Put the following Viceroys of India in chronological order beginning from the earliest to the latest?

(A) Lord Minto II
(B) Sir John Lawrence
(C) Lord Wavell
(D) Lord Linlithgow

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (A), (D), (C)

Let's look at the tenure of each Viceroy of India:

• (B) Sir John Lawrence (1864–1869): He served as the Viceroy in the early years of the British Raj, following Lord Elgin. He is noted for his "Masterly Inactivity" policy regarding Afghanistan.
• (A) Lord Minto II (1905–1910): He succeeded Lord Curzon. His tenure is most famous for the Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909, which introduced separate electorates.
• (D) Lord Linlithgow (1936–1943): He was the longest-serving Viceroy. His tenure saw the outbreak of World War II, the Quit India Movement (1942), and the Cripps Mission.
• (C) Lord Wavell (1943–1947): He succeeded Linlithgow and was responsible for the Wavell Plan and the Simla Conference. He served until he was replaced by Lord Mountbatten, the final Viceroy.