Paper 1 · Higher Education
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (22.08.2024) Shift-II
The Sanskrit Commission (1956-57) was headed by:
ASukumar Sen
BU.N. Dhebar
CSuniti Kumar Chatterji ✓ Correct
DV.T. Krishnamachari
Correct answer: (C) Suniti Kumar Chatterji — The Sanskrit Commission was headed by Suniti Kumar Chatterji, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The Sanskrit Commission was headed by Suniti Kumar Chatterji, so that is the answer.
★The first Sanskrit Commission in India was set up in the 1950s.
★It was appointed by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
★It was chaired by the renowned linguist Suniti Kumar Chatterji.
★So he headed the Sanskrit Commission of 1956-57.
★Sukumar Sen, U.N. Dhebar and V.T. Krishnamachari did not head this commission.
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