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State PCS PYQPrelims 2021

UPPCS · Question 95

Who was the founder of the 'Asiatic Society of Bengal'?

  1. Jonathan Duncan
  2. Sir William Jones
  3. Warren Hastings
  4. William Bentinck
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Answer: (B) Sir William Jones

Explanation

Sir William Jones founded the Asiatic Society in Calcutta in 1784.