Question

Arrange the following events in chronological order:

1. Battle of Plassey
2. Queen Victoria’s Proclamation
3. Lord Dalhousie annexed Awadh
4. Introduction of the Enfield Rifle

Options

• (A), (B), (C), (D)

• (C), (A), (B), (D)

• (A), (C), (D), (B)

• (A), (D), (C), (B)

Answer 1

(A), (C), (D), (B)

Explanation:

Battle of Plassey (1757), Lord Dalhousie annexed Awadh (1856), Introduction/use of the Enfield rifle (mid‑1850s; cartridge controversy triggered the 1857 uprising), Queen Victoria’s Proclamation transferring India to the Crown (1858).