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Who among the following founded the Asiatic Society in 1784 in Calcutta?

  1. AJonathan Duncan
  2. BWilliam JonesCorrect answer
  3. CWarren Hastings
  4. DCharles Eyre
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B. William Jones

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Sir William Jones founded the Asiatic Society in Calcutta in 1784 to promote investigation and scholarship concerning Asia.

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