Bihar Special GK PYQ 185 of 658 · Historical Scenario

When was the Bihar Scientific Society founded?

  1. A1868
  2. B1785
  3. C1659
  4. D1793

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Correct answer: (a) 1868

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The Bihar Scientific Society was founded in 1868 at Muzaffarpur by Syed Imdad Ali. It aimed to spread modern knowledge by translating scientific and other useful books into Urdu and Hindi, and it published the newspaper Akhbar-ul-Akhyar. It helped found the college that became the Langat Singh College, Muzaffarpur.

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