Identify the correct statements from below:
(A) Francois Bernier, a Frenchman, was a doctor and political philosopher and historian.
(B) Bernier was in India for twelve years, from 1656 to 1668.
(C) Bernier never returned to Europe and settled down in India.
(D) Bernier was closely associated with the Mughal court as a physician to Prince Dara Shukoh.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (D) only
(A) Francois Bernier, a Frenchman, was a doctor and political philosopher and historian. (Correct)
(B) Bernier was in India for twelve years, from 1656 to 1668. (Correct)
(C) Bernier never returned to Europe and settled down in India. (Incorrect). He returned to Europe after his stay in India; he did not settle permanently in India. He was in India for twelve years, from 1656 to 1668, and was closely associated with the Mughal court, as a physician to Prince Dara Shukoh, the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan, and later as an intellectual and scientist, with Danishmand Khan, an Armenian noble at the Mughal court.
(D) Bernier was closely associated with the Mughal court as a physician to Prince Dara Shukoh. (Correct)