Q. Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order (earliest to latest):
  1. Execution of Farrukhsiyar by the Saiyid Brothers
  2. Invasion of Nadir Shah
  3. Founding of the autonomous state of Hyderabad
  4. Third Battle of Panipat
Select the correct option from the codes given below: 

Answer: 1 – 3 – 2 – 4
Notes: Execution of Farrukhsiyar occurred in 1719, followed by the founding of Hyderabad in 1724, then the Invasion of Nadir Shah in 1739, and finally the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761. This sequence correctly arranges the events from earliest to latest in chronological order.
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