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 Question 1 of 5:

Who was the most expensive player in the recent Women's Premier League auction?

The answer is- Smriti Mandhana

The five potential captains are Mandhana (RCB), Harmanpreet (MI), Lanning (DC), Beth Mooney (Gujarat Giants) and Deepti Sharma (UP Warriorz).

Delhi Capitals made a bid for Smriti at ₹55 lakh. But it soon became an intense battle between Ms. Ambani’s Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. It ended with RCB winning Smirti for a whopping ₹3.4 crore.

Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner getting richer by ₹3.2 crore may have surprised some.

England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt was the only other player to go past the ₹3 crore mark. She was bagged by Mumbai Indians for ₹3.2 crore.

Question 2 of 5:

In the movie 'Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar', which of these actresses is starring opposite Ranbir Kapoor?

The answer is- Shraddha Kapoor

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar (transl. You're a liar, I'm a cheater), also abbreviated as TJMM, is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Luv Ranjan and written by Rahul Mody, Luv Ranjan. It is produced by Luv Films and T-Series Films and stars Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in their first film together, with Anubhav Singh Bassi, Dimple Kapadia and Boney Kapoor in pivotal supporting roles.

Question 3 of 5:

The Palace on Wheels luxury train service was launched to promote tourism in which state?

The answer is- Rajasthan

The Palace on Wheels is a luxury tourist train. It was launched by the Indian Railways in association with Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation to promote tourism in Rajasthan. It is now known as Heritage Palace on Wheels. The train service was refurbished and relaunched in August 2009 with a new decor, itinerary and cuisine.

DYK:

1. The Palace on Wheels started on 26 January 1982.

2. Jaipur-based Architect Rashmi Gupta did the interiors of the train.

Route : There are 23 coaches in the train. 104 tourists can travel in train. The train has a 7 nights & 8 days itinerary departs from New Delhi (Day 1), and covers Jaipur (Day 2), Sawai Madhopur and Chittaurgarh (Day 3), Udaipur (Day 4), Jaisalmer (Day 5), Jodhpur (Day 6), Bharatpur and Agra (Day 7), return to New Delhi (Day 8).

Question 4 of 5:

This picture was taken in which country?

The answer is- Egypt

The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human, and the body of a lion. Facing directly from west to east, it stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. The face of the Sphinx appears to represent the pharaoh Khafre.

The archaeological evidence suggests that the Great Sphinx was created around 2500 BC for the pharaoh Khafre, the builder of the Second Pyramid at Giza.

Question 5 of 5:

These characters are part of which media franchise?

The answer is- Pokemon

Pokémon (an abbreviation for Pocket Monsters in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. The franchise was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996, and is centered around fictional creatures called "Pokémon". 

Pikachu is a fictional species in the Pokémon media franchise. Designed by Atsuko Nishida and Ken Sugimori, Pikachu first appeared in the 1996 Japanese video games Pokémon Red and Green created by Game Freak and Nintendo. Pikachu is a yellow, mouse-like creature with electrical abilities. 

Squirtle (/ˈskwɜːrtəl/), known as Zenigame (ゼニガメ) in Japan, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. It was designed by Atsuko Nishida. Its name was changed from Zenigame to Squirtle during the English localization of the series in order to give it a "clever and descriptive name." Its name is composed of squir- from squirt and -tle from Turtle.