Modern History PYQ 126 of 636 · Development of Education in Modern India

By whom was the Asiatic Society established in Calcutta?

  1. AWarren Hastings
  2. BSir William Jones
  3. CRaja Ram Mohan Roy
  4. DT.B. Macaulay

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Correct answer: (b) Sir William Jones

Explanation

The Asiatic Society in Calcutta was founded in 1784 by Sir William Jones. Through this institution, many important Indian texts were translated into English.

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