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Question 1 of 5:
Sania Mirza is partnering which countryman in the 2022 Australian Open mixed doubles?
The answer is- Rohan Bopanna
Sania Mirza is partnering Rohan Bopanna countryman in the 2022 Australian Open mixed doubles. The pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna reached the finals in the mixed doubles final of the Australia Open. Sania’s fans expected that she would leave the Grand Slam tournament with the title. But this hope was shattered.
DYK :
1)Kristina Mladenovic and Ivan Dodig defeated Jaimee Fourlis and Jason Kubler in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2022 Australian Open.
2) Sania Mirza (ˈsaːnijaː ˈmirzaː; born 15 November 1986 in Bombay, Maharashtra) is an Indian professional tennis player. A former doubles world No. 1, she won six major titles – three in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles.
3) Rohan Bopanna (/bəˈpɑːnə/ bə-PAHN-ə; born 4 March 1980 in Bangalore, India) is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career-high ranking was world No. 213 in 2007 and his career-high ranking in doubles was world No. 3 on 22 July 2013. He has been a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002. The player won the 2017 French Open mixed-doubles title with Gabriela Dabrowski becoming the fourth Indian player to win a Grand Slam title.
Question 2 of 5:
The movie 'RRR' received an Oscar nomination in which category?
The answer is- Best Original Song
RRR is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language epic action drama film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, who co-wrote the film with V. Vijayendra Prasad. It was produced by D. V. V. Danayya of DVV Entertainment. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran,etc.
RRR became the third Indian film and first Telugu film to receive nominations at the Golden Globe Awards, including Best Foreign Language Film, and won Best Original Song for "Naatu Naatu", making it the first Asian nomination to win the award. The song was also nominated for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards, making it the first Indian song to be nominated for the Oscars. RRR has also won the Best Foreign Language Film and the Best Song award at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards.
Question 3 of 5:
Which chef, one of the judges on MasterChef India, is the first Indian woman to receive a Michelin star?
The answer is- Garima Arora
MasterChef India is an Indian Hindi-language competitive cooking reality show based on MasterChef Australia and is part of MasterChef India. Garima Arora is an Indian chef. In November 2018, she became the first Indian woman to win a Michelin star.
Question 4 of 5:
Name this animal
The answer is- Jaguar
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas. With a body length of up to 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and a weight of up to 158 kg (348 lb), it is the largest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world.
The modern jaguar's ancestors probably entered the Americas from Eurasia during the Early Pleistocene via the land bridge that once spanned the Bering Strait.
DYK:
The word "jaguar" is possibly derived from the Tupi-Guarani word yaguara meaning 'wild beast that overcomes its prey at a bound'.
Question 5 of 5:
This is a picture taken in which city?
The answer is- Hyderabad
The Charminar (lit. 'four minarets') is a mosque and monument located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Constructed in 1591. The Charminar's long history includes the existence of a mosque on its top floor for more than 425 years. Charminar is also a site of numerous festival celebrations, such as Eid-ul-adha and Eid al-Fitr, as it is adjacent to the city's main mosque, the Makkah Masjid.
DYK:
1)The fifth ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, built the Charminar in 1591 after shifting his capital from Golkonda to the newly formed city of Hyderabad.
2) The English name is a translation and combination of the Urdu words chār and minar or meenar, translating to "Four Pillars".
