Question

Q. With reference to Francis Buchanan who came to India during the 18th century , consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• A.
  1 and 2 only
• B.
  2 and 3 only
• C.
  3 only
• D.
  1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is B

2 and 3 only
Explanation:

Francis Buchanan was a physician who came to India and served in the Bengal Medical Service from 1794 to 1815. He was a surgeon to the Governor General of India, Lord Wellesley, for a few years. During his stay in Calcutta ( now Kolkata), he organized a zoo that became the Calcutta Alipore Zoo.He was also in charge of the Botanical Gardens for a short time. At the request of the Government of Bengal, he conducted extensive surveys of the areas under the control of the British East India Company. He fell ill in 1815 and returned to England. Upon his mother's death, he inherited her property and assumed the name of her family, Hamilton. So as called Buchanan-Hamilton.