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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 44

SSC MTS - 19 July 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q44

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Who set up the Asiatic Society of Bengal?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e William Jones.

  • The Asiatic Society is the oldest centre of learning and research in the whole continent of Asia which was established in 1784 at the initiative of its Founder President Sir William Jones.
  • The name of the society underwent several changes during the last two centuries such as the Asiatick Society of Bengal (1832-1935), the Royal Asiatick Society of Bengal (1936-1951) and in July 1952 it came to be known as the Asiatic Society.
  • Since 1984 the Asiatic Society has been declared as an Institution of National Importance by an Act of Parliament of India.