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Questions of the day: 

Q.1 Who won the Australian Open 2022 women’s title recently? 

Q.2 India’s first Open Rock Museum is located in which city? 

Q.3 ‘Olaf Scholz’ is the recently appointed head of which country? 

Q.4 Which state declared four ‘Vantangiya’ villages as ‘Revenue villages’? 

Q.5 Masada Fortress, which was seen in the news, is located in which country? 

Answers: 

1) Ashleigh Barty - No. 1-ranked Ashleigh Barty defeated Danielle Collins in the Australian Open women's final Saturday in Melbourne, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), to become the first Australian to win the women's singles title since 1978. 

2) Hyderabad - Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated India’s first Open Rock Museum in Hyderabad. 

3) Germany - Olaf Scholz has been appointed as the Chancellor of Germany from December 2021. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a discussion with his German counterpart and congratulated on his appointment as Chancellor. 

4) Uttar Pradesh - The Uttar Pradesh government declared four villages located near the Nepal border in the district as revenue villages.

These four villages are Bhavanipur, Tedhia, Dhakia and Bichhia. All these villages are Vantangiya villages, which included people brought from Myanmar during the colonial rule to plant trees. A revenue village is a small administrative region with defined borders, with the Village administrative officer as the head officer. 

5) Israel - Masada Fortress, which is located in Israel, is a symbol of Jewish Heroism. Israel’s Ambassador to India Naor Gilon shared a video that showed the Masada Fortress in Israel illuminated with lights.

It commemorates the India-Israel Ties, as the two countries celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations. Earlier both the countries unveiled a commemorative logo.