Question

There is a maximum gap of x years between two successive leap years. What is the value of x?

• A. 4
• B. 2
• C. 8
• D. 6

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 8

Solution: Every 4th year (which is a multiple of 4) is a leap year except for century years. A century year is a leap year only if it is divisible by 400. Therefore, 1700, 1900 etc. are not leap years. Thus, 1696 is a leap year. But the next leap year would be 1704. Thus, the minimum gap between two successive leap years is 4 and the maximum gap is 8. Hence, ‘8’ is the correct answer. Note: A century year is a year that is divisible by 100.