STICK TO YOUR PLAN !

Passing NET Exam for every student, who is doing masters in any discipline has been considered as a big challenge. It is very easy to make a plan but it is very difficult to stick to it. There are hundreds of things which will distract you every moment, every day and you will find yourself not doing your job. You have to take control of your time if you have set a deadline.

Keeping an 'Activity Log Book' for checking yourself  how you spend your time helps you to manage time and perform better. This will also help you to track the changes in your energy, alertness and effectiveness throughout the day.

Enjoy your preparation. The great thing is going to happen this time. Be prepared.

How to calculate day of a specific date?

To calculate the DAY of a specific DATE, we should know the following;

Ordinary Year:It is a year which is not a leap year i.e., the year should not be divisible by 4. An Ordinary year has 365 days.

Leap year:      If a year is divisible by 4, it is known as leap year, if it is not a century. Every 4^th century is a leap year and no other century is a leap year. A leap year has 366 days.

Odd days:       We need to use the concept of ‘Odd Days’ to find the day of a week on a given date. In a given year, the number of days more than the complete weeks are called odd days.

Examples:

*  1 ordinary year = 365 days = 52 weeks + 1 day

Therefore, 1 ordinary year has 1 odd day.

*  1 leap year = 366 days = 52 weeks + 2 days

Therefore, 1 leap year has 2 odd days.

Exercises:

             1.       January 1, 2008 is Tuesday. What day of the week lies on January 1, 2009 ?

(A)    Monday

(B)     Wednesday

(C)     Thursday

(D)    Sunday

Answer: (C)

Explanation: The year 2008 is a leap year and it has 2 odd days. Therefore, 1^st day of the year is 2 days beyond Tuesday. Hence, the correct day is ‘Thursday’.

2.        January 1, 2007 is Monday. What day of the week lies on January 1, 2008 ?

(A)    Monday

(B)     Tuesday

(C)     Wednesday

(D)    Sunday

Answer: (C)

Explanation: The year 2007 is not a leap year and it has 1 odd day. Therefore, 1^st day of the year is 1 day beyond Monday. Hence, the correct day is ‘Tuesday’.