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Question

The First University Chair in Sanskrit was founded in Europe in:

  1. Britain
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. Russia

Answer:

Option C: Germany

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Germany”.

The first university chair in Sanskrit was founded in Germany in 1818 at the University of Leipzig. The chair was established by the German scholar Christian Lassen, who was a pioneer in the study of Sanskrit