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Renowned modern artist K G Subramanyan passes away

Renowned sculptor and painter KG Subramanyan passed away in Vadodara, Gujarat following a brief illness. He was 92. He was multifaceted artist credited with being one of the...

June 30, 2016

Rodrigo Duterte sworn in as President of Philippines

Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the 16th President of Philippines. He will have tenure of six years. He was administered oath to the office by the Supreme...

June 30, 2016

Anti-submarine torpedo Varunastra inducted in Indian Navy

Indigenously-built heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo Varunastra has been successfully inducted in the Indian Navy. With this India becomes one of the eight countries in the world to have the...

June 29, 2016

29 June: National Statistics Day

The National Statistics Day is being observed every year on 29 June to create public awareness among people about the importance of statistics in daily life and in...

June 29, 2016

Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Tanzania in the field of water resources

The Union Cabinet has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Tanzania for bilateral cooperation in water resources management and development. Under this MoU,...

June 29, 2016

The length of a plot is five times its breadth. A playground measuring 245 square meters occupies half of the total area of the plot. What is the length of the plot?

The length of a plot is five times its breadth. A playground measuring 245 square meters occupies half of the total area of the plot. What is the...

June 29, 2016

UNGA elect Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden and Kazakhstan as non-permanent UNSC members

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has elected Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden and Kazakhstan as the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). These newly-elected countries will...

June 29, 2016

NS Vishwanathan appointed as deputy governor of RBI

The Union Government has appointed NS Vishwanathan as deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). His appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet...

June 29, 2016

Quantitative Aptitude ID : 92446

The length of diagonal of a square is $latex 15\sqrt{2}cm$. Its area is : [A]250 sq.cm. [B]225 sq.cm. [C]112.5 sq.cm. [D]450 sq.cm. Show Answer 225 sq.cm. Diagonal of...

June 29, 2016

Assam’s Majuli becomes India’s first island district

The Assam Government has granted district status to Majuli, a 400 square kilometres island in the Brahmaputra River. With this it becomes India’s first island district. Decision in...

June 29, 2016

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