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UPPSC 2011 GS-1 Modern Indian History
Question

The first University Chair of Sanskrit was founded in-

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Option C: Germany

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Germany”.
The first university chair of Sanskrit was established in Germany in 1818 at the University of Leipzig by the German scholar Christian Lassen.

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