What is ‘Reformation’?

(A) Rise of absolute monarchy
(B) Revival of classical learning
(C) The revolt against authority of pope
(D) Change in attitude of man

Correct Answer : The revolt against authority of pope
Question Asked : SSC CGL Tier-I Exam 2015
Explanation : The Reformation was a series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church. Martin Luther is widely ac-knowledge to have started the Reformation with his 1517 work The Ninety-Five Theses.
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