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Iker Casillas was the captain of the Spanish national team during their most successful era, including the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012. While the captaincy has changed since his retirement, he is the most iconic captain associated with the team's peak.

Article 118(3) of the Constitution states that the Speaker of Lok Sabha presides over joint sittings of both Houses. The joint session is summoned by the President to resolve deadlocks on bills, and the Lok Sabha Speaker presides (not the President or Vice President).

The correct answer is C (The God of Small Things). Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her debut novel 'The God of Small Things.' Option A incorrectly substitutes 'dog' for 'God,' while Option B is a different phrase (God's Own Country refers to Kerala). Option D is a humorous distractor mixing 'small things' with 'small dogs.'

Subramaniam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore in 1910 and studied at Presidency College, Chennai. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983 for his theoretical work on the structure and evolution of stars, particularly regarding white dwarf stars and the Chandrasekhar limit. The other options are incorrect: Abdul Kalam Azad was a freedom fighter, Hargobind Khurana was a biochemist born in 1922, and C.V. Raman was a physicist born in 1888.

West Bengal has 19 administrative districts. This is current geographical knowledge about Indian states. The number has remained 19 for several years. 17, 18, and 20 are incorrect counts.

Maithon Dam is built on the Barakar River, which is a tributary of the Damodar River. The dam is located in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. While the Barakar flows into the Damodar, the dam itself is specifically on the Barakar, not the main Damodar river. Kulti and Khudia are not the correct rivers.

Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his collection of poems 'Gitanjali'. He was the first non-European and first Asian to win this prestigious literary award. The prize recognized his profoundly sensitive, fresh, and beautiful poetry.

M.K. Narayanan served as the Governor of West Bengal from 2009 to 2014. A former National Security Advisor and intelligence chief, he brought significant administrative experience to the role. Gopal Krishna Gandhi was a previous governor (2004-2009), and the other names listed are not governors of the state.

Raja Rammohan Roy (1772-1833) is rightly called the Father of the Bengali Renaissance for his groundbreaking work in social reform, education, and intellectual awakening. He founded the Brahmo Samaj, campaigned against sati, and advocated for modern education and women's rights. While Tagore was a key figure of the Renaissance, Rammohan Roy initiated the movement.