__________, a judge of the Supreme Court founded the Asiatic society of Bengal in 1784 A.D.

A. Sir William Jones

B. Warren Hastings

C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

D. Lord Macaulay

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The Asiatic Society was founded by civil servant Sir William Jones on 15 January 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir William Jones, Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.