With reference to the Asiatic Society of Bengal consider the following statements 1 It was establish...........

Ancient and Medival History Later Mughals and Advent of Europeans

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With reference to the Asiatic Society of Bengal, consider the following statements.

1. It was established to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.

2. It was founded by Sir William Jones in 1784.

3. One of the main activities of the Asiatic Society was to collect the old manuscripts of India.

4. It undertook the editing, printing and translation of many Indian manuscripts.

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1&4 only

2,3&4 only

1&3 only

All the above

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Explanation:

Apart from above there is an enormous collection of Sanskrit manuscripts with the society. At present, the library of the Asiatic Society has a collection of about 117,000 books and 79,000 journals printed in almost all the major languages of the world.
Edited versions of the Akbar Nama and Badshah Nama were first published by the Asiatic Society in the nineteenth century.Since 1849, the Society has printed Bibliotheca Indica, a collection of rare and unpublished works belonging to or treating of Oriental literature and containing original text editions as well as translations into English, and also grammars, dictionaries, bibliographies, and studies.