Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order.I.Battle of MudkiII.Battle of Porto NovoIII.Battle of ShakarkhedaIV.Battle of BedaraSelect the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A

   II III IV I

   Option (a) claims the sequence is II, III, IV, I, starting with the Battle of Porto Novo in 1781. This places the late 18th-century conflict first, failing to represent the correct chronological order.

2. B

   III IV II I

   Option (b) claims the sequence is III, IV, II, I, beginning with the Battle of Shakarkheda in 1724, followed by the Battle of Bedara in 1759, the Battle of Porto Novo in 1781, and the Battle of Mudki in 1845. This accurately arranges all four historical battles from the earliest to the latest occurrence.

3. C

   IV III II I

   Option (c) claims the sequence is IV, III, II, I, beginning with the Battle of Bedara in 1759. This places the mid-18th-century event before the earlier Battle of Shakarkheda of 1724, rendering the arrangement incorrect.

4. D

   I II III IV

   Option (d) claims the sequence is I, II, III, IV, starting with the Battle of Mudki in 1845. This puts the nineteenth-century Anglo-Sikh war at the very beginning, entirely reversing the proper historical timeline.

Summary. Official key is (b) because it accurately orders the historical battles chronologically from earliest to latest. The Battle of Shakarkheda took place in 1724, the Battle of Bedara in 1759, the Battle of Porto Novo in 1781, and the Battle of Mudki in 1845. Other options mix up the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century conflicts or invert the early eighteenth-century dates. Careful attention to the exact years of each engagement is vital to avoid chronological traps. Thus, option (b) remains the only valid sequence.