Arrange the following events in chronological order:
(A) Francis Buchanan fell ill and returned to England
(B) William Hodges accompanied Captain Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific
(C) Francis Buchanan joined the Bengal Medical Service
(D) William Hodges became a friend of Augustus Cleveland, the Collector of Bhagalpur
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → B, D, C, A
(B) William Hodges accompanied Captain Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific — First. Hodges sailed with Captain Cook in 1772-75, before he came to India.
(D) William Hodges became a friend of Augustus Cleveland, the Collector of Bhagalpur — Second. In 1781 Hodges became a friend of Augustus Cleveland, the Collector of Bhagalpur.
(C) Francis Buchanan joined the Bengal Medical Service — Third. Buchanan served in the Bengal Medical Service from 1794 to 1815.
(A) Francis Buchanan fell ill and returned to England — Fourth. In 1815 Buchanan fell ill and went back to England.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 In the hills of Rajmahal … “Francis Buchanan was a physician who came to India and served in the Bengal Medical Service (from 1794 to 1815). For a few years he was surgeon to the Governor-General of India, Lord Wellesley. During his stay in Calcutta (present-day Kolkata), he organised a zoo that became the Calcutta Alipore Zoo; he was also in charge of the Botanical Gardens for a short period. On the request of the Government of Bengal, he undertook detailed surveys of the areas under the jurisdiction of the British East India Company. In 1815 he fell ill and returned to England. …” |