Swami Vivekanad - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   World's Parliament of Religions of 1893 in which Swami Vivekanand participated was held at -

a. Boston
b. New York
c. New Orleans
d. Chicago
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Chicago

Explanation:
- The Parliament of the World's Religions opened on 11 September 1893 at the Art Institute of Chicago as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.
- It marked the first organised gathering of representatives of Eastern and Western spiritual traditions.
- Swami Vivekanand's birthday is celebrated as National Youth Day in India.