Consider the sequence given below:
4/12/95, 1/1/96, 29/1/96, 26/2/96, ...
What is the next term of the series ?

The correct option is 25/3/96.

To find the next term in the sequence, we need to analyze the intervals (in days) between consecutive dates in the series: 4/12/95, 1/1/96, 29/1/96, 26/2/96, ...

Let us calculate the difference in days for each step:

Step 1: Difference between 4/12/95 and 1/1/96
December has 31 days. The remaining days in December are:

$31-4=27$

Adding the 1 day in January gives:

$27+1=28$

So, the difference is 28 days.

Step 2: Difference between 1/1/96 and 29/1/96
Since both dates are in January, the difference is directly calculated as:

$29-1=28$

So, the difference is 28 days.

Step 3: Difference between 29/1/96 and 26/2/96
January has 31 days. The remaining days in January are:

$31-29=2$

Adding the 26 days in February gives:

$2+26=28$

So, the difference is 28 days.

Step 4: Finding the next term
Since the interval is consistently 28 days, the next date must be 28 days after 26/2/96.

First, we check if 1996 is a leap year. Since the year number 96 is divisible by 4, 1996 is a leap year. This means February has 29 days.

The remaining days in February 1996 are:

$29-26=3$

To reach a total difference of 28 days, we need to add the following number of days in March:

$28-3=25$

Therefore, the next date in the sequence is March 25, 1996, which is written as 25/3/96.