Choose the correct sequence of events in chronological order:

A- Archaeologist B.B. Lal conducted excavations in a village named Hastinapura in Meerut.
B- Extensive didactic sections resembling the Manusmriti were added to Mahabharata.
C- Critical edition of Mahabharata was started by Indian Sanskritist, V.S. Sukthankar.

B-C-A

The correct answer is Option 2 : B-C-A

The correct chronological order of the mentioned events is:

B- Extensive didactic sections resembling the Manusmriti were added to Mahabharata.
C- Critical edition of Mahabharata was started by Indian Sanskritist, V.S. Sukthankar.
A- Archaeologist B.B. Lal conducted excavations in a village named Hastinapura in Meerut.

Between approximately 200 BCE and 200 CE, another phase of composition occurred. During this time, the worship of Vishnu gained prominence, and Krishna, an important figure in the epic, became identified with Vishnu. Subsequently, from approximately 200 to 400 CE, extensive didactic sections resembling the Manusmriti were added to the text (Mahabharata). With these additions, the original text, which likely had less than 10,000 verses, expanded to include about 100,000 verses. This colossal composition is traditionally attributed to a sage named Vyasa.

In 1919, a momentous scholarly undertaking was initiated under the leadership of the renowned Indian Sanskritist, V.S. Sukthankar. The objective was to create a critical edition of the Mahabharata, an ambitious project that involved a team of numerous scholars.

In 1951-52, the archaeologist B.B. Lal conducted excavations in a village named Hastinapura in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh). The question arose whether this village was the same as the Hastinapura mentioned in the epic. Although the similarity in names could be coincidental, the site's location in the Upper Ganga doab, where the Kuru kingdom was situated, hints that it might have been the capital of the Kurus as described in the text.