Q. Who established the Gujarat Vernacular Society in Ahmedabad in 1848?
Answer: Alexander Kinloch Forbes
Notes: Gujarat Vernacular Society was established by Alexander Kinloch Forbes in 1848. A British civil servant and judge in Ahmedabad, Forbes founded the society to promote education and literature in the Gujarati language. It played a pioneering role in establishing libraries, schools, and publishing Gujarati books, including the first Gujarati periodical Vartaman.