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The birthplace of Swami Vivekananda was in which of the following cities?
A.Cuttack
B. Balasore
С. Calcutta
D. Kushinagar

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Hint: We start with the life of Swami Vivekananda.Swami Vivekananda's Father's name was Vishwanath and mothers was Bhuvneshwari Devi. He had vast knowledge of different subjects especially in western philosophy and history.

Complete answer:Swami Vivekananda was born named Narendra Datta. He was an Indian Hindu monk. He was an important key in the introduction to Indian philosophy of Vedanta and Yoga to Western world. The revival of Hinduism in India was majorly contributed by Swami Vivekananda.. He contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India. Swami Vivekananda founded Ramakrishna mission, service to God is the service of man was his belief. hospitals and orphanages were established to alleviate the sufferings of those in distress. He was known for speeches beginning with words sisters and brothers of America. He had a desire to know the truth about God. He questions people of Holy Reputation asking if they had seen God. He found such a person in Sri rama Krishna who became his master. Ramakrishna Mission is the Hindu religious and spiritual organization which forms the core of worldwide movement propagating Hindu philosophy.Present day Kolkata is a place he was born.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note:He had a spiritual crisis and he doubted the existence of god. His health deteriorated and had a motto of serving his men still light last breath and he wanted to cast off as he felt it felt like a worn-out garment. He propagated the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta advaita vedanta and four yogic ideas jnana, bhakti, karma and raja yoga.