Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order :1.East India Association2.National Indian Association3.Indian Society4.Indian AssociationSelect the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. A

   1, 2, 4, 3

   (a) 1, 2, 4, 3. This option places the Indian Association before the Indian Society, which disrupts the correct chronological sequence since the Indian Society was founded in 1872 and the Indian Association in 1876.

2. B

   1, 3, 2, 4

   (b) 1, 3, 2, 4. This option places the Indian Society before the National Indian Association, failing to reflect the actual founding years of 1872 and 1870 respectively.

3. C

   2, 1, 4, 3

   (c) 2, 1, 4, 3. This option incorrectly begins with the National Indian Association, which was established in 1870, whereas the East India Association was founded earlier in 1866.

4. D

   1, 2, 3, 4

   (d) 1, 2, 3, 4. Official key is (d) because the East India Association was founded in 1866 by Dadabhai Naoroji in London, followed by Mary Carpenter founding the National Indian Association in 1870, Anandamohan Bose establishing the Indian Society in London in 1872, and finally Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose founding the Indian Association in Calcutta in 1876, matching the exact chronological sequence.

Summary. Official key is (d) 1, 2, 3, 4. The chronological order of these socio-political organizations begins with the East India Association in 1866, followed by the National Indian Association in 1870, the Indian Society in 1872, and the Indian Association in 1876. Aspirants often confuse the founding years of the National Indian Association and the Indian Society. Careful verification of the establishment dates for each organization confirms that only option (d) arranges them accurately from earliest to latest.