The Asiatic Society had been established in Calcutta by

A. TB Macaulay

B. Sir William Jones

C. GK Gokhale

D. Annie Besant

Answer: Option B

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 Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.