Explanation:

- The correct evolutionary sequence of societies is as follows:

1. Hunting-and-gathering societies

2. Horticultural societies

3. Agrarian societies

4. Industrial societies

- Hunting-and-gathering societies: Earliest form, small groups who hunted animals and gathered plants.

- Horticultural societies: Grew crops using simple tools, settled in small communities.

- Agrarian societies: Focused on large-scale farming with plows and animals, bigger settlements.

- Industrial societies: Use machines for mass production, urbanization, advanced technology.

- So, the correct order is: Option 2 ? Option 4 ? Option 1 ? Option 3.

- Correct Answer: Option:2, Option:4, Option:1, Option:3.