Page-4 of GKToday Archives: June, 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 length of the plot? [A]$latex 5\sqrt{2} m$ [B]$latex 175\sqrt{2} m$ [C]$latex 35\sqrt{2} ..

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 have two-year term starting from 1 January 2017 till 31 December 2018. ..

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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 (ACC) presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. NS Vishwanathan ..

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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 square = $latex \sqrt{2}\times side$ $latex \therefore\sqrt{2}\times side = 15\sqrt{2}$ $latex => ..

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 this regard was taken by the state cabinet meeting presided by Chief ..

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The ratio of the area of a square to that of the square drawn on its diagonal is :

The ratio of the area of a square to that of the square drawn on its diagonal is : [A]1 : 3 [B]1 : 5 [C]1 : 2 [D]1 : 6 Show Answer 1 : 2 Let the side of ..