- 1. When was Charles Wilkins born?
A) 1785
B) 1801
C) 1749
D) 1712
- 2. In which country was Charles Wilkins born?
A) England
B) India
C) Australia
D) United States
- 3. Which language did Charles Wilkins help introduce to the Western world?
A) Sanskrit
B) Latin
C) Chinese
D) Arabic
- 4. What was the title of the first English translation of the Bhagavad Gita by Wilkins?
A) The Indian Epic
B) Tales of the Vedas
C) Sacred Hymns of Brahma
D) Bhagvat-geeta
- 5. What was the significance of Wilkins' translation of the Bhagavad Gita to English?
A) Established modern poetry standards
B) Revived interest in Greek literature
C) Documented ancient Chinese history
D) Introduced Indian philosophy to the West
- 6. What year did Charles Wilkins publish his translation of the Bhagavad Gita?
A) 1750
B) 1785
C) 1812
D) 1823
- 7. Charles Wilkins was a fellow of which prestigious royal society?
A) Royal Society of Edinburgh
B) Royal Society of Arts
C) Royal Society of London
D) Royal Asiatic Society
- 8. In which year did Charles Wilkins pass away?
A) 1767
B) 1836
C) 1790
D) 1845
- 9. Charles Wilkins was appointed as the first official printer and assay master of coins in which location in British India?
A) Calcutta
B) Delhi
C) Bombay
D) Madras
- 10. Charles Wilkins' translation of the Bhagavad Gita was instrumental in popularizing which religious text in the West?
A) Jainism
B) Hinduism
C) Sikhism
D) Buddhism
- 11. When did Charles Wilkins arrive in India?
A) 1770
B) 1764
C) 1755
D) 1789
- 12. Which of the following awards or honors was Wilkins not known to have received?
A) Fellow of the Royal Society
B) Nobel Prize
C) Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
D) Copley Medal
- 13. Where did Charles Wilkins spend a significant part of his career working?
A) India
B) China
C) Africa
D) Australia
- 14. What position did Charles Wilkins hold at the Asiatic Society of Bengal?
A) Librarian
B) President
C) Treasurer
D) Secretary
- 15. Which British Governor-General in India was supportive of Charles Wilkins' translation efforts?
A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Cornwallis
C) Warren Hastings
D) Lord Wellesley
- 16. Charles Wilkins worked in translation during a period known as the _______ period.
A) Industrial
B) Orientalist
C) Romantic
D) Enlightenment
- 17. What was the first Indian book to be translated into English by Charles Wilkins?
A) Ramayana
B) Bhagavad Gita
C) Arthashastra
D) Mahabharata
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