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Person Francois Bernier
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 3 years (2021–2024), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 2 years (2021–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CISF 2021 → CDS 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2024
How many of the following statements regarding medicine and related practices in medieval India is/are correct?
- Indian medicine of the Graeco-Arabic tradition (Tibb-i-Yunani) was almost identical in its practice with contemporary Persian medicine
- Harvey's discovery of the circulation of blood was explained to a scholarly noble by European traveller Francois Bernier
- The practice of smallpox inoculation was described in contemporary Yunani and Ayurvedic texts
Select the correct answer.
- A 1
- B 2 ✓
- C 3
- D None
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Medieval India
CISF2021
Who among the following European travellers was the physician of Prince Dara Shukoh ?
- A François Bernier ✓
- B Nicolao Manucci
- C Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
- D Jean de Thévenot
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Medieval India
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