Correct answer: (d) 2 1 4 3
Explanation
- A
2 3 1 4
(a) 2 3 1 4. Gives Royal Titles Act 1869 and High Courts 1876. Royal Titles is 1876 (Empress of India); High Courts Act is 1861.
- B
3 1 2 4
(b) 3 1 2 4. Opens the Arms Act in 1869. The Indian Arms Act is 1878, after 1857 controls.
- C
1 2 3 4
(c) 1 2 3 4. Straight 1876–78–69–61 order mismatches every pairing.
- D
2 1 4 3
(d) 2 1 4 3. Indian Arms Act 1878 (2), Royal Titles Act 1876 (1), Indian High Courts Act 1861 (4), Indian Divorce Act 1869 (3). Official key.
Summary. Official key is (d) 2 1 4 3. Arms Act 1878, Royal Titles Act 1876 (Victoria as Kaisar-i-Hind), High Courts Act 1861 (Calcutta, Bombay, Madras), Divorce Act 1869. Any code that dates High Courts to 1876 or Arms to 1869 fails. Only (d) hits all four years.