Question:
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The Asiatic Society of Bengal was established in the period of Warren Hastings and he modestly declined the offer of Presidentship of that learned body in favour of Sir William Jones.
Reason (R): Warren Hastings was himself a great scholar and an ardent orientalist who used to encourage the study of Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
BBoth (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C(A) is true, but (R) is false.
D(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer:
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation:
Warren Hastings was the Governor-general of Bengal during 1774-85 AD.
It was with his aid and support that the Asiatic Society of Bengal could be founded.
Warren Hastings was a great scholar and an ardent orientalist who used to encourage the study of Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic.
He modestly declined the offer of Presidentship of Asiatic Society of Bengal in favour of Sir William Jones.