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Which city of India stands on the River Hooghly?

  1. Kolkata (Calcutta)

  2. Lucknow

  3. Ahmedabad

  4. Agra

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Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), the capital of West Bengal, stands on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River, a distributary of the Ganga. The river has been crucial to the city's development as a major port and commercial center.