Question

A noted Western critic Sir William Hunter, speaking on Indian Medical Science says;
(a) “The Indian medical science covers the whole topic of medical science.”
(b) “It describes in detail about the making of medicines.”
(c) “It analyses medicines and gives instruction about their uses.”
(d) All above mentioned three points

Answer 1

Hint: Sir William Hunter had been a member of the Viceroy's Executive Council and also he was an Indian Civil Servants worker, his time in India was in the \[1800\]s. Between \[1757\] and\[1900\], doctors skilled in Modern medicine began to appear in India. Indians received various types of training in Western medicine, first in their native languages, but progressively in English. Western medicine had a strong influence in major cities and towns by the end of the nineteenth century.

Complete answer:
Advancements in European medicine during the \[17th\] and \[18th\] centuries, prompted British surgeons to conclude that the Western form of medicine was better than Indian system of medicine. In the middle of the nineteenth century, medical specialization began to emerge in much of the Western world. The British medical profession, on the other hand, was reluctant to accept specialization and fought it tooth and nail for the rest of the nineteenth century.

The Hindus advanced the study of medicine to a high level of excellence in ancient times. “Indian medicine dealt with the whole field of science,” according to Sir William Hunter. It explained the body's structure, organs, ligaments, muscles, arteries, and tissues. The Hindu Materia Medica includes a large number of medicines from the mineral, vegetable, and animal kingdoms. Their pharmacy had ingenious preparation methods as well as detailed instructions for the administration and classification of medicines.

Now let us look into the given options:
So option (A) is correct because the Indian medical science saw progress over years and had been classified to be the best in the game since it dealt with everything required for medical science.
Options (B) and (C) are incorrect since it did not just have only a single type of topic it covered everything required to treat a human.
Option (D) is incorrect because Sir William said that every aspect of medicine was covered.

Therefore the correct answer is that he said option (A) “The Indian medical science covers the whole topic of medical science.”

Note: After the arrival of Sir William Hunter certain reforms were made to Colonial India’s education strata by the Hunter Commission of the year\[1882\];
- The Local Self Government Act delegated the administration of primary education to district and municipal boards. To prevent funds earmarked for rural schools from being misappropriated by urban schools, the funds were divided into two categories: rural and urban.
- Literate candidates were given preference for lower-level government positions, and primary schools in backward districts were expanded.
- Private parties were to build secondary schools with funds supported by the government. Academic and technical courses were also diversified into various divisions of secondary school curriculum.