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By what name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu affectionately called?

  1. Sister Nirmala

  2. Mother Teresa

  3. Nightingale of India

  4. Sister Nivedita
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Explanation

Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu is the birth name of Mother Teresa, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata. She was called 'Mother Teresa' after taking her religious name, and 'Saint Teresa of Calcutta' after canonization. Sister Nirmala succeeded her, Nightingale refers to Florence Nightingale, and Sister Nivedita was an Irish disciple of Swami Vivekananda.

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