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Indian pageantry: Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita Sen hails from which city? Context: Indian winners in global beauty pageants. Choose the correct city.

Difficulty: Easy

New Delhi
Mumbai
Kolkata
Hyderabad

Correct Answer: New Delhi

Explanation:

Reasoning
Sushmita Sen, Miss Universe 1994, is commonly cited as hailing from New Delhi, where she did much of her schooling before her pageant career.

Common pitfalls
Confusing birth/ancestral links with the city she is publicly associated with at the time of the pageant.

Final Answer
New Delhi

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