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  1. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was set up in 1784 in Calcutta by:

    2. A.

     Charles Wilkins
    B.

     Sir Robert Chambers
    C.

     Alexander Hamilton
    D.

     Sir William Jones

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    Answer : Option D

    Explanation :

    In January 1784 Sir William Jones sent out a circular-letter to a selected number of British residents of Calcutta with a view to establish a society for the Asiatic studies. At his invitation, thirty British residents met in the Grand Jury Room of the Supreme Court (in Calcutta's Fort William) on 15 January 1784.

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