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River Thames
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River Severn
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River Taunton
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River Tyne
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Nysa Ganguly
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Sara Ganguly
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Jana Ganguly
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Sana Ganguly
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Sourav Ganguly's daughter is named Sana Ganguly. She was born in 2002 to Ganguly and his wife Dona Ganguly. This is well-documented in media and interviews. The other options (Nysa, Sara, Jana) are names of other celebrity children but not Ganguly's daughter.
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Pacers
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Grizzlies
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Raptors
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76ers
B
Correct answer
Explanation
This is an NBA analogy question testing team-city knowledge. San Antonio is home to the Spurs, and similarly Memphis is home to the Grizzlies. The Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors, and Philadelphia 76ers represent different cities (Indiana, Toronto, Philadelphia respectively).
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Sana Ganguly
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Doel Ganguly
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Dona Ganguly
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Rita Ganguly
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Sourav Ganguly is married to Dona Ganguly (née Dutta), a classical Odissi dancer. Sana is their daughter's name. Doel appears to be a made-up distractor. Rita is not related to the family.
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Shweta Tiwari
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Nagma
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Shilpa Shetty
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Shilpa Shirodkar
B
Correct answer
Explanation
During his cricket career, Sourav Ganguly was involved in a controversy regarding his alleged affair with South Indian actress Nagma in the early 2000s. This was widely reported in the media. Shweta Tiwari, Shilpa Shetty, and Shilpa Shirodkar are other Bollywood actresses but were not linked to this controversy.
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Ganguly's
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Prince of Calcutta
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Bengal Tiger's Pavilion
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Sourav's
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Sourav Ganguly's restaurant in Kolkata is indeed named 'Sourav's'. The other options (Ganguly's, Prince of Calcutta, Bengal Tiger's Pavilion) are not the correct names of his restaurant.
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Sourav Ganguly scored 16 centuries in Test cricket during his international career. This is a well-documented statistic in cricket records.
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26th April, 1972
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28th June, 1972
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8th July, 1972
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1st August, 1972
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Sourav Ganguly, the former Indian cricket captain, was born on July 8, 1972. This is a factual biographical detail about one of India's most successful cricket captains. Option C correctly states this date.
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Sourav Charandas Ganguly
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Sourav Nayandas Ganguly
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Sourav Rameshdas Ganguly
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Sourav Chandidas Ganguly
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Sourav Ganguly's full name is Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, named after his grandfather Chandidas. This is a biographical detail about the legendary Indian cricketer. The question contains a typo ('SOurav' with capital O).
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Sourav Ganguly played 113 Test matches for India between 1996 and 2008. This is a factual statistic about his international cricket career. The question has a numbering error ('11.' present) and 'featured' should be 'feature' or 'play'.