Read the passage and answer the questions:

"The mid-first millennium BCE saw the emergence of thinkers such as Mahavira and Gautama Buddha in India. Many tried to understand the mysteries of existence and the relationship between human beings and cosmic order. This was also the time when new kingdoms and cities were developing and social and economic life was changing in the Ganga Valley."

Arrange the following in a chronological order.

A. Publication of 'The Monuments of Sanchi'
B. Publication of 'Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus'
C. Publication of 'Bhilas Topes'
D. Publication of the 'Conservation Manual'
E. Publication of 'Buddha Gaya: The Heritage of Sakhya Muni'

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

B, C, E, A, D

The correct answer is Option (2) → B, C, E, A, D

B. 1834- Publication of 'Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus'
C. 1854- Publication of 'Bhilas Topes'
E. 1878- Publication of 'Buddha Gaya: The Heritage of Sakhya Muni'
A. 1914- Publication of 'The Monuments of Sanchi'
D. 1923- Publication of the 'Conservation Manual'

Explanation:

In 1834, Ram Raja published "Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus" and explored the stupa at Sarnath.

Alexander Cunningham's published 'Bhilsa Topes' in 1854.

Rajendra Lala Mitra published "Buddha Gaya: The Heritage of Sakya Muni" in 1878.

John Marshall and Alfred Foucher published The Monuments of Sanchi in 1914.

John Marshall published the Conservation Manual in 1923.