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:

Option 1 -> Places Lord Wavell (1943-1947) before Lord Linlithgow (1936-1944), which is chronologically incorrect.

Option 2 -> Places Lord Minto II (1905-1910) before Sir John Lawrence (1864-1869), which reverses the actual chronological order.

Option 3 -> Correctly orders: Sir John Lawrence (1864-1869), Lord Minto II (1905-1910), Lord Linlithgow (1936-1944), and Lord Wavell (1943-1947).

Option 4 -> Places Lord Wavell (1943-1947) as the earliest, which is incorrect as he was actually the last among these four.

Hence, Option 3: (B), (A), (D), (C) -> This represents the correct chronological sequence spanning from the mid-19th century through the final years of British rule in India, with Sir John Lawrence serving in the 1860s, Lord Minto II in the early 1900s, and Lord Linlithgow and Lord Wavell serving consecutively during World War II and leading up to India's independence -> correct