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Who was the first to address Narendranath Dutta as Swami Vivakananda?

  1. Ramakrishna Paramahansa

  2. The King of Kanyakumari

  3. The Maharaja of Kshetry

  4. None of these
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Explanation

The Maharaja of Khetri (Raja Ajit Singh of Khetri, Rajasthan) first addressed Narendranath Dutta as 'Swami Vivekananda' during his stay at Khetri Palace in the early 1890s. Ramakrishna Paramahansa called him 'Naren'; the name 'Vivekananda' was bestowed later by royalty.

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