Q28
History of IndiaBritish Rule: Administration, Economy & Society
When the British Government transferred the capital from Kolkata to Delhi?
- a.1911
- b.1906
- c.1910
- d.1915
Answer: (A) 1911
The transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi was announced by King George V at the Delhi Durbar of December 1911, the same occasion on which the Partition of Bengal was annulled. 1906, 1910 and 1915 are not linked to this decision.