Statement I: Orientalists in British India were not sympathetic to India's ancient learning. Statement II: William Jones held that Indians were not inferior to Europeans in imagination, ratiocination and philosophy.

1. ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
2. BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
3. CStatement I is correct but Statement II is false
4. DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is true

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Correct answer: D. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true

Explanation

The Orientalists (Jones, Wilkins, Colebrooke) admired and translated Sanskrit and Persian learning. Jones, founder of the Asiatic Society (1784), praised Indian philosophy and poetry.