Question : Who among the following founded the ‘Asiatic Society of Bengal’ in 1784?
Option 1: Sir William Jones
Option 2: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Option 3: Dwarkanath Tagore
Option 4: Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
Correct Answer: Sir William Jones
Solution : The correct answer is Sir William Jones.
The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by Sir William Jones in 1784. Sir William Jones was a British philologist, orientalist and jurist who played a significant role in the early development of the study of India and the Sanskrit language in Europe.
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Question : Who founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784?
Option 1: Lord Macaulay
Option 2: Sir William Jones
Option 3: Lord Cornwallis
Option 4: Warren Hastings
Question : Who was the founder of Kolkata's first "Atmiya Sabha" (philosophical discussion circle) held in 1815?
Option 1: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Option 2: Lala Lajpat Rai
Option 3: Rabindranath Tagore
Option 4: Jawaharlal Nehru
Question : Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?
Option 1: Acharya Narendra Dev
Option 2: Dayananda Saraswati
Option 3: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Option 4: Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Question : Who among the following is credited with popularising the catchphrase ‘Inquilab Zindabad’?
Option 1: Ram Prasad Bismil
Option 2: Bhagat Singh
Option 3: Chandrashekhar Azad
Option 4: Sukhdev
Question : Directions: If ‘+’ means ‘–’, ‘–’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?
124 × 4 ÷ 13 – 3 + 36 = ?
Option 1: 31
Option 2: 34
Option 3: 45
Option 4: 42
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