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Question 1 of 5:
Carlos Alcaraz's first match as world no.1 was a straight sets loss to which player at the Astana Open?
The Astana Open is a professional tennis tournament, held in Astana, Kazakhstan, at the end of October each year since 2020. The tournament is held on indoor hard courts. It is the first time in history that an ATP and a WTA tournament has been held in Kazakhstan.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (born 5 May 2003) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked as the world No. 1 singles player by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Carlos Alcaraz's first match as the No. 1-ranked player ended with a straight-set loss to David Goffin at the Astana Open.
The 19-year-old Spaniard lost 7-5, 6-3 in his first tour match since winning the U.S. Open and capturing the No. 1 ranking.
The answer is- David Goffin
Question 2 of 5:
The upcoming movie 'Ticket to Paradise' is set largely in which of these tourist destinations (though the scenes were filmed in Australia)?
Ticket to Paradise is a 2022 romantic comedy film directed by Ol Parker and written by Parker and Daniel Pipski. The film stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts (who also serve as executive producers) as a divorced couple who decide to team up and sabotage the impending wedding of their daughter (Kaitlyn Dever). Two divorced parents, David and Georgia Cotton, travel to Bali after learning that their daughter, Lily, is planning to marry a man named Gede, whom she has just met. They decide to work together to sabotage the wedding to prevent Lily from making the same mistake they made twenty-five years ago.
The answer is- Bali
Question 3 of 5:
Which of these actors was recently honoured as a 'National Icon' by the Election Commission of India?
Election Commission of India (ECI) in creating awareness amongst voters, Actor Pankaj Tripathi has been declared as the ‘National Icon’ of ECI. The actor was chosen for the honour by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar for keeping in view his commitment to the cause and wide appeal across the country.
The answer is- Pankaj Tripathi
Question 4 of 5:
This artist's 'Campbell's Soup Cans' are considered a breakthrough in Pop Art. Name the artist
Campbell's Soup Cans is a work of art produced between November 1961 and March or April 1962 by American artist Andy Warhol. The non-painterly works were produced by a screen printing process and depict imagery deriving from popular culture and belong to the pop art movement.
The answer is- Andy Warhol
Question 5 of 5:
This visual depicts which site of pilgrimage?
Badrinath or Badrinarayana Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu that is situated in the town of Badrinath in Uttarakhand, India. The temple is also one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu - holy shrines for Vaishnavas - who is worshipped as Badrinath. It is open for six months every year (between the end of April and the beginning of November), because of extreme weather conditions in the Himalayan region. The temple is located in Garhwal hill tracks in Chamoli district along the banks of Alaknanda River. It is one of the most visited pilgrimage centers of India, having recorded 2.8 million (28 lakh) visits in just 2 months in 2022.
It is glorified in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham, an early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. Adi Shankara established Badrinath as a pilgrimage site in the ninth century.
The answer is- Badrinath
