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 Question 1 of 5:

In 2022, who became the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association?

The answer is- PT Usha

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The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) or Indian Olympic Committee (IOC) is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets. In December 2022, Usha was elected president of the Indian Olympic Association unopposed. 

Pilavullakandi Thekkeraparambil Usha (born 27 June 1964) is a retired Indian track and field athlete. She was born in Kuthali, Kozhikode, Kerala. She has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979. She has won 4 Asian gold medals and 7 Silver medals. She is often associated as the "Queen of Indian track and field". She is the first nominated MP in history to become the Vice Chairperson of Rajyasabha. 

Question 2 of 5:

What is the plural of sheep?

The answer is- Sheep

sheep (plural sheep)

sheep (woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis)

Sheep are domesticated, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. An adult female is referred to as a ewe (/juː/), an intact male as a ram, occasionally a tup, a castrated male as a wether, and a young sheep as a lamb.

Sheep figure in many mythologies—such as the Golden Fleece—and major religions, especially the Abrahamic traditions. 

Question 3 of 5:

How many grams is a kilogram?

The answer is- 1000

The kilogram (also kilogramme) is the unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg. It is a widely used measure in science, engineering and commerce worldwide, and is often simply called a kilo colloquially. It means 'one thousand grams'.

The kilogram was originally defined in 1795 as the mass of one litre of water. 

Question 4 of 5:

Which is this wonder of the world located in Egypt?

The answer is- The pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the biggest Egyptian pyramid and the tomb of Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Khufu. Built in the early 26th century BC during a period of around 27 years, the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. It is the most famous monument of the Giza pyramid complex, in the Pyramid Fields of the Memphis and its Necropolis UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Giza, Egypt. It is at the most Northern end of the line of the 3 Pyramids of Giza.

Question 5 of 5:

One of the seven wonders, Petra is located where?

The answer is- Jordan

Petra (Arabic: ٱلْبَتْرَاء, romanized: Al-Batrāʾ; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα, "Rock", Nabataean: 𐢛𐢚𐢓𐢈‎), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō, is a historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. It is adjacent to the mountain of Jabal Al-Madbah, in a basin surrounded by mountains forming the eastern flank of the Arabah valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba.

Although the Nabataean kingdom became a client state of the Roman Empire in the first century BC. It remained unknown to the western world until 1812, when Swiss traveller Johann Ludwig Burckhardt rediscovered it.