Consider the following events in the history of India : 1. Rise of Pratiharas under King Bhoja 2. Establishment of Pallava power under Mahendravarman - I 3. Establishment of Chola power by Parantaka - I 4. Pala dynasty founded by Gopala What is the correct chronological order of the above events, starting from the earliest time ?

Option (c) is correct because the events follow a chronological sequence starting with Mahendravarman-I (c. 600–630 CE), followed by Gopala founding the Pala dynasty (c. 750 CE), Mihira Bhoja's reign (c. 836–885 CE), and finally Parantaka-I (c. 907–955 CE). Option (a) is the most tempting error but is incorrect because it incorrectly places the 9th-century Pratihara expansion before the 8th-century establishment of the Pala dynasty. The core concept tested is the chronological timeline of major early medieval Indian dynasties and their key consolidators across Northern and Southern India.