when will Sunday be?
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Here , Today is Thursday + 2 days = Saturday
Therefore, tomorrow will be Sunday.Correct Option: C
Here , Today is Thursday + 2 days = Saturday
Therefore, tomorrow will be Sunday.
- “Jayant could not reach Pune from Mumbai on last Saturday day because of non-availability of tickets”. Which of the following, if true, would support and strengthen this statement?
(i) Last Friday evening, he had booked a luxury car for 3 days for going to a picnic spot near Vasal for his boss.
(ii) He was seen at railway reservation counter requesting for a ticket for Pune on Saturday morning.
(iii) His secretary had contacted several travel agents to get a seat for Jayant on last Thursday, Friday and even Saturday morning.
(iv) Jayant attended a dinner party last Saturday evening.
(v) Jayant’s wife was reluctant to go to Pune last week
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Here (i) weakens the statement whereas (ii) and (iii) support and strengthen the statement. But (iv) and (v) neither weaken nor strengthen the statement. In order to decide whether a statement strengthens(or weakens) an argument, follow these steps.
Step I: Break up the argument mentally. See what is the supporting premise, what is the assumption and what is the conclusion.
Step II: If a suggested statement supports any of the three it would be a strengthening statement. If it contradicts any of the three it would be a weakening statement. In order to decide which statement strengthens (or weakens) an argument the most, follow an additional step:
Step III: If a suggested statement supports (or weakens) the basic assumption of an argument, it would be the most strengthening (weakening) argument. Or If a suggested statement provides a very strong proof (or contradictory proof) in favour of (or in contradiction to) the conclusion of the argument, it would be the most strengthening (or weakening) statement.Correct Option: B
Here (i) weakens the statement whereas (ii) and (iii) support and strengthen the statement. But (iv) and (v) neither weaken nor strengthen the statement. In order to decide whether a statement strengthens(or weakens) an argument, follow these steps.
Step I: Break up the argument mentally. See what is the supporting premise, what is the assumption and what is the conclusion.
Step II: If a suggested statement supports any of the three it would be a strengthening statement. If it contradicts any of the three it would be a weakening statement. In order to decide which statement strengthens (or weakens) an argument the most, follow an additional step:
Step III: If a suggested statement supports (or weakens) the basic assumption of an argument, it would be the most strengthening (weakening) argument. Or If a suggested statement provides a very strong proof (or contradictory proof) in favour of (or in contradiction to) the conclusion of the argument, it would be the most strengthening (or weakening) statement.