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From the following which one would best describe an Orientalist

A
Those who study about the animal behavior of Asia

B
Those with a scholarly knowledge of the culture and language of Asia

C
Those who study about the transport and communication of Asia

D
Those who study about the birds of Asia

Solution

Explanation:

Warren Hastings who was a famous Orientalist took the initiative to set up the Calcutta madrasa,and believed that the ancient customs of the country and Oriental learning ought to be the basis of British rule in India..
Question 2
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Who started the journal Asiatick Researches?

A
William Jones

B
Warren Hastings

C
Max Muller

D
Henry Thomas Colebrooke

Solution

Explanation:

Many British officials living in Calcutta at that time like Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Nathaneil Halhed shared the interests of William Jones. So together with them Jones set up the Asiatic Society of Bengal,and started the journal.
Question 3
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What would you call a person who knows several languages ?

A
Biographer

B
Biolinguist

C
Translator

D
Linguist

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Explanation:

For instance William Jones who had studied Greek and Latin at Oxford and knew French,English,Arabic and Persian was a linguist.
Question 4
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Name the important scholar who studied Sanskrit and found it to be the most scientific language of the world. He also translated the important works Shakuntala and Manusmriti into English

A
William Jones

B
Charles Wood

C
Max Muller

D
Nathaniel Halhed

Solution

Explanation:

William Jones was a linguist and studied Sanskrit language from pandits.He along with Colebrooke went about discovering ancient texts,understanding their meaning,translating them and making their findings known to others.
Question 5
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Three Englishmen were busy discovering the ancient Indian heritage and mastering Indian languages. One was Willam Jones and another Henry Thomas Colebrooke . Name the third person

A
Warren Hastings

B
Henry Thomas Colebrooke

C
Max Muller

D
Nathaniel Halhed

Solution

Explanation:

The three Englishmen William Jones , Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed together set up the Asiatic Society of Bengal and also started a journal called Asiatic Researches which was based on their researches on Indian heritage.
Question 6
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What does the Arabic word Madrasa refer to?

A
A place of learning , a school or college

B
A mine

C
A factory

D
A place of worship

Solution

Explanation:

Madrasa was set up in Calcutta in 1781 to promote the study of Arabic,Persian and Islamic law.
Question 7
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Where in India a Madrasa was set up in 1781 to promote the study of Arabic , Persian and Islamic Law ?

A
Calcutta

B
Benares

C
Madras

D
Bombay

Solution

Explanation:

Many Company officials felt that institutions should be set up to encourage the study of ancient Indian texts and teach Sanskrit and Persian literature and poetry. Asiatic society of Bengal was set up by in Calcutta.

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Question 1

Those who study about the animal behavior of Asia

Those with a scholarly knowledge of the culture and language of Asia

Those who study about the transport and communication of Asia

Those who study about the birds of Asia

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Question 2

William Jones

Warren Hastings

Max Muller

Henry Thomas Colebrooke

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Question 3

Biographer

Biolinguist

Translator

Linguist

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Question 4

William Jones

Charles Wood

Max Muller

Nathaniel Halhed

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Question 5

Warren Hastings

Henry Thomas Colebrooke

Max Muller

Nathaniel Halhed

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Question 6

A place of learning , a school or college

A mine

A factory

A place of worship

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Question 7

Calcutta

Benares

Madras

Bombay

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