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(i) A year has 365 days.

(ii) Years, divisible by 4, are leap years, e.g., 1986. They have 366 days.

(iii) February in a leap year has 29 days.

(iv) The last day of a year is the same as the first day. Thus, if the first day of a year is Friday, then the last day of the year is Friday and the first day of the next year is Saturday. However, if the first day of a leap year is Friday, then the last day of the year is Saturday and the first day of the next year is Sunday

1)

The priest told the devotee, "The temple bell is rung at regular intervals of 45 minutes. The last bell was rung five minutes ago. The next bell is due to be rung at 7.45 a.rn." At what time did the priest give the information to the devotee?


A) 7.40 am

B) 7.05 am

C) 7.00 am

D) 6.55 am

E) None of these

Answer:

Option B

Explanation:

Clearly, the last bell rang 45 minutes before 7 .45 a.m. i.e., at 7.00 a.m. But it happened five minutes before the priest gave the information to the devotee. So, the information was given at 7.05 a.m