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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who released the commerative stamp of Saint Ramanujacharya?
A
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
B
Mrs Aruna Nair
C
Mr.Suresh Prabhu
D
Mr Arun Jaitley
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Issued for : Department of Posts is pleased to release a Commemorative Postage Stamp on Ramanujacharya on the occasion of his 1000th birth anniversary.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Odisha.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Nagaland Nagaland became the 16th state of India on 1 December 1963.

Detailed explanation-4: -He provided an intellectual basis for the practice of bhakti (devotional worship) in three major commentaries: the Vedartha-samgraha (on the Vedas, the earliest scriptures of Hinduism), the Shri-bhashya (on the Brahma-sutras), and the Bhagavadgita-bhashya (on the Bhagavadgita).

Detailed explanation-5: -1017 CE – 1137 CE; IAST: Rāmānuja; [ɽaːmaːnʊdʑɐ]), also known as Ramanujacharya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and a social reformer. He is noted to be one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition within Hinduism.

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