Question

Arrange the following towns of India as per their historical evolution from the oldest to the newest order and choose the correct option.

1. Chennai
2. Gandhinagar
3. Patna
4. Lucknow

Options

• (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)

• (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)

• (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

• (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

Answer 1

(iii), (iv), (i), (ii)

Explanation:

• Patna: An ancient city that was earlier called Pataliputra, established around the 5th century BCE.
• Lucknow: A city with historical roots in ancient times that rose to prominence during the Mughal and Nawabi era in the 18th century.
• Chennai: Founded by the British in 1639 and originally known as Madras.
• Gandhinagar: The most recently developed city, constructed in the 1960s to serve as the capital of Gujarat.