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History GK · Q184

British Rule In India

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 184

Q184

__________, a judge of the Supreme Court founded the Asiatic society of Bengal in 1784 A.D.

A.
Sir William Jones
Answer
B.
Warren Hastings
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Lord Macaulay

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Asiatic Society was founded by civil servant Sir William Jones on 15 January 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir William Jones, Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.