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Following which tragic 1919 event did Tagore renounce his British knighthood?Read the answer and worked solution →In which American city did Vivekananda deliver his historic 1893 speech?Read the answer and worked solution →What was the pre-monastic birth name of Swami Vivekananda?Read the answer and worked solution →Swami Vivekananda's birthday on 12 January is commemorated across India as:Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the spiritual mentor and guru of Swami Vivekananda?Read the answer and worked solution →Following the success of the 1928 Bardoli Satyagraha, Patel was titled:Read the answer and worked solution →Which famous epithet is commonly associated with Sardar Patel?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two prominent union ministerial roles did Sardar Patel hold in 1947?Read the answer and worked solution →The colossal Statue of Unity built in Gujarat depicts which statesman?Read the answer and worked solution →Sardar Patel is remembered as the patron saint of which Indian service?Read the answer and worked solution →The institution of the highest civilian honor Bharat Ratna began in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was among the inaugural three recipients of Bharat Ratna in 1954?Read the answer and worked solution →What botanical leaf shape is featured on the Bharat Ratna medallion?Read the answer and worked solution →Who became the first sportsperson and youngest recipient of Bharat Ratna?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two prominent foreign nationals have been conferred the Bharat Ratna?Read the answer and worked solution →Mother Teresa was conferred the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →In 2016, Mother Teresa was canonised by the Roman Catholic Church as:Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was Mother Teresa conferred India's highest honor Bharat Ratna?Read the answer and worked solution →On which island prison did Nelson Mandela spend 18 of his 27 prison years?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1994, Nelson Mandela made history by becoming South Africa's first:Read the answer and worked solution →With which South African president did Mandela negotiate to end apartheid?Read the answer and worked solution →On which date in July is Nelson Mandela's birth anniversary observed?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two radioactive elements were discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie?Read the answer and worked solution →Marie Curie achieved world scientific distinction by becoming the first person to:Read the answer and worked solution →In which scientific field did Marie Curie win her second Nobel Prize in 1911?Read the answer and worked solution →In which European city was Marie Curie born in November 1867?Read the answer and worked solution →Albert Einstein was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics primarily for his explanation of:Read the answer and worked solution →Which world-famous equation expresses Einstein's mass-energy equivalence?Read the answer and worked solution →Which geometric theory of gravitation was published by Einstein in 1915?Read the answer and worked solution →Which former President of India is popularly known as the 'Missile Man of India'?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Following which tragic 1919 event did Tagore renounce his British knighthood?

  1. Bengal Partition
  2. Jallianwala Bagh
  3. Chauri Chaura
  4. Kakori incident
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Correct answer: B. Jallianwala Bagh

Tagore renounced his knighthood in May 1919 to protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar.

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In which American city did Vivekananda deliver his historic 1893 speech?

  1. New York City
  2. San Francisco
  3. Chicago City
  4. Boston Harbor
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Correct answer: C. Chicago City

Swami Vivekananda electrified audiences at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893.

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What was the pre-monastic birth name of Swami Vivekananda?

  1. Narendranath Datta
  2. Surendranath Datta
  3. Gadadhar Banerjee
  4. Bholanath Mukhop
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Correct answer: A. Narendranath Datta

Swami Vivekananda was born as Narendranath Datta in Calcutta on 12 January 1863.

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