2019 · Q29
Which European traveller had observed, "A Hindu woman can go anywhere alone, even in the most crowded places, and she need never fear the impertinent looks and jokes of idle loungers"?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AFrancois Bernier
- BJean-Baptiste Tavernier
- CThomas Roe
- DAbbe J. A. Dubois
Explanation
The French missionary and traveller Abbe J. A. Dubois, in his work 'Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies', observed that a Hindu woman could go anywhere alone, even in crowded places, without fear of impertinent looks and jokes. Bernier, Tavernier and Thomas Roe wrote about Mughal India but are not the source of this particular observation. Hence option D is correct.