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Question : Who among the following founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784?

Option 1: Sir William Jones

Option 2: Lord Minto (I)

Option 3: Sir John Shore

Option 4: Lord Dalhousie


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Correct Answer: Sir William Jones


Solution : The correct answer is Sir William Jones .

The Asiatic Society of Bengal was an academic organisation that British jurist and Orientalist Sir William Jones created on January 15, 1784 , to promote Oriental studies. When it was first established, Jones delivered the first well-known series of discourses.

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