Who founded the Asiatic Society at Calcutta (now Kolkata)?

William Bentinck

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William Jones

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Charles Wilkins

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Solution

The correct option is B William Jones
Asiatic Society at Calcutta was founded by Sir William Jones, a British lawyer and Orientalist, to encourage Oriental studies on 15 January 1784. It was the vehicle for his ideas about the importance of Hindu culture and learning and about the vital role of Sanskrit in the Aryan languages.

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Institution	Founder
1. Calcutta Madrasa	Warren Hastings
2. Sanskrit College at varanasi	William Jones
3. Asiatic Society of Bengal	Jonathan Duncan