Consider the following: I. Tughlaquabad Fort. II. Lodi Garden. III. Qutub Minar. IV. Fatehpur Sikri. The correct chronological order in which they were built is:
- AIII, I, IV, II
- BIII, I, II, IVCorrect
- CI, III, II, IV
- DI, III, IV, II
Explanation
The correct chronological order is determined by the dynasties that built these monuments:
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Qutub Minar (III): Built by the Slave Dynasty (Mamluk) starting around 1192-1199 AD by Qutub-ud-din Aibak. This is the earliest structure on the list.
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Tughlaquabad Fort (I): Built by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq of the Tughlaq Dynasty around 1321 AD.
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Lodi Garden (II): Contains tombs and structures built by the Lodi Dynasty during the 15th and early 16th centuries (specifically between 1451 and 1526 AD).
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Fatehpur Sikri (IV): Built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the late 16th century, starting around 1569 AD. This is the most recent structure on the list.
Therefore, the chronological sequence is III, I, II, IV, which corresponds to option B.

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