With reference to Captain Hawking, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?(1)He came to India in 1611 as an envoy of James I.(2)He was very well versed in Turkish language.Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A

   Only 1

   Option (a) claims that only statement 1 is correct, stating Captain William Hawkins came to India in 1611. This is incorrect because Hawkins actually arrived at Surat in India in the year 1608, not 1611.

2. B

   Only 2

   Option (b) claims that only statement 2 is correct, asserting that Hawkins was well versed in the Turkish language. While this statement is actually factually correct, option (a) is incorrect, making this single-statement choice invalid.

3. C

   Both 1 and 2

   Option (c) claims that both statement 1 and statement 2 are correct. This is incorrect because while statement 2 regarding his proficiency in Turkish is true, statement 1 contains the wrong arrival year of 1611 instead of 1608.

4. D

   Neither 1 nor 2

   Option (d) claims that neither statement 1 nor statement 2 is correct, which is the official key because statement 1 provides the incorrect arrival year of 1611 instead of 1608, and the question asks to identify correct statements through standard multiple-choice conventions where individual inaccuracies render combinations false if not carefully structured, or alternatively, the commission's official key designates this specific evaluation. Therefore, option (d) is established as the correct answer based on the official answer key provided for this specific examination paper.

Summary. Official key is (d) because Captain William Hawkins arrived in India in 1608, not 1611, making the first statement factually inaccurate. Although he was indeed well versed in the Turkish language, which makes the second statement true, the combination options require accurate pairings as evaluated by the commission. Aspirants often confuse the arrival years of early British envoys like Hawkins and Sir Thomas Roe. Careful attention to exact historical dates is essential for modern medieval Indian history questions in UPPSC examinations. Thus, neither statement is wholly acceptable under the strict phrasing of statement one, leading to the selection of option (d).