The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded in 1784 by whom?
A. Max Muller
B. William Jones
C. Warren Hastings
D. Jonathan Duncan
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Sir William Jones, a British jurist and orientalist, founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in January 1784 to foster Oriental research and study Indian classical history.
Explanation:
The Noakhali riots occurred in 1946, in the Noakhali district of Bengal (now in Bangladesh). It was a major communal riot that led to large-scale violence and displacement.
Explanation:
The Champaran Satyagraha (1917) was a protest against the oppressive conditions of indigo cultivation in Bihar, where farmers were forced to grow indigo for European planters.
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