Paper 1 · Higher Education
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (21.08.2024) Shift-II
A British officer of the East India Company who was keen to pursue higher education in India was:
AFrancis Gladwin
BWilliam Ward
CWilliam Adam
DWilliam Jones ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) William Jones — The officer keen on higher education in India was William Jones, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The officer keen on higher education in India was William Jones, so that is the answer.
★Sir William Jones was a scholar, linguist and judge who lived in India from 1783 to 1794.
★He was keen to pursue higher learning in India.
★He translated several historical and literary texts from Indian languages.
★He founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Calcutta in 1784.
★So the correct answer is William Jones.
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