S1: The concept of Ahimsa was adopted by Gandhiji after he was introduced to it by Tolstoy. The latter first read about it in German translation of Thirukkural, the great moral treatise in Tamil.
S2: Much in the same way that Gandhi was influenced by Tolstoy, in the United States of America, Martin Luther King Jr. shaped his Civil Rights Movement based on Gandhian principles.
The second sentence
A.counters the first
B.defends the premise of the first
C.provides an analogy for the first✓ Correct
D.explains the first
Explanation
S1 describes how Gandhi was influenced by Tolstoy in adopting Ahimsa. S2 draws a parallel case—Martin Luther King Jr. being influenced by Gandhian principles in the same way—thus providing an analogous example. The phrase 'much in the same way' itself signals the analogy. Hence S2 provides an analogy for the first.
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