SSC MTS EXAM

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ was one of the most outspoken French Philosophers, he attacked injustices among the nobility, in the government, and in the church. His works inspired many reforms.
A
Bacon
B
Rousseau
C
Voltaire
D
Locke
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher, who attacked the Catholic Church and advocated freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state.

Detailed explanation-2: -Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer. In his lifetime he published numerous works, including books, plays, poems, and polemics. His most famous works included the fictitious Lettres philosophiques (1734) and the satirical novel Candide (1759).

Detailed explanation-3: -Known by his nom de plume M. de Voltaire (/vɒlˈtɛər, voʊl-/; also US: /vɔːl-/; French: [vɔltɛːʁ]), he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity-especially of the Roman Catholic Church-and of slavery. Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Voltaire believed that the best form of government was a constitutional monarchy that relied on the advice of philosophers and men of enlightened thinking.

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